Chess Visualizing: How To Remember Squares

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I get asked frequently to make a video about visualization in chess and identifying the squares, so I made a video for chess strategy for beginners and intermediate players on how to visualize during a game.
0:00 Intro
0:47 SQUARES
2:18 VISUALIZATION PRACTICE
7:35 3 REAL GAME EXAMPLES
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[@harryspencer5855]

“Blindfold chess is a beautiful sight” Levy Rozman 2020

[@zibilic]

Great quote

[@reshzy3807]

I see...

[@tr1gger810]

@@reshzy3807 but you're blindfolded so I guess you don't

[@istachi]

@@tr1gger810 His joke but worse

[@7cpm293]

Wow. Very eye-opening.

[@moxxy3565]

Weird how you think the coordinates are "wonky" for white. It's the exact opposite for me.

[@trollyh4ck3r59]

@Shawn Bliss keep in mind that Levy is Jewish and knows Hebrew

[@phaggott]

@@trollyh4ck3r59 gnitseretni mmh

[@Hadahuda]

same

[@hugopelland]

I thought he was being sarcastic!

[@literal-tree]

@@trollyh4ck3r59 I'm jewish and i know hebrew but i agree with the above comment what's your point

[@eddiegness]

13:48 "I want you to pause the video..." * pauses video * Okay, what do I do now. Levy? Levy?

[@abhijyotsingh75]

L O L

[@majzerofive]

thats a bit super obedient to pause the video right before he says "not yet" the second after.

[@shahrukhabdul9889]

*Pauses video* Speak to me Levy

[@Hmmm777]

Bruh

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Did the same thing, kinda hard to understand what this video is about, guess I need to work on my telepathy skill first

[@ValentineC137]

The hardest part in about this video was trying to say the Alphabet backwards

[@shashankregmi853]

I thought I was the only dumb one who could not do it effortlessly

[@Yayaloy9]

I have to count from A to H in order to count it backward.

[@lucyraethornes5983]

I swear that was what I struggled with most! Lol

[@neumatic]

tebahpla ehT

[@0xaaaaaaaa]

sdrawkcab tebahplA

[@sherifgalaxo3287]

Visualisation in brief: Hikaru looking in the ceiling to think. Lol

[@jahnbee7436]

Who? This doesn’t make sense lmao

[@ekrotte8714]

@@jahnbee7436 if you are able to memorize the whole board, staring at the board while calculating is not necessary, although sometimes still helpful.

[@Joellations]

@@jahnbee7436 you missed the joke

[@quill444]

I think Hikaru usually just visualizes the pieces being set up for the next game, which I'll _also_ mark down as a win. - j q t -

[@abdusselamzahma7474]

Hikaru is looking at stockfish on the monitor above

[@ProgZ]

6:00 : So I tried to draw arrows, but my opponent stopped me saying it was bad for the chessboard

[@rushbh3452]

B R U H

[@nointernet4766]

Stupit 🤣🤣

[@nointernet4766]

@@guyonYTube Bud lmao I think you just r/whoosed yourself hahah what I said was a joke to something Gotham has said before which is "Stupit" with a T

[@sakuya9017]

@@guyonYTube Not really... but pop off.

[@blueberryoatmeal4009]

Obviously they don't want you to get better.

[@davidryal]

whoa that was creepy, i jumped ahead and he said "if you've jumped ahead here, welcome"

[@davidk9382]

Visualization :)

[@AKHangal]

Haha!

[@Money-WorldWide96]

I'm a begginer and I've been playing chess for 2-3months. And I can proudly say that I can remember every move and the coordinates of each pieces from the Paul Morphy Opera Game, although it's only a 17 move game there still is room for improvement.

[@superhero25e]

Nice

[@glassesyouneed6876]

Cool! I wish i could do the same!!!!!

[@meesheijmink5029]

useless

[@dzdraco19]

@@meesheijmink5029 get a life bro, instead of putting people down, actually give them advice

[@rituparna7059]

@@dzdraco19 indeed

[@belakblack4533]

I honestly can’t believe it, I was outside doing yard work when I had the thought “Damn, I need to get good at knowing the squares when I play” then I come inside and bam, a notification for this video. Insane.

[@stoicsoul8473]

r/thatHappened

[@belakblack4533]

@@stoicsoul8473 I’m in that subreddit believe it or not idc

[@northzealand]

Law of attraction

[@NateROCKS112]

@@stoicsoul8473 r/ihavereddit

[@hmiahjr]

You're connected man!

