10 Ways To Save The Game In Chess

[@horiabodeanu7641]

The best tip I could tell from roughly 2000 blitz and rapid games is that when you feeling something bad about to happen just take your time. Dont rush or anything even if you lose the piece/s in cause. Think about everything you can do even if the clock is running so that way you remember the patterns and the position.

[@くま-g3w6q]

I actually wanted to try to think faster. I always lose to time even though i have 2 queens in end game.

[@mehnamewaffles6050]

@@くま-g3w6q maybe you should play with more time?

[@doormatcat]

Also best tip from over 5000 games of chess it helps for me at least to ask yourself multiple times a game if you like your position and what you want to change. Than do exactly that

[@くま-g3w6q]

@@mehnamewaffles6050 i think thats the reason why i lose in 10 minutes games. I usually play on board without time against my friend or my father. So i actually want to train how to think faster

[@mehnamewaffles6050]

@@くま-g3w6q maybe you can play 5|5 instead of 10|0 because that forces you to be consistent with the time it takes for your moves

[@NoSlaying]

Remember that Autosave is off, so always go to File>Save after every crucial move

[@ภวรัญชน์วงค์พูธร]

In patch 1.2 you can now watch advertising to undo your last move

[@TohtoriP]

Remeber to also use "confirm every move" so mistakes happen less

[@weliz02]

@@TohtoriP faaaaax

[@nameless41414]

@@ภวรัญชน์วงค์พูธร no ur lying

[@king_ian_yt]

in the new version they removed saving

[@davidkumarmahto8187]

15:25 in the last situation you can also take the pawn if they block with them. Cause if you win the queen back you're still going to lose the bishop if pawn blocks, so you pull a Desperado(unless the bishop is defended by a knight or something)

[@joshuawilliams5348]

Don't take the bishop if it blocks because they can retake with the queen and you are lost. But taking the pawn is a clever addition to the video.

[@davidkumarmahto8187]

Oops moment

[@eriksteffahn6172]

In this specific case it's actually better to not take the pawn and go for the initiative instead (taking the pawn actually loses 2 tempi).

[@davidkumarmahto8187]

@@eriksteffahn6172 how so?

[@nanowasabi4421]

@@davidkumarmahto8187 If you take the queen first, then they have to spend their move taking your bishop with their pawn, and you have the initiative, which you can use to develop your other bishop, giving you a substantial lead in development. If you take the pawn, they can recapture and develop with their knight, then you have to take the queen, giving them the initiative. You’re still slightly ahead in development because your rook is activated. I wouldn’t say it would be better for everyone to take development over the pawn here though. Some people are better with a development lead and some people are better with equal material. (There’s probably a “correct” play above 2000 or so though)

[@dumbwaki5877]

I always wondered how I would see king-rook forks in high level chess and GMs would still let it happen, but this makes so much sense!

[@RackwitzG]

Never give up. You're opponent could drop dead from his chair.

[@thenewacc9535]

My new motto

[@floridaman6982]

I am proud to say for the first time I have hit 1300 in rapid and blitz, i was hard stuck around 1050 until I started down the chess instructors rabbit holes and chess vibes has been one of my favorite resources. Can’t thank you enough for getting me back into my favorite game!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Keep it up!

[@technicalmaster-mind]

@@ChessVibesOfficial first time watching your videos and so much impressed that gave it a LIKE

[@tianlecheng2656]

i just hit 1500

[@aditsaini5094]

I am 480

[@KennyWlr]

At 13:33 it's also sometimes worth pushing the pawn to a3, blocking the king's path to the bishop (a3 pawn blocks the b2 square and the bishop blocks b1 and b3, essentially creating a small wall). Useful if, for example, the b3 pawn is protected. Not a permanent solution, but might buy you some time.

[@ThatWasAwful]

Nice idea, but then the white might use their knight and in 3 moves it would capture the bishop

[@KennyWlr]

@@ThatWasAwful Yeah, thanks actually, I implied that but I should've explicitly mentioned that this is one of said positions where it wouldn't be worth pushing the pawn. It's a nice idea to keep in mind, since I've had several positions where it was the top engine move

[@Ahm3dPlayz]

I remember this happened to me after watching this video, literally my opponent thought he was smart, but i used ur tips and basically either traded or counter attacked, so useful tips underrated player.

