Damn, you're right, I probably should have called it a 'how to' series ;) But if you are looking for someone who doesn't already know how to get to 2000 then check out Chess with Patrick - he's great.

Chess with patrick is good I also watch Phambu

They can be tricky to deal with at first! Glad you enjoyed the vid.

Thanks! Yeah they're pretty easy to deflect once you know what they're after.

Cheers! Glad you're enjoying them. And yes - that's an excellent find! I shouldn't have moved so quickly.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It might be worth checking out my video on opening principles for now. I do plan on doing a recap video at the end of this series where I summarise the main points. But I would say the key things you need to focus on in order to reach 1000 are developing sensible opening habits, not giving away free pieces, and capitalising on your opponents' mistakes. Very often, so long as you make sure your pieces are all defended, your opponent will start to self-destruct.

Yeah so this double fork (hitting g2 and d3) was the original intention behind Nf4, but then I just figured a mate on the edge of the board was going to be very likely if I clamped the knight in place with g5 and took the pawn instead. Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

That's actually really useful to know, thanks. Though I think I'll be doing the slow grind... more content!

Cheers!

You're quite right. More often than not I find players are simply unprepared for this opening and end up struggling to navigate their fairly dreadful positions. Meanwhile white's development feels very natural.

Thanks!

Much appreciated!

Ha! Yeah, I practically jumped out of my seat when I first saw it.

The forced lines are always the most satisfying.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching!

I really appreciate the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying it. More to come!

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks. More to come!

Thank you!

Yea i like the vibes too

No rules in chess can be 100%. Which goes without saying. Thanks for watching.

I didn't claim they can be 100% correct. Thanks for confirming my original comment.

@@marknieuweboer8099 Delighted to, we seem to be in total agreement about that.

Thanks. That's great progress. When I first started playing I gravitated towards the Scandinavian, mostly because it gave pretty consistent positions that were easy to understand. Now I much prefer responding with c6 or c5. Though I've recently been having a lot of fun working the Alekhine's Defence into my repertoire. How about you?

Just over 2000

That's great! When did you start playing? Yes, we'll get to the 1300-1500 range very soon. Thanks for watching.

Thanks!

obviously you would win the rook first but then have a less complicated cleanup

regardless great video. Thanks for the in depth explanations

Do you mean before Rd7? I'm not sure, maybe... Rg8+, kf7...

@@huliosmith8897 Could definitely of claimed the rook, I think I probably just wanted to demonstrate rooks on the 7th as a theme. Thanks for watching!

Yes that's the general idea. And with white's knight on b3, it's difficult for them to reinforce the pawn with b4... so it would be an easy target later.

Thank you! Shouldn't be too long before the phase two series (1000-1500).

Thanks! Really appreciate it. The second episode in this series just went up this morning.

I've found the method demonstrated here to be the simplest for beginners to grasp and put immediately into practice. There'll be more intermediate and advanced content coming soon - where I may well choose to cover the other very popular sequence you're referring to. Hope to see you there! And thanks for stopping by.

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks for your kind feedback. I'm glad it helped.

Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts, Jeremy. That's certainly very true. These principles only address the majority of cases. There are times when a knight on the edge of the board might even be to your benefit, for example, such as in the Ng5 line of The Italian Opening: 1.e4, e5 2.Nf3, Nc6 3.Bc4, Nf6 4.Ng5, d5 5.exd5, Na5! (Since 5... Nxd5 loses to 6.Nxf7, Kxf7 followed by 7.Qf3+, of course). Nor would I 100% agree that castling is of the utmost importance in EVERY position. There's an interesting line in the Vienna where white deliberately gives up castling rights for an attacking edge: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, Nc6 3.Bc4, Bc5 4.Qg4, Qf6? 5.Nd5!, Qxf2+ 6.Kd1. Here white's a pawn down and without castling rights but is still considered to be winning due the positional compensation. However the risk incurred by leaving your king in the centre of the board tends to outweigh the positional reward in the majority of cases. It's this that makes it a fundamental principle - or consideration, if you prefer. I would encourage any of my students to be brave enough to break the rules provided here if it was to their advantage to do so in a specific context. That's part of the fun and exploration of improving as a player. The principles are simply general guidelines to help get the beginner started and on their way to better understanding these nuances. There'll be more intermediate and advanced material coming soon. I hope to see you there!

Thanks Elliott. Appreciate your support.

Thank you, Robert. Much more instructional content coming soon!

Thanks for stopping by! And glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for the support! Appreciate it.

Pretty dire, huh!