10 Levels of Tactics: Master the Decoy

[@gmkatsu]

You NEED to do more of these!!!! Love your content so much!

[@abvxsysa]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

[@Shrodinguer4321]

I agree

[@deviyamunasenthilkumar1688]

So right

[@realndex]

Yes

[@sereypanhanuth5788]

Much better than gothamchess

[@Tdotttttt]

i like how happy he is, smiling ear to ear explaining this, which is very pleasant.

[@southernrun9048]

Really look forward to this series as a great idea to cover these. Well done

[@thechessnerd]

Thanks Michael!

[@michaeltakahashi3468]

I love this video! Not only are these great examples for my own training, but I often use a lot of them when I'm teaching tactical concepts to my students. Keep up the good work!

[@rgqwerty63]

Fantastic video. at 9:30 would be lovely if you could flip the board to the perspective the viewer is "playing as"

[@GoopyMcGooperson]

I really love the educational content. Thank you!

[@thechessnerd]

So glad to hear this!

[@gymmistskes_9803]

​@@thechessnerd best educational content

[@alexlaporta6393]

Amazing job! Love this format, it's sooo helpful... Please keep it up bringing to us the rest of the tactics

[@m.perspective101]

I'm 1200+ and I failed the 1st problem thinking I have to sac the rook for the fork to happen. 🤣 Technically, he decoyed me into thinking that in order to decoy i must give up a piece. 🤣

[@elmorganso]

Im "supposedly" 600, and didnt get passed the 1rs lvl 😢

[@sir_albaxious1909]

Exactly. My intuition felt that I should sacrifice a valuable piece to decoy.

[@pablo_Esciccha]

Yea , it was a forced move not a decoy

[@earth_human_loves_janet]

As a 1650 rated player on lichess, I am surprised that I can solve lv1-5,7,9. Thank you for the amazing and mind-blowing puzzles.

[@Meteo_sauce]

im 1900, and i found 9 easier then 7. its more of pattern recognition i feel

[@carl3565]

brawl star?

[@earth_human_loves_janet]

@@carl3565 ...

[@BadisXenic]

I stopped at level 6 but solved level 8 . Great video man Love the recent content ❤

[@Greg763]

You are a great instructor! Thanks for making learning fun

[@Leomarzinho2016]

Amo os seus vídeos meu amigo! Estou aprendendo muito muito mesmo! Estou melhorando o meu inglês com você também. Kkkk

[@thokozanisitwayo7696]

Damn it bro, your content is so great!!! I loved how you only dealt with one type of tactic for all levels. The last level was amazing...I loved the Queen sac. I solved the puzzles halfway.....I tend to lose the position in my mind. The only puzzels was too easy for me was the second level. I struggle with kipping track of bishops and knights in a puzzel. i don't know how I can improve in that field!! But you content is amazing dawg. I just subscribed too, All the best!! All the love from South Africa!!

[@greeneffectltd]

STAY HUNGRY !! Ruzzia doesn't want you to have food!

[@masetade]

This is the nerdiest content I've seen from you so far. 1 minute in, Subscribed.

[@mohammadhajibeigy2476]

Excellent video, Never seen like this content before. Please keep making more videos 😅

[@aimanfaris2879]

when a 800 elo player (me) could solve 2400-2700 elo puzzles... then there must be something wrong

[@anonym5160]

7:56 This is so easy mate in 2 seen it immediately🤣

[@ВикторПоплевко-е2т]

5:36 rc8 bxc8 ba3 kg8 re8# also works

[@philfrei1]

The ELO rating of the puzzles seems to work pretty well. I stopped playing chess in tournaments after reaching 1803, many decades ago. I still do some puzzles and occasional blitz games. Level 6 (1800-2000) was too much for me, as were the puzzles which followed. But they were also fun to work on. I look forward to checking out your other tactical series puzzles. Well done! Subscribing.

[@am-ms5ud]

This series is gonna lit🔥🔥

[@epiccrumbs8312]

I solved level 8 but couldn't find the complete variation for level 9 and above. Well played, this will help me improve calculation skills.

[@JomariGuitarTV]

22:28 i saw queen f5 check varation also force check mate am i right ?

[@pekkacomunista8420]

19:23 and he sacrificed... THE ROOOOOOOOK

[@michaelking7701]

15:46 black doesn’t have to move their king to the checkmating square, they can block with the knight.

[@emilsadykhov123]

Right but then the queen takes the knight and the king still ends up going to d6 where the knight finishes off on e4 as well. Keep in mind the pawn is guarding the e5 square preventing the king from escaping.

