5 Common Mistakes BEGINNERS Make in Chess

5 mistakes you should avoid making in chess as a beginner! Let me know if you wanna see more videos like this :)
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00:00-00:39 Intro
00:39-01:49 Mistake 1: Not moving your pieces
towards the centre
01:49-03:03 Mistake 2: Moving the same
piece twice
03:03-06:47 Mistake 3: Exchanging pieces
for no reason
06:47-08:32 Mistake 4: Not calculating
attackers & defenders
08:33-13:04 Mistake 5: Not using your
king in the endgame
13:04-13:39 Outro
#annacramling #chess #educational

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[@pallemichelsen1401]

I've been playing chess for 40 years. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen concerning beginner mistakes. Great job, Anna

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Been playing for 40 years and not a Grand Master by now??

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@@jamesa.2880 maybe he doesn’t play in tournaments

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[@Amazing_Mark]

These types of beginners videos are really the only type of videos on this channel that I'm able to follow and truly understand. Please make more of them Anna!

[@AkuZeku]

same here!

[@teawizard]

Same!

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[@rogerodle8750]

Based on what Anna has seen she could easily do a "And here are the next 50 mistakes players make" video.

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

These 5 are the most basic aspects of chess after knowing how the pieces move.

[@gus892]

Mistake # 6 Dont play women who wear distracting clothing.

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[@Iminitsweb]

@@gus892 Orrrr you can just be normal man

[@roeydaz]

I would add to point No 4. Always check what defence you are taking away before you move a piece. For example at my lowly level very often you have a piece defending the queen which when you move causes a file or diagonal to open and consequent loss if there is an enemy piece strategically placed ie bishops stowed away in the back ranks!

[@marthalea876]

Thank you, Anna. Wonderful content for all ages as always. The point about not being scared of losing a bad bishop, was a really good point to remember. Practicing activating my king in an endgame has saved me from my horrible lost positions quite a few times. Not blundering a draw in a king and pawn endgame can be really hard when you're down to a couple of seconds though!

[@danilopablo9848]

3:10 I like trading pieces in bullet games, specially if it's the opponent's knight which are often too annoying and hard to calculate

[@alsch10]

I do mistake 3 a lot. The reason is that as a beginner less pieces means simpler game. So I have to feeling to be able to strategize more after an null exchange.

[@williamhicks558]

In defense of beginners trading pieces, besides simplifying things, a piece traded is a piece not blundered away for nothing.

[@teemupulkkinen5382]

Thank you Anna for being our chess teacher. :) The point of using your king in the endgame was something that really resonated with me because sometimes I have noticed that I just activated my king too late and ended up losing the game because of that.

[@jackbenimble999]

I just got beat with two pawns and a king for each side the other day. Somehow the dude got the edge on me and started dominoing my pawns. That wss a good tip.

[@nsg1747]

Haha noobs

[@seth8629]

Anna, this is really helpful. I just started playing and you got me thinking more about why and where I'm moving my pieces! Appreciate you!

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This video is not only a great education in chess, it is also a great example of how to do a video.

[@kevinflick61]

I really appreciate this video, especially the part about considering where your piece is on the board as opposed to where your opponent's piece it at on the board when exchanging a piece as opposed to simply looking at the value of each piece irrespective of each piece's position . That makes so much sense but I had never thought of it that way before.👍👍👍

[@markuslignell5683]

Calculating attackers and defenders is really good. Very helpful. Tack så mycket!

[@MNishCT77]

This is a nice video. Thank you. I think that the biggest beginner mistake that I've and many others make relates to king safety, specifically castling - not castling at all, castling too late or castling to the wrong side of the board (undefended by other minor/major pieces).

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Anna is such a good explainer and explains extremely well abt wat we should and shouldnt do and why. So educational and informative! Keep up the good work anna and continue posting awesome content!😊

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Great stuff, I keep learning new and valuable lessons from you!

[@subscrieber2692]

thank you for taking the time to explain the fundementals and especially why they are the way they are you are very easy to watch and I love this kind of content bravo 🔥🔥

[@TTM9691]

Anna, this is a HUGE help! And thanks for keeping your channel chess-focused, although you don't let that stop you from doing other fun things you want to do.

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Other....Things....there is more...than..chess? This cant be meant serious🤪

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[@G1acia1]

I popped into your stream a week or two ago to say that your vids from pogchamps were my favorite to learn from as a beginner. Thank you so much for making more of these!! I absolutely love your teaching style

[@Had2Ask]

Anna, The advice about the number of attackers is SO VALUABLE! I've been playing for about 2-years and had not made that connection. I used this logic is several of my games this morning. Also, reversed to where if I'm being attacked by two pieces, I try to guard with two pieces.... thank you!

[@Gos1234567]

Thats pretty basic stuff,i mean you didnt see that after 2 years? you must be very stupid!

