Crucial Chess Principles You MUST Know (Ep. 9 - Logical Chess Move by Move)

[@roymatthews2337]

Nelson. I was taught to play by my grandfather when I was 8 years old back in 1970. But no-one has ever taught me as much about reading the board as you have in the last 6 months of watching and listening to you . If only somehow taught me 40 years ago what you have opened my eyes to . ..thank you and keep up the great work 👏

[@TakuTePuke-qd6df]

Nelsons really good at explaining things and making the game simple. He also doesnt seem to have an ego about him so it makes it easier (for me anyway) to listen to him

[@hallofame49]

Nelson, as others have noted, this video stands out as the pinnacle of your series thus far. Not only are you locked in from the get-go, but your intuition for identifying the most salient and instructive moments is exceptionally well-calibrated. Each time you digressed - everything from the appeal of the Spanish over the Italian (long-term considerations of the bishop on b5) to unpacking the retreating bishop move at 25:06 - it precisely addressed the question on my mind or felt entirely appropriate for the game's context. This particular game was super instructive for improving my own play. It reminded me of a Ben Feingold lecture. Plus, you now regularly improve upon the author's writings through your use of stockfish without undermining the book’s credibility. Amazing! One of your greatest strengths is the ability to "get behind the eyes" of amateur players at various skill levels. Whenever I thought, "Why not X candidate move?" almost psychically, you would respond, "Let's examine why X move is suboptimal/perfectly viable." This uncanny anticipation of the viewer's thought process is arguably your superpower. Understandably, the instructive value of each game is somewhat constrained by the book chapter's content. However, your meticulous preparation and A+ delivery shine through in this video. Your demeanor, commentary, and insights reached a new zenith. As a subscriber who consumes most of your content, I found this video an absolute delight! It exemplifies you hitting a new peak in your evolution as a teacher and content creator. Bravo! Keep up the fantastic work.

[@AhimtarHoN]

Did you use ChatGPT to generate ideas and forgot to delete one version or why did you write this twice slightly differently? lol

[@Yute01]

Just delete this

[@surge127]

@@Yute01lmaoo

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

@@AhimtarHoN I was confused of the wide vocabulary that this commenter had, then I realized that ChatGPT exists but then how would it even watch a video and analyze it to the point that it even mentions timestamps of the video? Has AI advanced too far or is this not ChatGPT they're using?

[@locke_ytb]

This guy did not use ChatGPT. He simply has a higher-level lexicon (or great vocabulary). Though, the comment is very redundant (not to metion, doubled) and is completely unnecessary; but who am I to judge?

[@IcyPegasus]

Very instructive game, loved your explanation of how White's attack gradually progressed with clever positional piece manoeuvres.

[@julian7306]

this was the best video in my opinion for this series so far. thank you so much

[@lusterris9183]

This channel is amazing, Nelson is the only person who can get me excited and inspired to play chess even after a long day of school/ work, I always find myself doing puzzles or playing some blitz/ rapid after watching these videos haha the only channel that can make me do that 🙏🙌❤️

[@carrija]

almost to 1200 with Nelson's help! the rating climbs and this have really helped. I do miss the treadmill gambit though! I want to see a treadmill rating climb where every win he's got to go up in speed!

[@garynorberg2675]

I'm pushing for 1200 as well.

[@yuggohel6375]

Same here , almost 1200 What's your I'd let's do a match

[@garynorberg2675]

@@yuggohel6375 Inferno1065

[@roblodocus2539]

I loved how both the queen and bishop retreated from those squares. I would’ve found moving them both away really hard to do. This is where patience comes in again, I always feel like I have to keep up the pressure and move pieces forward but sometimes those subtle positional moves are often the way forward. Really nice game.

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

This is Znosko-Borovsky vs Mackenzie 1924. Interestingly, Mackenzie had the move 13 position (after Be3 0-0; Nbd2) 15 years earlier but played the immediate ...Ne8 rather than ...Bd7. The course of that game was remarkably similar to this one featuring white destroying the black position with Bh6 and Qd6.