[@reginaldd.paperstacks194]

I could see all the variations up to level 5 after that I could see the first few moves but things got foggy after that, thanks for these it's good fun

[@can8fig]

Learning so much, you're the best!!!!!

[@Newton_Xavier]

Really awesome video.. Do more videos like this

[@AyoWallace]

Awesome video zach!

[@marifefarinas5836]

I love your videos it really help me

[@bkerfode8517]

On level 1 i thought of rook e 7 SACRIFICING THE ROOOOOOOK

[@adamyohan]

I'm excited for this series.

[@jeff13379001]

I got 1, 2, 3, 4, 8. These puzzles are really beautiful.

[@WssW506]

Do you think that the checkmate at 15:57 is really a checkmate. The pawn could capture your knight...

[@vinitsancheti3408]

Solved first 8 levels as 1500 rated. Great video.

[@ecs2018]

Great video on chess education. God bless you 🎉

[@yohendryy]

Can you imagine a super GM watching this videos about tactics?

[@chillmode8636]

This is a very good content i have 1500 elo but i survived until level 8

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

Level four is very cool little trick neutralizing the counter attack.

[@aphraxiaojun1145]

for all of you saying that you made it to level X and you're Y rating, seeing these in actual games is very different then getting it when you know that there's a good move. often just playing the first check you see works out nicely in these types of puzzles

[@sebb8224]

🤓

[@AspenHyatt]

pls do more of these

[@ItzoBKing]

Am loving the daily uploads keep it up🎉🎉🎉

[@teddymagcawas1332]

I liked this analysis i will used it in my city tournament..so i can win.😊😊❤

[@fiftyplusgamer]

I see the first move, then cannot visualize after that will need to play it out on a board to see the moves unfold

[@thechessnerd]

Love it, you're trying! Keep going, one move at a time. Try to visualize the board with that first move added. And then another, and then another. Pretty soon your calculation will get stronger, a skill you can use at any moment during a game!

[@akirby2886]

Great video 🙂👍🏻

[@geometricart7851]

Decoy is a tactic every one should know inside and out

[@ThomasK-o2r]

I enjoyed your tasks and I am looking forward for more of this stuff! ;-) The level 9 task I was able to solve, but it took me ten minutes (only staring at the task, no use of additional boards/ pieces). 2400 to 2700 though cannot be my Elo level. 🙂

[@mahnazyadolahi995]

Thanks so much

[@aaravbalaji7737]

very nice video l love it

[@rogergperson]

Got to level 8 being an 800… 800** not 1800 💀

[@sezerazgin]

Great Content. I appreciate your time for preparing this amazing content. Juding from the way you present the lesson, You would be also a great coach.

[@monajolson5006]

12:58 bishop e6 also work

[@vaha2007]

fantastic!!

[@Exotic-food-travel]

Do more tactics love your content

[@thechessnerd]

I gotchu! kzbin.info/aero/PLiEdPeXVPzzH6Dcj3gF2fyMgaSvN0ar5S&si=nlmRL4cw0aTdPtSA

[@strongestunited]

great content 🎉

[@thechessnerd]

Thanks Isaiah!

[@shreerambhat1442]

At 16:19 after white pawn to f4, black can play en peasant, i think u missed to explain that variation

[@ryujitakayama9757]

16:53 why after f2-f4, black don't g3-f2?

[@keithgabriel4055]

There is a fork in 8:32 qg6+ king h8 kf8+ forking the queen and the rook

[@lowlowresmesh]

woah! the king and 2 pawn endgame at the start used 2 tactics!, A decoy and overloading; Cool!

[@tomandjerry7524]

Amazing bro ❤❤❤

[@DemKa646]

I admit that the 10th level was very difficult! After 2 minutes i managed to find it. The rest of the puzzles were EZZ

[@bechirbenothman5044]

Absolument brillant.I have 1800 on lichess blitz and classic. But couleur not solve the first puzzle. Very instructive. ❤

[@AbouTaim-Lille]

So what is the difference between the decoy and the deflection ?

[@simo7215]

your the best thanks for teaching me something

[@mwimbamumbimumbi3623]

I reached 2200 to 2400 ur rating great educational vids

[@JamToast111]

5:52 He sacrificed THE ROOOOOK

[@abhiksaha9692]

good content bro...best wishes for you from India....keep it up!!!!

