Everything You Need to Know About Chess: Bringing It Together!

[@chess]

We've updated Danny's EVERYTHING you need to know about chess with NEW lessons! Check out the course here: chessable.com/chess

[@timm5970]

I was getting spanked playing chess on easy mode with the computer so I looked up these videos and now im still getting spanked. I think im a natural

[@butterchicken4771]

Hello, we must be related. I believe I too, hold these powers you speak of haha

[@timm5970]

@@butterchicken4771 Only few will ever match our powers. Stay humble and dont let it get to your head

[@divyamurugesan2186]

Hello Tim, which alleged easy computer you were playing with ,... don't tell me its stockfish lol,...... If its any consolation , Computers are now officially better than humans in chess ,... so it doesn't matter even if u r a gm or a world champion u will still lose ,... now that being said IMO Chess is a beautiful game but modern chess isn't ,.... Ill explain why ,. its simply because in modern chess paul murphy wont be able to execute the above said example coz no one at that level will play phildor defence ,... now u have made an effort to improve your game , which shows u have interest ,.. meaning u will develop over time. Watching these videos won make u better at chess but constant involvement will ,.. try and play the game the old way ,.. fun way and my simple tip to win over a easy computer is simple ...Dont make blunders ,. u need not play smart but just don blunder anything .... Easy Computers will usually blunder.. then u can work ur way up in your position Have fun

[@timm5970]

@@divyamurugesan2186 they call me BLUNDSTARR

[@Thestoicrevolution-v5o]

@@timm5970 they need to make an easy-easy mode for players like us

[@sonofwolfhound]

Fantastic. And free. Everyone says what an amazing invention the internet is but its the people willing to give up the time and knowledge that make it amazing. Thank you.

[@thePersonoyt]

Hi guy from 9 years ago

[@aviroxi]

It's not free now :(

[@shanesean306]

They give up the time and knowledge for clout also

[@sharkdom]

"Chess is not a game that can be broken down into black and white" lol

[@toppu10animes]

"In the sense that (...)"

[@sheferis]

FULL OF RACISM

[@Nightwalk444]

@@sheferis moron

[@danvanzyl8412]

Nothing in sport can be. You have to learn one step at a time. ..just like chess

[@xitaris5981]

I feel like a lot of people are missing the joke..

[@mangobanana2982]

I don't know if this is just me but I was getting so excited and amazed by the first game and the whole thought process!

[@mohammadbayrakdar4964]

mangobanana it's incredible🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@telesforogonzalez8747]

mangobanana Me too

[@pg123ab]

I have to watch it again. Brilliant moves

[@mdmanik8482]

@El Carlos ঠিকই ছচ

[@advancedstudy0]

0:00 Put at 1.5 Speed for best music Ever.

[@alkalinkintriopark]

Genius bro..

[@andyizawsome]

1.25 is better

[@jackwayne1626]

shit slaps

[@balinthonvari7723]

nice one

[@FranktheDachshund]

This reminds me of every time I play against the computer: I get battered, chased, humiliated and punished right from start to finish.

[@chess]

Watch more of the "Everything You Need to Know About Chess" series! kzbin.info/aero/PLD63FA8DDC8874CDF

[@NeptuneIV]

For anyone wondering how the knight prevents the queen trade at 6:24 like I was wracking my brain to figure out: Without the knight at c3, if the black queen were to move to b4 after white queen took the pawn, white's king would be in check, forcing white's queen to come back to b4 to take black's queen, and then white's queen would get taken by black's bishop that's on f8. With the knight at c3 however, if the black queen were to move to b4 after white queen took pawn, the knight is blocking the black queen from putting white's king in check, so white's queen is free to just take the black's rook, and bonus: pin black's knight [since black's knight at the back would be the only thing between white's queen and black's king], essentially letting white also get a knight and put black into check if black's queen tries to take white's bishop afterwards instead of trying to prevent the incoming check

[@tristanmoller9498]

Had that question, thanks!

[@bazz0308]

Yesssss!!! This series made me beat level1 of Chess Titans!! I finally start to understand this flipping game!!

[@npx_riff_lift-g]

easily the best lessons for chess on KZbin. It's the essentials that allow you to grow, rather than teaching one dimensional strategies.