[@brianhay4024]

I play casual and not often but I enjoy the game. This is exactly what I needed ; a quick sensible easy to understand lesson.

[@johnnyospina9034]

Love, the energy you apply to teaching!!! I could have used this information before becoming a mediocre player with bad habits

[@tomherbert185]

Im a beginner trying to improve, and your videos are really helping me, keep up the good work!

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I'm a 400 I'm a beginner I'd love to play you

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You should also check out Gothamchess, if you haven't already!

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@@pravarshl2992 also Daniel Naroditsky. So many instructive and entertaining content!

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[@bensizemore]

Watching your content has made a real impact on my game... saying I am thankful doesn't seem enough 🙏

[@leinad4204]

I just started plat chezz and this helped alot! A whole new world open up for me! Tack för underhållande videos anna! Cheers from sweden

[@onlyapawn4371]

I've been playing for a couple years now but I still found the endgame explanation very useful.

[@haeleth7218]

Great video. I would have also included learning the points value of each piece. Pawn = 1, Bishop = 3, Knight = 3, Rook = 5, Queen = 9, King = (infinity).

[@elektron2kim666]

Great advices. Blunders were my big problem. Started to give it a few more observations each move.

[@odomisan]

Just keep playing. Eventually, your brain would adjust and grow out from having tunnel vision. Those blunders are building blocks of learning. We can all learn about it by watching others play, but unless you experience them yourself, you won't develop awareness to avoid hanging pieces.

[@elektron2kim666]

@@odomisan Thanks. Yeah. It helped after I accepted the fact instead of oopses. It's a lot of layers to go through. A fog somehow. All of a sudden it isn't in some area.

[@nirmalyajana642]

Thank you so much Anna. This chess mistakes video was so much better than so many others on KZbin.

[@Crondar777]

So, I'm being taught chess by a supermodel... life is amazing!!!

[@johncody9924]

Thank you so much for this instructional style video!!!

[@pierrecurie]

As a corollary to #3, it's also worth noting that taking "free" pieces is not always the best choice, especially if that piece is a pwn (sometimes, it is just a blunder). I learned that the hard way playing Chinese chess (close enough for the purposes of this advice) against a far stronger opponent. He offered me a handicap that allowed me to box him in very badly. He knew my greed, and fed me a pwn. After taking that pwn, everything went to hell, and he won easily.

[@claudioelgueta5722]

Thanks for that, Anna. I'd like your opinion on a Double Fianchetto opening and whether ceding the 4 center squares can be an advantage, sometimes. Thanks, again.

[@klaus9503]

I am a complete beginner and this helps soooo much! Thank you!!

[@JD-td8kl]

Learning to activate king during endgame was a huge boon to my win rate. Absolutely vital!

[@CheesyGhostOnToast]

I could play chess all day if I had you as my mentor. You have such a passion for the game and explain it lamens terms. Love your videos.

[@gadgetroyster]

Yes, your enthusiasm is lovely to watch and very contagious. I have not felt this excited about chess for many years.

[@Daniel-G-P]

This is an excellent video. Very clear and helpful. Thanks 😀

[@dixonbeejay]

Amazing video I have never been rated this is everything I've learnt is having the control of the centre and calculating apponents moves not just my own, I've always went back to basics forks, pins, skewers thankyou for this video🔥🙏

[@joallen2004]

another informative video! thank you Anna!! 🙏

[@downhillphilm.6682]

Thank you, do more like this PLEASE!

[@brianmartalus6231]

Great video-it really does target beginners and provide useful and understandable information. I started playing chess more regularly about a month ago and I learned these lessons the hard way! If only I had seen this video first! Thank you so much/tak tak/gracias!

[@welshpete12]

As always excellent help and advice . Thank you for your help !

[@alexanderthegreatsdad.3831]

Thank you 😊. Good tips.

[@navsofour2892]

Thanks Anna, very illustrative indeed.

[@El_Girasol_Fachero]

Thank you very much Ana for these important concepts to be able to improve in chess. Kind regards from Peru 🙌

[@TheNucMed]

Thanks for the tips. Haven't played chess since I was young and seeing some of your videos has really given me the spark I once had playing with my dad. Cheers.

[@mikemonohon197]

Thanks Anna; did learn & more importantly, understood. Most of the time we can't keep up with your thinking because you & yours are so quick -- which is good. We need to study more, and of course, practice. We don't even have a board and pieces, stationary or electric, so all we do is watch and listen. However, there's great hope as long as you keep up the motivation and ambition for chess enthusiasts. 🌹

[@seattledanr5363]

Very well described and demonstrated! Among the best 15 minutes I've spent on KZbin this year! Thanks, Anna.

[@johnrobinson3905]

That's very helpful indeed. Many thanks, Anna. Always a joy.