[@martinmelhus7324]

Nelson, have had Logical Chess on my shelf for decades. You and Chernev together are a great teaching combination. Love the series.

[@eddarby469]

When you're done with L C M b M, pick up How to Reassess Your Chess by Sierawan.

[@martinmelhus7324]

@@eddarby469 Thanks, I'll look into it.

[@marcpiscaer5567]

What a great video. I wish I had the skill to see the correct moves like you do but I'll learn. What I got from this lesson, not always a check mate, but capturing more pieces and eventually winning the end game.

[@wisdom7564]

Great video 1700 blitz in lichess 1900 bullet in lichess all with the help of your videos and other youtubers thanks❤

[@technicalmaster-mind]

Damn this opening is something else Soo much logics behind every move

[@sidorsky]

Well done again!! Particularly inspiring to me was your impression of a grandmaster's thinking process. I'll never be one, but you've jarred memories of when I've enjoyed some similar experiences briefly--moments of clear, creative and active thinking--to make me believe that it can become more routine. Something to live and play for, thanks for the memories!

[@oduorotisjnr.e5723]

Amazing Series. Thank you Nelson. You're explanation move by move really helps quite a lot in understanding how to play.

[@AerBossXeo]

I am a big fan of this channel!!

[@shadow234LOL]

Same here!

[@chessplayerShinYisoo]

Me too

[@zcddrew]

Me as well. I tried Gotham when i first got into chess and couldn't stand him.

[@mariosnum1fan]

@@zcddrewGotham is more of an entertainer for comedic purposes as it pertains to chess. Nelson is all business in educating all his viewers on chess. That’s how I make of it. Point remains that Nelson is the man!

[@zcddrew]

@@mariosnum1fan he's not even entertaining. Lol.

[@careyphelps4845]

I've been dabbling in the Ruy, and it's really useful to get the explanations at this detail.

[@learningisfun2108]

Nelson, what baffles me about this game is that in many previous videos, you emphasize that every move is vital with regards to tempo, yet this game seems to have many moves that are kinda passive and theoretically tactical for some time in the future. If this were a game I was playing, I’d be nervous that my opponent has had loads of time to prepare a devastating attack on me. Advice?

[@gaopinghu7332]

The closeness of the position and the fact that no one has a particularly dominating central control make it so that there won't be early attacks.

[@jonnamechange6854]

The delayed answer to the initial question doesn't get started until 13:26

[@kimbirch1202]

Moving pawn to h3, also allows the dark Bishop to go to e3 , stopping the Knight threatening it .

[@Kennythepudding]

11:30 what is stopping you from moving the queen to the center and removing the pin? Moving the queen isn't necessarily a weakness right?

[@danielyuan9862]

It's not about the queen, it's about the knight. The knight could play an essential role in the center, and if black manages to get Bg4 in, they can trade off the knight if you move the queen. It may not necessarily be the best idea, but it's better to not give black the option of trading an important knight to an opponent's bishop that wasn't doing anything before.

[@derekrivera3487]

The first video watched not a great chess player cause I don't know the game in full, but I love chess puzzles. I found the Knight c3, and now I can't wait to watch more videos

[@sesagaming7348]

8:00 white’s rook is also opened up so that’s also really good

[@Browski-G5s]

Do you do 1 on 1 lessons and if so how do I schedule some lessons?

[@harrygross77]

Re h3 As I recall, in a beginners guide to the London System, Hikaro recommends a relatively early h3-the lesson was to a pog champs player,

[@SomeFalseGenius]

I have a question. Although the knight on D5 captured the bishop on E7, because it was a key defender of the dark squares. My question is, would pieces in similar situations like the bishop on E7 become less valuable, having there been more defenders at that current position? If so, would it be acceptable for the knight to remain on the outpost/hole? Appreciate your education!

[@Chomta]

Lmao it doesn't make any sense. try to rephrase it

[@SomeFalseGenius]

@@ChomtaIf you don’t understand the question, watch the most recent video where he explains it.

