Why You Keep Losing | 15 Chess Principles You MUST KNOW

Welcome to Episode 1 of this "Book Club" series where we are currently going through the book: Logical Chess - Move by Move by Irving Chernev
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[@waltervondervogelweide4638]

1. Knights before bishops. 2. You should try to defend and develop at the same time. 3. The principles are guidelines, but there are exceptions. 4. The best attacking piece is the king's bishop. 5. Place each piece on the best possible square as quickly as possible. 6. Don't move your pieces more than one time in the opening. 7. Castle early (better on king's side). 8. Two pieces are worth more than a rook and a pawn. 9. Develop all pieces before attacking. 10. Deal with threats first before continuing development. 11. Each pawn you move in front of your castled king weakens your position. Try to keep all 3 as long as possible. 12. Developing a piece that ALSO attacks is a good move. 13. Open lines are to the advantage of the player with more development. 14. The best defender of white's king side is the knight on f3. 15. Whoever controls the center has better chances of attacking.

[@maritm3154]

Tanks

[@MrSupernova111]

Thanks!

[@geethuvarghese9103]

5, 11, 15 are my favorite 3! 😊

[@personalaccount1515]

Thanks

[@user-xz9xw1ll1g]

❤

[@pakasokoste]

That principle with the three pawns and the f3 knight, and how moving them gives chances to the opponent, that was new and very valuable information to me. Thank you Nelson!

[@bosspoke]

Just important to keep in mind that for lower elo players, keeping the three pawns unmoved opens the possibility for back rank mates in the late game. Oftentimes even players around 1700-1800 elo get so absorbed by what is happening elsewhere thinking that their king is safe behind 3 pawns, suddenly get checkmated or lose a tempo because they are forced to defend against that threat.

[@Rammbock]

Nelson, you are the best chess channel and ACTUALLY teach very efficiently, rather than make a big show. Bravo!

[@rmwTAG]

totally agree... kudos Nelson! Keep up the amazing content.

[@gracelebleu7216]

Agreed! Nelson is a great teacher! explains why a move/concept/etc is both good and bad

[@rotidedug8883]

omg i agree with you, gotham chess is such a terrible chess channel compared to this one. Nelson deserves way more appreciation than levy

[@dusty333]

Come

[@dusty333]

@@rotidedug8883bit more boring

[@JF-iq1yx]

I've gone from 900 to 650

[@jaimegames595]

It happens

[@Mager4537]

chess moment

[@KQHD6000]

Just get better 😂

[@nielsvermeiren6179]

Don't play when tired/anxious/frustrated or when on a losing streak and never accept rematches

[@loindici8836]

Me too 😢

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

That last part there really shows that the best defense is a good offense, a.k.a. counterattacking.

[@ammarkhan7371]

What's wrong with just simply moving our king? The took will soon join the f8 square which will win either the bishop or the knight on f3, in my opinion best move for black after that will be d7 or d8 I will prefer d7 if queen checks just move our c pawn the knight will be hanging our king will get open but I guess it will be fine we won't get checkmated our king will be little exposed but we will get lots of material in return

[@OrlandoBillyBob]

This is going to be a great series for the channel. Every two weeks to start is probably fine but I will definitely be looking forward to the next one. Great job!

[@bosspoke]

One thing that you didn't mentioned about weakening the king side through moving pawns forward is that it can potentially for lower elo players be a weakness to keep the 3 pawns unmoved. I haven't been back-rank checkmated myself much, but I've done it multiple times in the elo range of 1300 - 1900. People in this elo tend to forget the crucial danger of getting checkmated on the back row so they continue what they do, thinking they have an advantage but suddenly they get checkmated or forced to sacrifice pieces to avoid the back-rank mate. It's probably obvious to higher elo players how to avoid the back-rank checkmate, even if you didn't move a pawn, but to lower players they are either unaware of the danger or forget it. I'm not particulary good at seeing these kind of lines where you abuse the weakness, so it often prevents me from doing stuff like sacrificing bishop to create attack. And it rarely happens to me as well when I weaken the king pawns. It is great advice, though just to keep in mind the potential of back-rank mate that people like me and lower elo players tend to ignore.

[@Christian_counsel]

This was just thinking that I always give the king room to breath by moving that rooks pawn

[@boomshanker61]

What a fabulous idea for a series. I have just blown the dust of the book, which I have in the old descriptive notation. Your video lessons will compliment the ideas of the book and bring it more up to date. Great work Nelson, very much looking forward to game 2 - thanks

[@aliteralperson2137]

Love the new series Nelson! You present the chapter in a really instructive way.

[@user-dj1lj6tn4l]

You got me 😍 ❤❤ Channel is becoming better day be day🎉

[@CharlesWolfeSkate]

Thank you!!! Great of you to go over this book

[@JackPine100]

Nelson is a natural-born teacher. Many thanks for clear, concise, easy-to-follow lesson. I'm never overwhelmed with too much, too fast information as with many other KZbin presenters.

[@sirenbrian]

This is a really nice distillation of chess wisdom, thank you! I've played many games where I'm on the receiving end of these attacks and I didn't really know what I'd done wrong. This is a very helpful collection of simple ideas.

