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[@graememcpherson6980]

Wow this is the first time I’ve ever heard anyone explain simply why knights before bishops is a thing. Thank you

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Also the fact knights can jump over pieces actually the only piece that can is another reason to get knights out first you don’t have to push pawns like you do with the Bishops

[@topkill-ii1gj]

also beginners could blunder because if you took you bishop away first the g or b pawns will be free and if the opponent take it with a bishop you lose youre rook too

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Also the bishops control many squares from their starting point once the e and d pawns move. Knights control almost no squares from their starting point but far more from where they are developed to

[@bearwitness3153]

You know I followed several other chess channels before I found your page. They were all awesome and helpful. But something about your delivery, and how you really break it down to easiest understanding possible. Anyways, since I’ve found your channel I’ve only watched your videos since. Great job man and I appreciate the content. 🤙🏻

[@learningisfun2108]

I agree completely! Nelson is the best teacher IMHO.

[@canyousaybobby]

I have watched approximately 7,463,229 videos that covered these brief mantras like "knights before bishops" but NOT ONE of them explained the reasoning behind it. Which makes it super easy to remember and deploy in games. Same for the other advice. This is peak KZbin video content 👌

[@OnRappel]

Yep, Nelson is able to explain things in such a way that makes sense and I can't wait to hear what he has to say next.

[@sidorsky]

Thanks again, for making me a better player, and therefore a better man! I'm looking forward to 10 Middlegame Moves.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Glad to help! Thank you!

[@tominmo8865]

This is a really great lesson.

[@matcha181]

Thanks to you, I'm from 800 to 1100 right now. I learned a lot and will continue to learn from your channel, I really appreciate it man.

[@albertmcmullen2669]

"Without seemingly to do anything wrong his opponents would drift into a lost position." This was a reference for those who played against Capablanca, and lost.

[@ShinyVest]

Watching Nelson's videos got me to 500 elo to 800 elo in just 1 day. Nelson is the best coach you could ever ask for

[@konroh2]

That's not really possible unless you win 40 games in a row with no losses. No video helps you that much.

[@ShinyVest]

@@konroh2 to be honest i did lose some games but because of his tips it helped me improve plus i watched some chess tricks and also i was playing chess for about 12 hours (Edit: I forgot to mention but it can also be day 2 since i took a rest because it was nighttime but ye)

[@konroh2]

@@ShinyVest Cool, how's your elo now?

[@ShinyVest]

@@konroh2 900

[@ShinyVest]

its 900 cause im on a vacation

[@michigan53105]

Love these educational videos Nelson brilliant move !!

[@jimonmars1]

This is one of the most instructive chess videos I've ever seen. Not just the game, but your explanation. Thanks Nelson!

[@drewfenton866]

Love these videos! I couldn’t find a lot of the moves, but hopefully some day I’ll train myself to see these tactics because once you showed the move, it’s obvious why it was the best move. In chess there are just so many possibilities to think about, for me it’s hard to make threats and not blunder something else!

[@OnRappel]

I've watched a million chess channels over the past five years. It wasn't until I ran across yours a few weeks ago that I feel like I'm really learning something about chess on youtube. Very insightful. You are the best chess channels by far!

[@andrewbennett5911]

Thanks again , very instructive ! A couple of " careless " moves can cause so much trouble !!

[@anthonycarrier3474]

This episode was especially instructive and helpful. Thanks

[@WaldoWizard]

just bought that book ... and got my other one 1000 best short chess games !! thanks for all your help and suggestions

[@allannortje6440]

I just want to say thank you so much for the free ebook, it really helps and it is free and you are always here to explain everything in it. I wish you would make more books for us to study as it would be great but overall AWESOME Chess as always and thank you so much for putting in the time !

[@NJDJ1986]

Yes, Logical Chess series is back tonight!! Lets go!

[@jacobg2394]

Love the video thanks for the 10 middle game moves pdf its really well put together

[@frey576]

Great video, thanks Nelson

[@anthonydanyameabuah4542]

So basically those Gotham Chess viewers who post ridiculous comments in search of clout have invaded this space too. Wow

[@Thatoneguy-12]

Yeah kinda annoying

[@michaelmassaro4375]

True story social media what goes around goes around more

[@blu_cardinal545]

What are you talking about?

