12 Ways To Use Your Rooks Effectively In Chess

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[@abrotherinchrist]

I appreciate the fact that when you say, "Let's get into it," you actually do get right into it. Thanks for the great tutorials.

[@ThinkingSk3ptically]

"How to use your King (!) effectively" could be the next video. ;-) This is counter-intuitive for A LOT of beginners. But having an ACTIVE King is CRUCIAL in the Endgame phase. Famous 'King walks': Short vs. Timman (1991) Alekhine vs. Yates (1922) Tarrasch vs. Réti (1922)

[@nblack2867]

Fantastic idea IMHO. I second this idea.

[@justkevinlol]

Yes

[@mircea-mariusmesesan1319]

MeToo

[@neonjoe529]

Yes, especially opposition. Learning that was a game changer. Pun intended.

[@Suresh-kv6oe]

Nigel short vs Jan Timman(1991) has left the chat

[@MalcolmsShow]

12 Ways to effectively utilise Rooks. 1. Prevent your opponent from castling (02:05). 2. Pin pieces on the centre files (03:03). 3. Defending f2 / f7 (04:23). 4. Pins and Skewers (05:55). 5. Put pressure on half open files (07:11). 6. Rooks should go on open files (08:21). 7. Creating a rook battery (09:51). 8. Use a rook life to attack (11:36). 9. Exchange sacrifice (13:29). 10. Cut off your opponent's king (18:06). 11. Put your rook on the 2nd / 7th rank (20:49). 12. Rooks belong behind passed pawns (22:12).

[@justinkeefe3456]

Really appreciate your videos dude. One of the most clear places to learn online. Really happy to see the channel growing brother!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks man!

[@justinkeefe3456]

@@ChessVibesOfficial very welcome, and again congrats on the almost 100k that’s not easy feat, and just the beginning. Remember to write this comment when I congratulate you on 500k :) there’s only a couple handfuls of ‘great’ chess content/streamers in the world (you being one) so I assume that’s not gonna be long to see those results. Looking forward to what you do in the future! I’ll be sending more people your way. Be good Stay safe ~Keefe’

[@SimplifiedPie]

Two connected rooks in the endgame is a lot more scarier than a queen.

[@nacht3675]

The king cannot do anything about it

[@adamcall911]

Such a good video bro your a seriously impressive teacher. Nearly at 100k and it’s much deserved.

[@ethan-bl3ld]

really loving this series! super helpful and practical

[@marlinfitzwater7898]

12 ways I’m gonna lose my rooks to the computer…

[@TK5280.]

You’re really a great teacher. Appreciate it, as always 😆 Thank you so much!! Wish you the very best!

[@sahaswimalasena8532]

" Well, if u had a chance to look at that... " -Nelson 👑

[@devontalend6513]

So informative! Great content man. I've learned a lot from this.

[@SuperYasela]

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[@augustdaye2746]

This is an excellent series. Very helpful and informative.

[@craigsoule3623]

Just recently got into chess (played occasionally years ago) and I’ve be able to grow as a player, but my friend said I need better “rook play” and this def helps with giving me ideas to use them! Great video!

[@mikes1984]

I appreciate it when you say, "Let's get into it," and you actually do. Thank you for the excellent tutorials.

[@commentjudger5009]

I hit thumbs up on all your videos right away. Because you cover great topics, instruct well and get straight to the point. Favourite chess channel

[@jonwill]

Great content; thank you for sharing.

[@richardlee-shanok5578]

Another great instructive video! I have an idea for a future video... Could you please make one on how to pawn storm correctly/effectively? Sometimes I get into a situation where I am not sure which pawn/pawns I should be pushing, and in what order for maximum effectiveness and so as to not get blockaded. Thanks in advance!

[@ednelson2501]

Liked the way you showed theories of , capture for lesser value. Or the options. Depending on where you are. And of course the situations.

[@pescatore6998]

Thank you so much for this interesting video. Take care!

[@liilianalopez1155]

Yes yes yes thank you I was looking for this

[@kpalldayx]

Dope video man! Im ready to play now lol

[@joris5429]

I usually castle on the king side since it gives a better coverage for the king. In addition, the pawns are also all covered. The one reason I lately like to castle on the Queens side is because the rook takes a position in the center of the game. Sometimes very favorable which makes the castling consist of two effective moves in one!