[@lukegagnon6766]

This channel is straight up awesome. The tactics and principles are amazing but even more so the way that Nelson explains them is so easy to grasp and remember. Thanks again. I’m trying to get to 1500 in almost there

[@APriyanshuDesai]

4:55 you can also bring your king to e7 defending knight and queen defends the rook

[@roblodocus2539]

Perfect timing. These sorts of things pop up so often in bullet. Really helpful as I’ve recently been getting the urge to put a pen up my nose and slam my head down on the table after strings of bullet losses 😂

[@DSW_314]

"Wanna see a magic trick?"

[@rjaffern]

Thanks Nelson

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Appreciate it, Randall!

[@mackyd1985]

This is so cool, I've watched already >100 chess videos but this is the first time someone gives me ten examples and I remember ALL of them from actual games I've played. Really usefull!

[@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar]

I'm definitely using the last one. It's so diabolical it almost feels cruel to play that move lol.

[@katelikesrectangles]

these are great situations! i've definitely felt lost in several of these. thank you so much!

[@FareSkwareGamesFSG]

I'm actually pretty good at saving positions from panicky situations if an escape exists. The problem is that the panicky situations I constantly get myself into truly are unsalvageable. 😅

[@austinloving8245]

Who?

[@wheresmymiddlenames8534]

Austin, don't do it or I WILL dox you.

[@danjenson7919]

I'm good at getting into bad situations

[@dabasil]

That's why this video exists for low elo like me

[@johnyblue4140]

learned more in 16 minutes than all of last year . Thanks 🤙🏼

[@iconmaa]

The transitions look pretty cool!

[@DavidEmerling79]

The examples you have selected are all ones I've seen in my games. You've picked some very good ones. Example #10, the last one, is one I encounter a lot playing the black side of the Danish Gambit. I accept all the pawns he offers and white then expects an aggressive attack. But it all rapidly fizzles out on with this line: 1.e4 e5, 2.d4 exd4, 3.c3 dxc3, 4.Bc4 cxb2, 5.Bxb2 White is usually thrilled and appears to have two active bishops looking down on black's kingside. But then black plays 5...d5! After 6.Bxd5 Nc6, white thinks he's tricky with 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7, 8.Qxd8. Then comes 8...Bxb4+ and now white's queen is lost and black usually ends up with a better position. I have played this variation countless times and usually end up having a very good game.

[@Gooey1000]

Nelson's chess channel is my absolute favorite. I also like his overall attitude and the way he presents his content. Greetings from Hungary.

[@abetterfuture4787]

11:00 I've never seen that before. Out of all the channels I frequent, this is the one which is constantly teaching me new things, so thanks dude.

[@mohammadrajabi7155]

I love this channel, very usefull tips, so much underrated, I have learnt a lot from your channel so thanks you so much 😎

[@adrienmau8082]

Just a note, at 15:32, if white blocks with the pawn, eat the free pawn. You still check and can perform the rest of the trick ;)

[@joshuabuena8049]

I am waiting for the day when Nelson becomes an IM. I am now intending to join tournaments after 19 years of hiatus because of him. I know I cant get to any master level but still, the inspiration Nelson gave me gives me hope. Even to become the lowest rated Master is a lifetime accomplishment for me. Thank you for all your videos Nelson.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks, Josh!

[@Mcervera]

8:18 i wonder how is that posible, I don’t remember that being able to do

[@mao-janlin6751]

Wow, I really like this topics! Grouping tactics like this is very engaging.

[@sarmad6166]

The brilliant move only comes to my mind in these kind of situations

[@williamsquires3070]

Another thing to consider if you lose a rook to a knight fork, is - if it’s stuck afterwards - just leave it there! Make a developing move. Only take it if it tries to “break out of jail”. Think of this as another version of “maintaining the tension”. I’ve had many games where that knight was still stuck on a1/h1/a8/h8 at the end of the game. 😌

[@perssontm1628]

I mean this video is directed towards beginner players and it can be risky letting it sit there, all of the sudden your enemy has developed an escape plan which you can't do anything about and you just lost that rook for nothing.

