I Guarantee You Won't Guess The Right Pawn 🤔

[@roblodocus2539]

I would lean slightly towards one of the endgame books if we did just one, but How to Reassess Your Chess sounds fascinating. I love the idea of being able to spot and exploit imbalances on the board. Potentially a combo between this and one of the endgame books would be my choice.

[@shaferandrew]

I would vote for 100 Endgames or Complete Endgame Course.

[@awang_ir]

Me too, 100 endgames

[@MrBrain-nm6hm]

Anonher vote for it

[@BarneyBadass-n4h]

100 end games please

[@Calibrownsfan]

complete endgame course is magnificent. I have a copy and have read up to the class B section.

[@RandomThoughts-86]

Yes! I vote endgame book of some kind. What I’ve learned from Nelson so far: Opening: I feel like I’ve gotten a good understanding of the opening concepts but less so in theory. And I’ve learned enough openings that I have a small repertoire that I understand well enough. Well… Enough to to get out of the opening phase generally unscathed… generally😅 Middle game: I understand less than the opening. But at least I have a general concept of counting defenders or attackers on central squares. Squares where you or your opponent can strike, and start a sequence of trade-offs. Sacrificing to remove defenders of more important pieces. I understand some tactics. Deflection is difficult to see. I see potential pins, and x-ray attacks more now. But I’m not very good overall. I have learned to do “blunder checks” a lot better though. 🙂 Endgame: Panic 😬

[@miket8822]

The Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy sounds like it could give us interesting insight in alternatives to the established rules.

[@timosaareste8655]

Logical Chess series has been amazing! Next book…Secrets of Modern Chess

[@MartinKoelewijn]

I think this book has a lot of potential for your videos, Nelson. In the rating climbs you repeatedly mention how a move violates the principles and going through this book could back that up and help us doing the same thing

[@terryterry3375]

I too vote for an end game book. That's where I blow my small lead I may have nurtured.

[@emadadlan8056]

Complete endgame sounds exactly like what I’ve been looking for.

[@andrewanyplace]

Either of the endgame books next please

[@TheSimCaptain]

Silman's endgame book, please, Nelson. I think that many players might be able to hang on until the endgame against a better player if they are careful and don't blunder, but then lose to superior knowledge of the endgame.

[@R04drunner1]

Exactly my thinking too.

[@ainstein11]

26:54 I had a gut feeling that the f pawn is the one to promote into a queen. My only reasoning for that is Ben's infamous line, "don't push the f pawn." Welp, I don't know if I should be happy that I guessed right or not haha

I think Silman's endgame book is really good for intermediate players ... loved reading it for sure.

[@giannisnikitakis4983]

I think we should do the endgame books next since this series was mostly for middlegame concepts

[@TheChamp1971]

Either "100 Endgames You Must Know" or "Complete Endgame Course".

[@grizzly_franky]

I think Silman's complete course on endgames would be the most instructive.

[@StatusStudioOfficiall]

I like the endgame book. And please make a playlist of this videos based on books

[@TheEthikos]

First book, 100 Endgames you must know...for sure.

[@mayankgoyal5264]

100 Endgames You Must Know You can also start a community poll for this.

[@low7renkiarie355]

Logical chess covered openings and middle game tactics perfectly We need endgames videos...I vote "100 endgame you should know"

[@lethalty6055]

I vote for one of the endgame books. Logical Chess really gave well regarding the middle game and strategic opportunities, so spreading to endgame really helps.

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Bobby Fischer or 100 Endgames

[@i-yusuf]

We'll follow `Silman's Complete Endgame Course` and then at the end of the video we'll pick 1 or 2 endgames from `100 Endgames You Must Know`. Then, we all can master endgame techniques from both of these books.

[@ericengels2116]

Love the series. As a beginner, I don’t have many games that end in the endgame. Walking through master games has been very informative. So I would vote for Fisher’s games. How to reassess your chess also sounds good

[@jimnf6780]

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy looks fun

[@benjamingrunbaum3601]

I grew up reading Silman. How to Reassess was great, but personally, I'd prefer the endgame book. Either way, it'll be awesome seeing you go over a book i already own😊

[@jorgegutierrez2259]

I’d like to see both of Silman’s books done together. His books are amazing.

[@nicholasjones5296]

I vote for the 100 Endgames You Must Know. It's the part of the game I struggle most with.

[@rotatingmind]

In that case Silman's book is a better pick according to Chesscoach Andras: "has a good chance to make you not hate endgames"

[@alexeyskobelev]

Vote for 100 Endgames You Must Know

[@nitinkhanna2487]

22:47 Gotham chess: sacrifice the rooook!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@taijasprogaming]

haha I did guess the f pawn in the start and stuck to it throughout, and guess my intuition was right! 25:30 at this moment around I knew the that the two pawns that are advanced are gonna push and get sacrificed to make the path for the f pawn. Also it'd be nice if you cover "how to reassess your chess" as it'd be useful for alot of players since most players struggle with middlegame, including myself.

[@prohakerofficial]

same

[@andrewroddy3278]

This has been a great, very instructive series, Nelson. Thank you and well done.