[@GothamChess]

Stoooop it at 14:30 I said “central squares” not some random f1/d1/c1 😂

[@viktor14jaar]

Don't you have C3 with also 3 lines of sight? queen, pawn, knight? Or is C3 not a central square?

[@josephromansexton2279]

I need this so bad

[@lewispablo7324]

Ok

[@rbra_]

How many squares Black controls? 35?

[@kekwe3088]

Figured that answer wouldn't be sensible, but that went over my head :D

[@strikerone475]

"What square does white control the most? It's a tough one." "D1 or C1?" "D5" - Levy "****"

[@cpgautam172]

"in the centre of the board" 13:50

[@ProfGlitch]

i mean, its clearly F1, defended by the king, rook, knight, bishop

[@danielfay8963]

@@ProfGlitch D1, C1, and F1 are all controlled by the same number of pieces

[@traceriley7836]

C3 is also controlled three times but its not important.

[@techbricks7539]

@@ProfGlitch in fact F1 is only controlled by the bishop and the king, because if the king is taken, the game is finished 😂😅

[@user-ib1qz5rc9x]

all i want for christmas is Chess Visualizing: How To Remember Squares

[@AG-iy8nd]

What a lovely Christmas present, two Gotham vids a day

[@charlieschneider5649]

I guess we were not naughty this year. Not a single one of us...

[@jaishkhan7442]

It is technically 3 vids in a day for me lol

[@xadey7]

He visibly tries to avoid all the christmas songs and all the mood by nerding with chess on YT

[@andrewwong6500]

Levi

[@the_master1715]

"Looking ahead in the future, changing the position in your mind and deciding whether to make a move or not" 5d chess vibes

[@alexanderreusens7633]

5d chess with multiverse time travel is a real thing, if that's your thing

[@LFSPharaoh]

@@alexanderreusens7633 if it's not my thing, does it still exist?

[@bobbybobbatunday9959]

Isn't it technically everybodies thing since if it exists in one dimension then it exists in all. So even if there is the smallest of odds that it is somebody's thing, then there would be a 'verse for it and it would then exist for all? Quantum mechanics is not something I know, so don't shoot me if I am wrong.

[@LFSPharaoh]

Either you're an expert troll and totally just owned my basic ass troll with this, or you're gonna win over me by pulling me out of my own troll-mode as I say "yes yes I absolutely agree". Very suspicious. Although, the way you said " 'verse " right there was superb.

[@gulgaffel]

@@bobbybobbatunday9959 *bang* I've no idea what you talking about, but it certainly isnt QM.

[@prasadshrivatsa6126]

This guy is sincerely trying to help us master Chess. And Chess is a game worth mastering (not just learning). Let's thank him! Thank you, GothamChess!

[@adnanasif5434]

Perfect. Thanks for your hard work brother.

[@mrkowalczyk420]

Wait, you see black’s POV as the ‘normal’ way reading letters alphabetically right to left and counting down from top to bottom?! This has blown my mind.

[@hiphopriffs7775]

He likes reading manga

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

Levy is also Jewish, idk if he learned it but they write right to left in Hebrew

[@Alkuf100]

@@stuckupcurlyguy did learn it, he was born with it.

[@mickeyrube6623]

@@Alkuf100 Wait, Jews are born reading!?!?!?

[@drewlop]

Yeah, that kinda seems like a counterintuitive way to teach it. Personally I think it’s better to teach from white’s perspective so you’re going in alphabetical order from left to right because that’s more “cognitively ergonomic”

[@nikk-hk4pv]

Man is a walking chess content machine like he literally uploads like 4 times a day

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

Plus he streams constantly, Levy does not fuck around

[@froxical2128]

serious af

[@gnamsu]

He’s smart, taking advantage of the extra interest in chess lately and he’s great so we all win

[@nharj7674]

Like

[@Subsonic-cd2en]

Well... not literally.

[@TreeGGwi]

How to remember squares: don’t forget them

[@Jordan_offline_]

Levi it's almost a year now, when do I unpause the video.

[@imconfused1712]

It's been 3 years now. I think u should watch the rest of it now.

[@Jordan_offline_]

@@imconfused1712 no master Levi didn't order me to unpause, it stays paused unless captain Levi orders me

[@jonhaigh9439]

teaching me the gosh darn alphabet again

[@jatloe]

abcdefgh hgf-oh wait what again

[@DonexXGamez]

For me best visualization exercise is just solving a lot of tactics everyday.