[@Chomta]

@@SomeFalseGenius i came here from that video lmao just came here to point it. Btw did you meant that what Nelson explained m

[@SomeFalseGenius]

@@Chomta Yes that’s right, I was referring to what Nelson said. But honestly the comment just made sense in my head. So sorry you couldn’t understand.

[@Chomta]

@@SomeFalseGenius np I'm not native speaker so ig because of that I couldn't understand correctly but Nelson did. And explained it

[@loriwillcox6260]

I am really enjoying this book club series, taking lots of notes, and learning a lot! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@williamsquires3070]

Hi Nelson.Another question. After white moves c3, why doesn’t black just make a different developing move instead of wasting a tempo attacking the white bishop which is just going to hide at c2 anyway? After all, knights don’t belong on the sides of the board, their mobility is more limited there. 😢

[@grahamdugan]

Love starting my weekend with one of these videos!!

[@erichsu3325]

This is probably many of the favourite lines lower rated players or around ~1100s would love to play, and for black side probably ~1300 rated would play. This is also excellent for many chess beginners as it's pretty easy to understand too.

[@nicholasintrepidity5073]

great job nelson capitalizing on all the authors mistakes .❤

[@tldreview]

Why doesn't the d4 pawn ever move to d5? It seems like from like 8:45 onwards it would be a sensible square for it to move since it limits black's white squred bishop while attacking the night without being attacked in return (and without any black pawns available to attack it)

[@effugerenon5480]

At 7:11, why didn't black move the knight to a5 before playing d6 so that white's bishop would be captured since the c pawn had not moved forward yet? Edit: Nevermind haha, he answered my question straight after. Great video man!

[@konstkaras]

Great! Your video came at same days with Dario's lesson on Ruy Lopez, so it was a perfect addition!

[@arassemiaktas8075]

Hey Nelson,great video.I have a question.Why did black care about the c pawn when the queen came into d6? 22:07 King safety is much more important than a random pawn on the queenside.why was Re6 not played

[@Nathuram_Godse_Official]

Please increase the frequency of this series. I climbed to 1600 to 1950s.. But I'm now stuck on 1950s.

[@yusufhussein842]

I mean 1950 elo what do u want more

[@shadow234LOL]

I can't tell if this is a joke or what but hey I find your comment funny 🤣

[@KingPanda-lp5ir]

I don't get the joke he wants 2000 or 2100 or 2200 rapid

[@aandykf]

@@yusufhussein842 The sky's the limit!

[@mrgibonacci]

I might be late to the conversation, but has anyone suggested at 29:25 in this video to maybe play Rxd7 for the free bishop? Then if/when Qxd7 in response, white could do Qxg6+ then after sacrificing the queen move Nf6 forking their king and queen? Then you'd have the extra pawn and mess up their king's defense even more. I LOVE your videos Nelson! VERY helpful. I'm using them to help teach my summer school chess class! Thank You!

[@jesuslovesyoujohn314-21]

Very well done guide.

[@alexiusangelfire]

Nelson At 15:00 why move the rook? Queen takes the pawn on e5 threatens check mate on the next move. If he blocks with the white bishop you can then do the rook move to stop castleling

[@marcpiscaer5567]

OK I watched further and you have given me some idea regarding the pawn moving to c3. which open a space for the Bishop.

[@ChristianSoschner]

Your videos are high value. Thanks for sharing your insights

[@Matcha649]

this game was crazy i learnt a lot, thanks nelson

[@farouqbaiti4315]

24:37 In White's turn, how about Bxf8 sacrificing our Queen followed by Bxe7? 2 Rook>Queen.

[@megauser8512]

No, since after that black plays Nxe7, taking our bishop for free right after.

[@danielyuan9862]

Try to calculate until it's your turn before ending the line.

[@xaviserra2227]

Very good explanations

[@Markaras]

11:23 What if black instead of playing Qc7 played Bg4 right away? White will not win a pawn because the knight is pinned.