[@Mr5022840]

Great work Nelson as always..... please also make video on exchange sacrifice.... it's a difficult concept to understand.... don't know when to apply it... look forward for more videos

[@danielyuan9862]

You should apply it if you think you have no other choice. And I believe it also requires a good understanding of positions to know when an exchange sacrifice is good.

[@alwaysinout]

Very useful .. Thanks

[@TheMrtaveezy]

Literally the best tutorials. I love you dude

[@sexygeek8996]

At 11:00, White can capture the queen with his bishop on g3.

[@ousmanebagayoko5896]

lol I saw that

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Oops... 🤦‍♂️

[@thefastmeow]

the strategy in the thumbnail is going to be especially useful in my next games! thank you!

[@SG2048-meta]

The classic 8 rook checkmate

[@cloudforest4087]

Extremely instructive manuals.

[@2P9PR]

At 6:53 you can block with the knight and then the bishop after rook takes to prevent the loss of the queen, although it is only a slight difference from a queen-rook trade

[@firerook]

The part with the rook on the 7th/2nd, you should add that having both rook on the 7th/2nd is very very powerful

[@snckria6644]

At 6:55 the knight can block the skewer and then once the rook takes, the bishop can recapture. Pinning the bishop first and then skewering is better because you'll pin the bishop to the queen and if they move king behind the bishop, you win a queen and you can start to attack them from the side.

[@KingCactus11]

the bishop can't recapture the rook after the knight is taken tho

[@jeff-8511]

The knight can’t recapture

[@ajarnray4115]

Good video thanks for the upload.

[@domin3k535]

you can make also a ways to use your queen effectively in chess like in endgame or in middlegame scenarious

[@Daniel-G-P]

Another amazing video from Chess Vibes. Hands down best chess teacher on KZbin 😀

[@kruksog]

Such good work Nelson. As a shitty chess player, I'm really grateful for your instruction.

[@tctrainconstruct2592]

5:03 Even materially, that is a losing trade for White, if we value the bishop as 330cp and the rook as 460cp. They would be losing 70cp, which is more than enough to compensate for a somewhat exposed, but difficult to attack king. If we add the loss of the bishop pair, then they would lose even more. Although if the resulting king is vulnerable, then it can be worth it.

[@skoofmtm]

These videos help me improve allot

[@SigurdBraathen]

I'm going to watch this video - I know you always deliver great quality with no nonsense. But timestamps could improve them further! If I know this technique and don't need to hear the following couple of minutes I could skip to the next tip easily with timestamps.

[@Omar_Merican]

oh you actually made the video on rooks! 😆😆🤣🤣🤣 NICE! 👍

[@kirillzakharov7336]

you can also do deflections. I once had a win where my Queen and Pawn were attacking my opponent's Bishop, behind which was their King. The only other piece defending the Bishop was their Queen. I had a Rook that could go on an undefended square to attack the Queen. The Queen captured my Rook, thus leaving the rank, and the Bishop underdefended. I captured the Bishop with mate.

[@TheDigiWorld]

Just going to add this part, about the rooks on the 2nd/7th, if you can (safely) double up your rooks there it is mostly a good idea too (of course there are some exceptions, for example you move both your rooks forward and lose to backrank mate etc.) but the idea is basically the same but stronger, Rook on 7th has multiple pawns to target, but when you have TWO rooks targeting that then it's basically double the firepower in your threats which (more often that not) will put your opponent in almost a zugzwang if they try to passively defend

[@codynix8213]

Could have also touched on mating patterns. The rook is the only piece other than the queen that can mate with only it and the king. Of course there are some situations where restrictive pawn structures can trap the king for bishop or knight mates. But its a huge asset in the most endy of end games.

[@eddiegness]

Hi Nelson! If you're looking for topics to discuss in your next few videos, I have a suggestion for you: Many chess players at master levels will agree that two minor pieces > rook + pawn, even though material is technically equal. But for beginning to intermediate players who aren't very good in piece coordination, having two minor pieces for a rook and pawn can be quite worrisome. Perhaps you could come up with a video that teaches some basic attacking and defending guidelines for the player who has the minor pieces. Thanks for tirelessly uploading great chess content like this. Your channel really deserves a lot more views and likes than it is getting right now.

