5 MUST-KNOW Chess Tips For Every Beginner

These are 5 tips to know in chess :)
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Intro 00:00
Follow chess principles 0:58
Don't play without a plan 04:20
Don't trade the wrong pieces 06:39
Think about your opponent's plan 10:10
TACTICS 15:10
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[@Axowolotl]

me: watches chess videos me: I got this also me: forgets everything when playing chess

[@jtidema]

Yeah, always

[@WalterLiddy]

The problem for me is, I never get a chance to even try what I've learned. I'm playing against a computer designed to be for beginners to learn against. It invariably places me in a position where all I can do is try to prevent the loss of pieces. There's usually no opportunity to make any kind of plan and often I find my pieces trapped and unable to even move. I open in what seems to be a typical way, and by the time I start trying to develop the knights/bishops I'm already blocked in and being attacked.

[@Pinklegs]

@@WalterLiddy play some humans online free

[@mennasdrawings429]

Write these rules down and just play as much as you can

[@tazman8487]

I had this problem also as I didn't feel I was good enough yet to play real people so practiced a couple of openings against the computer. What happens with the lower rated bots is that they just restrict the thinking time or search depth but when doing book openings the computer does not need to think or search deep as it already know's the best move. It's not until deep in the middle game where it will make a mistake because it only looked 1 or 2 moves ahead instead of 4 or 5 etc. So i would recommend learning one opening with white and one opening with black, practice against the computer and use hints until you memorise the opening and then start playing real people. You will win more vs people than you will against the computer.. @@WalterLiddy

[@krss6256]

Maybe we could get a video just on tactics? Even more complicated tactics and how to spot them in the middle of the game. Great video btw!

[@Pinklegs]

Middle game tactics not only strategy. Best way to improve tactics? Thanks

[@Mr12Relic]

I'm a 900 with 2400 in puzzles. Do thousands of puzzles. It especially helps in Bullet because positions are insane. One just did an early bishop check, I blocked with a pawn, they backed up to the edge, I put my bishop between the king and pawn, they moved something on the other end of the board, I pushed the blocking pawn for "free", they took it and lost the bishop they forgot about.

[@chessforfun_]

Yes can you please do something for people around 1700-2000?

[@Pinklegs]

I’m 1600 and will crush a 1750 then later will lose to 1490. Up and down. So frustrating!

[@chessforfun_]

@@Pinklegs that's normal. I am 1800 and have a score of 23-28 against a 2000 but I can also loose against someone with 1300 if I get unlucky.

[@Mack777]

Thank you, Anna. With these tips I went from 40% accuracy to 45%

[@zatho5421]

I have to disagree. Playing Chess is easy. It becomes difficult if you try to win your games

[@powdergate]

Says you. Before you can even try to win your games, you have to first grasp incredibly complicated physics concepts such as placing the board on its larger flat side instead of trying to perfectly balance it vertically on its edge.

[@toyo1732]

That why most of people play with bots

[@duhusker4383]

No it's not. What you're saying is that knowing how to move chess pieces is easy which is something completely different.

[@benediktduckers]

@@powdergateNope, it was really easy to learn the rules, only en Passant and Castle were the moves which I learned later!

[@Omsip123]

​@benediktduckers I think you missed the joke 😂

[@silvancorallo3872]

I love the fact that you teach beginners instead of beating them very quickly

[@dtkincaid]

Right! Too many chess streamers ridicule and demean beginners endlessly. I'm sure it drives a lot of views but It really has turned me off from most of them. I appreciate your positive teaching style, Anna!

[@elizabethpetrie3066]

Chess is not easy! Thanks Anna love ur tactics!

[@pantelissouvatzidis7367]

I love it to!!!

[@usuariocelular8065]

If beginners wants to get better. They need a book. Not videos from youtube.

[@elizabethpetrie3066]

@@usuariocelular8065 both & someone to play with!

[@FredrikAndersson597]

The old Swedish warrior king Karl XII during the early 18th century was fond of chess. He was known to take part in the fighting himself and was often at the head of his troops on the battlefield. He played a lot of chess with his generals in the field camps. His tactics in chess were always to get the king out to be in the forefront and lead the attacks. The generals, who did everything they could to lose the games so that Karl would not be upset, had great difficulty in dealing with king Karl´s tactics...

