Common strategy mistakes: pawn moves

Common strategy mistakes: pawn moves

[@KingoftheJuice18]

Irina, the chess instruction you're giving is so clear, appropriate, and valuable. Thank you for making it available to everyone! Hopefully, more people will soon realize what a great resource your channel is.

[@phoenixinthetrees1446]

As with all your videos, it's just a pleasure to hear an intelligent person speak...

[@hata6290]

i am BEGGING you to expand more on these pawn ideas, its so enlightening especially the way you put it :D

[@todesque]

Underrated channel. Deserves way way waaaay more than 18 thousand subscribers.

[@dreamscapemaestro3732]

Irina, I think you explain ideas in a way that's easily understandable to a high % of players. That's not very common. Just because a player is good doesn't mean they're a good teacher. You remind me of Yassers teaching style, such as the thought process of choosing moves & not a bunch of variations. That's way more important.

[@iambarrykatz]

As a 1500, I agree with you that players in my rating range do this all the time. The problem I have is that when they do this to me, I don't always know how to punish it.

[@Sagerydian]

Moves like that punish themselves after a while, I think. Also: chess speaks for itself.

[@MrSupernova111]

That's exactly how I used to feel when I use 1500 rated. Keep learning and you'll blow passed 1500 rating. Shankland's books are great if you're looking for new training material.

[@Badministrator]

Thank you for your videos. I never get any better but your insights make me feel like I could even if only for a fleeting moment.

[@nigelsouthworth5577]

Thanks Irina, the lesson is really useful for me.

[@innopva9973]

serious talk guys.... means I stop what Im doing and pay attention Irina. thanks for this!

[@luckbeforeleap]

Like this kind of instruction. Appropriate to the vast majority of players (i.e. those at or below 1500).

[@debbiethompson-xm1qn]

Awsome simplicity

[@jacobleedgaard5968]

As a 1500 player often struggling with the assessment of pawn moves this was super instructive. Thanks Irina!

[@paule4]

One area I struggle with is when my opponent pushes a pawn (typically in the centre) creating tension with my pawn(s). I always struggle to work out whether I should a) capture b) ignore or c) push past. I appreciate it will depend on the exact position, but it would be really helpful to see some examples on this topic too. Thanks Irina!

[@musicbydeandre5242]

Kassa Korley has a great video on pawn tension, you should check it out it would be nice to see a video from Irina

[@icecoldporksoda3461]

Great video. As a 1500-1600 player I’m often at a loss with what to do with my pawns. I found this very helpful.

[@ManishSingh-bq2un]

Didn't notice it first but that's a nice christmas tree in the background, Irina 😊

[@DumbChessPlayer403]

Your Videos have help me alot! Thank u!

[@danmanning2006]

These lessons are gold.

[@peace_in1move]

!! Always get the notebook out for your vids. Pawn ,Knight symbiosis. A beautiful thing. Good chess seems to be all about relationships and maintaing harmony. A life lesson there..🤪 cheers 🎉

[@debrascott8775]

Excellent lesson. Thank you

[@COMB0RICO]

This was the lesson that I've been struggling with since I learned chess.

[@philudoh5859]

Thank you for this Irina! God bless you

[@johanswart5562]

Thanks, very informative!

[@briandwi2504]

Wonderful, helpful lessons. Fantastic teacher

[@helsinkistationchief]

Great video Irina - thanks

[@stevenseymour4372]

Thank you Irina and have a Merry Christmas

[@elizabeth4689]

Super instructive, and I appreciate the short video format!

[@zencoding]

Love your way of explaining ideas.❤

[@thechuckberryfan98]

I’m still learning, so the views of an expert are always of interest. What I know is I’d like to move pawns like I see other players do, but watching more games I notice inconsistency - a lot of each game is based on your opponent’s decisions. Thank you for this content 😊

[@arronfowler2338]

Another really helpful video. Thanks.

[@mariogilligan841]

Great video again. Playing pawns is basically not something I've been concerned about because they seem "worthless" compared to the Queen and others big guns. Once I have fixed my blunder problem and a few other stuff, this is something I will come back to :) . Thanks!

[@torsteinnordstrand170]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@CarloCretaro]

Excellent instruction.

