Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 18 (1150-1200 ELO)

[@bencornelius1620]

1:00:53 London system theory as black 1:36:31 French defence theory as white

[@LTC122003]

Thanks man

[@rkevinhunt8134]

Thanks, keep it up!

[@SHallett22]

I think it would be a great idea to do something like this on all of the episodes-I’d love to be able to find the bit about, eg, defending vs the Catalan, K&P endings, and so on.

[@dylanschwers9932]

or maybe a playlist of just the "lesson" clips, on openings, endings and tatics/other

[@slvfelix]

thank you!!!

[@pete1072]

Appreciate your series. Rather than just you stomping plebs, and making complex moves. You play with a consistency and pattern that allows us to learn the patterns of chess and improve. Thanks for the best beginner series out there on KZbin

[@joeyzalman8254]

The greatest instructional speedrun on the internet.

[@hopefulbloom]

Timestamps from me and @bencornelius1620 (2:07:36) RECAP. (0:45) - Game 1 [White, 1… Nc6 - Nimzowitsch Defense] - (0:56) Take the center with your pawns when they don’t in the opening. - (9:46) Pawn pushes in the middle can restrict the movement of your opponents pieces. (10:16) - Game 2 [Black, 1. d3 - Mieses Opening. Transposing into a weird e4, Vienna Game] - How to handle weird, passive openings. (19:26) - Game 3 [White, Four Knights: Italian] - (20:16) KNIGHTS TO THE CENTER. In a sort of standstill, what can you do to make the position better for yourself? - (28:22) ANALYSIS (of Attacking) (29:58) - Game 4 [Black, Jobava-Rapport London System] - (34:08) Where to place rooks in d4, d5 structures. - (36:45) A mistake in defending kingsides. Continue watching the analysis. - (37:29) ANALYSIS --- (37:30) REMEMBER: Play a6 when you spot the Knight on a3 in a Jobava-Rapport London structure. --- (38:07) INSIGHT: How to handle casting when your King's safety is unclear. (41:45) - Game 5 [White, Petrov’s Defense, Three Knights Game] - (44:09) Doubling Kingside Pawns with a Bishop and Knight pin tactic. And what they can do to stop it. (50:04) - Game 6 [Black, Accelerated London System] - (59:50) INSIGHT: What are good premoves? And what should you do low on time? + (1:00:53) *THEORY* for White against the London System. - 3…c5 (1:14:11) - Game 7 [Black, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Exchange Variation] (1:18:06) - Game 8 [Black, Ponziani: Jaenish Counterattack] (1:29:20) - Game 9 [White, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation] + (1:36:31) *THEORY* for White against the French Defense (1…e6 2…d5)\ - 3…Nd2 = Tarrasch Variation (1:50:11) - Game 10 [Black, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense] - (1:52:33) *NOTICE* --- That with Black, you don't push your pawn to d5 as you would if you were White, and Black (your opponent) didn't have a Knight or BIshop attacking that square. --- That Aman captures the Knight out of necessity rather than moving the Bishop back even though it helps your opponent's Pawn Structure. - (1:59:24) ENDGAME: Utilizing your resources by activating them under time pressure. (2:01:27) - Game 11 [White, Four Knights: Italian] - Features another example of the knight and bishop tactic to double the opponents kingside pawns.

[@the_pawn_star]

❤

[@bigboy2217]

The theory segments are so unbelievably chill. I actually feel zero stress while learning lines with the way aman teaches them. Also the london section made me crack up a few times, crazy entertaining for a bunch of theory.

[@joegreenwood86]

I love the way you make inferior moves on purpose to be instructive and then reveal the actual good move later

[@sharpvidtube]

My habit is the inferior moves😂

[@jniemec]

This was the most instructive of the series so far. Aman is one of the few that doesn’t put me to sleep.

[@itzprime92]

He is quite funny too!!

[@notyourdad]

Spencerlandis out here playing like a maniac on top of that.

[@nathangreen3100]

Love this series! You are teaching me great habits ON TOP OF THAT!

[@sb7630]

Thanks a lot for making this series.

[@LTC122003]

Clearly agree with you.