[@NicholasSSilva-jw1zd]

All amazing options, but for me I would like to start with either How to reassess your chess or Silman's complete endgame course, or a mix of both

[@wes4782]

Secrets of chess strategy

[@chriselcombe847]

Silman's complete end game and Fisher's best games books.

[@AldiRidayudaPutera-u1e]

100 endgame book is my choice

[@natelouderback7329]

Silman > How to reassess your chess > Other Endgame > others

[@NitinKumar-h5c6m]

I vote for 100 endgames you must know

[@Fe2_Daggers]

Secrets of Modern Chess strategy please! Would love a Classical v Hypermodern play style review.

[@d4ne1gh_val]

Secrets of Modern Chess strategy please!

[@beneficialhistory]

I think it is g7 pawn Edit 1 7:21 it is A pawn Edit 2 12:10 I think it is still A Edit 3 15:44 again G pawn(f6) Edit 4 18:52 G pawn(f6) Edit 5 25:38 F pawn (f7) At least I guessed correctly in last 😅

[@robgeib1723]

🤣

[@richardvannort8753]

One Book: 100 Endgames Two books: Add Fishers book

[@DudleyViperOG]

Agreed

[@Alan.92n]

Silman's Endgame book plus a selection of all of the others. 😊

[@nikhilnekopunch8501]

I did guess f7 pawn. Considering it is generally a weak part of the board at first. What if it becomes a queen or something lol.

[@blunderghostchess]

I vote for Silman's Complete Endgame Course!

[@zetacrucis681]

Definitely Bobby Fisher + some modern chess, which I'm sure covers endgames too. Might be fun to use the latter in combination with the former: look at some of Bobby Fisher's games in the light of what modern analysis might say, and discuss when risks are worth taking e.g., at certain rating levels you can bend the rules and get the upper hand with what might strictly be dubious play at grandmaster level (like what a lot of gambits we love are all about)

[@welshdude-x6s]

I love your chess content look forward to the 10 mins game and the great explanations to why you do a certain move , Well done

[@NivishaM]

100 endgame you must know

[@yaxou9457]

100 endgames then modern chess strategy

[@RandomThoughts-86]

This is actually the best answer. Even though I did thumbs up and comment on the most popular “100 end games” comment

[@liamkerr7183]

This is an awesome idea. You should also make a community post to vote if you are having problems figuring out which one gets the most. Honestly, it looks like everybody is ready for the endgame, and I agree personally.

[@Caramelgarlic]

I'd say complete endgame course. Close second is how to reassess your chess.

[@epo-mma]

I actually guessed the f7 pawn because I thought what was the least likely pawn to get pushed from black in most situations. I used to play the French defense often and the f7 pawn almost always became a strategic liability and the focus point of my opponent's attack.

[@OdinBech]

100 endgames

[@garyarnold3141]

Silman's complete endgame course.

[@meesiphht2769]

I'm all for mixing it up in a rotational way or do 10 each and rotate to the next book. Doing 100 endgames all in a row on a weekly basis would tend to get boring and repetitive but if you're going to go straight through I'd like to see Fischer's games first.

[@MacdonaldPhiri-n3i]

Two books at ounce, my 60 memorable games by Fischer and 100 endgames you should know

[@alimollahosseini7838]

I like 100 handered ending game

[@rogerremus6053]

I guessed the correct pawn because I know you are sneaky! Book: Secrets of modern chess strategy Why: Because it is too advanced for me to read but with your explanations it would be fun.

[@bobby19911991]

0:38 D pawn

[@amandeep9930]

100 end-games

[@crazypanda6919]

Great and helpful video. Also, I think bobby fischer my 60 memorable games is pretty good so yeah. Thanks Nelson for these helpful videos. Hope to play with you one day.

[@mitch9237]

My preference is Reassess Your Chess Second place is 100 Endgames or Silman's Endgames

[@AlexanderAshby]

A mix of the left 3 books ( 33:26 ) would be nice I think. Gives a mix of good learning through different perspectives

[@wyattthecatlover]

No way I actually guessed the right pawn!!! Also I Think we should do Silman's Endgame Course.

[@dennisreynolds6153]

I'm guessing it's one of the pawns that has done nothing (no moving, no threatening, no protecting) for the entire game that eventually has the room and opportunity to push and become a Queen. Being involved in any action is usually dangerous for pawns. My half random guess is the g pawn promoting on the h file.

[@cristif92]

17:21 - in normal position, I would give up on the d pawn (not just because I didn't bet on it), and haunt the pawns on the left board :) Nelson: I hope you didn't said Rook take f2 🤣🤣

[@wishkahzyricks]

I voted for John Watson's book. I think that Bobby Fischer has enough fans already to tilt the vote, as well as there's already enough KZbin channels covering every single game of his. A 100-long series of anything seems like commitment too big for both the KZbin audience and the creator. (Although of course you know yourself and your specific audience best.) Kinda the same goes for endgames in general. IMO it's a field of knowledge too big to cover for someone who follows you... Endgame study feels like a journey for which one has to lay out their own plan. Maybe I'm too much into 'vibes', but it seems to me that chess strategy fits best as the topic for a series of videos, hence my choice.