[@miguelhernandez8577]

no way

[@gm2407]

Is there a source for that or the games he played? I mean he is a very successful commander who pushed his luck a bit to far.

[@FredrikAndersson597]

@@gm2407 The information about Charles XII playing chess is taken from the book Carolus Rex : hans liv i sanning återberättat. Or, Carolus Rex : his life in truth retold - my translation into English - written by Ernst Brunner. The book is written as an autobiography via all historical facts and all the letters that the king and his generals and other men signed during his time in power. There is a fairly detailed description of how the king often used to play chess with his generals in the field camps and what the king's chess strategy looked like. It was clear that he considered the king to lead his men on the chessboard - as he often did himself on the battlefield. And it was clear that the generals did their best to lose the matches so that the king wouldn't get angry and upset - and then you never know what could happen...

[@gm2407]

@@FredrikAndersson597 Thank you.

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

what an idiot lol@@FredrikAndersson597

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Tusen takk Anna! Would love to see a video with many more chess fundamentals or principles. Much appreciated. Really learn so much from your videos.

[@JonPaulDiefenbach]

Excellent video! These are some fantastic tips! My biggest weakness is definitely figuring out what my opponent is up to. I'll have some great plan and not realize what they are doing. Then by the time I figure it out, I'm so committed to my plan and want to see it through that I do it anyway, even if it won't work anymore because I missed my opponents plan. I would love a whole video on how to see the board from your opponent's perspective and how to know what they're planning.

[@h4ck3rk4t]

You’re such a great and kind teacher Anna, I hope you do many more of these 🙏🏻

[@ckobo84]

The first thing she should teach is sportsmanship. If you are losing and don't want to play anymore "Resign". Don't make your opponent wait for minutes on end for your clock to run out because you're a poor sport little baby.

[@garynovak7977]

Beautiful video and very helpful. I love it when you (or Pia) explain the process.

[@tedquaker954]

Love your enthusiasm and that giggle of yours!! Awesome. Merry Christmas.

[@jolantissier]

Thanks for the tips! Videos explaining the openings could be nice and interesting, following this video

[@WestAdamm]

Towards the ending of the video. If your opponent took your rook you’ll be on check, you’ll take back with your king and you’ll lose a queen. That strategy could be countered because it’s risky. Anyways chess has been helpful to me. When going through a bad phase playing chess and learning about the financial market helped me keep a positive mindset. Who trades the financial market?

[@RichardWest-]

Wow, you’re right. She could have lost her queen. I trade the financial market. Which aspect of the financial market were you referring to?

[@WestAdamm]

You also saw it lol. I was referring tot the stock market but willing to try other aspects of the financial market. How do you trade?

[@RichardWest-]

I trade based on the season of the market. It gives me a direction on implementing the right strategies for long or short term. I also trade based on the volatility of the market. Although it wasn’t easy till I came across a mentor who helped to keep me in the market loop. My mentor is Bernard Paul.

[@WestAdamm]

@@RichardWest- interesting. This would definitely help to act like a guide when implementing your strategies. Your mentor is doing a good job.

[@StefanClyde]

Paul is also my mentor. I’ve observed Paul’s commitment to continuous learning, staying informed to market news has been a helpful factor which he shared with me in his firm and i really appreciate.

[@CodeGr88n]

This was very informative, consice, having example games to show us and explain the moves and concepts... great video. thank you💚💚💚💚

[@psikachu]

Tons of great, actionable advice! Thank you so much!

[@BrooklynDaveChess]

Great video, Anna! I find it hard convincing beginning players that CASTLING is often the most aggressive move.

[@jockez3581]

I always enjoy your instructive videos. You are one of the best at doing these.

[@QuarkMonk07]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you for the educational content!

[@gerokron3412]

A helpfull video also from the perspective of an experienced player who likes to teach it to beginners! Thx Anna, happy christmas to you!