[@datsmaboaaah3797]

I strongly agree on that

[@JohnS-il1dr]

And also looking at variations in books without moving the pieces on the board.

[@TomandJerrystudios]

I love these kind of videos - I feel like I’m in a 1-on-1 lesson with Levy for free. Can’t ask for a better Christmas gift.

[@cnap1876]

Great video! I got over my last plateau in chess by improving board visualization and it’s crazy that just knowing the names of squares and saying them to yourself whilst playing stops you from dropping not only pieces but important pawns in your camp

[@Hinderlengjes]

Not having played chess for years, when it was all 'Pawn to King Two,' etc, I memorised the squares by giving them names: H and A - Heavy Artillery (Rooks sort of are...) G and B - Galahad and Bedivere (Knights of the Round Table) F and C - Faith and Church (Bishops) E - Emperor D - Drottning - Swedish for Queen (or Dronning in the closely related Norwegian - tribute to Magnus Carlsen!) Then I promptly forgot them all...

[@necronicles]

Woah dude this is actually genius, i'm going to use this now xd

[@FianXuan]

According to wikipedia, algebraic notation was popularized in the English-speaking country in the 1970.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

P-K2 is impossible; you can't move a pawn to your second rank.

[@GC987]

A great tutoring style. Kudos. Just the right sort of level. Not crazy complicated, not condescending, but rather confidence inspiring.

[@Ben-jj1xq]

I find it so funny that I know a lot of chess theory but all that theory disappears when I’m actually playing 😭😭

[@donlively4334]

I don't often comment on videos, but this one requires me to compliment you, Levy. I took up chess again a month ago. I found many great videos, but yours are particularly good. It is hard to believe how quickly this old retired guy is picking up the game, mostly thanks to you. This one might be the most educational, unique video on the interwebs. Huzzah, sir! Very well done indeed. I'm a subscriber, and deeply in your debt.

[@MixturexD]

As a chessplayer with aphantasia this is easier said than done

[@happypiano4810]

I just trace it with my eyes. Or I can just use audiation. Your brain has the info, you just can’t consciously see it. We have ways around actually seeing things in our heads.

[@happypiano4810]

I can do these without seeing anything in my head by tracing with my eyes, and using my minds ear.

[@crissanc1403]

Potatoes O’Grotten pretty cool answer to help us aphants out! could you elaborate a little on what you mean by tracing with your eyes?

[@happypiano4810]

@@crissanc1403 Like, literally moving your eyes to aid your thinking.

[@lucasleroy3196]

you can try to understand the patterns of the squares and the geometry of the board without seeing it, how the diagonals are linked together, and how the board can be divided into many parts that are easier to understand, I can't project images either but I can feel the organization of the board, I'm learning it right now and what I said above is what I'm doing, I'm pretty confident it will work

[@darrenlin7943]

The thumbnail is me thinking before playing a missed win

[@gabrote42]

Along with memorizing openings, this has historically been the hardest part in chess for me, so thank you. EDIT: Nailed all exercises yet except the second one.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Are the first examples meant to be solved without looking at the board? Just imagining the board in your head and playing the moves in your head right?

[@ExpiredToast11]

developing this skill makes learning lines easier

[@lazerwolph]

14:05 wouldn't the square white controls the most also be c3, with the queen, knight and pawn?

[@WypsotorNyloff]

My idea was C1 and D1, both controlled by two rooks, the queen, and one knight

[@lazerwolph]

Yeah thats a good point, too. Maybe he's saying d5 because its in the center of the board? 🤷‍♂

[@master11050]

You would be right but at 13:53 he specifies that he's talking about in the center of the board.

[@lazerwolph]

@@master11050 ohhhh haha very true, thanks for pointing that out 👍

[@josecqneto]

Yes, you're right. However, the point in analyzing the control of squares is to overthrow your opponent. Black can't get to c3, so you shouldn't really care if the c3 square have control or not. It's like the point of caring about the control of squares that will allow you to advance in the game, or controlling squares to diminish your opp's activity. I guess he could've stated that.

[@vtann-5932]

Your way of teaching is so simple it’s helped me so much

[@CamelxXxYogurt]

Levi at the beginning of the video: pause when I say pause Me 50 minutes later, having still not finished the video:

[@old_buffoon]

This is way too underrated

[@ryleejones3994]

14:35 d1 is defended 4 times rather than 3

[@JohSmith]

same goes for f1

[@lenguyenuchung2676]

f1 is not an empty square but c1 is

[@JohSmith]

@@lenguyenuchung2676 you're right

[@murdererbros]

But Levy said a square in the center..