[@cesaraguilar593]

THE ROOOK

[@glazedyeti2993]

Great video! I need reminding of the principles often 😅

[@Ashrithmaringanti]

I don’t know how do I thank you but your videos in this channel boosted my rating to 2000+ in just a few years👏😁🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏At 8:43 you mentioned that Black was threatening to play Nb4 to trade off White’s powerful bishop as well as attacking the d4 pawn indirectly. And a3 is a bad move as it wastes time and the rest of the game White had no time to bring defense to the attack and lost quickly. Why was Ba3 not played as it would deal with the threat Nb4 as after the trade the d pawn is solidly defended and if cxd4 then White would trade on e7 and recapture the d4 pawn and at least White followed the principle of developing and defending right? Also, how much Black gets the advantage if he is able to trade the d3 bishop for a knight? Thank you very much again🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sajadhosseinypoor1898]

Big shoutout to this great man nelson ❤

[@anthonyrooksac]

Nelson never fails to mention chess principles in his videos.

[@Chomta]

These types of spam comments have died bruh

[@freshtapcoke]

Without principles, you have nothing.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@freshtapcokeunless you are Mikhail Tal than tactics goes a long way

[@prepaidtrash5552]

It’s a chess vlog, maybe next time he will tell you how to do your makeup

[@loriwillcox6260]

I got the "The 10 Middlegame Move". It is really helpful! Thank you for putting it together and giving it to us for free! 🙂 And thank you for this series. I'm enjoying it!

[@Isabelamendesyt]

This video is great. Love it!

[@Cousinsjay]

Great Lesson!!!

[@LanceNYC]

Really enjoyable, thank you.

[@hiwibaba22]

Great video awesome book thank you Nelson so much

[@NeoZondix]

I think the real reason we develop knights first is that they immediately control the center

[@michaeledwards2251]

To reach the opposing side, knights require 3 moves, bishops 2. Since you want all your pieces to arrive at the opposing side at the same time to capture the king, knights need to be moved first.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Also knights can jump over other pieces no need to move a pawn like with Bishops knight one jump and it’s out

[@yeeluvspizza]

It's also because it's easy to know where to put the knights. We know they aren't going to the side of the chess board. They also aren't going to block the bishops.

[@michaeledwards2251]

@@yeeluvspizza Chess show that often isn't the case. Knight on the h file can be used to protect f7 or f2.

[@zacharysherry2910]

Hey Nelson, I hope you're health is doing well! Great vid as usual btw! 👌

[@davidjjharding]

I'm sure a sentence might summarise 30 years of learning but not contextually hit all the ingredients, but thanks for the insights they guide us all fantastically

[@pakchu2]

First game you showed broke two opening principles immediately

[@zzzaphod8507]

2:23 "Move at most 2 pawns in the early stages" 4:28 Black has 3 out of first 4 moves moving different pawns

[@ianraymond3292]

I was thinking the same thing.... Don't move more than 2 pawns in the early stages, By move 8 there are 4 black pawns moved forward. And knights before bishops, move 8 the two bishops are out and one of the knights has not yet moved!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@ianraymond3292they are general principles doesn’t mean every chess game will be the same

[@shadeburst]

Do as I say not as I do.

[@KhorneBrzrkr]

@@michaelmassaro4375 Then shouldn't he have used a example game where one side played the principles and won versus someone not using them and losing?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Nelson gives the Best advice Very Legit everything he points out are helpful hints take time and think when you are deciding on your moves have a good reason for the move and try to picture the follow up what will happen what you want to happen and is it a good move or is there a problem with it

[@mrnobody3897]

Thanks for pdf

[@christopherheckman7957]

My one-sentence-long advice on how to win is, Don't make mistakes. 3:22 Nelson forgot b2/b7/g2/g7 (finachettoing). 7:31 OTOH, if White could play c5, ... d5 would in fact block the bishop. 10:15 One of the general ideas behind "logical chess" is that you should be able to explain why you made each move. 13:28 The pawn on a7 is "tactically defended." 27:48 A pinned piece can contribute to a checkmate, but it does nothing otherwise. 29:18 Where (when) and WHY.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Yeah whomever Blunders most likely will lose but even so if both players are playing a good game it takes that little extra to get an edge tactics or whomever has the best attack

[@dzi333]

I finally catched up with the series. It's really great! A question from me: at 28:20 why not queen to H3? Also, when you answer the first question at the end of the video, I feel there is a nice follow up with the queen to A4 after the black bishop captures the attacking white knight.