[@anayaaarush2047]

Last one was speechless

[@Cubane0]

12:38 what's wrong with Bxf7 Kxf7 Qb7+ if Bg7 then Qxg7+ Ke8 Qh8+ Ke7 Rg7+ Kf6 then the rook on g1 goes to g6 which is checkmate and if after Qb7+ Kf8 or Ke8 then Rg8 is checkmate

[@peterpaker9996]

I only made it to level 6, but I am still happy with my results cuz I only have around 900 elo. Very happy.

[@alinpopescu4147]

20:15 there I calculated Rd8+ Kh7 Rh8+ Kg6 Rxh6+ Kxf5 Qd3+ Qe4 Rf6+ Ke5 Qd6 checkmate. Does this work? PS: it does not because Qe4 is a check and white is forced to exchange queens. Would have been so beatiful if white king was on g1. Better than the original solution imo ;)

[@mrcool-mp5px]

I've failed 1-3 but somehow managed to solve 6, I fell once for my life intelligent

[@thre3x416]

I almost solved 8, because I thought rd8+ and then rh8+, king takes and mate in 2, but absolutely forgot about kg6

[@sureshtvmala]

In the first three examples, the third one is not a decoy. It's a reflection.

[@EpicCannie-x1j]

13:39 what if I play bishop to e6 PS: love your vids 🥰

[@ruggedxris6767]

What about Pawn D5 captures night on E4 and thwarting checkmate?

[@John_Carbajal]

See, the thing is I can barely visualize even though I can find the solutions. I got to level 8 but it's mentally hard to picture the pieces on the board shifting as I find the solution. Good video though👍

[@Qave_]

Banger video

[@thechessnerd]

thank you so much!

[@mohammedalkhodairy]

You helped me improve so much thank you my friend ❤

[@neo85ish]

Nice, Thank you

[@IDKLOL-vw9yy]

3:11 i feel like e6+ wouldve worked too at 1800-2000 level it really took me a look time to find Ne4 after all the Quenn moves i made it to 2200-2400

[@christopherpavlicas]

In a practical sense, e6+ seems like the more "natural" move because it comes with check, but either Pawn push will work. In fact, White doesn't even have to play a pawn move. White can simply advance its King and force the Black King to make a move. Then proceed accordingly.

[@jinxplayz3866]

Really informative

[@MrRedhyena]

Great chess art! I solved all your puzzels to the wery end, still i failed due to the five second limit😖 I spent 4-6 Times more than your limit..... Absolutely the best regards from Viking Sweden🙏🙏🙏

[@thechessnerd]

You killed it!! Well done!!

[@MrRedhyena]

@@thechessnerd Thank's a lot! I did not solve it due to the timelimit... But? You must continue this great (chexercise) U are from now on my Mastercoash nr1👍

[@arghoroy07]

Was so nice man❤love from Bangladesh

[@thechessnerd]

Episode 2 is out!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6uQdKOJobp4mLs

[@shamballin3143]

i made it to 2000 leggo! these are all beautiful problems

[@nirvandinodia2304]

Level number 5 had two ways to do it , we could take the pawn with our bishop aswell

[@ВикторПоплевко-е2т]

3:11 e6 also works?

[@incrediblesam9035]

lol in that position any moves work

[@lewisjones284]

What is the difference between a decoy and attraction?

[@nobody7557]

i think attraction sac is just another name for it

[@jamesperse5510]

I am a 600 elo player and managed to solve Level 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 :D

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

I found that queen sac! If you look for checks and captures these tactics are actually quite easy! i found Rook H8 as well. I managed to solve 7 levels!

[@timpledigra4725]

What if in last position of level 10 we play rook to C4 to defend the checkmate

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

These tactics are really hard to find!

[@PeeyushOfficial]

30:26

[@Prakhar_chaudhary]

Chessbaseindia is in really good hands fr

[@nowtf]

For the last puzzle I thought Rc3 instead. He can't mate on b1 because bishop will take with check, so after Rc3, then something like Kxd4, go Rc8? What's wrong with that

[@piyushkumarmohanta6152]

How can i see moves on boss level but not in 1800 elo level

[@ShubhangK-qb5zq]

In the 8th puzzle instead of nf5 i thought it would be nc8 but that doesn't work for the queen sac variation. Good puzzles, also I believe in the 1250 - 1500 there's another tactic where you can take the night with the king and then trap the bishop, but the opposite side has too many pawns so maybe it doesn't work.

[@jitikashyap1187]

Fantastic video keep going,I reached 8th level 😊

[@ngocbuilenhu1432]

me somehow finding sacrifices but not getting past level 1 at the start be like: 💀

[@ΙάκωβοςΠαπαμαγκανάς]

I am a 1100 elo player and I solved the first 8 puzzles.