[@jonnydrumsyt]

Started playing about a year and a half ago and mainly have watched Alex Banzea as my instructor and learned the Jobava and the Caro Kann. Your channel would always pop up but since you don’t play those openings I wouldn’t watch. However, I found myself trying to memorize lines from Alex’s videos, and since I’ve started to watch this series I think I’ve become a much better player logically. Really appreciate it and still got a lot of learning from you to do!

[@張謙-n3l]

I thought it would be the h-pawn I would like to go through one of the two endgame books. The endgame is like the basic of chess games. It's not important how well we play in middlegame if we cannot win the winning endgame

[@osteoren]

The last 2 books seems very interesting however I'm sure whatever you're going to choose you'll do it perfectly awesome

[@stuarthartley6824]

Understanding chess move by move by John Nunn could work well for this!

[@Shea_Fresh]

How to reassess your chess has my vote

[@timogronwald6359]

When you finished the Chess Adventures Journey you can do the Bobby Fisher book in my opinion ;)

[@JasonQian-mc8kw]

The title should be “you won’t guess the Left pawn”

[@b.trumane]

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy. I feel like at lower levels we would win a lot more games before even getting to an endgame just by leveling up in our strategy during middle games. And then do the End Game books afterward lol

[@rotatingmind]

I don't know what you would call "lower levels", but IM Kostya Kavutskiy puts it at rating 1600-2000.

[@sol_mental]

How to Reassess Your Chess! Let's do that one! Or a combination with the 100 Endgames!

[@cristif92]

15:48 - black threat is checking the king with the rook, and then promote (sadly the a pawn) into a queen :D

[@adityachk2002]

2 books in one week (2 videos) 2 other books the next (2 videos) and then repeat 🔁 first four books. each book appears twice in a month. overall we get 8 episodes a month

[@brunno2301]

Boby fisher and some end games

[@harrygross77]

ChessDawg has a pretty detailed playlist on Bobby's games

[@alexander7032]

I was able to correctly guess the f pawn from the start. How to Reassess Your Chess is my next book choice.

[@PaddyMacDaddy101]

I'll vote for book "How to reassess your chess".

[@lukuas31415]

Do 100 end games you must know please 😊

[@G0KU_SON]

Dvortsky endgame manual is considered best endgame Manuel Can we do that?

[@rotatingmind]

That's probably for the advanced. According to Chessdojo: Silman before 100 endgames you must know, and "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual" is the "final boss". Chesscoach Andras (on Silman's book): "has a good chance to make you not hate endgames"

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

I would LOVE to see videos on endgame positions. That is some of the least-covered chess content on YT from what I've seen, and I've watched a lot of chess videos.

[@tiagohello]

Hey! Thank you for the video, it was amazing! I would love to see the Bobby Ficher's one or The 100 Endgames You Must Know!

[@aChax2023]

Bobby Fischer and 100 endgames

[@pepanovakno]

you said you wont guess the right pawn so I said the A pawn (just because its on the right side)

[@m.afnan2018]

How to reassess your chess & Silman's complete endgame course

[@Overkill9991]

I also recconend doing a community post once this video goes live to the public. Just to get a better idea of what book the viewers want.

[@oluwasegunbright5084]

Books on calculations, what do you guy's think?

[@CelsoOliveira1981]

How to Reassess Your Chess sounds really interesting

[@jworcest2]

I would vote for one of the middlegame books, how to reassess your chess sounds like an interesting take on it with the focus on imbalances, or secrets of modern chess strategy would also be good.

[@i18nGuy]

secrets of modern chess strategy sounds insightful. Silmans book after that. thanks for asking and for the entire series.

[@aayushchauhan959]

Silman's endgame course would be great Nelson. Also, you are doing an amazing with the content on your channel, learning a lot from you.

[@furqanularsh]

How to reassess your chess would be a great choice

[@usibistro]

The g pawn becomes a queen maybe

[@luna9279]

You're great at teaching chess. Either one of the endgames books would be great to learn. I went to my uni's chess club for the first time this month, played 2 otb games with a 1500 and a 1800 elo player (and lost, but I learnt from it). They said I played a few good moves and 'very positionally' in the early-game. I'm unrated but have played otb for fun with friends/family a fair bit. I have a long way to go but I have been enjoying this channel!

[@richallenOU812]

bobby fischer

[@marcpiscaer5567]

Interesting game to analyse. Lots of knowledge required to make the correct moves. I just love your videos. The commentary is educational and still fun. Keep it up!

[@anastasiose4489]

I would like 100 endgames you must know

[@grismor8740]

Anything other than the Fischer one. (Nothing against Fischer, but the other ones just sound more instructive/useful.) Maybe you could alternate between an endgame book and a middle game book? If you end up choosing an endgame book, please finish it! I feel like a big weakness for players like me is my gaps in knowledge. And it's hard to study to fill those weaknesses if I don't even *know* that I don't know them.

[@TimSchmelter]

Amazing game. You should show more endgames, they are fascinating as well and it's important to master them.