[@ahmet18605]

The best chess guide on the internet , and it's free. Thank you GM Aman.

[@fifantastig]

Thanks a lot for this series. I’ve been watching this for 2 months along with playing chess and have improved from 850 to 1100+. Very instructive!

[@RealHarry18]

Timestamps for re-watch purposes (mostly for me, hopefully it helps others too) Teachable moment 1 - 2:47 When to play E5 in a regular E4 opening - 9:45 Game 4 - Jobava London Opening Important move to play against Jobava London Opening - 30:50 Rook placement quiz - 33:02 Teachable moment 2 - 36:44 How to respond to Jobava London Opening - 37:28 Aman Pop Quiz 1 - 45:00 Game 6 - London Opening Rook Placement Quiz 2 - 52:44 How to respond to the London Opening - 1:01:07 Game 9 - French Defense How to respond to the French Defense - 1:36:32 Aman Pop Quiz 2 - 1:32:15 Rook Placement Strategy - 1:53:36 Note: If I haven't specifically mentioned an opening for a game, it means that the game has a regular e4.e5 opening.

[@tmcdermottg]

Thank you!!

[@henseleien]

Just reached 1000!

[@toladamatanou3134]

"You wonder why Canada doesn't have any more GMs... 👉😞👈"

[@pairot01]

His face was priceless

[@woah5333]

😔

[@chumdm3]

I've watched all of the habits up to this rating. (many times) All excellent but this stream was epic. Educational, Entertaining, and Amazing chess on top of that.

[@WorkingFromHomeToday452]

ON TOPPA THAT!

[@konstantingrassl]

11 Games? Would have liked some on top of that! (Great episode as allways)

[@mathieuseguin8723]

Thanks for posting all these really amazing content!

[@plaguetree2387]

Been loving the series. As a player who fluctuates from 1000 to 1200 and back this is helping me be more consistent in decision making. Thank you sir

[@alexwiththeglasses]

I really appreciate the honesty that some other online chess teachers sidestep or simply ignore at this level. You’re playing whoever at below 1200 rating and… opening “theory” really matters! Imo that’s a big deal.

[@franckvincent5190]

ikr? all these other chess teachers saying you can reach 1600-1700 on tactics alone without any opening theory knowledge

[@willstewart8260]

Yo Aman I had completely stopped playing chess bc I was too confused on how to improve but this series got me back in it and climbing the rating ladder so thx buddy

[@tvdw4055]

Dude, this is so entertaining. Hands down the best educational and fun chess videos I’ve seen! Amazing stuff

[@Truffle_Pup]

Aw man, finally found it again lol. Been wondering which episode was the "ON TOP O' THAT!" one hahaha. Classic.

[@mbaharuddindstaba1320]

you are the coolest chess player, aman. thanks for making this content

[@VivekSinghVivek]

Cannot stop thanking you enough for the awesome teaching. Ppl like you make internet a boon.

[@lucasoneill2643]

Love this series. Cracked 1300 thanks to the habits! Habits brah for life 🤟💯

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

58:43 White had an x-ray attack winning the queen for his rook.

[@leandrorampim5344]

I underestimated the effect of this series as a learning tool, playing natural-looking moves that end up losing the game is really effective: you don't just take Aman's word for it, really think about the moves because he might be pursuing a loss on purpose to show what went wrong. Really well done

[@montagdp]

I was following this series but decided to take an excursion with the KID against 1. d4, because I had a few unpleasant experiences trying to play "habits" moves. But the KID is not easy either, and often I end up way behind in development and trying to figure out which pawn break to make. I think it's time to go back to 1. ...d5 and learn these London ideas instead. My learning approach is to record the lines and ideas in studies on Lichess. Thanks to those annotating the openings with timestamps in the comments, that's helpful.

[@zackperdue]

Please don't stop the series. Epic!

[@chrisconger7715]

Love the habits series! And I think this one is the most entertaining of them all 😂

[@45whity]

Thank youuuu, Aman is the best teacher!!!

[@Saurabhsingh1234-y2z]

the player Blood latte has now reached 1800 blitz in 2 years from 1150 .wow what a growth ...and at 1:55:50 had blood latte sacrificed his queen on g6 ...he would have been winning this game ......well he is a good player .....

