THIS is the difference between NM and IM in chess. (Live thoughts revealed)

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[@bluebow9347]

What about IM vs GM?

[@GlazedYeti]

@@bluebow9347 considering Nelson is neither, I wouldn’t hold out hoping for that perspective on this channel 😂 Edit: oversight on my part. You may one day in the not too distant future see it on the channel when Nelson achieves IM or GM title himself 😉 I’m a believer!

[@bluebow9347]

@@GlazedYeti Yeah Nelson should definitely go for higher titles, even Levy is going for GM!

[@BlixingStorm]

@@bluebow9347 That's just for content. Levy has no chance in hell of ever becoming a GM.

[@marginalgains8477]

I love how at the end he is just casually talking about chess principles with 25 seconds on the clock. 😂

[@wulfwarren]

very plenty of time for an 8 second increment

[@lucasmatsuoca]

he could convert that endgame with 25 sec and no increment, so +8s is an eternity

[@kerwynstclair5705]

meanwhile nelson holding his head lol so good

[@Birdingtheorist]

Zurab's commentary was a brilliant complement to Nelson's. Probably one of the best in-game commentary videos I've ever watched

[@cityneighborhoodsnyc]

The best educators are not, inherently, the "most expert" in their fields - they are the ones who know how to best communicate, motivate, and educate. One of the key elements to education is the "think aloud" - whereby an educator shares their thinking so the learners can follow and learn, think and then synthesize their own growth. Nelson, by comparing and contrasting your thinking with someone whose level is, by definition, above your own, you demonstrate two very important elements in teaching: humility and security in your own journey as a student in the craft. This reinforces the assertion that you are one of the most ideal and accessible contemporary chess educators. Bravo on this video and your efforts. Cheers!

[@andrewcrane5105]

Stop trying to educate me!

[@FlapjackMcGee]

Excellent comment!

[@ricardosimms8548]

Well said brother.

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

@@andrewcrane5105 then why are you on Nelson's channel? We're here to learn chess.

[@DanielSong39]

For the same reason Daniel Naroditsky is a much better educator than HIkaru Hikaru should just concentrate on meme games and cultivating the toxic personality gimmick

[@gdoak1836]

NM: "Only 2 minutes left...I better hurry." IM: "27 seconds left... let's calculate that line again."

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Yes, with the higher level comes greater processing speed, I'd so wish to have it 😊

[@anthonycordina4185]

Dude, this is the greatest thing that has ever happened to KZbin Chess. Please make this a regular thing.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Agree!

[@robmilnejazz]

Sacking all your pieces only to find your attack doesn't quite work is such a relatable feeling

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

True 🥲

[@brandonsmith2888]

As a verified 700 elo player… I can confirm these guys were playing chess

[@KlausToth]

Certified blunderer fully agrees!

[@LukeAlvyyn]

As a verified chat gpt bot I can confirm these guys were playing checkers

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

😂 Good luck on your journey, studying like this will ensure you climb upwards 👍

[@saiko-1913]

@@brandonsmith2888 As a 300elo player who knows only caro kann and e4 opening , i can confirm these guys are masters

[@jeffreyeschbach8812]

This was great! Zura and Nelson - thanks so much for pulling this together! (And I’m so used to watching Nelson dominate on the chessboard during his ratings climb series… was fun to see him playing a tougher opponent. He was even trying to save time on the clock from the start!)

[@NeemeVaino]

Respect, man! Few chess bloggers post their losing games!

[@hypeflexington7081]

It wasn't a loss. The game objective here wasn't to win nor lose. It was to explore the thought processes while playing.

[@Sarmachus]

“E4? This is new.” 😂

[@enderyu]

Its a very rare opening. Might have been his first time

[@JKBrown-vv1yw]

@@enderyu e4 is non-existent in the highest ranks. The strongest and most common tactic is 1. e3 2. Ke2.

[@MatthewWillis-yv8by]

Hahhaha

[@stefanomuratori]

This is one of the best instructive video I have seen for the last months!! Nelson, you have to do more like this

[@jacquesdespadas]

“It’s never too late to blunder.” Words to live by! 😂

[@oz_jones]

"So you HAVE heard of me!" me, an ELO 200 player.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

@@oz_jones 🤣🤣🤣

[@letsclimb5828]

This is such a good format. Thank you for collaborating

[@danielward7008]

Absolute masterclass in endgame conversion by IM Zura there. Bravo to you both!