[@kafaalii]

Thank you The best...

[@snatchX626]

damn, you got some of the best tutorials on youtube.

[@nathanisbored]

can you do a video about the queen vs rook checkmate?

[@hw_yozoraVODS]

My fav rook lifts happen in the Budapest

[@michealadeleye7476]

Is this a part of a bigger playlist?

[@amirchabbi7587]

Bro u r like dictionary for chess. And I like that

[@tonysu8860]

A few things you missed in your video I noticed immediately... 1. Prevent K from castling. In your example you blocked the Rook attack with the bishop, and the impression is that the K can now castle because it hasn't moved. But, the Q could have been played to reinforce the Rook attack which also prevents the K from castling (because it would leave the B protected once and attacked twice). 2. When talking about stacking rooks, although not too common Alekhine's gun should be mentioned where the Q is tripled up and placed behind both rooks. It's an almost irresistible attack if it can be achieved which is uncommon. Placing the Q in first or second position is not as strong. 3. You didn't mention the standard "rooks only" ladder mate which is the often natural consequence of stacking rooks and trapping the K towards an edge of the board. This is also a natural consequence of stacking rooks in an endgame or misplaced pieces earlier in the game.

[@steinanderson9849]

Hi Nelson, I'm stuck trying to beat stockfish level 6 on lichess (be awesome if you did a video on beating its levels and how strong you think the engine is at the different levels), and I have to admit sometimes it's rook moves are confusing. It will put a rook on what appears to be a closed file that's never busting open and I'm thinking why did it place the rook there, the file is never going to open. Then a number of moves later it just so happens and the file is forced half open or open and it ends up bad for me. I guess fore-seeing how the game could develop is my weakness there. At level 6 I come out of the opening usually ever slightly better or even because it seems stockfish deliberately chooses the 3rd or 4th best move at this level, but then it comes back like a demon in the mid-game and end game.

[@jayure1346]

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[@abraxasnl]

Great video as always! At 11:20, you quite quickly go over why black can’t move their rook to H8, but I often struggle to see this. I can count to 2, but there’s always a bit more to it (like who takes the initiative). Do you have any tips about these setups that would allow me to instantly evaluate them?

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Hmm... I think it just comes with a lot of practice. Technically my brain sees that my rook takes first, then black's rook recaptures, then my rook takes and that's the only piece left. But I've played for around 30 years so that's how my brain can visualize it quickly. I think the best tip is to play a lot and work on tactics puzzles, and you'll find you start to pick up on those patterns faster.

[@abraxasnl]

@@ChessVibesOfficial Thanks, I did start with puzzles a few days ago, and they have indeed opened my eyes to more quickly see patterns I otherwise ignored or had to ponder longer. At first I thought it would just be a lot of "gotcha" trickery, but it's surprisingly good practice!

[@danielyuan9862]

@@abraxasnl I usually have an I intuitive mind that since there are two rooks white rooks there is an "intensity" of 2 along that file, and you need two defenders to be able to step into it.

[@claytonbenignus4688]

Castling into a open or half open file, especially as in the Kings Gambit.

[@michaelmappin1830]

Ty

[@PizzaChess69]

11:00 LMAO just take the Queen with the Bishop lol

[@isavenewspapers8890]

1:22 I know nobody will care about this, but 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5 is the exact same thing I used to demonstrate artificial castling on Wikipedia. Then it diverges: 4.Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5.Kxf2 Nxe5 6.d4 Ng6 7.Be2 d6 8.Rf1 N8e7 9.Kg1. This is my first time actually seeing it in the wild. Ironically on a video about rooks. Pretty wild.

[@educat1on166]

6:55 you should firs pin the bishop so that it cant bodyblock after the knight blocks

[@tommyblindkilde922]

6:46 it possible to stop white from getting the queen with the following moves: rook to e8, horsey to d8, rook takes on d8, bishop to c8

[@COMB0RICO]

Thanks from Texas

[@chessforfunonly1586]

Petrosian isn't really known for this kind of attacking style... very nice example of the exchange sacrifice!

[@tonysu8860]

What? Petrosian not know for exchange sacrifices? Tigran Petrosian was an expert practitioner of exchange sacrifices! He just did them from a position of strength often after endless maneuvering and not so much out of the opening.