[@philmageo]

Than you very much for your precious advices

[@tenorhighc1]

really good! I've done these mistakes, and sometimes I do the opposite and do not move a pawn that I SHOULD push. Can you maybe do a video on when you should push pawns?

[@courageousknight]

Thank you GM Krush!

[@MozartMartins]

It is a great masterclass.

[@lonelysonofgod97]

I am really thankful for your videos ❤. I have been long in chess world on the horizon, so I know how to appreciate you.

[@kingberzerk]

Super cool, well done!

[@MrChausner]

Very nice and clear lesson - Michigan

[@user-nc9ho7pg6p]

Love your videos!

[@PepJuice]

Merci Irina!

[@ConsumerkingUk]

Irina Krush spot on with opening comments...

[@kirkmason7079]

Good lesson. Once you move a pawn there is no turning back. I’m watching Champion Chess Tour for pawn movements with the greats. After your lesson it give me a better understanding of what to look for while playing.

[@gchomuk]

Only recently found your channel, but loved it immediately.

[@riccardozanoni2531]

I didn't even know my favorite chess player had a youtube channel, i'm so stoked! Found it by pure luck after that wired video with Levy. Can't wait to catch up with the older videos!

[@salmarwow]

Very clear and nice instructions. On the other hand, I was a bit surprised to see that your low rated students tend to play closed positions so much. Closed ones are very much about strategy than tactics, and it's rather obvious that strategy is not their strong suite yet.

[@ebuford]

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[@TheMoonIsTheEnemy]

Hi, these videos are great! Please keep up this strategy mistakes series.

[@nea_22]

This was enlightening, I'll try yo implement this in my games

[@joshuamphande2272]

Awesome lesson coach 🤝 Could you please do a lesson on how to use an engine? I have Arena but it's so confusing, I can never really understand what's going on

[@theowalcott102]

Let's have a serious talk guys...about pawn moves! Hahaha you just made my day Irina!

[@Drawtine]

Love you channel, thank you for these free lessons! Just a note: "fianchetto" is read "fianKetto", is Italian

[@prakashr23]

Often people do mistakes in equal positions, some unwanted pawn moves... nice explanation mam... got things... opened another view in chess... never know this previously... thank you 😊

[@BenBeckers]

"One move attack", great name!

[@anthonylesar7337]

When one starts watching chess content on KZbin you first watch all those crappy 'win in 8 moves' and '500,000 people fell for this trap' videos. Eventually you find serious intelligent content like this and Hanging Pawns openings videos. I have benefitted more from these 2 channels than any other.

[@christopher_rrocha]

I'm Brazilian but I would love to have an opportunity to learn with you. You explain very well! I think you're the beast chess teacher on KZbin lol

[@MrSupernova111]

Pretty cool! As an expert level player I sometimes find myself confused about which pawns to move in not so clear positions. I think pawn play is highly neglected at lower levels and is probably one of the main reasons players get stuck in certain ratings. I would argue even at the expert level there are lots of players who don't fully understand proper pawn structure and dynamic pawn play.

[@Pacodelahoya1]

So pretty!🎉

[@RicardGomes76]

TY GM 👍

[@user-ok2gr2vw9r]

Tip....keep the pawns in front of the castled king in situ. The three pawns in front the king. You know that thing.😂....the pawn moved one forward on each flank? To make an escape hole?......massive mistake. Lose,of tempo. Most of us are not grandmaster level. The old advice is the best.😊

[@ircjesselee]

Your hair is legendary 😊

[@ircjesselee]

9:06 'Cause Breaking up is Hard to do

[@lilhaxxor]

Pawns are the soul of chess. Every strategic position is based on pawn structure. The simplest way to win a game is to promote a pawn. Etc, etc.

[@TheFutureIsThePast77]

Pawnaliciousness!!!

[@RashidulIslam-uc9or]

Instructive for middle game.

[@rhysgriffiths9675]

One of the mistakes I made often earlier in my chess development was the need to ALWAYS respond to pawn tension. I felt like if two pawns were attacking each other, I had to either trade, or move my piece. Only much later did I realise that sometimes the best way to respond was... to do nothing :)

[@rhysgriffiths9675]

And the key understanding that propelled me from 1800 to 2100 on lichess rather quickly was understanding pawn breaks. Before that I was always just attacking with my minor pieces. Usually now if I play the right pawn breaks and put my pieces on good squares, some tactics will magically appear that allow me to win the game.