[@Solbashio]

ngl. this was the only part of the video that just didn't make any sense.

[@lorenzovillani3102]

This is wonderful, I really appreciated this kind of content, it's much easier practising this way than doing it alone. And it's waaay more enjoyable, thank you very much, I'll consider this as a Christmas present!

[@finchisneat]

Please more of these! I just started on Lichess after playing some as a kid, I'm 34 now, and my rating is around 1400, but some of my moves are like 1900 moves and some are like 300 lol. So basically I blunder or make huge inaccuracies alot because I don't see things fast enough. This type of chess talk helps me the most. Thanks for doing this, and other ones about ending patterns, raising your rank, beginner strategies, etc.

[@o_sch]

This is me except I DO visualize the board very well. The issue is sometimes I just dont care to check any other pieces and only the one i just moved (tunnel visioned)

[@47eoghan47]

@@o_sch ?

[@honukane242]

@@o_sch that isn’t visualizing the board well then lol

[@GardenHood]

Levy is easily the best and most expressive chess teacher on the tube. No one breaks it down for beginners quite like lev. Thanks man

[@MrAvacardo]

I watched the whole vid but that last couple of minutes on the last puzzle and revealing what pieces can see what after the movements was so powerful!

[@matthathaway5015]

Good video, Levy. I've been doing puzzles and studying coordinates, but talking through the process of visualizing was very helpful.

[@onzinvanjossa8641]

I’m a musician, it’s very hard for me to remember that there is a h. Am I the only one?😂

[@R_samurai779]

You ain't alone lol

[@anathamon]

Don’t forget about Harry!

[@literal-tree]

fuckin. same.

[@maru8703]

No in Germany the b is actually named h and the b flat is named b😂

[@onzinvanjossa8641]

@@maru8703 even more messed up, what is the reason?

[@scottrichardson1228]

Lol just found out I have aphantasia, can't do this. Nice.

[@newcontentin100years9]

I guess you suck at chess.... at least you’re better than me

[@fangirlfangirl9454]

same it sucks thats the reason I always blunder

[@Tofuwabofu]

I have aphantasia too. You don't have to literally visualize the position to make these calculations, though I'm sure it helps.

[@newcontentin100years9]

@@alex2005z aphantasia is when you cannot visualize in your head. Lets say you imagine an apple in your head. A person with aphantasia cant do that.

[@Tofuwabofu]

@@alex2005z it means an inability to visualize, having no mental imagery.

[@daerialadrian6407]

Levy you're amazing man. Every time I watch one of your videos I want to learn and push myself even more

[@Hugo-xj2mj]

I've asked about this a million times on your stream, finally it's here, thank you so much man!

[@napiernygma8075]

05:50 i love the fact that he give the advice and do the complete opposite of it to not be bored and count all the possibility and 10 seconds later he says he is too lazy to do it xDD

[@JorgeRodriguez-bz8fg]

Two videos a day, feels like it’s christmas al week

[@dkpandey1996]

Levy, man, you are a life saver. I needed this video so bad. Have a Happy Christmas man, thanks for the awesome content you've been sharing this year.

[@musicfan07058]

3:30 just realized after so many chess videos... I Never thought about Controlling empty squares over trying to Control the squares that have enemy pieces occupying them or Controlling the battlefield before the war starts. Not sure why but i never thought about empty squares in the right way until it was worded how you did in this video.

[@waldolemmer]

Have you acquired brain damage at some point in your life? Or do you have some sort of cognitive disorder? Or, perhaps, are you under ten years old?

[@Aksinha224]

First time I've talked out loud to myself to a video since Dora the Explorer. Great video Levy!

[@jerjerbinks_]

Thank you for these videos! They are some of the best chess lesson videos I can find. Not only are they educational, but are entertaining. Thank You!

[@Chess_Improving_Adult]

This is the first video on youtube on calculations which actually tells how to start with basics. Thanks.