[@8teendiscover]

best simplest trick ever, super educational, should make more little videos like that saves the day big time

[@davidking4838]

In situation #7 Black should give up his Knight with a check that forces white to double his pawns. He's going to lose the Knight either way, but giving it up this way gains him a small advantage in pawn position.

[@ilmanti]

speaking from my own experience, if your level is at a point where you're getting your king and rook forked without seeing it and preparing for it, then a pawn position advantage won't matter much anyway.

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@ilmanti Unless it's bullet. In bullet matches missing a fork is common.

[@nanowasabi4421]

@@ilmanti Usually I would agree, but in this situation white’s queenside pawns would be so bad that it wouldn’t be unreasonable to win two or even all three of them. This is more than a small structural weakness, this is three totally isolated pawns. I know it would be tough for me to hold on to all of them.

[@williambartsch1609]

If white just castles then knight is trapped and no rook lost

[@salamander7125]

Knight forks can be devastating. Only piece that can chase a queen without needing backup

[@brentspineDev]

5:45 If I’m not mistaken a solution would be to move the king to e2, if there is no piece defending the knight

[@uzumaki_naruto_dattebayo7770]

Exactly

[@jlgaming9997]

The queen is defending -_-

[@brentspineDev]

@@jlgaming9997 “If it’s Not”

[@jlgaming9997]

@@brentspineDev oh sorry i misread

[@danielyuan9862]

Not always. You literally said under the condition that the queen isn't there, so unless the bishop isn't there either, this solution may not work. But that is a good solution to remember.

[@Reliccontent]

2:03 move The king first, and it becomes a agitating pin assault tactic I believe the bishop is genuinely most strongest towards the corner of the board. Well defended and is weakest on the last two squares of either side.

[@markjustine013]

thats true bxc4 can move on top and take the advantage to take a win

[@ilyasharin1976]

In situation #7 you could move e5 and then threaten to fork the two rooks, and if the person doesn't notice you could make a fork, if not of course you'll still have position.

[@Blackfromstickworld]

On knight fork c2/c7 you can castle to save both if its king and rook

[@zaka9862]

I have gotten into the situation with the bishop and the a2 pawn so much lately that I figured that trick out on my own and automatically do it now haha. Definitely a good trick to cripple the enemy bishop

[@syndrac6254]

I don't play many games where I don't develop the knight so when I'm ever in such a position, I just lose.

[@jonbbbb]

Awesome tips, really enjoyed this!

[@JoshyBoi72]

2:20 I was considering moving that pawn but was like but it can't save the bishop not realising it opens up my queen 🤣

[@გუგამახარაძე]

8:21 how did whites pawn killed blacks pawn?

[@KOPOJLb_King]

"en passant", read about it 😀

[@sooonki]

What en passant means

[@colbystarr9149]

It’s where you push your pawn twice and then once and your opponent pushes their pawn twice and now there side by side en passant is legal but not on takes and it can only be on first move

[@glow64]

@ 11:15, after palying 1.Kd1 b5 2. Kc2 b4 3.c4 (if you play 3.cxb its lets the knight escape) This still lets you trade the pawns evenly

[@kruksog]

Great video Nelson. I really like stuff like this (concentrated chess wisdom, is how I'd describe it.) Make as many of these style vids and I'll be there to thumbs up everytime. (I know the algorithm tends to really like top 10 lists, but the list nature is unimportant to me.) Cheers!

[@martinschlegel1823]

General takeway and a concept that helped me a lot get a better player: try trapping attacking pieces, even if you don't see how to immediatly capture them, if they can't move they aren't worth much, and always remember the danger levels. It doesn't matter if your opponent threatens to take a pawn if you can threaten to take a knight or something. And often you have a move that both provides a bigger danger and somewhat protects you. Maybe it helps you to get one out of two forked pieces to security and than, when the opponent responds to the danger you have your second move to now defend / retreat etc. the second piece.