[@wallyanimations]

Just commenting to give these videos more traffic. Chess gold right here.

[@chriskane482]

I just woke up at 4am as I have a sick dog that needs treatment every 4hrs and the video had auto paused just before all the “on top of that” stuff. Must say it gave me a little chuckle as I fell back asleep.

[@ohnah6261]

ok?

[@monkbud763]

I've been trying to follow the habits from the first move. Really helps as a safe fall back when my next move is not obvious and the clock is running. Thank you Aman. You say things twice in a row. Great memory aid.

[@likenot3073]

13:59 Funny thing is all moves h3 d3 and then not pushing pawn g4 to g5 were necessary to trap that bishop

[@JakobS92]

aman is such a legend

[@silfanrhys-jones4722]

Never seen him play c5, nc6 before. Can anyone explain the reason for the change from normal habits?Isit something he recomends specifically when opponant begins with D4? Thanks, stellar series

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Spencer was tilted. And ypu picked up on his energy 😂

[@Dakodi_]

that tactic at 14:10 was insanely hard to see. you went in for a pin and then it turned into a pin on both of your bishops and then you were forced to lose both by a trap.

[@DanHalford41292]

Regarding the tactic at 1:32:42, I'd take with the knight all day. If ... Qxf6, white responds with Qxg4 and is up a solid piece with the bishop pair. If ... gxf6 and Qxg4 is followed by fxg5 as Aman alluded to, doesn't white have a forced mate in two after Qf5? (For what it's worth, Stockfish also takes with the knight.) Excellent series! My only gripe is that it's sometimes hard to tell whether Aman promotes certain moves solely for the target audience of each video. (In this case, is bishop takes *actually* the best move or simply the best move for an 1100 because they're unlikely to calculate Qf5? I guess Aman could have missed the forced mate himself, but I highly doubt it.) Either way, tremendous work; I look forward to reaching the higher rated videos!

[@sorinsandu451]

the best school of chess!

[@risboo6909]

These series are just great! Amazing

[@semanel2472]

26:50 After Qa6 if opponent captures, it is actually mate in one with Rb8#

[@drumline17]

He knew, he mentioned it, but it was a sacrifice. No sacrifice is one of the rules

[@kaugh]

LOL when the question gives you the answer... 16:07

[@Alkis05]

Does anyone knows what VBKN stands for? The name of the account?

[@ayrkrane2megacorp]

Great series! Thank you Aman!

[@garyarnold3141]

I love the series but I would like to see how a real 400 progresses following the rules. Some people in chat said your opponents were intimidated by you being a GM. I also wonder if you subconsciously play better moves than a lower rated player would find. I still love the series and it has given me a structure to my chess.

[@Pendargon1982]

Awesome content! Thanks so much for doing this

[@mikeock2087]

OH YES YOU JUST MADE MY DAY I love this series

[@tvdw4055]

“I think he might be playing from a ship or something “ 😂

[@kantrajk277]

Thank you so much for making this series love you 💗

[@angel_machariel]

21:18 this video series is really interesting and fun. But no way taking with the pawn is a good move. Clearly it's a weakening move. I understand the author is trying to demonstrate something, but a proper follow up is clearly by taking with the Knight. One could get away with this at low levels, but it won't be long before one realizes this is not the way to do it.

[@amazinginsight-z5p]

Watching Aman is getting to be a Habit; what d'you say guys ? For me a Habit worth cultivating, for sure.

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

26:29. Instead of 1.P×P I like Q×a6 P×Q, 2.R-b8#. Therefore 1.Q×a6 K-d8, 2.R×b7 and wins.

[@marcofrey2903]

Thanks!

[@trismegistus4275]

This is a wonderful series

[@aarongull5]

Love this tearing apart of the London. 🤣

[@87rtlandry]

Which openings do you consider to be “the basic openings”? Is there a list?