[@carlamartinez7559]

I’m really looking forward to next lesson. Love this content, thank you Nelson!

[@Ray-ku1sj]

You did a good job on this video, Nelson. Logical Chess-Move by Move by Irving Chernev was the very first chess book I bought, way back in the early 70's, I still have it, and enjoy going through the moves, one at a time. My other favorite chess book is entitled: "Chess World Championship 1972 Fischer vs Spassky by Larry Evans and Ken Smith. The unique thing about this book, is that it takes you through the '72 World Championship, one game at a time, with a diagram for every move, and an explanation for each move. I feel these types of chess books are really valuable for the average chess player, and answer many of our questions on why certain moves were played. Keep up the good work. Ray

[@marzianeri8372]

Great content! Thank you, Nelson!

[@sheltersteve]

This is so cool. Years ago when I got back into chess and needed to learn better this was one of the books I picked up at my local bookstore. I really like the idea of telling the "why" behind the moves. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@andyclark8991]

Chess Vibes, always love your videos, always look forward to them mate.

[@stekikun6854]

Thanks Nelson, this series is a great idea! So I had read the 1st game in the book, and as I did I thought that black's attack, although very strong, was a bit premature because black's king was still in the center.. I had an eye for moves like Bxf7+ or Qa4+! Even without seeing the perpetual in full, I would not have resigned with white after Bxf2.. nothing to lose at going for a few checks to see where they lead to 🙂

[@hangbronsink2131]

Thank you for the lesson :) enjoyed it!

[@lourensnvanderheijden8853]

thank you Nelson, this certainly has added value, good job👍!

[@markstubbs4716]

Thanks, great idea and book selection. Subscribed and notifications on! 🙏

[@louvoodoo]

You have so many creative ideas for this challenge, keep up the outstanding work!

[@johnmctavish1021]

Love the idea to cover books, Nelsi. Keep it up! Learning a lot through this.

[@itsFnD]

This is very informative video, looking forward into this series!

[@ambassador1022]

Great first video in this series! Really enjoyed reading the first game and then watching your analysis of it. Thanks for the great insights as always. I feel every week might be a bit better since each game isn't too long to study, but will be watching regardless!

[@quarter-lifecrisis5127]

looking forward for the rest of the series 👍🏻

[@3Ponds3]

Nelson - that was so clear and easy to follow. Thanks. Looking forward to the next one.

[@richardlee-shanok5578]

Great lesson! Looking forward to the next one!!

[@TheChosenOne._.]

Amazing video. Super important points and clean delivery. I love it

[@prdoyle]

Great timing! I was given this book for Christmas and hadn't got around to reading it yet!

[@davidatkinson2282]

Thank you Nelson, we're moving up the ranking slowly, from beginner to (almost) advanced. I'm holding my own against 1000 ELO Bots. I find your videos most informative.

[@here4thebeer]

love this content/book club concept. Awesome idea for the channel.

[@robinb1451]

Love this Nelson! Thanks for all you do!

[@karlbe8414]

Nelson the masterful explainer, strikes again! Outstanding stuff!

[@ericengels2116]

Awesome lesson, Nelson! Keep up the great content.

[@deepskywest3633]

Outstanding instruction. The real deal.

[@mehome4163]

Great lesson Nelson! Thank you!👏

[@rauntaft7753]

Awesome information!!! Thanks, Nelson!!!

[@AcesulfameGaming]

Finally got over my anxiety to play real games after doing 2k puzzles, from review it seems the middle game is my weak point, when there's a lot of options to choose from. Thanks for all of your videos you explain things very well

[@kimbirch1202]

The principle is always to look for weaknesses and attack, if possible. Otherwise improve your position by developing the least effective piece. Always look at the whole board , and don't get bogged down in one particular area of the board, is my advice.

[@TobogganBumb]

Opening and endings can be studied outside of games, but middle game comes from a lot of practice. Having done a lot of puzzles will help you improve quickly

[@learningisfun2108]

I still carry my anxiety to play real games LOL. But I love learning and Nelson’s channel is my favourite.

[@leroydanny4072]

Try and stay solid in the middle game and you'll be fine

[@user-vb6zm9qh9k]

Grat content! You & naroditsky are the best

[@fearlv1rattata]

Awesome video. Love translating a book into video format. Will stay tuned to this series.

[@poeda6637]

Thanks very much! Ordered the book immediately and looking forward to the nest lesson

[@sevenwhatuknow]

I've just recently started getting into Chess without knowing any principles and im glad to say some of these things I've figured out on my own. First chess lesson video ive watched and youve definitely helped alot. Much appreciated

[@trombonemunroe]

Great illustrative analysis. Thanks for this!

[@kjaslow]

Awesome idea, Nelson! I actually had the book, and have yet to crack the spine, so really psyched to read it with your commentary!!

[@huydo8387]

Thank you Nelson for such a helpful lesson. I'm reading the book and found your explaination informative. Hope to see more videos in this serie.