[@direcrux4065]

Awesome series, I'm going to clarify why the C3 rook blocks the queen trade as so many people are wondering in the first game. People are saying a black queen B4 would still offer a trade. Queen moves B4 white bishop then moves B5 checking black king and preventing queen for queen. Black then has a couple of options: 1. Take bishop with queen to remove check. This is a bad move as either the white knight could take it, or better white queen resulting in another check. 2. Black moves king out of bishop check, This allows white queen to freely capture F7 with knight defending bishop and pawn defending knight. 3. Pawn block C6, same sequence of moves as 2. However once F7 is captured you might say wouldn't black pawn get a free bishop, If black takes B5 bishop with pawn then white queen takes B7 getting a free rook and possibly knight, black queen cannot retaliate B7 as his B5 pawn is blocking it.

[@sauryasircar5326]

ehhhh? Qb4 would simply be met by Bxf7+ Kd8 Qe6

[@jimmyperinientertainment2832]

Daniel great work on helping us to see what matters . I am pumped and ready to apply these timeless principles.

[@hannadr]

THANK U VERY MUCH FOR THESE WONDERFUL LESSONS THAT DANIEL RENSCH TEACHES SO WELL' HIS VOICE SO CLEAR AND SENTENCES, ONLY A GOOD AND SUPER TEACHER CAN CONVEY TO PEOPLE LIKE ME' A PENSIONER OVER 70' AND HAD THE IDEA , THIS AGE I SHALL NEVER BE ABLE TO ABSORB AND LEARN CHESS , BUT DANIEL DELIVERS THE DETAILS SO WELL, THAT ITS IMPOSSIBLE , NOT TO ABSORB.... THANS AGAIN AND AGAIN...

[@brofessor2493]

+Hanna Dror seems like you REALLY liked the video 😂

[@jimmyperinientertainment2832]

Yes the man has a great clear no nonsense speaking voice

[@sudhanshushingade9999]

These 4 videos are the best chess videos!! They have taken my game to a new level. Thankyou!!

[@MrVoayer]

A terrific demonstration of proper execution of all the basic chess principles. Granted, black made it all more efficient by his errors but that does not diminish white's excellent and purposeful marching. A video to watch many times and study thoroughly!

[@XJBG1001X]

6:23 Knight to c3 in regards to defending the trading of queens. Look where the knight is able to move if white queen were to take the undefended pawn at b7. Black moves queen to b4, and white responds with knight to b5, blocking the trading of queens. I saw a few comments confused as to how the knight moving there stopped the queen trade.

[@alanblack3459]

Not quite. The Knight on c3 doesn't prevent the trade of queens because of the blocking move Nb5 ( which is illegal as it exposes the white king to check by the queen on b4). Nc3 prevents the trade of queens because if the black queen does go to b4, it is not with check; therefore, the white queen on b7 isn't forced to respond by capturing the queen. Instead it simply captures the rook on a8. If the black queen then captures the bishop c4, the white queen captures the N on b8

[@MyscBigdrop]

No no no, Knight to b5 would be illegal

[@robyngolden-hann3407]

These are all superb videos, I've really learned so much from them! Thank you!

[@Badbishop4point3]

Three years ago? Late, but not last. Thanks for the series Sir!

[@jamesgabrielamandy4674]

your comment was 3 years ago. but not last for a reply. thanks for your comment

[@Robi-Fera]

What should I say after 9 years? :P

[@egor6946]

Robert F. What should I say after 11 years

[@ryankeany8390]

@@jamesgabrielamandy4674 your comment was 2 years ago. Pretty sure I'm close to last reply but maybe not

[@msgbbx1860]

Ryan Keany i win

[@jgrob64906]

Wow... in just a few videos I went up 500 elo points ... wtf... you are amazing!

[@chess]

YOU'RE BREATHTAKING!

[@toppu10animes]

@@chess no, you're breathtaking!

[@toppu10animes]

How did you check your elo?

[@TheLivingHeiromartyr]

Peasant, Fort, Horse, Vicar, Duchess and Duke. Classic.

[@richarddeese1991]

Nice! ;) 𝓡𝓲𝓴𝓴𝓲 𝓣𝓲𝓴𝓴𝓲.

[@billted3556]

I'm confused. At 5:34 you state that black was hoping that the Queens would be traded; however, from the way I see it, white queen would move to C8 and put black in check mate in about 4 moves. I'm I not seeing something correctly.