[@juhonieminen4219]

43:06 "The Emma Stoner opening." More common are: E4: Italian opening, Sicilian D4: London System, QGD=Queens Gambit Declined, KID= Kings Indian Defence

[@rhylpantaleon9022]

okay i really want to watch this because it is aman but it's too long and im really busy so i can't watch this kind of 2 hour videos XD with all due respect to Eric, honestly I watch only chessbrah because of aman because he is entertaining and educational. if no aman I go to danny's XD

[@birendrakumarsingh2148]

Chess and techno loved it

[@KancerKowboy]

Game 6 was one of the best KOs in the series 🙂

[@freedomon6202]

Aman is hilarious. He's on a roll. Love this series

[@DavidFromOuterSpace]

1:28:09 i have a question. how come Tiago is able to move his bishop to a2 while being i check by the rook? isnt that an illegal move?

[@DavidFromOuterSpace]

@Dax P oh ok. thank you so much.

[@Eidenhoek]

Computer for a bajillion games: Learn how to castle. Game 4: I'mma stop you right there

[@huckthatdish]

So I just need to yell on top of that after every move and I win. Got it

[@Raven_6989]

Thank you for this content.

[@ericaschner3283]

Glad Aman was on top of that

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

2:00:38. Instead of hP×B fP×B holds it.

[@adrianpietro5825]

When you play d4 but your favourite series is with e4 😭

[@lukeemurray]

Does anyone know if one of the videos deals with countering the scandi?

[@PieHole1628]

Gg. This is the best series.

[@alexmcdonald1692]

How does the 5min 1100 bracket equate to the 10min 1100 bracket? I usually only play 10min games

[@gustavodesmoura]

Thanks

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

17:27 - You missed mate in 2

[@nikhailkal9755]

do you really think he missed it?

[@faznaz7455]

It’s not mate in 2, white has Kb1 Rc1 defense although mate will be quick to follow

[@Steve-xo4nb]

Now I'm gonna be saying "ON TOP A THAT" all the time and no one gonna know wtf I'm talking about... Holy smokes..

[@aprofromuk]

dhanyabad :)

[@mustafainulhaque9508]

Can someone PLEASE tell me the name of the song in the outro

[@safe4547]

19:00 lmao hambo panicked a bit over there. 27:40 lmao this one too!!!

[@KancerKowboy]

"He might be playing from like a ship or something." -- Aman ROFLMAO

[@SkylerAshby88]

IM LEAVING A COMMENT ON TOP OF THAT.

[@glendamoura1850]

let's go, algorithm! woo, woo 🎉

[@toukosalmi]

1:18:06 He says Tiagorn's name wrong a million times, haha

[@marman300]

No subtitles on this video? Will they be available later?

[@alexwiththeglasses]

For me if I pause the video & press the “cc” icon/button (in a white box & cc meaning closed captioning) the system tries to give English text.

[@marman300]

@@alexwiththeglasses Thank you! I think the "cc" button was not available when the video was first released but it is now. Thanks again

[@littlelegend5133]

Here after 1 second!😅

[@hnjjeiurhj]

that game 6 might give the enemy trauma lmao

[@mikeock2087]

Please upload part 19 soon

[@gwynjudd]

11:20 speak for yourself Aman

[@jamestickle3070]

Struggling to convert the win? Make trades like trading his rook for nothing of yours with a check… keep working habits like that and your ELO ‘might’ go up.

[@CabbageCookies13]

Premoved a reconnect with .1 seconds left

[@hopefulbloom]

SLAYS

[@thevanquisher5971]

1:28:08

[@-dizzoj-]

Comment for the algorithm ON TOP OF THAT

[@adolfohuet3974]

Petrov comes from “rock” and “stoner” too so it makes sense.

[@discordiangod]

On top of that

[@bstsarfo1170]

Trust me once you pass 1000 level your opponent littraly play like engine no mistake every move is top thread

[@drumline17]

lol

[@Harpoika]

Then I should play like engine no mistake every move top thread, but I don't so you might be mistaken..

[@BigGus87]

I haven't won a single sicilian since trying this response I forget what to do every time....

[@josephsalmonte4995]

The commentary on this episode had me in stitches 🤣👍

[@IcarusGravitas]

Remember that time SpencerLandis broke your sanity?