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

🙌

[@andrewbennett5911]

Fabulous idea , thank you both !!

[@Ryzilla81]

Gotta say Nelson, I’ve never watched a chess video that is this long before but this was really, really good. Great idea and editing and I’d watch more of this for sure. Well done but tough loss.

[@vassg5]

Awesome back and forth. Love both commentaries and how you edited it It creates an awesome dynamic. It's like learning both sides of the board at once

[@anterokemppainen2677]

"Never too late to blunder" 🤣. So true.

[@choco1101]

Good game. You both show two sides of chess. Nelson, much more competitive style, the "trying to win" is loud, working with putting opponent in discomfort in every aspect: opening prep, time management, piece sac, keep looking to attack, where as Zura played more of a pure intellectual style: play the position, take time when the game is complicated, efficiency in time management in a more even pattern, following first principles to maintain a manageable situation of himself both on the board and on the clock as much as he can.

[@TraeFittz]

Yea that was Masterful for sure. Great Content 👌🏽

[@lucasmatsuoca]

I only disagree on the "Compettitive style", this makes no sense.

[@choco1101]

@@lucasmatsuoca i didn’t use the right word. Sportsman, like competitive sport is closer to what i meant.

[@semaht03]

aggressive + risky style

[@berenscott9347]

@@lucasmatsuoca Nelson enjoys an attacking / risky playstyle, that sort of competitive I think is what was intended

[@timchapman5553]

The other guy is so calm in his play

[@Chunes3]

The thing I love about Nelson is he still plays aggressive against higher-rated opponents.

[@OkraneS]

you can kind of see that the IM is calculating a couple more moves ahead of Nelson usually. Nelson usually calculates 2-3 moves ahead while you can see the IM going 3-4 sometimes even 5 moves ahead.

[@Abush-w2q]

The calmness from the IM is so amazing even when he was much lower on time. The way he explains the principles is so good.

[@RightHandShot]

These videos are nice, I like the two players coments during the game.

[@davidward1432]

Fantastic series! Thank you so much Nelson and Zura!

[@andrewcrane5105]

Watching IM face an NM in the AM until PM....m&m

[@msudlp]

It seemed like the IM was on his heels most of the match, then BAM! The advantage turned, and Nelson was on his back foot. Love these videos. I wish Backgammon influencers would do the same thing. How much work does it take to put these types of videos together?

[@riorinaldi4378]

The lower elo always attack from the begining 😂. You will find how many under 1000 elo bring their queen out in the opening.

[@mrnelgin]

Great insight from two great players. Thanks for sharing. I like how @nelsi is always coming up with new ways to educate and share his knowledge.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

So true, Nelson is one of the perhaps two best for me (along with Daniel Naroditsky) 🌟

[@whitewater1543]

That's why stockfish doesn't like any sacrifices without immediate checkmate plan))

[@IWontBuy-RP]

It's why you shouldn't like to sac too, there has to be a reason

[@geniusingenious67geniusing90]

Thanx Nelson for accepting my suggestion

[@stevenharrison1213]

What a treat this was! My brain's exhausted from trying to digest every little thing, though. Thank you lad

[@raymondjamesrivera]

Im a noob at chess and just started playing 10 min games after binge watching your rating climb videos; I playing thinking out loud about my position etc, and I soundly won that game! Enjoying the journey, will def be getting a course from you in the near future.

[@byronwatkins2565]

This demonstrated dozens of very subtle points of strategy and principle. The hard part will be remembering them...

[@mondzucker1821]

Thanks a lot! It was very instructive to be able to listen to the thoughts expressed in this exciting game of chess.

[@raven-888]

This is probably one of the best videos in this channel. I wish there were more where you play against higher ratings

[@jirikoudelka7283]

Nelson, this exactly the kind of content I want to educate myself from. Please make more videos like this where we can compare our thoughts and those of a better player. Thank you.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

This was FANTASTIC, so helpful and inspirational, many many thanks to you both!