[@77Tenacity1]

thanks Anna. This is very well done, and absolutely helpful!

[@mikemorris2533]

These tip videos have been so good. I have never been a very good player, and these videos have greatly improved my game. Thanks Anna

[@eddarby469]

You should do a video on the things a player should accomplish in their first ten moves. 1) develop your minor pieces 2) gain control in the center 3) castle 4) ... The first five things to do to become a "chess player" instead of a wood pusher are ... Learn the basic tactics; pin, fork, discovered attack, x-ray, remove the defender, increase pressure on a weak piece, ... Review and learn GM games with the opening theme so you don't get busted in the opening. Learn strategic ideas like opening lines for your bishops, posting a supported knight on the 5th or sixth(!) rank in a hole, placing rooks on open or half-open files, not using your queen early on a fruitless attack, ... Endgame play needs to be learned and understood earlier than new players believe. How to improve a position after the opening is the final part of the first lessons. Many new-ish players, after the opening, can't form a good plan to implement in the middle game. Then their opponent gets the initiative and wins.

[@Mereship]

This would be a great video. Have you found one that explains these things yet?

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Thank you so much for helping me be a stronger player. :) I'll keep trying to get better. :)

[@B30pt87]

Whoo! That was very informative. Many thanks.

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Thank you - just starting to play and my brother has played a lot in the Peace Corps. I can’t have my younger brother beating me so your help is greatly appreciated 👍🏻

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Refreshing approach to errors, thanks. I liked especially 3.4.5.

[@clivebrampton6057]

Thanks to discovering you on KZbin I have just started playing again after 30 years and this clip is GREAT!! ❤thank you ❤

[@andrewdennis2806]

Could you perhaps do a video about the most common mistakes that intermediate players make?

[@jmckeev765]

i've watched magnus play and in a lot of games he moves the side pawns before central ones

[@johne.felbinger9405]

Very helpful ! Learned much, watching this video.

[@thepreacher621]

4:20 can someone help me with the bishop situation. If u move bishop to h4 then the opponent can go pawn to g5 attacking it to then make you bishop move back which only loses you tempo and increases your opponents control of the board. Can someone type the moves that follow bh4? Also if black were to kingside castle I guess that would make them lose good king safety by moving the bishop but wouldn’t they just castle queenside instead then.

[@Paul66Videos]

Great video. Very informative for a novice like me. Thanks for sharing.

[@daviddemar8749]

Great video! Ive just discovered your channel. Ive watched s few more of your videos and now im a subscriber 😊p.s. your point about making sure your king is active in the endgame is a new concept for me. Im sure it will help me win more games. Thanks!

[@dimitursgremory734]

Thank you mostly I had these mistakes covered but I did leearn few more things so I'm glad I watched it.

[@ashleyfpl9292]

Thanks Anna i've lost a lot of end games before today because i do the classic mistake you mentioned don't hsve an active king this makes alot of sense

[@brianasbury8315]

This is a good video Anna. I can't tell you how many times I've moved pieces foolishly without calculating all the defenders on the square I was moving to. You explain it very well. Thank you

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The way you teach is perfect for my brain. Honestly bless this channel

[@pietersteegmans5155]

I recommended this channel to some friends who are just starting with chess, keep up the good work!

[@57sapke]

Thanks Anna and as a beginner I will use it in my next game. 👍

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

10:55 -- A non-chess compliment this time -- namely, a linguistic one (from one who has taught Language Arts). I wanted to encourage you regarding your command of the English language. To use the words "typical misconception" is quite impressive, and not the vocabulary of a person struggling to be comfortable with English. In other words, great job! You're communicating so well. I know you also speak at least two other languages, so you have my admiration.

[@CarlosVeterinary]

Siempre dicen que se debe mover hacia el centro, en todos los videos que he visto dicen eso, pero la verdad nunca entiendo la razón, hasta ahora. No sabia que era ese el motivo. Gracias por dejarlo claro :D

[@scottpalmer9056]

Thank you for the tips. I play on an app, and I beat the level I was struggling with.

[@JamesRankin-xu8ns]

Good insights Anna, thanks!

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She really helps to understand how to look at the board.

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Great, I never thought I would watch a video about volleyball for so long. But I definitely know how to do better long jumps.

[@gdubya03]

Your personality, your physical appearance and your chess is absolutely breathtaking. I'm obsessed with your content.

[@ericcheng3143]

More 11 mistakes. Dont feel miserable for loosing, even the best experienced loose. The mistake number one: loose a pawn or a piece with no compensation. Number two: not preventing a knight double attack. Number three: pinning. Number four: Not seeing the checkmate threat. Number five: voracious chess style without regarding chess pieces. This one I enjoy the most! Number six: delaying your pieces development. Number seven: playing without thinking. Number eight: playing an opening or a defense you dont know. Number nine: having pieces blocked. Number 10: Try to force a draw game an ending loosing it. My second most prefered. Number 11: Your opponent left a piece unprotected and you didnt take it.