[@shadowblade1539]

number 4 i saw a hanging rook where a knight could just take the rook but the best move is to skewer the king and queen

[@harrygross77]

A bit off topic: As I recall, you have an OTB event this month. When is it? Whenever it is GO NELSI!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Yeah Harry very soon! Feb. 17th!

[@sheldonhaughton1848]

Thanks

[@michaeljohnotoole2647]

Of course the effect of a pair of rooks is : used in concert the effect is greater than the effective sum of the parts .

[@ImRyoYu]

On 7. The Queen was on a place that the Bishop can take.

[@hayn10]

In number 4 black also has hanging rook

[@Artofcurrencies]

In number 9 put Pawn 5A and horse in C5 Also kill the pawn with a bishop and horse in D5 but its a risky option cuz i dont think if he sees that the horse can go too A5 which makes senses

[@grantbartley483]

The opening move is how we started playing chess. We hadn't worked out any theory. Luckily the incompetence was balance on both sides!

[@xCorvus7x]

20:47 What about Rb3? Doesn't that cut off the King, too?

[@b01tact10n]

I'm still a rank 1000 - 1200 and blundering is my job😁 I mostly play it out now whenever I blunder my queen. Surprised myself by just following direction from watching your vids. 90% will quit when you cap their queen. I just tough it out and they deduct less from your rating finishing w or l.

[@SakshiSingh-mk2fs]

If you look carefully, then you will notice on 10:58 that the black queen can be cut by White's black squared bishop

[@Joseferberger]

guess the elo taught me that there should be back rank mate included

[@manojpalliyaguru8095]

nelson look at the black queen in the triple battery example😅😅😅

[@zuruichen7827]

10:58 White bishop: I’m going to end this man’s whole career

[@Xbotto]

Letsgooo my accuracy is awful with rooks this will help Thank you

[@shubbyshabaas]

10:58 beautiful move by black

[@dodouniquelife9725]

Awesome

[@asian1812]

6:11 knight takes f5

[@petercohen3966]

Exactly. Gobble the rook!

[@jamespiedad5866]

I'm watching this cause my friend keep beating me in chess using rook now I can counter his rooks thanks for the lesson

[@coolskeletondude5902]

at 10:58 i think its a better idea to take the queen with the bishop on g3 than to create a triple battery but that's my opinion

[@MrMythicalYT]

Yeah I noticed that too, he just meant to make a random move for black

[@addythegaming]

10:59 uhhhh the white bishop can take the black queen but still good video

[@swanandkopardekar1718]

You could include rook for back rank mates

[@friedrichwilhelmviktoralbe349]

11:00 i love blundering my queen for no real reason

[@vjlenin]

Is there a cool name for the king sacrifice I keep doing?

[@PedraamJam]

Have 8 of em

[@AidenHardy596]

The king is worth 102 points of material because if you promote all eight of your pawns and keep your knights, bishops, and rooks, then you have 103 points of material. It's 102 and not 103 because a king can't win on his own, as the king can't give checks. If you have a king and a pawn, and black has nine queens and all lower pieces, you can checkmate, only if you give the check in the corner with your pawn, which is protected by the king, and your opponent's pieces all block his escape squares. See the Worstfish video by gotham chess

[@joshuaharildstad7876]

10:58 you blundered the queen lol

[@jalanstudio2465]

4:35 I think d5 is another option here

[@raiqgilani4718]

In this video bishib was attacking the queen

[@raifegeozay687]

0:34 doing this is bad but doing this after black plays e5 is even worse and 10:59 why white didnt play Bxc7

[@MrMythicalYT]

Queen move was supposed to just be a random move

[@birb5134]

10:59 my reaction to black's move

[@cfgauss71]

Hey Vibes when you say let's get into it you aren't fooling around, are you?

[@darrylkassle361]

Coming up to 100k was wondering if you have any plans to celebrate???

[@oflefe]

Has anyone told you that you look super similar to Music is Win youtuber, or is it just me?

[@vietanh266lmao]

10:58 Bxc7

[@Stefan-xh1hi]

Position 10 with ”cutting off the king” isn’t a winning endgame, it’s actually comletely drawing if black plays it right Edit: Nvm, I had flipped the board in the analysis with the engine, it is completely winning for white

[@ivangeorgiev4774]

So no sacrifice?