[@Halibut86]

Great content Nelson! These are some cool tricks when your immediate response might be to just give up after losing material It's easy to give up when you can't see the way out!

[@yeoldepedro]

Gold. Just pure value, no non-sense, to the point! A must follow!

[@nibiyabi]

Hey Nelson! Awesome video as always. Just before watching this, I managed to trade my forked rook+pawn for their knight and bishop just like you mentioned, so I was pretty excited to see that I found that solution. Unrelated, I have been searching for a way to transform 1. d4 into a sharp/aggressive game, and I've come across the Benko Gambit which derives from the Benoni Defense. Any plans to do a video on this?

[@technicalmaster-mind]

d4 can go upto Queen's Gambit

[@davidwhite2465]

These are so valuable. Thank you! Anything you can post about general chess principles. Maybe a volume 2 of that video. You’re helping me to fill gaps in my training.

[@ogluqqychess4452]

You make good content bro I’m sure you’ve caught me poking around in your streams from time to time but you inspire me to get back into videos and stuff. I really hope you read this and smile

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

🙂

[@ogluqqychess4452]

@@ChessVibesOfficial yess………

[@simonbelte]

At 13:00 White is actually just down a pawn and can´t make any progress after 1.b3 ( trapping the bishop) a5, 2.Kd2 a4, 3.Kc3 a3, 4.Ne2 c5, 5.Nc1 Bb1. But there is no need to overcomplicate things. Once the king arrives at c3 we can simply play axb and if cxb play Bb1

[@AndyDavisTechnicalDiving]

Great content. Your channel should be required viewing for beginners.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks, Andy!

[@lifey8719]

1:08 you can also move the bishop to attack the queen, but only if the pawn wasn't there

[@uumo9330]

good video very helpful 👍

[@mohamedpedrou2898]

5:00 in this case it is a bad move But if the f pawn has not moved yet And black has developed his bishop Otherwise he can deliver a checkmate

[@DVineMe]

So far they're all pretty standard, 10:20 reminds me of something I sometimes encounter playing the Pirc: bishop and knight attacking the f pawn with no pawn to block the bishop. And the answer is exactly the same: trade the rook for the bishop and the knight. That 2 minor pieces advantage you have over them will generally hurt them a lot more than the loss of a mere rook will hurt you.

[@fakeaccount4301]

You're very straightforward, Not really informative but your explanation is much better than the other tutorial videos, They kept going sidetracked and will ask you a question they themselves cant even answer. Its just so annoying..

[@denizbillardking8287]

Hi Nelson, your content is so amazing! One question: In the last situation is it not better to take the pawn with the bishop to check again? The Queen is still trapped and you get an extra pawn. If you take the queen with the rook immediately, pawn takes bishop and you do not get the chance to win a pawn. Am i correct or do i miss something? Again, great content! Keep up the good work! :-)

[@deadlyscorpion1551]

white probably will the bishop with the knight to gain development ahead of you since your light-squared bishop and knight still in back rank after you take the queen with rook

[@sajrra]

I found 3 out of these 10 optimal sollutions.. the other 7 would have stumped me. Wonderful video. I am looking forward to check out your channel in the next couple o' days.

[@tranbaonam6190]

Me in the same position: resign

[@Cfomodz]

@13:30 ish, why wouldn’t white just move king C3 and still get the bishop? I’m like 800 so if I’m missing something by all means… but even I saw that, so I feel like you’re still losing the bishop, but it does end up getting 1 more of whites pawns, but at the cost of one of yours, and you’re down material, so forcing a larger series of trades isn’t good.. I’m not sure pushing a pawn on the left isn’t better.. or start moving your king to try to get a pawn promoted or something besides trying to save that bishop you got trapped..

[@aneyakopardekar1647]

You are awesome you improve my game

[@lucasancio8231]

3:43 u could also move the bishop to attack the queen, so if they take ur knight u dont take theyr bishop, but theyr queen

[@MisterLx]

What you show there is sheer madness. I've been able to improve my chess so much more with your videos. Many love greetings from Germany.

