Useful Tips to avoid Blunders | How to Blunder Less | Beginner Level | IM Kostya Kavutskiy

[@Cyber_Elf_Elpizo]

This channel is criminally underrated. Insights from it are helping me (an intermediate-advanced player) outline paths and plans for concrete improvement. 10/10 will be sharing with my students.

[@Chessfactor]

Thank you very much for your nice comment. We are happy to hear that the videos help you to improve your chess. Also thanks for sharing the channel and don't forget to check our free website where you can fund much more instructive content.

[@Chessfactor]

How did you like this lesson? Let us know your questions and comments, we’ll be happy to answer them! 0:50 - Tactical Blunders 7:00 - Strategic Blunders 12:51 - Tips to avoid Blunders

[@shivprateek2740]

This is what I needed in my life , blunders are the story of all my chess games. Very helpful 🙏

[@Chessfactor]

Hopefully, everything will now change to the positive after watching the video.

[@SwindonRunner]

Lessons on blunders are always an essential watch, and this was a good one.

[@cackodamian]

I'm so amazed on the level your site. Everything is well described and what is important - with no rush. All organized and structured clearly and it is completely for free. Too good to be true. Thanks for great job.

[@Deadeye1967]

Just discovered this channel. Really clearly put and nice clear accent and not rushed.

[@Stackoffish]

just lost a game hanging two forks in a row, this video should help me a lot, this is also highly underrated channel.

[@josephwolensky2685]

Seriously some of the best chess videos out there!

[@Chessfactor]

We are delight to hear that!

[@sonicman84]

I just subscribed to your channel, because i find your content interesting and I'm learning chess. Thank you. 🙂

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks for subscribing and welcome on board! We are happy to hear that you like our content.

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Some good tips in here!

[@Chessfactor]

Definitely 😉

[@allanmarks2150]

I like this video, but but it does not address my main blunder problem, which is, in my 10 minute games, how I can avoid blunders and not lose on time. Right now, in almost all my games, I find myself going into an endgame with a significant material and positional advantage, but still losing on time.

[@favy5501]

dont play 10 minute games and problem is solved ;)

[@Life-Sky]

You should check your times per move; In lichess you can see your time management through the game and try to find the situations/moves that you spend the most time on. For example by practicing simple tactics you will be able to spot them instantly in games, then see some videos on openings to know what to play from the beginning and middlegame guides on that opening to know what are the ideas to look for in that position. >Doing Puzzle Storm and quick tactics will help you spot the basic patterns quickly; Look for checks, mate threats and captures, in that order of priority. The more you practice, the faster you will recognise certain patters and tactical motifs (weak king, undefended pieces, etc) >Play only a few openings because that will help you know what to do positionally, you will feel more comfortable having faced similiar situations/moves before, going through a middlegame were you already know the main ideas. >Have some "mantra" or general rules to find moves: -In the opening develop kingside and castle quickly. -Protect my pieces. - If short on space create a pawn break -If opponent weak king then open the position -If opponent stuck then improve my pieces - If don't know what to do then move a Knight >>forward

[@AlessandroTuveri]

Amazing content as usual!

[@Chessfactor]

Thank you very much!

[@sasthanatarajan4760]

Excellent teaching

[@Chessfactor]

Glad to hear that!

[@ahmedsholaq]

Thank you sir i've been played chess since i'm 7 y.o but it's beautiful to go through basics from a good team like you guys , keep it up ❤

[@kantrajk277]

Wow, amazing lesson thank you sir 💖😃

[@rosavelez1746]

Very Nice!!!

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks!

[@zap_slash2105]

So useful

[@Chessfactor]

Happy to hear that!

[@sirrobert4820]

I love Chessfactor :-)

[@andr333y]

I blunder too much, thank you for your help

[@Chessfactor]

Let's hope that you now blunder less 😉

[@git-tauseef]

Hey can u guide me how to start watching videos on your channel should I go playlist wise or random I am new to chess.....

