How To Always Know Your Next Move In Chess

In this video I explain how to come up with chess plans in the middle game. This is typically a part of the game where many get lost, so I hope this helps you out in figuring out what to do! :)
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Position 1
14:00 Position 2
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[@kj01a]

As a 700 rated player, my plan is usually REMAIN CALM 😱😱

[@Beery1962]

That's a far better plan than just being in sheer terror throughout the game (which is the closest thing to a plan I ever have).

[@keiganogrady7481]

Don't blunder queen don't blunder queen don't blunder queen-ohfucktheregoesmyrook

[@rhymetimeuk]

@@keiganogrady7481 😂so true haha!

[@Singapore-Aviation72]

Lmao same and avoiding blunders or mistakes.

[@Bsn8810500]

I'm excited to get to 700 soon!

[@elcrucius]

My plan as a 1200: dont lose in the opening, dont blunder a piece, wait for the opponent to blunder a piece 🤣

[@PowerAnjohn]

Works until 1500 to 1600. There you will face a magic barrier preventing you from winning games. This video was perfect for bypassing this barrier

[@Lehi18]

@@PowerAnjohn Yeah, thats where i'm at now. I used to just make good moves until the opponent makes a weakness and then i can capitalize. Now i'm realizing that no longer works and i need to have a solid plan and provoke weaknesses as opponents no longer blunder regularly. Its a more difficult jump for me from 1500 to 1800 than from 1200 to 1500

[@cduemig1]

I must have played you before. Getting much better at the middle game but always blunder in the end game.

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

good tactics

[@areezmody6916]

This is high-quality stuff for medium strength players. Unlike many channels simply aiming to put something up, your talent at choosing positions coupled with an innate gift of teaching shines through. and makes these postings stand apart. Thanks for the genuine and honest effort that you put in. Greatly appreciated

[@ItsAsparageese]

Very well said

[@david-pz4zk]

I love how your intros feel like an expert intoducing a ted talk

[@AnnaCramling]

Lol 😂

[@BaddKarmaa]

@@AnnaCramling true

[@DSears-vy3bi]

Outstanding video. A great simple framework for making plans: 1. Get your pieces to the best squares, 2. Make your opponent's pieces BAD, 3. Try to create weaknesses in your opponent's position. Please make more. Thank you.

[@kmuskrat]

this is perfect timing, I've been trying to improve and have realized I play without a plan. thanks for your videos. especially liked the one of your parents playing each other!

[@ChrisDAndrealifestyledesign]

Anna you’re quickly becoming my favorite chess KZbinr!

[@TheStationerd]

You’re the only chess KZbinr that explains in a way that makes sense to me. Thank you for your clear and concise insights, you’re a great teacher! ❤

[@donmcnamara2659]

This was such a great video! I now realize that I have been playing the middlegame without a plan. I feel like I usually rely on instinct and patterns. This has been super helpful.

[@cocovacilando6601]

anna habia jugado ajedrez cuando tenia 4 o 5 años y nunca mas y de mirar estos videos tuyos empece a jugar esta semana, voy por 600 de ELO, muchisimas graciasssss

[@JustSaying290]

Exactly what I need. Sometimes people makes moves as how they read in books but for no specific purpose at all.

[@EvanTec808]

Great overall instruction! Took notes on what you covered so I could remember and it added up to more than 3! 😉Thanx much, will share.🌈 1. Assess Opening Approaches and Reactions 2. Achieve Best Squares and Structures 3. Weaken Opponent's Best Squares 4. Trade Only for Advantage 5. Force Opponent Retreats 6. Reduce Opponent's Options and Mobility 7. Weaken/Deny Linkages, Interactive Strengths and Structures of Opponent 8. Develop Plan, Be Flexible and Revise 9. Mind Time Control 10. Calculate and Deploy Tactics 11. Create/Force Positional Weaknesses for Opponent 12. Gain Material and Preserve Piece Synergy (like Rooks and Bishops) 13. Execute Winning End Game 14. Close In Time

[@GeekonaBike]

Positional chess is one of my weakness, I'll work on this & not always be looking for a tactic

[@rhymetimeuk]

This is a great video, I literally have no plan when I play (been playing 2 weeks), this will really help, thanks Anna!