[@shadeburst]

Re #5, I have to confess that my aggressive style may get me into trouble more often than it gains, but that's the kind of chess I love.

[@retroape]

Siga haciendo videos así. Ayudan mucho!

[@T-Prime848]

Thank You for this video I play chess sometimes and I learned a lot from your tips Please upload more videos like this…

[@stu1844]

Hello Anna all the way from Louisiana!!! Thank u for these tips! Much appreciated. I’ve never been taught how to play chess. The only way I’ve ever learned is by losing and having many blunders. This is a good vid. Thank you again!

[@claudioelgueta5722]

It is important to remind beginners, when they're facing the possibility of an exchange, that all pairs have different values and that the bishop is higher than the knight when its mate is still around and less so when not, which is why you're better off ending up with two bishops than with two knights in an end fame.

[@dragankuzma5998]

You are making very good content and seem like a cool person. I like the chess hustler Videos, especially when you beat them. Keep doing a good job.

[@ashmartin5193]

Thanks so much, I’m a complete beginner but finally managed to get my opponent into checkmate!! This video helped a lot I’m dominating those four center squares

[@themoviehistorian2172]

I have a question about the position on 3:04. When white moves Bishop to H4, How would he still have control of the Knight on F6 if black moves his pawn to G5? Great video by the way. I learn so much from you.

[@andrewgeissinger5242]

In that case, the white bishop would no longer control the the black knight, but by moving the black pawn to G5 black's position is compromised. Black probably shouldn't castle king-side at that point because the king would be too exposed and too easy for white to attack.

[@danayperezperez2586]

Thanks a lot for the video, very helpful!

[@rjwalker4153]

Good tips. I've played for years, but not regularly enough to be a very good player. But I'm not a complete novice either, as I basically knew all of these tips. The problem is I play 10 minute games and often get low on time. If I have 40 seconds left, and am thinking of swapping, I can't take too much time to determine if I am swapping for a weaker piece or not. So sometimes I just blindly swap, especially if I'm taking a knight. My opponents knights always scare me. And I also can't take much time before doing a move to make sure my opponent doesn't have that square covered with more pieces than me. I have to tell at a quick glance in both of these cases. Otherwise I could lose on time. That's not always easy when pressured for time and that's been my problem -doing quick moves without blundering. Playing longer games would help, but I like quick games more.

[@thaik7474]

Hi from Brasil,Anna! Your videos are helping a lot to be better in chess. Thank u

[@EarthSurferUSA]

For #4, how many attackers and defenders/square, I read a interesting tip from a person in a comments section. Use pieces of paper with 64 squares on it, and actually write down in the square, how many times that square is covered and by who. I have not tried it. I don't know how many pieces of paper I would use, but I would draw a table up and print them if I had a color printer, and play with ti a bit.

[@amunfaisal110]

Thank you. I’m a beginner and thought protecting the king was important than using him. It helped me a lot

[@creativeoutletandfilms]

Anna , I been playing chess for nearly 40 years but your video here really fixed my game , I was making rookie mistakes but not my game is better then ever , thanks!

[@paulzwhatzgoinonzen]

Thanks. Used to play alot. Started again this week. Not played for years, for 35 years. Used to beat my dad rip, but as good as i got. Your videos r helpful.

[@russc83]

Great vid and explanations!

[@Ponthys]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much!!

[@dehangmat]

Thanks a Lot, very clear and helpfull video !

[@KindSwede]

Du gör så underbara videos Anna. Schack för mig ( stolt schack noob ) är som att förstå ett språk man inte kan, man kan vissa ord men man kan inte kommunicera MEN mig älskar utmaningen med att spela Schack hjärnan går verkligen på högvarv / kram på dig

[@gregoryalberts2503]

I always move the pieces to the center. Then I precede to lose anyway.

[@jeffcouncilor6621]

Thank you.Well said and well understood.

[@colinjava8447]

For the not exchanging pieces, its good not to exchange as it can allow opponent to develop a piece. Better to let the opponent exchange so you can develop a piece.

[@shadeburst]

Very good! Also the opponent's piece is often an advanced piece.

[@GeorgeDole]

Anna, many thanks for these 5 tips. I'm getting back into playing chess since I teach a chess club in a former British school in Moscow. I've been playing Go since college when a friend introduced it to me. I usually play Go on computers online on a 9x9 board. I think Go helps me look for the best offense and defensive chess moves. I learned good tips from your video today. Thanks.

[@jariliu8888]

Thanks again Anna for a good video and your info. Could you give a good suggestion on a chess app for pc? To practice alone but also to try yourself with online players?