[@git-tauseef]

I asked for guidance not likes n highlights😅🙏

[@Chessfactor]

Basically that is a very good question and we are happy to give some recommendations. If you're really new to chess, then we recommend to work through our Elementary Path on our website. Our website is completely for free and besides instructive videos, we also have training exercises available to the video topics. After completing the Elementary Path, you can move on with the Beginner Path. For the near future, we will organize/assign our playlists on the channel to different rating levels so that it is more clear for the users what to learn or focus on. If you're really interested in learning specific topics like the French Defense opening, then please check our playlists. Hope that helps you further. Any case of any questions feel free to message us and we're happy to assist. Take care!

[@git-tauseef]

@@Chessfactor I am already going through your websites training/courses and completed various tactics, currently I m on various openings ❤️

[@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579]

The funny thing is that all those grandmaster players are certainly aware of all the advice and tips in this video, and yet they still blundered.

[@JayddinHawk]

Thanks for the info 💙♟⚽️🦅

[@GuilleBSO]

some months ago i started to play officialy OTB and its incredible the amount of blunders i commit in winning positions, because of that relax

[@apaatsio]

In the last example (17:00), why is black "forced to resign"? After white takes either the bishop or the knight, black will be only one piece behind. Is it that devastating? (FWIW, I'm a total beginner in chess.)

[@Simon-jg4qf]

Well technically black isnt 'forced' to resign. Usually in beginner games where blunders happen frequently, you wouldn't resign because you could just hope the other player blunders. But at an advanced level where blunders are much less likely to happen, being one piece behind makes a very big difference. You will have a harder time protecting pieces and attacking. Think back to the counting material lesson.

[@NinjaSquirreI]

Most players play online blitz or rapid. What good is the advice to do a blundercheck, if it takes 20 seconds to do it? You don't have 20 seconds every move to spend on blunderchecking.

[@FredPlanatia]

Hi Kostya, thanks again for a wonderful lesson with some interesting examples to illustrate your points. I have a simple question. How does one ingrain these habits? I know what I should be doing but i forget them when i am playing. Is there a method you know for making them become a reflexive habit?

[@Aaron-nl9ji]

By consciously remembering those lessons. There's no shortcut to success. Use game reports and analysis to see what u could have done to improve ur game

[@human7491]

Play slowly, less emotionally, and with these guidelines in mind. Most importantly, analyze your games.

[@onnoquinten2944]

I coach beginners up to round 1500 as a 2000 player and they often think stuff like this is too simple, like they need some secret juice to get good. Master the basics.

[@isseshafeeg3899]

One of the tournament i got totally wining position and i relaxed and finally got blundered

[@meow0036]

Wow there's a gap for subtitles 😍

[@shaileshbhat6131]

I don't think anyone is going to Blunder less by watching a video.

[@Chessfactor]

Basically you're right! However, we just wanted to make the viewers aware that there are tips and techniques that can be applied so that they make less mistakes in certain situations.

[@shaileshbhat6131]

@@Chessfactor I think most Blunders happens when a player forgets to look for forcing options, So a better way should be to teach player importance of looking for forcing moves( Checks, Captures & threats). Also thinking of opponent's last move & Undefended pieces will help reduce Blunders.

[@shaileshbhat6131]

@@Chessfactor I think most Blunders happens when a player forgets to look for forcing options, So a better way should be to teach player importance of looking for forcing moves( Checks, Captures & threats). Also thinking of opponent's last move & Undefended pieces will help reduce Blunders.

[@belpack8989]

I just played two games yesterday where I felt I had won, then relaxed a bit and ended up losing them both. So that first tip really hit home for me. It should be just a matter of keeping it in mind.

[@ranjanlearner9748]

@@belpack8989It happens for me all the time.

[@ragnarlothbrok367]

i dont have a minute to do blunder checks in blitz, only way would be thinking faster but its not possible to change your brain like that

[@mangasprai]

wow the "plan" blunder is so hard to see on the fly...

[@muhammadmasri5238]

i dont need examples on blunder. i have all of those in my own games. how do i prevent it though

[@Duck72432]

I make another blunder ima cry 😭