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

Nelsi I must protect a pawn 6:34

[@hach7669]

30:29 Why not Bc4 or Qc4? The black Queen is so powerful develloped, that attacking (or even trading) improves white's position.

[@stevemcoo1]

I played this guy when I was 1400 and he was sandbagging at the same level. Beat me on the clock from a losing position. Still pissed

[@krispe2512]

Nelson. Keep making series based on common books. I dont see other channels doing that

[@grahamdugan]

How can I catch a livestream? Are they streamed on Twitch? KZbin?

[@wishkahzyricks]

Thank you for this video and for the whole series. I tried to analyze this game with Stockfish, and I noticed that this opening variation bear the names of 20th century GMs, namely Yusupov and Spassky. I don't think that this fact adds much to the analysis of the game itself. However, I guess that it may be retroactively seen as another hint that the players had to be extremely precise, and the situation was likely to arise in which just a small inaccuracy may be enough to bring the player down. I mean, modern chess is highly theoretical, and an advantage of 0.5 in the evaluation is considered almost definitive at the highest level. So when I see a relatively 'contemporary' opening, I expect it to provide an advantage which would be relatively small for amateur chess players, - while what may seem just a slightly sub-optimal move may later turn out to be a grave mistake. Maybe I oversimplify, but it seems that the less contemporary openings are just not that unforgiving.

[@gagavon9237]

Best chess channel. I’ll say it as many times as I want.

[@farouqbaiti4315]

That was long and cool!😎

[@mikekramer8252]

Thanks for the excellent series. Please mention the game so I can study it on my kindle, without having to scroll for a game with the same first opening moves.

[@EricaPani-uh5vr]

Hi Nelson. Thanks for this series. I am learning so much from you and the book. I have a question, and maybe I am just not seeing something, but, what happens if white doesn’t take the queen with the pawn, and instead plays: eNF3 black plays NxF3 NxF3 black plays BxF3 And now white takes the queen with gxH4. Doesn’t that leave white in a pretty good position? They have the queen bishop battery pointing at H7, and the black squared bishop pointing at G7. I’m sure I’m being daft, but I can’t see why it doesn’t work.

[@Iksvomid]

Damn, 30 years, where does time go... It seems only yesterday you got married and had children.

[@kayquealbuquerque7213]

Man you look like Akiba Rubinstein 😂

[@andrewduncan4063]

Life Lesson 9: Don’t chase after pawns at the expense of development.

[@jakespilman4593]

Do you have a stream schedule? I always seem to miss them. Thanks for the banger content. Wish you well

[@roblodocus2539]

At the moment he’s streaming most Wednesdays around 8pm central time.

[@jakespilman4593]

@@roblodocus2539 thank you

[@EricaPani-uh5vr]

Hi Nelson. Thanks so much for this series. I am learning so much from you and the book. I have a question about why white takes the Queen on H4. What happens if white doesn’t take at that stage and instead plays: eNF3 black plays NxF3 NxF3 black plays BxF3 And now white takes the queen with the pawn - gxH4. We would be in a completely different position with pieces blocking any easy passage for black, while white still has the white squared bishop and queen battery pointing towards H7, plus the black squared bishop pointing towards G7. Am I potty? (That’s English for idiotic :-) What am I missing? Thanks!!

[@michaeledwards2251]

For last week, 31:21, would Harry the h pawn be a good idea ? The threat would be 1. Bd3h7ch, KxB 2. Nf3g5ch,BxN 3.Qd1h5ch, Kh7g1 4. h4xB, ... with the threat of g6, and if ..., f7xg6 then Nxg6.

[@catherineward1045]

nice look with the new glasses

[@SDEVCHESS]

16:26 Instead of Qb1 is it better to play Qd1 and solve all the problems by defending knight on f3. Even though they can create queen rook battery on d file we can counter attack queen with our bishop Bc4 and I think white can get a draw even down a pawn

[@davejoseph5615]

Well, so much for the Cow!