[@LITANDLEGIT2024]

love all your videos...and your energy blows me away....thankyou for brightening my days.....and helping my game out

[@RuthHorseLady]

I love your videos. Before starting to watch these, I "knew how to play chess" (like: I know how to move the pieces) but I never really got the idea of how you actually "play" to get somewhere. Read a lot of empty advice like "you have to develop your pieces". But without any further explanations that doesn't mean very much. You really help me making sense out of this game. Thank you!

[@brentwood7660]

Thanks! That was really confirming of things (I felt I was doing wrong) with some helpful insight on how to improve upon it.

[@marcoorlando1101]

Amazing video as usual. Thank you! I hope one day you could make a video about pawn structure. It would be wonderful

[@MichaelClerk-xd6ft]

Fantastic video! From your heart, clearly to me at least. Thanks so much.

[@adanescobedo6662]

Love your videos I just subscribed a few days ago and Im hooked keep up the good work!

[@louisgauthier1889]

Great advice. Thank you!

[@saluttous]

Wow crazy queen sac at the end saw it fast too. Great video, I keep trading the wrong pieces because they have the same objective value, but some are stronger depending on the position. Tactics tactics tactics to summarize. Thanks Anna

[@brucecrane9605]

Enjoyed the video. I don't play but love to watch. It helps so much to better understand what the players are thinking and planning. Love to see more on" inside the game". Chess Princess

[@jojojet1256]

As a beginner i didn't understand the purpose of openings but as I progressed into 800 elo i realized how important it is to learn openings and move pieces with a plan thanks to you it's much easier to understand chess now 😊

[@IanPritchard]

Just what I needed at this point in my game development. Thanks Anna.

[@delturge]

Thank you, Coach C. Good chat. Seriously. Just what I needed to hear.

[@jamesduggan7200]

Thanks Anna. As usual I enjoyed hearing your ideas. The only thing I might add is that even beginners possess the kernels of fundamental understanding. For example, a weak player might explain a bad move with the logic that a winning position a pawn up would be too difficult to win. Instead of chastising that player build on that reality because many of us lack the skill to win a pawn up ending against a stronger opponent, so unless you can get a second pawn that pawn up winning position is at best only a draw.

[@magicmonk]

Such an awesome video. Not just applicable to chess but also to life. Thank you!

[@nerd26373]

Thanks for your pieces of advice. It really helps us understand chess on deeper level.

[@richardthorne2804]

Excellent tips. Thanks so much

[@Jess-xw4or]

Big beginner here!!! Been so in love with your videos. Just played my 2nd chess game ever with a friend and your videos have helped me lots! I’d love to see more ways to train my brain to see tactics.

[@a.c.slater573]

Play online

[@drdylanman]

That was a great video! It's always good to have someone reinforcing basic ideas that I've learned in the past, and you're just fun to listen to and watch. haha So its the best of both worlds. I would love videos on tactics, too, especially with "the cow". haha I try it often and don't have a lot of success because I don't know where it should go after you have done the first moves.

[@jamesbell7696]

This is super helpful. Thanks!

[@doug3691]

Thank you, Anna, for another lovely video. In particular, "checking to see if you have time for your beautiful plan" is something that should definitely help my game. Happy Holidays!

[@edwinsas2615]

Hello Anna, thank you for your amazing video's. Great tips in this one. I learned the basics of chess as a kid about 30 years ago from my granddad. Just started playing again this year after finding your youtube channel. Have to get a lot better and video's like this will help with that. So again Thank you very much!! oh and The Cow opening work great for me :)

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

In Anna's last example; I wonder if the Queen faded to the back-rack could have helped in some way?🧭

[@risingmojofilter]

If Qd8, it is mate in one after Rxf8, if I remember correctly. One of the ideas of the diversion was to enable to back-rank mate with the rook. If the queen hides behind the bishop, it cannot help defend the king and it is mate.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Well said! Hopefully I was asleep when that was explained. TYSM @@risingmojofilter

[@stevegermond939]

Loved the video. Keep the content coming.

[@danjobin2608]

Yeah! Just the lesson/reminder that I needed! Thanks!