[@TimJapan]

'If you have a way to improve your position , that's what you want to do first, before going for the comical decisions, which would be, going for the trades, going for captures, changing the pawn structure, and so on..' I'm gonna really try and focus on this piece of advice. Though I've heard it before, Ive never really had that consistant clarity in the moment to fully implement it.

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

providing us with the 4 principles of chess end game, in english, was simply amazing.

[@ToyTubeTV1]

Please never stop making content! Love this channel.

[@kn_ow]

What an amazing presentation! This game made me instantly think of our Logical chess book but to a whole other level! Zura was like Neo form the Matrix vs Nelson The Centurion! Fantastic!

[@justicebaker372]

You should play these 15/10 games on your live games each week.

[@mj-wm8ph]

Really nice to see the depth of calculation by both players, something to aspire to.

[@OregonMikeH]

i LOVED THIS TO NO END, IT WAS JUST GRAND1 I WATCHED THE LINK YOU PROVIDED AND WAS AMAZED BY THE ENTIRE BENEFIT OF A FORMAT MATCH LIKE THIS. I SUBSCRIBED TO HIS CH, LETTING HIM KNOW HOW HOPEFUL I WAS OF SEEING THIS TYPE OF VIDEO AGAIN. I'VE NOT SEEN ANYONE ELSE DO THIS. IT WAS SO OUTSTANDING FOR THE AUDIENCE ON BOTH YOUR PARTS. SUPPER WELL DONE NELSON, THANK YOU, BIG TIME. .. MIKE.

[@JagtarSingh-rc2ok]

MY elo was 900 when i started to watch your videos now my elo is 1300 THANK YOU SIR YOU ARE THE BEST

[@fahd2372]

Love these colab videos with zurab! I think you two form a great duo. By far the best chess teachers on youtube

[@followingjesus6034]

Another Chess Vibes video, lets go!! Always excited when you upload brother.

[@steveward20]

Not finished the game yet. But had to come comment. (First time for, long time lurker) Love these style of vids, and especially love watching you play higher rated players! Well done.

[@TruthLivesNow]

This was really fun to watch! It was long, yet it seemed very quick. I loved your choice of openings, since it made Zura think, and not just respond from memorization like a robot. I liked seeing both of your thought processes. ...and I will always remember Zura's comment, "It is never too late to blunder." LOL!

[@average149]

One of the most enjoyable chess videos I've watched. Thank you both so much for slow-walking this game through at a very accessible level for low level chess player like myself. Given the ratings, before watching I would have struggled to understand the difference between the two titles, but now I think I have an inkling of an idea. I still think the margin of difference is still small but there is something in the ability of Zura to just see the possibilities slightly more clearly. Also thank you for choosing to play such a sharp tactical opening, it really provided the best opportunity to showcase the analysis of both players. Again thank you so much. I hope you will think about doing more like this.

[@jerrylevine9911]

Mr. Lopez - Please, do this again. Your manner and narration are so calming, helpful, "play chess" encouraging and so insightfully instructive for my play level that they deserve more than my enthusiastic eyeballs.. 😊

[@Socratesdays]

I love this series, man

[@JustRightPinedo]

The calm, simple but astute principle of cutting off opponents counter play is really helpful. No need to force anything just slowly leverage your advantage. And we won both pawns

[@stefanmader5634]

Thank you so much, Nelson. You're not afraid of losing to stronger players and of making mistakes - but I learn so much from your thought process! Even when you deliberate a move and quickly realise that it's a simple mistake, this is very helpful. And see/hear a game from both players' perspective at the same time is a great idea!

[@colecube8251]

This is amazing! I love this series and this is one of the best installments yet! Please do more!

[@MyTechFun]

This was really educational. More videos like this please, maybe different level (weaker) opponents 🙂

[@SIIB-ZERO]

These live thought videos are great please keep them going. Having both sides thought processes here especially at this level was awesome

[@PavloPravdiukov]

Man, it's such a nice game and commentary! Thank you! You both did an amazing job in this game!

[@Closertotruth2]

This was an excellent video. As a 1600 I learned that I need to be thinking much more about my opponents future move options not just one or two.

[@RickSancheeze]

Just finished the video without a blink! Very informative and great thinking process in every part of the game. More of this Nelson! ❤

[@davidcote5637]

This was great! I hope you can do this again, perhaps on a continuing basis. What a great learning experience. Good job and thank you!