[@ArjanD78]

At 16:40 I always struggle to choose which rook to activate. Could you elaborate on that?

[@AdamtheRed-]

Chess is awesome.

[@askarzabirov4551]

Hey, Nelson! Can you please make video with your favorite responses to d4 opening with black? Cause I’m using some of your systems and have nice results with Wing gambit (rook), Blackmar Diemer gambit, Icelandic gambit But I am struggling with d4 very much..

[@askarzabirov4551]

I mean your style is very effective and I have a lot of fun and success playing like you 💪🏼

[@ElektraEisengrim]

Okay you've one hundred percent got me convinced never to move the pawns in front of the king and to leave the knight on f3/f6. But there are lots of openings that involve a king side fianchetto. How do those openings (king's indian for example) avoid the dangers of weakening the squares around the king?

[@l.h.308]

The fianchetto bishop there (g2 etc) is helping very well defensively, so it is not easy to attack the king.

[@dimitriskontoleon6787]

22:27 but why not BF5? Looks so great, more active and target Queen. 😊

[@itskevbru]

i didn't play chess for a while but then i suddenly remembered it. also how did the blood clot go i dont think i was watching to see

[@BeatDemon08]

Random idea. But I think it would be cool to ask your subscribers to share their most underrated games (as in the computer gave it a rating like 65.0 accuracy) when it should've been a much higher rating.

[@Scholarpasta]

Long ass sentence you got there

[@EricaPani-uh5vr]

@EricaPani-uh5vr 0 seconds ago Hi Nelson. Thanks for this series. I am learning so much from you and the book. I have a question, and maybe I am just not seeing something, but, what happens if white doesn’t take the queen with the pawn, and instead plays: eNF3 black plays NxF3 NxF3 black plays BxF3 And now white takes the queen with gxH4. Doesn’t that leave white in a pretty good position? They have the queen bishop battery pointing at H7, and the black squared bishop pointing at G7. I’m sure I’m being daft, but I can’t see why it doesn’t work

[@williamsquires3070]

I think white would have been better off with Ba3 instead of a3; it develops a piece, it controls the b4 square, and it connects the rooks. 😊

[@chullupa]

My chess tip is this: before you play figure out if your opponent is left or right handed. Then slap them with your dominant hand.

[@farouqbaiti4315]

7:20 Shouldn't White play Bb2? 7:21 How about Black switching the order on exchanging in the center?

[@theglowing1349]

My problem is, I play tons of bullet. I'm rated 1,000 - 1,400 in other categories, but I'm 600 in bullet and it bothers me so much.

[@benbatt21]

Nelson, I’ve been playing the colle and I keep running into problems with opponents attacking our main bishop that sits un defended on d3 in the normal colle setup. Any advice for when the foe attacks this and ruins the colle setup? What counters do we have? More colle videos would be great it’s such a fun system for white but this problem seems to be it’s main kryptonite

[@l.h.308]

I now look at old games (100 y or more). It is queen's gambit but they liked to have their bishop at d3 pointing towards h7. If the bishop was threatened they secured it on c2 or even on b1.

[@benbatt21]

@@l.h.308 problem is then you allow them to trade into you, that bishop is key for us in the colle system so we aren’t fond of trading it especially like that and messing with the pawns

[@trassage]

That was some beautiful checkmate in 15. Wouldn't call it easy though (850 elo here, so nothing to be surprised of)

[@realdealbasile]

PDF is well done

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thank you!

[@quangan1288]

Do the same principles hold for Chess 960?

[@gaopinghu7332]

Sometimes you'll push a flank pawn to develop a piece in the corner, but apart from that these principles still apply quite well to chess960.

[@stevesidare2493]

I'd say another for knights b4 Bishops is that Bishops are better in open positions (less/no Pawns in the center), and the game has just begun, and the board is "cluttered."

[@sidorsky]

Instead of 10. a3 to keep the knight out, Ba3 would've served that same purpose, as well as developing the remaining piece and connecting the rooks. Activate those pieces quickly: thanks for your Three Decade Mantra!