[@CsJunkBag44]

Want to thank you for helping me improve my game! I have been stuck around 200-250 for months, having difficulty raising my level. I’ve been learning from your videos and have increased to mid 300s in less than a week! Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@Kenjitsuka]

Love beginners/educational content, please keep it up! :)

[@AbhishekS-cv3cr]

Very insightful!

[@Mo-jj1kl]

I like this kind of video. Especially how you show multiple examples for each point.

[@davidwhitney5648]

Really good video, thanks! ❤

[@alexaneals8194]

One thing I found that helps, is taking a look at the games, I played and seeing what the losing side could have done differently to have either draw the game or win it. So, if I lost the game that I would analyze why I lost and what I could have done differently. If I won the game, I look at how I could played the opponent position to have won the game. Especially, if an opponent resigns, then I try to see if I could change the outcome by not resigning. I am only 100 or 200 elo player so take this with a grain salt. But, it has improved my game a little bit.

[@Alfredo-iz4nj]

❤amazing teaching!

[@lapredo3]

Anna It’s nice you have no problem revealing your chess secrets to beginners. Great advice for those chess players who refuse to learn about chess openings, middle and end game strategies and tactics.

[@AlanCanon2222]

This is perfect for me. I know how to play the game, and as a computer scientist, I know something of the history of the development of chess algorithms. But I have never been more than a casual player just for fun. I will tell the story of playing with a Portuguese speaking commercial fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod. (I am a Kentuckian). He would not allow me to make a bad move, at every turn, showing me the error of my bad move and suggesting a better one, giving me little tidbits of theory along the way. We played one game for over an hour like that, until the bar closed down, and we moved to speed chess, whereupon he wiped me out in four or five moves. It was the opposite of the chess "hustlers" I see on Anna Cramling's channel, no shit talking, just pure chess (with a language barrier, at that). He was a complete stranger to me, and I have never forgotten his patience and kindness in taking me on as his student, even for one game. It made me want to get a job on one of the fishing boats, and my girlfriend said, "You would die."

[@charmingasaturdinapunchbowl]

So you are the guy in Kentucky who has a calculator?

[@nedheadwyoming]

Thank you!

[@kd6tas]

Anna makes the best beginner tips videos (in my opinion). I'm still using the one where she said just make sure all of your pieces are protected and wait for your opponent to make a mistake. In my opinion, blunders and hanging pieces are the biggest problems in the beginning. In other words, in a lot of beginner games players end up beating themselves. Teaching a strategy whereby beginners give fewer games to their opponents is good.

[@michaelgrizzanti1988]

I must say Anna you have a very beautiful way of talking so informative and easy to follow … thank you for the tips 🙏

[@danielrockmyer949]

Thank You for posting this Anna. I love listening to your videos. 🌹

[@ericlewis6843]

Thanks for the content

[@bradmonkiewicz8375]

Thank you so much Anna. I'm new to chess and have been not knowing where to start. I've ordered a book on openings

[@ledsagarra583]

Good talk thank you.

[@MaroSeer]

Definitivamente tomaré nota de estos consejos. Muy buen contenido. (Ni siquiera noté que pasaron 18 minutos, los sentí como 5) ❤

[@vincealtamura8402]

Brilliant!

[@lar208]

Väldigt bra tips Anna! Mvh: Lasse

[@franciscogimenez2133]

Excellent interview you had in the wildproject whith giorgio,excelente entrevista en de wildproject que hiciste,pon algun short de esta en tu canal Anna,y Felices Fiestas

[@pedromourao4883]

Can you make a tactics video? Thanks a lot, you are the best! 😊

[@sub-sides3457]

Thanks!!

[@JV-uf2mv]

Tried the cow and won the fastest game I ever attempted. Thanks for making learning easy to follow. Love all your videos, also your parents are awesome!

[@milowiosky4586]

I would love to see more educational videos. I learned a lot from this thank you.