[@robertakerman3570]

Rhyme, I get ideas, typically the wrong ones. Well, back to the drawing board.

[@rexnicholson6705]

good teaching... Levi teaches openings & end games well, you teach middle game well, so you compliment each other.

[@generalbrowser680]

Anna with her really easy to understand, and well explained tutorials 🤔🧐😊. Thx

[@heartoftheparty6786]

Great video Anna! Thanks for the plan. This helps alot. I hope you make more of these chess tutorial videos.

[@kmunson007]

Wow, you are really good at this. Your way of explaining is just perfect. I wouldn't miss one of your teaching-type videos like this for anything. All your content is great but this is solid gold.

[@pablogr6960]

I always thought i was terrible because i thought having a plan was something much More complicated than this, now not only learned a Bit by seing a New idea i wouldn't have seen by myself but im now much more confident in myself, thank you for this great lesson, One of the Best chess videos ive ever seen

[@nilsalmgren4492]

A plan is something I have heard about, but never really grasped. My plan seems to be react to what my opponent does.

[@nilsalmgren4492]

@@isabelsinclair2899 Pieces out and castle is opening. I can get that far lol. My board vision has greatly improved over the years. It's the imbalances and plans to use them that seem to evade me.

[@robdubent]

@@nilsalmgren4492 checks, captures, threats. Play for threats to weaknesses with tempo. If none of this is possible, improve your worst piece on a square that gets you that much closer to executing the aforementioned.

[@maocharlisme]

Napoleon scoffs at you from his grave, lol

[@TerencePetersenAjbro]

Excellent advice, if I could put this into practice, it would take me that one step further to advanced play. Creating weaknesses in my opponent's position is something I need to work on, it does not come intuitively yet. Väldigt lärorikt som vanligt Anna, tack så mycket!

[@jasonduke9034]

Hey Anna, Ive really enjoyed these teaching videos you’ve been making lately! Thanks and keep them coming! Very instructive.

[@davidbusse8900]

This is really helpful Anna. Please do some more of these. My ideas around planning are a bit fuzzy and I would really appreciate some more examples. Thanks so much for doing these.

[@marksmith8667]

Love your clear explanations. Very helpful - if I can just get it in my head, Because it seems that it's not just seeing the position, it is also getting the pieces in the correct squares to kick away or capture.

[@danielquill]

thank you for this lesson - so well delivered

[@tehjargonz0r]

These board state/analysis videos are so helpful, thank you!

[@michaelneedssleep]

Thank you, Anna. This is very helpful.

[@garri235]

This is really useful topic,it will be great to have another videos like this. It is often really hard to find plan so more examples about how to find and how to realize plans in the middle game will be more than welcome.Thank you for your effort.

[@enfjftw]

This is a freaking GREAT instructional video, great job Anna!

[@nunocastro1810]

I watch a lot of chess videos looking for content to develop my game and increase my rating (800). For a few months I watched Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian, American, English videos and I can honestly say that this video conveys very clearly and effectively what I was missing in my game and it`s not a content about lines and lines and tricks that don't help us improve our game and we just lose time. If I could give this video 100 likes at once on this video I would. Excellent content, keep it up Anna!! 5 stars!! Kisses from Portugal

[@Hansahmed818]

Thank you for this free informative content! You explain things really well

[@MoneySuccesswithAndy]

That was a super helpful video. I really enjoyed trying to find the best plan before you even gave your 3 options to see if I could find it. More videos like this would be good to watch.

[@zigz0072]

Great video. Thank you 😊

[@yenegpo123playz8]

Anna thank you for your videos! You really helped me in chess!!!!

[@jacobo5509]

Magnífico vídeo. Te empecé viendo con el GM Matamoros. Me alegra verte de nuevo y con videos de tanta calidad y tan didácticos.