[@jtiza]

For situation 10 with the f2/f7 bishop sac - if you move your bishop out for a check and they block with a pawn (c3 as shown), is it better to take the pawn with your bishop and cause another check? Your bishop is going to be captured anyway, so this gets you an extra piece of material and damages your opponent's structure a bit.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Yes, usually that's correct

[@beenayakmridha4490]

Hey I love your videos, can you make one on how to play when your opponent plays an unknown opening?

[@Rok-ju2yo]

Yeah pls that always happens to me

[@rantnhnaketon]

Always try to play solidly and safely. Always look at what your opponent is threatening and foil their attempts. This is the best way to infuriate your opponent and make them blunder

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

My strategy is to play naturally and walk straight into the trap

[@rantnhnaketon]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate lmao bruh i can relate 😭 the first time i got hit with e4, e5 and qh5 has scarred me for life

[@beenayakmridha4490]

@@rantnhnaketon That's easy but when someone plays Stafford gambit or something scarier like Evan's gambit..

[@raicyceprine8953]

As a 1000 rated player, the situation #8 is the most helpful. It's a pretty good endgame tactic and I'm unfamiliar with it till now. I like it unlike other tips which are mostly in early game. (If you know your openings, you'll mostly know what to do with these other situations) Situation #10 might also benefit other players but for me, I respond differently against london system and never come across this kind of position. Still great thing to know just in case

[@thatsincredible8331]

Situation 6 was easy and I have gone through that, your ways to save the game are very use full, especially situation 10

[@GregHuffman1987]

5:50 can you move your king diagnol up-left here too? So your queen can defend both?

[@jiddeyjiddey]

first time i got into a small chessclub, i ended up in that similar situation as the first clip. i was thinking for a long time, and concluded that i should trade queens to save the rook. (as shown) at the time i was like maybe 11 or younger, and when i found the move everybody (all grown men) started clapping and cheering that i found it

[@raulhamburger]

Situation 10 (didn‘t check engine, more interested in general ideas behind it) If Bb4+ and c3 which one is better? Taking Q rightaway followed by cxBb4 OR inbetween Bxc3+ in order to „gain“ a pawn Materialisticly Id say second option but through this I also help develop his knight, didn’t mess his pawnstructure and and and

[@raulhamburger]

Its just an IF white plays c3 because by far best is to block with Qd2 in order to keep the pawn AND develop a piece (asume BxBd2)

[@33niboR]

13:33 every reasonable white player would play Kc3

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

You can still escape with the bishop with Kc3 axb3 cxb3 Bb1, and even worse for white, white loses a pawn which wouldn't have happened if white played bxa4

[@christopherheckman7957]

7:43 (#5) If your opponent has only one bishop, push a pawn to open up a square of the opposite color. Otherwise, that bishop might cover that square, and you could get backrank mated anyway! 8:37 (#6) but watch out ... without a piece between your king and the opponent's queen, you can't recapture after an EP. 10:08 (#7) I have lost too many games due to a knight fork on c2 (or f2, or ...). I wonder whether Nelson will show another protection move after Nb4 ... Actually, no, he didn't. Consider a position like 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 b6 4. d3 Bd6 5. Ng5, where it looks like White is about to get a fork. (Yes, there are other ways to defend this; it's a quick example.) Now Black plays Nh6, defending f7, and that knight can't be captured by White's bishop, because White's knight is in the way.

[@mayat354]

U explain so well -slowly clearly and right to the point ❤❤❤❤

[@dmarsub]

9:40 7# just did that yesterday in a game, was happy i found it :D

[@lucianhuja1079]

13:21 after black goes a5 I think white s best move would be knight e4, then if black keeps pushing the pawn to a4 you go knight d2 and if black takes the pawn on b3 you take it back with your pawn

[@admiralco5887]

The first example after fork on a4/a5 after blocking with knight, though best move, is followed by bishop b4

[@edilbertleyson]

10:06 You can also do a check by capturing the pawn with your bishop unless they take it with their knight.