[@ounalan]

French defense players do not castle before exchanges at d4 and f6. It is suicide otherwise.

[@Aerixes.]

21:27 me flexing my position against my 300 elo friend

[@udersf]

25:22 isn't knight g4 one of the winning move if white plays h3?

[@finwasfound]

Nice move trying to sac the knight but always remember that opponent doesnt have to take so instead opponent can play Bxd4 and now his pieces are active

[@michaeljohnson8353]

@11:32 but how do you calculate all those lines and know what you can take or let them take? That’s the part I struggle with bc by the time I calculate all the possibilities I’ve wasted 5 mins 😂

[@indicicive4390]

Then you're overthinking it. Don't think too deeply about it. If the capture doesn't give a clear advantage after one or two moves, disregard it, and wait for a better opportunity

[@michaeljohnson8353]

@@indicicive4390 yes I definitely overthink it 😢. I spend too much time looking at every piece and wind up making the move I would’ve made in the first place. I run out of time way too much.

[@bourbon_hound]

I dont understand why white would play Pa3 when they could have played Ba3- this defends the b4 square, develops a piece, connects the rooks, pins the pawn on c5 with an xray attack on bishop, and relieves some of the pawn tension.

[@Kiara_kh]

Ahahahha Pa3 isnt a thing its actually just a3 for pawn moves 😅

[@user-qb4rn9nz6m]

Lets gooo

[@dennisroijers]

Were you not able to take on e3 here? 14:16

[@franklinturtle9849]

Many players would benefit more from the sentence. "Don't hang pieces in 1 move."

[@roderikv6040]

How is "begin with e4 or d4" a chess principle??? Engine shows that for example that 1c4 and 1f4 are also fine

[@indicicive4390]

Easier for beginners I would say; immediately controlling the center instead of doing it indirectly with flank pains or pieces

[@eck3483]

Why couldn't white play Bc4 to save the bidhop with a tempo on the queen?

[@90sK1dFOr3v3r]

Timestamps would be nice

[@willbishop1355]

At 19:50 could white play Bxh7+?

[@Im_a_sillyguy]

Yes, but the problem is that you don’t deal with the checkmate threat, after king moves, it’s basically the same position as the previous one.

[@williamsquires3070]

(@32:14 - after Ng5+ Bxg5) white now has Qh5+ forking the king and bishop. Unless black wants to give back the material, then … Bh6, Nh3! threatening to come to g5 again, AND exposing an attack on the pinned bishop on h6 from the bishop on c1! Black won’t survive this, I think. 🤔

[@tydesantya]

White's battery basically stood there whole game and didn't do anything, do you think white should have abandoned the battery at some point to get a better position ?

[@jakespilman4593]

Idk for sure, but I think the point is to have that constant threat and then improve your other pieces in hopes of forcing mistakes from your opponents or forcing their pieces into limiting positions. It also prevented the opponents knight from moving, so the opponent was essentially down a knight for a couple of turns.

[@poui9]

16:08 what if queen goes c7?

[@enderyu]

Bd6 and your queen has to go back

[@frankschwarz408]

20:05 What if White played Rook takes E2 instead of defending with the knight?

[@indicicive4390]

The bishop on a6

[@hunkydory1862]

Like and subscribe … oh no that’s what you’re supposed to say.. as always thankyou 🙂

[@chrisbailey4491]

Old Stockfish? 😂 Logical Chess was published in 1957!

[@djmj1000]

Your glasses reflection of the screens is very irritating i find. Maybe there are glasses that dont reflect? Else i like your channel!

[@WaldoWizard]

are those safety glasses?? protect the eyes from explosive queen moves 😅

[@odiumimbues]

i dont believe in these principles. i think they are generally good but some instances like anchoring a pawn center ... not so much. i honestly like using the legs of the board for my pawns. the english is such a good open, and the reverse version for black. its so versatile as an attack and a defense. begin with e4 or d4 is absolutely outdated trash.

[@theatticcomicscollectibles2171]

I wish I could afford to subscribe

[@mcpantzlaff]

1 sentence = 35 minute video??

[@cegrewex]

35 minutes for just 1 sentence?? I'm not gonna watch this video