[@PixelatedDude]

This is something i really needed as i see gms making plans and good players when i dont know what to do in my position and normally i would go for an attack on the king but sometimes that is not the best option

[@shannonjones8877]

This is a fantastic instructional format. Would definitely like to see more like this.

[@kennethlouisharrison9928]

Thank you Anna for a fantastic video. It would be very interesting to see some videos on how you link the opening thinking with the middle game planning and endgame planning with some specific openings like the QGD and other examples. It seems that some openings have inherent ideas that dictate what you do in the middlegame. With thanks for your kind help.

[@daveconvoy5793]

Excellent Anna thank you. Loving your tuition!

[@misterguts]

4:55 "Our good pieces are gonna go over to their bad pieces, which means their bad pieces are gonna to come over here."

[@a_wild_Kirillian]

Watching this video made me remember how hard it's actually to create educational videos that are also entertaining and fun.

[@Phil27389108]

Yes, please do more videos like this one! It’s really good and really helpful!

[@peteandtessTube]

I’m quickly becoming a big fan. I love your logic and ability to make the game fun while being strategic. You are providing me with a reason to stay engaged with the game by creating a Plan in any given situation. Many times after my opening, the London, if the opponent makes some unexpected moves, I feel lost, no plan. But your strategy is on going and now I will try again to play with purpose instead of thinking that I need to memorize certain moves for every layout.

[@kijetesantakalu]

This was a fantastic lesson, really helpful. Thanks!

[@j24601valjean]

Definitely one of the most useful instructional chess videos I have seen - thank you.

[@briantrask8173]

Thanks for a create training video. For someone who has never had a formal training this is great.

[@Beery1962]

I love this kind of content! I'd love to see more videos like this.

[@bkpete01]

Great video & yes please - more examples like this would be great! I feel this is really teaching me practical and new ideas. Thanks!

[@Mr512austintexas]

This lesson was excellent! Anna, your explanations are crystal clear and really useful. Keep up the great work.

[@xeenon5438]

I love practical + educational video like this one

[@jockez3581]

After 29 minutes I realized there was a chess board to the right. I had all the moves in my head just like Mägnus. Great video btw!

[@michaelkrailo5725]

Love how you explain your thought process and how you evaluate which pieces are good or not. I'm too slow to play chess with a clock though.

[@brianwalker2201]

Super duper duper instructive!! Love these videos Anna! 👌🏻

[@chessmanboy679]

I have never seen any other video that explain it as well as you did. I always had issues with the middle game as a 1400-1600 player. I love your other chess contents but please keep teaching, you're very good at it.

[@dmw0077]

Great video. I rarely smile when playing the middle game, but this video had me smiling the whole time. Hopefully that'll carry over to my matches.

[@jefferywilliford]

Very helpful and well thought through. Great job 👏

[@Ultra-Violet]

Thanks Anna, very informative video 💜

[@culleng.1653]

Lots of great lessons here. Thanks for demystifying a very foggy topic with wit and candor!!

[@BrendaHardesty]

I found this video very helpful. Your explanations are clear. Thanks, and keep those videos coming, please!

[@joereilly7082]

This would make an excellent series! Kind of like Gotham's Guess the ELO.

[@gluonpa6878]

"Help your pieces so they can help you" - P. Morphy

[@nirian]

Don't ask what your pieces can do for you, but what you can do for them -J.F.Kennedy

[@gluonpa6878]

@@nirian "I can resist anything but a queen sacrifice." - Oscar Wilde.

[@muchel2]

This is a great video! More content on the middle game would be great. 😄 Thanks Anna!

[@ErickHagstrom]

For me, this is probably the most helpful chess video that I've seen in a very long time. Thank you for your efforts.

[@samfisherniallcase5692]

Before you listed the plan options, I paused and decided on Be2, but while that attacks the queen, it doesn't really do much and it blocks the knight from going to e2, which allows their knight to capture ours if white plays f3.

[@cwgriffin1]

thanks Anna. This was very instructive. Please do more like this video.

[@CoachWenchell]

Superlike!! 👍 Really enjoy this format! It is helpful to understand why the right idea is good but it is at least equally important to understand why the other ideas are worse.