[@steelsteez6118]

This was such an amazing idea. Loved this video. First time to your channel. Will check out more content. Loved the editing with the back and forth thought process. Haven't really seen it done like this before.

[@vivekananddwivedi]

36:18: Nelson missed that he might exchange the queens. All the time he was thinking of Rf3, but the move was Qf3. I think that made the crucial difference.

[@jainermunoz5167]

This is gold. I hope you guys start doing this more often. Great content !!!!

[@jerealamos]

happy to see my favorite format back. thanks for all the quality content, nelson!

[@ACDCBOWSKI]

Loved this game, thought you were doing well Nelson, then his thought process went into overdrive. Love all your informative videos.

[@judemorales4U]

This was a great video! I could watch these "think aloud" games all day. Thanks for making this.

[@thomasmarais5008]

Without a doubt one of the best videos you've put out, congrats to you both, very entertaining

[@sryth1]

This is an amazing format! Great job on the collaboration!

[@yahikouzumaki4955]

One of the most interesting chess video so far on KZbin!

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Really liked this type of video Nelson. Maybe you should get in contact with IM Alex Banzea and do the same thing! He's one of my favorite teachers. You need to study your Jobava and Caro if you set up a match haha.

[@darrylkeeton7982]

This was a highly instructive game. Thank you!

[@DandoPorsaco-ho1zs]

Brilliant stuff! Please do more with him.

[@alexaronson8177]

I really enjoyed this. Would love to watch more games like this.

[@howard5992]

That was terrific. Thank you both.

[@jburch5752]

I've been considering taking up chest for a while. The books are confusing. I really don't understand why they're doing what they're doing. Videos like this is wonderful. They give you a much better idea of what's going on than reading a dry book. Do more of these.

[@lololamize]

This was awesome and highly instructive. You two did an amazing job explaining your thoughts. Thank you to both of you!

[@donovanflores7331]

really enjoyed seeing both perspecives, your the first one to do this type of chess video. Its always one sided, so this is really informative

[@drziggyabdelmalak1439]

That was great having a double running commentary!

[@skinnybob1309]

So crazy watching both thought process. Very informative!

[@timbuktu5505]

Your best video yet Nelson. It was fun to watch.. great work. And a great idea having real time explanations on moves from both players.

[@Aloy365]

Great content, hope to see more in the future

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

Such an awesome idea. I liked the ones you did where you played the lower rating but it's also fun to know the difference between tiers of masters and how the nuances become very different at all these different levels.

[@maxvalue8403]

This was a great video! More of these!

[@michaclaessen1265]

This is amazing to watch. If possible, please more like this. thank you both!

[@LaterGator1425]

56:13 Stalemate Ideas, I can dig this moment.

[@wrmcphee]

I really like this format! Thanks!

[@pianissimonium]

That was great! Great format! More of it!

[@thomasrohricht1292]

Love this format. It would be awesome to see you do more like this with other KZbinrs (Levy, Eric, etc.)

[@sidiqfadillah1693]

What the requirements to get NM?

[@akitteninabowl8872]

Depends on which country you are from

[@danielward7008]

I believe in the US a it's 2200 USCF rating.

[@r33th]

2200 USCF / ECF OTB rating. NM is not a FIDE title like FM, IM, and GM. I do not believe you need any performance norms for NM either but I could be wrong.

[@TrevorMarsden-gx8wt]

“I can’t even do anything” I know that feeling

[@supplyequalsdemand2739]

Really like this format! Great video!

[@Verbalaesthet]

This is a great format! I enjoyed this very much.

[@jamba_d2225]

Great idea....thanks for the demonstration

[@RikMaxSpeed]

Brilliant video - one of your yet! Hope you can do more like this. 🎉

[@rhysschmutter1362]

appreciate the effort from both of you to make this. very interesting

[@watchmanknowledge4345]

B4, the strongest move in chess

[@simon-gh1pt]

No,bro .try e4 e5 Ke2 that's the best line.😂

[@Eric-im6eq]

super fun to watch, very instructive, worth repeating!

[@VigneshDhakshinamoorthy]

The title creates enough curiosity and interest in this video which is really good and well made. ❤