[@MensoJero]

When the knight moved the E6 at 25:10, I don't think it was so much for the bishop than to stop the knight moving to G5 which would let the Queen jump up and checkmate at H7 if the knight hadn't been moved to stop the knight from moving to G5

[@stencilwalters2971]

Hi Nelson. Can you explain the difference between a "Hole" and an "Outpost" for that knight on D5? Are they interchangeable terms?

[@MartijnVos]

I guess I can be impressed with myself' I did see the queen trap from the thumbnail. I didn't see that black would still get 3 pieces for their queen, so I thought it was far worse for black, but it's surprising the book didn't address the queen trap at all.

[@davidmasse2829]

What a great chess lesson. I loved it.

[@stevenbrown9185]

Aside from the fact that it would take a really long time, would it be a viable idea to repair weaknesses in the 3 Pawns in front of a King? So pretty much what I'm asking is, if all 3 Pawns move forward a square and the King does as well, is that as strong as not moving any of them?

[@williamsquires3070]

(@4:00) Is there any advantage for black to play the more aggressive Bc5 instead of Be7?

[@mitch9237]

That game was intense!

[@ashbash9103]

Great video, love this format

[@mrZillion]

Very nice series, thanks! I bought the book, keep it up!

[@rogerjames6956]

A big help thank you.

[@roymatthews2337]

Why didn't white take with the Knight and leave two rooks ???

[@vaibhavsachdev01]

Hi Nelson - @15:58, the first move that came to my mind for white was d5 instead of Be3. It gains space, attacks the knight which has to retreat to a very passive position and also seems to weaken Black's dark square bishop as it appears to be stuck behind it's d6 pawn. I know the book says that it's a better idea to put a piece on an outpost instead of a pawn, but i couldn't see how a piece could get to d5 safely (the knight on f6 has control over it and Black's light square bishop could come to e6 and attack it too). Could you talk a little about that move d5?

[@sadanandbhardwaj5110]

Excellent work

[@jensmueller6374]

Such a good series!

[@ImJustSaying99]

You missed a check 23.01 trade the rook with the bishop, if king takes, checkmate with queen, if he doesnt and moves the knight still checkmate.

[@Euphoria.x10]

This channel deserve more than 1million subscribers!!

[@Mr.Cat1111]

Can you make a video about the cow opening

[@fbeegle]

I guess I just wonder why even bother with that initial bishop pin at b5 if it just so often leads to that whole business of having to hide it behind the c pawn later. Wouldn't it be better just to initially develop the bishop to c4 or even e2?

[@dhavalraja5362]

22:36 Why is it preferable to go for move like Qf6 and start attacking without developing all your pieces rather than just playing Rd1 and keeping all the advantages in the position.

[@zetacrucis681]

what a teaser of an intro! totally had me suckered in and then Nelson goes makes me wait 10+ minutes before I get to see whether my "move for white" was the correct one or not. cheeky! 😜

[@wealthychef]

Any chance to share the FEN strings on these videos? Makes it easy to set up for people

[@lucky_sun4923]

Realy good video

[@cuberific215]

Hey Nelson, very nice videos which help me but when you play h3, what will you do in the sacrifice bishop takes h3

[@marcpiscaer5567]

What if black plays d5 and attacks the Bishop? I play the Ruy Lopez often and, in most cases, Black will attack my Bishop and I end up playing it to d3. I just feel that I'm losing tempo and back peddling. I try to avoid Bishop to d5 for this reason. Any tips because I really like the Ruy Lopez opening. Thanks

[@88ajjones88]

I avoid ruy Lopez because openings where move order matters so much drives me crazy just gimme a Scandinavian or king pawn gambit declined

[@josephgrosso2943]

This is a really well played game

[@farouqbaiti4315]

It was an interesting game that the 35 minutes wasn't boring.😅 This is the first time that the author was wrong.😎

[@leonardopizzini1443]

What would happen if the black bishop on c8 would move to g4 and attack the square the rook would go to to take the queen?

[@yasinhurairah3474]

Nelson I often find myself in a position where my own pieces get in the way. How can this be avoided? Please help?