[@gabbro72]

Such a nice and clear way to explain things. I will not forget these ideas anymore

[@tennesseered586]

Good explanation of strategic thinking. Thanks .

[@77Tenacity1]

Great video, Anna! enjoy the light hearted way you explain things. it feels like you're happy speaking about this, which makes viewers happy to watch.

[@felixmacwylie7039]

THIS, the middle game is where I’m clueless as a beginner and just move pieces lamely and aimlessly. This is much needed help, but it seems more and more that chess is not really a game anymore just whoever’s memorized more games and situations wins.

[@ryekis]

i love this.. usually at complicated positions, i do not know what to do...but this is gold!!!

[@mohammadmahdavisaeed2656]

you'r brilliant Anna , your advice are very helpful and practical, please summarize at the end . thanks

[@judsongordy8872]

I love this video! I'd love to get more videos on forming a plan.

[@kroy4345]

Your videos are really educational. Thanks Anna!

[@michaelsmith6094]

It never occurred to me that part of my planning process should include sabotaging my opponents position. That's definitely a new idea. Thanks!

[@kr0znik379]

very instructive. thank you Anna.

[@uzielceballosliriano6023]

Thank you so mucho, it is really helpful!

[@OlleJonasson-pr8lu]

Very good teaching again. Thanks Anna.

[@nomisnibor]

Awesome tips. More like this would be gold !

[@nomisnibor]

Thank you !

[@Daniel-G-P]

Very helpful video, thanks 😀

[@themistdu]

I learned a lot with this video! Thanks!! :)

[@user-xn8wg6yw7g]

This is good. Thanks. The choice of positions is good, the level is right, the explanations are helpful. Your videos are improving.

[@EannaButler]

What a great video. Thank you very much!! Makes total sense. 👏👍

[@fabioslink5867]

Love your energy❤

[@godisgood789]

Excellent teaching!

[@care2goo]

this helps visualize all 3 segments of a game..start with a solid opening (not too hard when there's so many educational tutorials on openings) continue with plans in the middle game creating and attacking the opponents weaknesses and getting the most value out of your pieces then finalize the deal with an easy-ish endgame as a reward for a great middle game

[@isidroyaptinchay638]

Love your videos. Lots of fun!

[@ChristianSoschner]

Fantastic content. Thanks for sharing

[@robhead22]

Im finding your video instructions to be very helpful!! Im 65. I have been playing since i was a kid. And about five years ago i got my elo up to 1560. I stayed in that range for a while. Then ended up where i am today. 1260. But im determined to get better! And youre helping!! Thank you! Btw. Youre not only a great and inspiring player. Youre a great teacher! For all you do. Thank you!

[@lunaretic3]

Anna, for an absolute beginner, what should i focus on first? I know the rules, but i don't know any general strategies or anything. I just know I want to "activate" my pieces as soon as I can. What should I do, learn openings?

[@dronai]

Yes keep it going please. Learned a lot here

[@ethanvmk2623]

This was amazing !!! Very very educational hopefully we’ll get similar videos soon !!

[@iganinja6742]

I really liked that discussion on position ive never thought about that. And my highest peak is 1500.

[@gm2407]

General principle, control the centre and if the position is closed attack the side of the board where your most advanced pawn is, because you are aiming at the pawn on front of the most advanced square to create a break in the chain and get behind the lines. In an open game attack the side where most of your pieces are. If you start with an open game then you are already deciding where the pieces are going as you develop so should be forming the plan. The other person will be developing with either the oposite plan or to counter your plan.

[@sujoyroy8350]

Ur doing good work...thanks for these tips❤️❤️

[@user-lu9fg7pc9q]

thank you for the video! i will use this concept in todays tournament

[@natanielruiz818]

It's always cool to hear her say the word "chess". Great video!

[@jimih02]

Thanks Anna for such great advice about how to play chess!

[@TimBoulette]

This is probably the single most helpful chess instruction video I've ever seen.

[@SiteReader]

Very helpful. Thanks.