[@byz88]

Hopefully this helps people also learning. I've been a fan of chess for a while but could never follow the square names well, just casually watched chess videos. Decided to learn chess notation too and the way I've just quickly learned the square names is using a physical board (get a cheap one from Amazon). There are many chess books that analyse great games, (I'm reading 'The Mammoth Book of the worlds greatest chess games' and on a kindle with a stand for convenience but any will do). Playing out the games and moving pieces following notation will quickly help you learn the places and within about 10 games you will notice how quickly you find the square. Once you get comfortable, play the next games out from blacks perspective switching it up (or just play from the colour that is the winner). So I'm learning notation, squares and tactics and openings all within a short a time, plus it's fun. Also this book advised getting a second board because they play through potential ideas or why an idea would not work etc, you can keep the actual game on board while using the second board to play out the other notated ideas. I'm not even a quarter of the way through the book and have picked up quite a lot. For shorter ideas out of the game in question, maybe only 5 moves ahead, I've followed the notation in my head visualising rather than playing out on the second board and that has helped a lot. Thought I'd share for others out there just wanting to improve too.

[@joshuafort2683]

Hey - I’m new to your channel. Just wanted you to know that you’re REALLY good at this. You do an excellent job of breaking down concepts and helping folks build their skills in an entertaining way. Looking forward to following your work.

[@DarkManzPK]

I loved that this only touched the surfice and there is so much to be learned here. Primarily, the names of the squares at lightning speed. I think that listening to a audio game with the board or pc in front of you and with and then without coordenated would make for a killer exercise! That will be my lesson for tomorrow!! Draw up a paper with the squares and name them. Also make tiny papers with the names and place them on the board (the papers being taken randomly out of a pile).

[@AvennGed1]

Please do another one of these! So helpful!

[@Boomin4u]

This is one of the most important things I think I’ve taken away from your teachings. I can’t thank you enough for making the whole developing my chess game fun and exciting.

[@74v13r]

3:51 actually, if there arent any pieces blocking the trayectory of the rook, it always controls 14 squares.

[@RobFraser]

Great video and more would be appreciated. I've started working on naming squares. The big take away for me was at the end, when you talked about where opponents pieces could go and who was protecting. This is the next level of visualization I want to get to. Thinking about where my pieces are attacking and could be attacked from currently as well as when the board changes, not simply naming where my pieces can legally move.

[@muhammadriefkyhadid9577]

What i like from you is your articulation and the choice of words you use to explain things to your viewers, it's just easy to understand man

[@johnstevenson9956]

When I first learned algebraic notation, the first thing that occurred to me was, "Battleship"!

[@felixmerz6229]

When I started wanting to memorize the squares by heart I coded a small webapp where it tells you what square to click and then you have to click it. That helped a lot, also knowing the squares of your standard opening moves makes it easier to quicker zone in on other, lesser "well known" squares.

[@Luis-fh8cv]

Great video Levi!!! I've been working on this lately, and this is a great help!

[@stuartcarden1371]

This is the most useful video of yours I've watched so far - Thank you!

[@Riael]

"Looking ahead in the future, changing the position in your mind and deciding whether to make a move or not" I have aphantasia. I don't like this game.

[@Riael]

If I could link pictures I'd tell you but basically not having a visual imagination

[@peanutbutterconnoisseur4157]

I have Aphantasia too. I am 2000 in chess.com. There is hope.

[@Riael]

@@peanutbutterconnoisseur4157 IS THE MESSIAH!

[@dekomori8127]

I’m an intermediate player, and this video still helped a lot

[@danchernozub1457]

Greatly appreciated! Give us more of these!

[@ashimbs3066]

Really enjoyed your video! Thanks... Look forward to more videos on visualizations...

[@miles8048]

One trick I realized is that if you want to know the color of a square and you don’t have a board, you can turn the letter part of the square’s coordinate into a number (like a = 1, b = 2, etc.) and add that to the number side of the coordinate. If the number is even; then the square is black and if it’s off then it’s white. For example, e4 would be 5 + 4 because e is the fifth letter of the alphabet, which equals 9, which is odd, meaning e4 is a white square

[@ultimategotea]

How to remember squares: be titled lmao

[@dennisdzeko3916]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Recently, I've been trying to play games from start to end on my mind, analyzing on board afterwards.

[@isak_fire]

Thank you so much!!! I've been stuck and this has helped SO MUCH!!!

[@lindamolinares499]

I think you forgot to put time stamps in the description, I only see "Intro 0:00". But it's a great video!! Thanks for all the content you've been releasing lately, it's great

[@angel-ig]

Now it's fixed

[@tharsikanmaheswaran2996]

I’m a simple man i see levy posted so i click

[@MANversusGRAVITY]

Levy, great content bro. Really helpful and appreciated.