[@tottenvillelegend826]

Great tips, thanks for sharing!

[@matttomlin4331]

Great lesson and beautifully paced. Thank you 👍

[@hvp69]

I had already read the chapter but this was a very valuable recap, thank you!

[@sarrystylesofficial]

Great series, already looking forward to game 2

[@jeremyalvarez619]

This is great, I've been working my way through this book for about a year now and it's very instructional. This is what I needed to push through and finish it.

[@s1mon_234]

Great video, i love your content. Very instructive

[@JungleScene]

Great video... that was brimming with great conceptual stuff. I've had a bad habit of playing a3 prematurely to deter knight b4 stuff but it's gotten me in trouble, and now I understand why.

[@Collin-H]

Thank you for your informative videos Nelson, your calm and precise explanations have really helped me elevate my chess play You're a great teacher, and I really appreciate what you are doing Take care, and I wish you the best🙏

[@garyarnold3141]

This series is great for me. I got the book as it was recommended to me but I never got round to going through it properly. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@dnthymamai]

Perfect lesson. Thank you Nelson for making us better players

[@adriantenbrink1450]

Great structural video. I really appreciate it!

[@Vein76]

Love this "book breakdown" of a chess classic. Looking forward to future episodes and other books being covered in the future.

[@under_rower9829]

Start to a great series!

[@Vlasje79]

Very nice explanation dude. keep up the good work ❤

[@learningisfun2108]

So happy to see your channel approaching half a million subscribers. You’ve been my favourite since I found you, way back when you had a few thousand subs. I guess I need to thank the almighty algorithm for recommending your vids. Keep up the great work of explaining chess to us knuckleheads 😂

[@ratunkuuu]

Thank you for your clear explanation, and time stamps, see you tomorrow for more

[@calmsyy]

great summary and extra value with the perpetual in the end. I personally see the series going weekly, since reading through 1 game shouldn't take long :)

[@soodsona]

What an instructive video, thank you so much

[@garrettrusselm135]

Actually an insanely helpful video thank you

[@abhisadventures9498]

Great vedio. I learnt a lot of key concept in kingside attack. Thanks

[@Five-Star-General]

Thank you sir, excellent work

[@levistepanian5341]

Very instructive. Thanks!

[@blakeburroughs7721]

Very valuable information. Thank you so much.

[@francesgoulart3379]

I don't have the book yet...but can't argue with any of these principles...and you presented them with great clarity...appreciate the unrushed step-by-step!

[@LouisPhilippeStLaurent]

Book ordered! This was an amazing lesson!

[@chintanbarbhaya6857]

Fantastic lesson.. Thank you

[@Fitness4London]

hi Nelson, thanks for this awesome tutorial. I can't wait to put these principles into practice in my next match. I feel like a stronger player already.

[@sagecreekwitt3301]

Thank you Nelson for this great video! Much of this is intuitive, but it's good to hear you describe it.

[@ld77abt]

Hi really like this idea of a series. Please proceed with that!

[@dewaldprinsloo5994]

Awesome video, thank you.

[@oskarkrzesiak2581]

Great video, thanks!

[@dustingibson2591]

Super stoked for this series

[@FitnessFusionFrontier]

Great effort. Education, entertainment and engagment 100%. Thanks

[@andrewmitchell7592]

Thanks a bunch! At least half of these are new points for me.

[@tomhartl6330]

Nelson, I’m so glad you’re doing this book! I have the original (1957) book in hardcover, that uses old notation (e.g. P-K4). I went through this book in the 1970s, and it had a HUGE impact on the quality of my game. I recently bought the newest edition with modern notation.

[@dyukonsuku2335]

Great vid man

[@Pinaskaladaa]

You are my motivation to continue playing chess💯

[@brettdrk]

Great video! Keep it up!

[@florincodreanu1716]

Great video Ready for next chapter 😊

[@viktorvondoom9119]

Principle number 14 is new to me. Thanks Nelsi

[@neerajkapoor1050]

Effective fundamental principles to keep in mind... well explanation

[@r.f.catempire3482]

Great series!

[@ahmadjan2031]

Great video❤. I would love every week .

[@OlleJonasson-pr8lu]

Thanks for a very good lesson.

[@mightysunmanpro]

This is a really great video. Thanks

[@BobMenziesMusic]

Great video series. I order my books from Amazon Canada, so perhaps you could add the link for the Canadian site. Thanks again and I look forward to this series. Your videos are always excellent. Your explanations are clear and lucid.

[@romodavidmgl]

Loved it... so effective aand clear

[@anthonywright-lb3lr]

Good lesson bro, thanks

[@PatIreland-tw9lr]

Thanks for a great video!

[@brioma33]

As far as moving the frequency up to every week rather than every 2 weeks. At least at this point, short games that last only 4 or 5 pages, every week would probably work fine. If anybody needed more time , they could watch the corresponding video at their convenience.

[@user-bk3nb8ew2k]

Keep uploading Buddy we are waiting......❤

[@yannimon10]

great analysis! very helpful

[@rayclark3043]

Awesome lesson..man's sold on purchasing the book.