[@Mystery8MySpatula]

Does the rook need to move off of the back rank for them to be considered developed?

[@ianseaweed]

Fascinating

[@perrycarters3113]

I love trapping opposing Queens. It's SO satisfying to essentially put a QUEEN into checkmate without just trading your own Queen.

[@jituvya]

31:54 what was that odd voice? It scared me....

[@farouqbaiti4315]

23:11 Isn't taking the Rook better? Because we will be capturing 2 Rooks + 1 Pawn.

[@danielyuan9862]

And lose a queen and bishop? That's not a good trade.

[@andyclark8991]

Chess Vibes/Nelson what a awesome awesome video love it

[@ThorstensComment]

Thank you for your video and the "10 Middlegame Moves". But honestly, you should focus a little more on chess and a little less on graphics. Why needs have a nice 35 page PDF more than 100MB?

[@TheRealPlato]

Nc3 is my guess, putting every possible square the black queen can move to under threat, and developing the knight at the same time. not sure how to capitalize

[@TheRealPlato]

Thanks for the analysis!

[@paultzi3141]

9:20, couldnt the black pin immidiatly the knight with the white bishop?

[@sidorsky]

Thanks!

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

5:30 after d6 and c3 the problem is bishop g4

[@yasinhurairah3474]

Does anyone know if Nelson (Chess Vibes) and Levy (Gotham Chess) have ever played against each other? I think if would be an excellent game?

[@petrie911]

For d6, while it's a fine move, I don't get why you'd play it over O-O. You'll be playing that soon anyways and you reserve playing d5 in one move.

[@billystewart927]

That Ryu Lopez thing is almost every game at my elo (863), I push the pawn and then they trade, every time, it doesn’t make sense to me. 🤷

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

I don't understand why 3 pawns in front of the king in the corner after castling is good. They take one pawn and now your king is smothered, why is that good?

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

34:00 what if you against magnus it is extremely hardest to beat

[@borisslager1906]

At 5:33 instead of pawn push, what if black moves the knight then? Don't you just lose the bishop anyway? Moreover, now your knight needs to develop, which takes an extra move

[@borisslager1906]

Though you answered my question. Most beginners or intermediate players can recover from being one pawn down.

[@flotto7045]

​@@borisslager1906most beginners can't facilitate the advantage of having the two bishops though, so idk what the point of the move is if that's your thought process

[@vitorrodriguez4278]

@@borisslager1906 A pawn up in that position is still an advantage, now it's on you to be able to convert such position, and if you can't do that, that still doesn't mean that Na5 is a good move, it just loses a pawn without giving much back

[@danielyuan9862]

​@borisslager1906 Even if most players can recover down a pawn at the beginner level, that's different from choosing between that and not being down a pawn. Any player at any level would rather not be down a pawn. It's just less significant for lower level players. In this case black has compensation, but the video seems to imply that the compensation is not enough.

[@imi___]

5:26 Why doesnt black go to a5 with the knight now? To trade for the bishop?

[@imi___]

Never mind. Answer comes a minute later :-D

[@Wx78zZ]

Idk about most people but that's probably the most obvious queentrap. One look at the position and you'll know prolly.

[@edwardwalsh4454]

Stupid question Nelson regarding Rad1, why not move Ng5?

[@edwardwalsh4454]

Cont'd watching and viola, now I know! LOL

[@shrikantnaik5558]

Game 10 link can someone share as unable to find it

[@mikelevitskiy2535]

Where is episode 8? anybody?

[@iambishistha]

what about Bf8? 29:25

[@danielyuan9862]

What happens after queen takes?

[@ChessJourneyman]

Nice analysis - two small remarks, g6 could also be interpreted as opening a square for the knight to get developed via g7 and support the f5 push that way as well. And the 'hole' seems to be typically called an 'outpost'.

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

Why not bishop e6? 20:00

[@RubinKhadka-w4h]

i went from 0 elo to 700 elo watching this channel

[@Joshwaheazo]

Basically the same thing.

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

21:20 it have a threat? Im so confused but i agree i won't take it