[@dreadloresystem]

Great videos, sir. I appreciate your planning and always enjoy your lessons, insight, and atmosphere.

[@kajuanweaver1607]

Last time I was this early we were playing the Christmas Gambit!

[@giannisr.7733]

As a person with aphantasia, this is a lot harder than it seems...

[@sameerplaynicals8790]

What is that

[@giannisr.7733]

@@sameerplaynicals8790 can't see images inside my head

[@sameerplaynicals8790]

@@giannisr.7733 Oh i wonder what that would be like

[@TheMrMe1]

It's indeed a lot harder, but I can sort off trace lines with my eyes - it's just a lot to keep track of, because I have to remember which pieces will be gone..

[@danielfarcas751]

One of my favourite videos so far, feel like there aren’t many of this type of video on KZbin

[@tycarrier]

Great video as always. Thank you for your continual commitment to teaching these concepts.

[@dsbapex4579]

His videos are more informative than my school lol

[@turbogaleb]

In the second real game example, on 13:53, isn't the best protected square f1? Protected by the king, the bishop, the knight and the rook, so 4 times! AM I THE NEXT LEVY ROZMAN???!?!

[@SeanHennessy7]

MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS. Keep it up, Levy. You're on a roll lately with quality lessons

[@user-ff6lm4xe5y]

Very good lesson.. I love the qween and knight exercise thank you so much

[@jrxdm4991]

14:20 which square does white protect the most , i had the right one at first but thought d1 was more protected :(

[@benb4728]

c1 and d1 are more protected but I guess he meant more relevant squares.

[@GoAheadShaun]

He asked which of the squares in the _centre of the board_ does black control the most.

[@phcalama]

What about c1 protected by 4 of white's pieces?

[@JDoactive]

True but he said a square in the center only

[@andycopeland7051]

Great video man thank you. Keep it up!

[@bradharper641]

Amazing Videos as always i always wanted to learn chess but I never really knew how to get better until i saw this channel thank you so much keep up the good work

[@courtneyburke8746]

D1 is actually the most controlled empty square for white :(

[@piotas]

D1 and C1

[@mudlums]

said "in the central area of the board"

[@lyingcat9022]

Yeah think he took it for granted that we know he means what vital central squares in the enemy’s territory. A square that one of whites pieces can be slammed down as a very annoying bone in blacks throat. Major or minor pieces in the 1st rank are not threatening at the least in the early middle game(most the time).

[@courtneyburke8746]

@@lyingcat9022 expect the unexpected

[@f556784q3]

@@lyingcat9022 except he didn't take it for granted, he literally said central square people just aren't paying attention.

[@iceplot]

Amazing content dude! I went from 200 to 600 thanks to you :D

[@user-yz2xl1tu6t]

What's ur rating now?

[@ronm6359]

Awesome video! A 67 y/o chess beginner, just found your channel! Thanks for a great lesson.

[@gabrieldesmarais3394]

This video genuinely really helped me

[@divyansharora6788]

But isn't c3 equally well protected in example 3?

[@master11050]

You would be right but at 13:53 he specifies that he's talking about in the center of the board.

[@KuroFF]

@@Zdeno8525 A control doesn't mean that it's protected, it means that if any thing happens on that square thay have alot of things to do about it .

[@kiffe22]

1:30 How in the hell is white's perspective the wonky one?!

[@WonderingAroundWithAustin]

This was so good, and so helpful. Thank you🫡🤠

[@abhijeetgore310]

I was waiting for this. Great content

[@Artemis300]

Really enjoy your videos! I’ve found them very useful as a new player.

[@naomi-gu1gh]

BRUH I literally have no imagination so this is so difficult. I can't physically visualize things.

[@areanaangel8964]

That is called Aphantasia. About 3% of the population falls into this category. It's normal. Most people are visual learners. This just means you learn and process differently

[@cpgautam172]

But chess is a visualisation game. Might be that much tougher for you.

[@cpgautam172]

@Amazing A but he will have to imagine lines right? if he actually cannot imagine then how will he calculate?

[@ym276]

Literally anyone can play blindfold chess if they practise enough.

[@Kraschnark]

4:01 that moment when the queen actually has less controlled squares due to the bishop blocking the sight. Rook: am I a joke to you?

[@phoenixkennedy5927]

i have watched almost all your videos and i have learned the most from this one

[@sofwanibrahim2079]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you so much