[@sergifrau1549]

Hi Anna! It was an amazing video! I would love watching more educational content from your channel since it is really interesting😊 Congrats and have a nice day🙂

[@wouterspelt]

Hi Anna, I like your videos! You're fun to watch and listen to with a complex game like chess. But one question here: Don't you just lose your own queen at 16:50? If black plays rook f8 to f1+, you're forced to act on that and then black can take your queen, isn't it? Or am I missing something?

[@OlleJonasson-pr8lu]

Realt Good Anna ! Thanks again.

[@dr.nebulanovae8398]

The amount of pride I felt in finding that winning queen move near the end and being a low ELO. I feel like watching chess content creators and masters such as yourself has really helped me.

[@maxpontryagin6949]

very useful thanks !

[@english6633]

It would be awesome if you teach more often like this. Thank you very much for your amazing channel❤🎉

[@Gilles-yn6np]

Thank you Anna 👍🏻👌🏻

[@imc47]

Hola Anna! Muy buen vídeo! La verdad es que soy principiante y cuando pierdo es por alguna de estas cosas, o varias a la vez😂😂😂

[@sidtp7307]

Thanks Anna. New to chess and I find your videos very instructive. Plus you’re adorable 🥰

[@michaelmurray7472]

Really good video anna. Have you got any recommendations on learning chess principles?

[@muerdelavida]

Muchas gracias Anna, muy interesante

[@user-cy3yi3cw4f]

14:18 With no "really beautiful tactic" you just can take the queen with all the same lines, right? R:c4 Rd1+ etc. or having extra queen if black does not take.

[@andrewmcclaugherty40]

Thanks! you make me wanta be a better player🙂 and enjoy playing 👍

[@davidanderson9103]

YES to having a plan. One of the frustrations I have with chess puzzles is that the "Plan" portion is missing. I understand they are designed to train you to identify the best move from the position, but I constantly find myself wishing I knew the plan that had resulted in the position.

[@jimmerrill5471]

Thank you Anna😊

[@scottpalmer9056]

I like learning tips. Thank you for teaching us beginners.

[@Viseo3dp]

You are a very good explainer, you make it easy to understand

[@Mr12Relic]

I'm a 900 with 2400 in puzzles. It helps to treat each move like a puzzle because you evaluate potential finds.

[@mikearance]

Awesome video! Thank you! Yes, please more educational videos. Believer.

[@Mr.-J-2024]

Excellent Anna, Thank you. Following your channel has definitely improved my playing immensely. :- )

[@spacejunkisforever6311]

AWESOME video. I’m 1200, not a total beginner, but all 5 points you make here I need to remind myself of constantly. I’m playing games now that aren’t usually decided by basic blunders- so what I realize is that I need to study number 5 much more. Tactics! I hate puzzles though!

[@slamrock17]

Best chess content on youtube. Thanks anna. Im almost 600 now in 10min games.

[@joebalderas789]

That was so good.

[@akbarsharbati9790]

Fantastic 👍🏻

[@saralundqvist5757]

Tack för en bra video! Denna kommer jag se om igen med ett anteckningsblock i handen. Börjar äntligen förstå mer och mer hur en (hittills) obesegrad vän tänker när han spelar schack, hehe

[@cloudysunset2102]

Anna, may I suggest a vid on basic chess for those that are elderly? I am in my mid-70's and don't have enough life time to learn complex openings. Otherwise this vid well done, I learned a lot that was fuzzy before but after your explanations it is much clearer. thanks.

[@grumpygardner3059]

Thank you Anna.

[@janjansen4620]

Thanks Anna for your great video. It makes me want to play chess again.

[@patriciamarias4990]

Wow, I am not a pro and have not lost a game to normal people lol, but I am glad I can say I do more than 85% of the things Anna explains we should do, and it does spark an interest into playing chess since I haven't in years. Really love how you take your time to try and make the game fun and I must say I really enjoy watching your outlook and charisma and rooting for you

[@SumSouuthernSugar]

Well done !

[@paulpavli7206]

brilliant educational video anna, thanks so much

[@user-nw1yp9ke3q]

such a good tips😮

[@mikey3387]

Great video. Yes to more educational content

[@air2385]

Tienes una fuerza y belleza tremendas, hacía mucho tiempo que no veía nada parecido 😊 Felicidades