Chess Is SO MUCH Easier Once You Understand THIS

[@journeytograndmaster]

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[@jaylenlenear3944]

dude you are awesome! who is this training meant for range wise

[@Laneline5000]

Great channel! Thanks for all the lessons, very much appreciated. Bought the Chessnut Evo because of you and I have to say that it is pretty dang cool.

[@gregmartin3425]

Studying some old Lasker games. He often suggests attacking strong points, esp. in the center. Seems so logical, but in an actual game, with nerves and excitement, we often don't do the common-sense thing, and we get attracted to sidelines and "tricks".

[@XxTechyTheGamerxX]

Thank you! 🙏 your tips are actually very useful and something new that I’ve heard in a while ❤❤❤

[@TheBigDaddyJay224]

I try to follow your advise about not memorizing Openings. I try to develop all of my pieces before doing anything. I find a lot of online players play strange openings, so sticking with the basics helps.

[@audiofilo8249]

Amazing master class. Very instructive. Thank you and thanks to Chessnut for supporting you.

[@jaylenlenear3944]

suggestion: include that there is a model game in your titles Chess Is SO MUCH Easier Once You Understand THIS[Model Game] for example. I almost didnt click this video expecting something ive heard a million times before but so glad I did im a huge believer in the Lasker Method of learning [every lesson can be comprehensive simply including the entire game not just fragments] for my personal database.

[@journeytograndmaster]

interesting perspective, thank you! Could you tell me what you expected to hear that you have heard of a million times?

[@jaylenlenear3944]

@@journeytograndmaster I mean no disrespect and I’m not finished with the video yet but so far the tips you gave. Which absolutely do work! I’m over 2000 but still like videos like this from time to time seeing different perspectives

[@journeytograndmaster]

sure, I guess I understood your comment correctly. I was just asking to know what I should avoid saying in my videos :)

[@audiofilo8249]

@@journeytograndmasternothing. Everything you say about chess is completely useful.

[@lol-yz8fh]

@@journeytograndmaster the most common tips I've heard were to do lots of tactics, and avoid blunders. They worked, I've gotten to 1800 elo but it gets repetitive after a while

[@mingolam]

Thank you for your demonstration

[@gagnonfrancois8592]

After watching your video, my elo is going good. Thanks.

[@kayasper6081]

Thank you again for your excellent videos. There are several very succesful chess channels out there already, but I like your transparent and easy to understand style. For sure your channel has a lot of potention! Just a personal question: would you think a 55 year old chess player (me), now only elo 1600, can still reach the 2000 level?

[@journeytograndmaster]

thanks! I hope I will be able to fulfill that potential :) Do you mean online or fide rating?

[@cristeveladra-uw1kw]

Is there a chance for me to become a titled player? I started to excessively played chess rn and im 19 years old

[@gregmartin3425]

Thanks this was pretty instructive. I'm about 1800 ELO

[@vlnow]

I only really play the cow. It's a losing opening. I am playing the long game in my improvement. I will get good at survival with such a bad opening, and one day I will learn a good opening and my learned survival skills of fighting on the back foot from the terrible cow, finally combined with a good opening, will make me leap forward in elo

[@journeytograndmaster]

so if you know it's a very bad opening, why do you play it in the first place? :)

[@jaylenlenear3944]

@@vlnow you can get the same practice playing good openings but playing against players 200-300 stronger than you. The cow is legit a waste of time if that’s your goal

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@journeytograndmaster I've used the cow twice. It keeps things of kilter. I won't try again in case someone studied.

[@AdityaP-i8h]

Another fire video🔥 I have a doubt if you don’t mind, how do I connect plans with calculation because in my games I always get confused to make a plan or follow the 4 step system, clarifying this will help me and others alot😊

[@journeytograndmaster]

thank you! I have a plan (normally you find it in the late opening-early middlegame) so you can guide all your thoughts. You have a goal. And then you have a 4-step formula as in instrument to help you achieve that goal as well as make sure your opponent does not destroy your plan. I hope it helps :)

[@jimmccann3856]

Hmmm... "choose one or two openings that fit your style.." For amateurs, is this really the most important consideration? After 1 e4 d5 2 exd Qxd 3 Nc3 Qd6, which I play more than a hundred times a year, and my opponents might see once every five years, I know all the ideas. He knows mostly the ideas from the Spanish, Sicilian, French, Caro Kann etc. Yes, yes, I know Fischer laughed at Bisguier, when he played the Scandi, but at amateur level its sound enough, and GIVES HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE all the time. Surely, this is a more relevant consideration than "style" at the amateur level?

[@somevino1048]

thnx for the nice video! at the beginning you are sort of contradicting yourself, though. you say it does not matter what opening one plays and then you say you should play an opening where you understand the ideas. so it does matter what opening one plays as hardly anyone will understand the ideas of every opening. in order to truly understand an opening’s ideas, quite a bit of opening work is required.

[@journeytograndmaster]

thank you and sorry for the confusion. I meant that the opening choice does not matter, so you don't have a lot of headache choosing the "right" one. But once you choose something, it's crucial to understand the ideas of whatever opening you decided to play.

[@Mark8v29]

Thanks for sharing. A informative video. I'm sure your opponent would defeat me!

[@journeytograndmaster]

thanks! What's your current rating?

[@zangcs]

He nvr go straight to the point

[@emilrizov9050]

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