[@HiddenUsersMeaning]

The only chess youtuber that explains things slow enough for me to actually absorb and remember the information right here 😁

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

8:52 "Let's just say hypothetically you didn't see this." -Nelson Shapiro

[@leafy126.5]

This channel is underrated as hell, best chess guide channel

[@chuawynnlewis4369]

Situation #9 or the black bishop after killing that pawn, The middle moves the bishop could just move forward diagonally attacking the undefended pawn and as pawns don’t kill backwards it can either run or the king moves or their other stuff.

[@doogy-qj9xm]

2:43 personally the best move I think would be dark squared bishop to g5 attacking the queen

[@pankajk.r2448]

Block with pawn

[@NukeGuy709]

4:58 what about king E2?

[@Naixx2]

Yeah, that works but it's best to gain tempo

[@danielblanco3494]

3:24 black can capture the knight with the bishop and they will gain a pawn right?

[@tharakakarunarathne2420]

10:48 Black can save night by pushing b pawn as soon as he takes the a2 pawn. king have to take the pawn other wise it will become queen.

[@supmf5496]

How can the pawn take the other in 8:07 please explain me.

[@φοῖνιξ-γ5χ]

En passant rule

[@Kamfys]

nigga he literally said it was en passant

[@firstpersonflips]

9:22 can you play here 0-0?

[@Reliccontent]

12:12 in conclusion, if you ever put in the position where you can be the attacker, sometimes it’s better to withdraw and go for the mate

[@animanga2010]

in situation 9, time 13:40 why don't we move the bishop to b1 the result willbe different as we will leave the bishop and pawn there and move another piece so that it will go to stop the other one . as a resolt we will be able to move 1 of our pawn forward and our bishop will also remain safe. Anyway wonderful video Vey helpful

[@danielyuan9862]

Because the King will immediately take the Bishop.

[@raizengaming2355]

3:12 u can also move your bishop to g5 attacking the queen and Its defended by the knight

[@danielyuan9862]

No, because once black stops your threat, their own threat still remains. In fact, if black plays f6, they now have _two_ threats, and you're going to lose a piece no matter what.

[@anassorbestiak]

You're such a good teacher!

[@belgie1356]

i literally learned ALOT from this, ive made alot of blunders while playing cjess online and somehow some online people are kinda kind and told me to this and that, and someone told me to watch your videos, thank you! xx

[@MartianMan3]

Thank you so much! I watched this video and then played a 98 accuracy game. Either I learned an awful lot or your videos are some sort of good luck charm. Thanks for making them!

[@stranger2035]

10:40 you can also fork the rooks with the knight on f3 right?

[@BboyAcademy]

At 1:40 could you have Castled? Would that a been a good move?

[@Naixx2]

The king's in check, the king can't castle

[@tomhuynh407]

This is very helpful information. Thanks Ad

[@NamiMinato]

For the 10:10 would it be possible to do the Quenside Castle ? If I'm right you would get at the end Bishop for 2 pawn

[@user-cd2rq3dr3t]

You can't castle while in check

[@NamiMinato]

@@user-cd2rq3dr3t ok thank you didn't know about that

[@maciejrudzinski4237]

on situation 2 you can actually do something else by attacking opponents queen with bishop by moving them to g5, they are defended by a horsey and if opponent fights back with a pawn you can simply attack black bishopright after that, i call defending your pieces by attacing other pieces "hostage situation" (idk why)

[@sarimansari5374]

quite under rated channel sadly love your videos

[@M4dC4pL4ughs]

Very common real life problems.. and very useful tips and solutions. Tricks that I never knew could be for these forks n traps. Thanks a lot bro. Gonna download it for archive.

[@lakejizzio7777]

14:05 cant knight just catch the trapped bishop before we can even do anything in this case?

[@danielyuan9862]

The knight is still one move too slow.

[@herbatnk]

5:05 Is white king move to e2 a good move? Well the white queen protects the rook, and the white king is protecting the knight and pawn.