[@carlosbautista8045]

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[@brucehighcock4568]

Impetuous: done quickly without care

[@siddharthb2633]

''impetuous''. Today I learnt that along with some pawn move stuff.

[@Arkady_Chernobrovkin]

Christmas mood 🎄

[@Phurngirathaana]

Zurich 1953 please!

[@ElAsh-pc7fr]

👍👊

[@abanoubmg3698]

we can protect it by long castling i think, as black's king side is in shambles.

[@dudebroguymate]

I'm rated around 2000 and I still struggle with pawns in certain positions. That being said, I would never play dxc6 in the first position. It doesn't seem beneficial to me. It just looks like I'm improving the opponent's dead bishop. d5 doesn't seem like an outpost at all because it's going to be really difficult to trade both his knights and his bishop. e4 is now weaker, plus his backwards pawn on d6 is not going to be easy to attack despite the semi-open file because my light squared bishop is probably going to be in the way for the rest of the game to defend e4 & c4. Also, if I ever wanted to play f4, I would need to tie a piece or two down to defend e4 alongside the bishop, otherwise his bishop, which used to be a useless piece before dxc6, would look straight at that pawn and then at my king. All this makes my attack very clunky and almost impossible. All of this to say, the move dxc6 doesn't suit my style at all. Maybe that's why I'm not a grandmaster.

[@liontx]

She Krushed it.

[@elijahsimon6992]

I want to protect the b2 pawn with Na4 to defend and attack the Black Queen, but I don't know if I would've played that in the game.

[@brianrountree4499]

Gosh, other factors aside, pawn-structures are where GMs really out-rank the vast majority of amateur chess players, on the strategic level, like this video shows! Under 1500, she's so generous. lol. I'd say, under 2000, this is a problem.

[@Murat807]

❤

[@synaestheziac]

Quick question: in the first example, do we not need to worry about the fact that the move a4 leaves the pawn on b4 undefended? Or are we planning to move it to b5?

[@faresar]

b4 is under no threat. Any threat to it can be mitigated easily without losing advantage. Black cant play a5 due to b6 weakness. And at any point later Na6 does not make sense for black

[@lucassantana6993]

please make a video about how to play equal positions, especially in the endgame

[@lucassantana6993]

or if you have a slight edge

[@yugiohfanatic1964]

we dont make mistakes, we are StockFish.

[@TheSimple1z]

🙏🙌😛🎶🎵🎶

[@executivelifehacks6747]

On the last example I am initially thinking long castle, to both protect the pawn and place the rook on the open file. The queen takes f2 though. And it is probably wrong because the attack is coming on queenside, and the c pawn is forward. Qe2 or Qc2 gets bullied by the knight. Undeveloping the foremost knight could protect. I think I might do that, it's probably wrong. I don't want to defend on the other side with a grim, hanging knight. I don't see opportunity for a counterattack yet and the rooks aren't connected.

[@GigsVT]

I see some tactical possibilities just taking the knight. but it gets wild and messy real quick if they don't recapture. I think just putting the rook under the pawn is the safest

[@CapAnson12345]

Christmas Krush!

[@valentinleguizamon9957]

was it kd3 at the end? or am i wrong? thank you teacher!! imma get out of those 1400 😪

[@Botoxcorvette]

Pawns go brrrr

[@abanoubmg3698]

make some videos for 2000+ please

[@chadmacgargle5311]

I love Pawns

[@mikhaeldito]

How do we get to be your student?

[@rv706]

FIANCHETTO is an Italian word, not a Spanish word. The "CH" pronounced like a K sound. (Sorry, I have to write this in every chess channel cause apparently there are seasoned internationally renowned professional chess players that don't know how to pronounce that word...)

[@jimmysavage258]

How can i become one of your students

[@valentijnvanderhorst3444]

Hey, don't mean to be a dick, but thought maybe you'd appreciate someone saying this: nobody leaves this much space above their heads in a shot. It feels kind of off. Anyway, great content. Really valuable insights. I only say it as constructive criticism. Hope I didn't offend. Thanks!

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The Christmas tree is very beautiful but Irina is even prettier

[@leredrasscul]

I have a Krush on you

[@toddreinking9618]

Excellent instruction.