Chess Is SO MUCH Easier Once You Understand THIS

Great explanations, many thanks!!

But your bishop is completely pasif, how about that?

You should not move your knight back as you block your queen from defending a bishop. Simple tactic wins a piece. Nxc3 bxc3 Bxd3 winning the bishop.

Some good points!

Same old blah blah blah BS. Activate your pieces. Castle early. Yadda yadda yadda. Now tell us something we DON'T know.

It really depends on the lines. Some lines are essential to learn as they’re designed to combat the opponents typical ideas against yours. Deviations often don’t necessarily prevent those lines from being played either or at least the key ideas behind them. So whilst I do agree one should not rely solely on openings lines it’s still an essential part of the game to better understand whichever openings you’re playing and a guideline on how to best coordinate your pieces for a longer term advantage and traps are also part of that too. Many GM’s also agree with this and have stated it.

Soooo, don't memorise, but learn principles. I will try to remember. Thank you.

Interesting game man but a bit longwinded and slow for intermediate players. Decided to watch it on 1.5 x speed

My conclusion from this video - Chess is easier if you get to be an IM an invest years and years learning chess

Hi, I'm a relatively new player at chess and I found this video. Thanks for it, I learnt a lot of things!

When my opponent starts chasing my knight or bishop in the opening, I always consider giving up that piece if I can get some compensation like a pawn + ruining his pawn structure or opening the center. At my level (~1500), being down 2 points is not a big deal if I can get a tempo advantage or a better position.

Thanks for this! I also appreciate you having the full game score, which I was able to cut and paste and analyze with side questions I had.

It's because he's NOT memorizing the opening that he plays Ne5 and doesn't castle. Sorry to contradict you but you're just wrong about it.

Please maximize the chessboard size, not your own head.

You keep repeating the same thing talking bla bla bla , very annoying to watch.

dude i just got like 9 wins in a row by just thinking: what are my goals, and what are my opponents and it worked/works! i am approaching 900 "rapid"ly
PS: As well as the 1 move per piece rule and pressuring too

I'm am playing the London a lot, your opponent must be drunk or on drugs. If the London is played properly it is a very solid opening. His moves makes no sense! Btw it's not always necessary to castle in the London system.

Could you not have taken the white bishop on f3 with your bishop on h3 .then it would be mate with Queen to e2 !!!!or am I missing something . Thank you

Your content is excellent …. 2nd to no one

I am new for your channel 😅 is that your hands are short or it's camera angle? I know but it's itching my brain 😂

Clickbait liar bullshit

chess set is backwards in opening credits

Yep; click bait

Good advice.

nice finish!

Very insructive game, thank You for sharing it!

Great content @journeytograndmaster 👏

There is a difference between teaching people the difference between good / bad ideas and publicly embarrassing a lower rated player over and over again. I guess if your opponent was a poor sport or incredibly rude to you it makes sense to blast him online to prove a point. Otherwise, you may know chess but have a lot to learn about being a decent person.

Good to find a channel that seems to be aimed at players of my level instead of the usual 1100 or below.
Although this particular vid isn't best for me since the advice is less useful to me. It's always been my style to try to get my opponents out of book as soon as possible and rely on superior general principles (and endgame skills) to win.

What I've noticed frequently is that new players who start with London systems have a big problem with the b knight. Your opponent played Nd2 and ages later Nf1. A lot of Jobava London players knows what to do when Nc3 is met with c5, but get stuck with bad knight if it is met by a6 or even c6.

I really enjoyed your explanation of this game. I think this is the approach that I need to be able to improve quickly.

Your videos are good, but I think there are a few areas that could be improved.

Know your audience: It seems like you're speaking to players ranging from 700 to 1800, but some of your comments may come off as confusing or oversimplified depending on who's watching. It would help to tailor your explanations to the level of your viewers.

Explain your reasoning: When you say something like "you have to attack the most important piece," it would be helpful to explain why that piece is the most critical in the position. This adds depth to your advice.

Consider GM games: There are plenty of GM games where White hasn’t castled yet. Are you implying that GMs don’t know what they’re doing? It would be useful to address how different styles or choices can lead to different outcomes.

Be more concise: Sometimes your commentary feels a bit long-winded. Fewer words and more direct points would make your videos even more effective.

Hope that helps!

Great video

I like your instruction style. Subscribed 🙌🏻

Becoming a one trick pony for a given response is actually one of the only good ways to become consistent.
The advice you give is great because if you switch it up constantly its just not good. Never be afraid to spam the same opening that works against e4 and you have it well studied if your oponent plays e4. Just dont switch it up

Not everyone can be Dr Nunn.

Very entertaining Video and good Tips.

Principle 1. Learn chess.

Excellent video. New sub here.

This video was so informative , i got to learn many new things .
Currently I'm at 900 in rapid and I'm confident that it won't take long to reach 1500

All what you say is true but good calculation was also required to win this.

Tell us what is you KNOW we need to understand, nothing else until after you've told us what we signed in to hear!

I'm pleased as punch playing the Englund Hartlaub Charlick because IT thinks like I do... open the center up, and give your pieces MOBILITY. That's how I find tactics in me "escape artist" style of play. Even when my opponents play new stuff, I have enough mobility that I can shift targets. I DESPISE closed games and facing hypermoderns... EHC gives me EVERYTHING I wanted to get out of stonewalling. I even BEGGED FOR EXACTLY that opening before I quit playing. I don't like mainline Englund, but ...Bd6 with open e and semi-open d with discovered attack POTENTIAL. no one falls for that tactic anymore either moving their queen or putting a knight or bishop in front of it.

I DESPISE PAWNS. I destroy my opponents hitting them as fast as possible and driving them into blunders while closed and positional games do that to me.

Kin is secured🙂

My problem with chess is that I usually get nervous with “human” opponents. So I like playing bots for training. In the past 8 months I really took to heart one of Capablanca’s quotes that says “In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame”.
I’ve focused more on endgames and I noticed that my game in general improved a lot. Everything he says in the video became more clear and natural to me. Against bots, I went from beating 1200-1300 to beating 1800-1900; and my rating against online players went up from 1000 to 1500 (that was in a matter of maybe 3 to 4 weeks, I don’t play online a lot lately, as I’m studying middle games)