[@ttyacm0]

I don't know if you ever found the answer 😂 But black's Queen on b4 is also giving a check to white, so white basically has to trade Queens. Had white gone with Knight c3 on the last move, like in the actual game, he would've blocked the Queen b4 check in advance, and taking on b7 then would've been a real threat 😊

[@MRmagic11111]

Im a beginner, and i Dont really understand how at 6:11 moving the night to C3 prevents black from trading queens.?

[@muug]

White can block it with his bishop

[@thepianoaddict]

@@muug I don't see how. Can you please tell me which move white should do with their bishop?

[@sdpmdy]

thepianoaddict I think its bishop to b5, i’m also a beginner tho

[@joonkyukim1362]

Because if black queen moves to b4 white bishop on c4 moves to f7 later white queen moves to e6 and it will be critical

[@penjiapp]

It's not really the knight that does it, it's leaving the Queen in place that prevents black from moving his queen to b4. If on the other hand white took b2 pawn, queen could have moved to b4 and forced a queen trade (b4 is also covered by black's bishop).

[@MikeBuiltaPizza]

Please, What next? What should I move on to after this? What video, strategies? Should I start trying to memorize openings?

[@jimmyperinientertainment2832]

Good question what did you come up with?

[@Schindlabua]

I'm a complete noob, so please explain: At 7:40, why wouldn't black go h6? That's the first thing I would do every time.

[@szymongorczynski7621]

He's showing us famous real life games that happened and explaining the thinking behind them.

[@SilverBlack831]

+Schindlabua Right? It also would have moved his queen to a position that would still be protecting the F7 pawn and allow the bishop to finally come out.

[@SuperYtc1]

+Schindlabua White captures the knight on f6 with the bishop. Black cannot retake with the queen or the b7 pawn would be lost, followed by the rook. So black must recapture the bishop with the g7 pawn. After white castle queen side developing the rook, black must defend the f7 pawn with the move rook h7, leaving black unable to castle king side and in a horrible position with poorly placed pieces. If black does not defend the f7 pawn then white will capture it with the bishop. Black cannot take this bishop with the queen or he loses to white playing rook d8, winning the queen after ...ke7, qb7. In summary, if black plays h6 then white will capture the knight on f6 with the bishop. If black plays correct moves, he is left in a bad position with poorly developed pieces and an exposed king. If black plays incorrectly he will lose material ranging from a pawn to a queen and still be in a bad position.

[@Strakeize]

13:31 that isn't a discovered check, it's a check with a discovered attack :)

[@yeknom626]

Ok man no need to stunt on us like that. We have feelings too

[@sonyjumper111]

At 6:25 why does black not go for queen b4? It would still result in trading queens, aftewards taking the bishop killing whites queen, right?

[@herrstiefel603]

If black queen goes b4 bishop takes f7 and w queen goes e6 making it really bad for black

[@nebula9314]

@14:20 pls explain How a pawn can move obliquely without attacking opponent's piece Okay i got it! It is En Passant rule.

[@SkywardTerraria]

@Shawn Wilson Bishop at g5 makes it unable to capture the rook without putting the king in check.

[@jared1862]

LuketheJK what's the point of that?

[@fearofsocial]

14:17 How can the pawn take the other lined up pawn ? is that legal ?

[@joshuagarrido4246]

search up "en passant"

[@Nuhjeea]

Loved the series, Daniel!

[@pot_kivach160]

great presentation. Thank you!

[@pvthudson5069]

Excellent series. Ideal for someone who wishes to develop out of beginner phase. Thank you.

[@heatvision21]

I enjoy playing on the app. It's very rewarding to win but humbling to review all the mistakes I made.

[@sujayjoshi381]

In first match, Qxb7 was preferred to Nc3 by former world champion Emanuel Lasker and Steinitz. I wonder what modern engines prefer.

[@jessewarren817]

What does it mean to “develop with tempo”?

[@GODDAMIZJoseph]

5:59 I don't understand how the knight stops the possibility of the queen trade. Can someone help?

[@mathiassteffensen3200]

Moving the knight prevents the check on the king should white choose to attack on b7. If white simply moved its queen to attack b7 black could play queen to b4 and threaten whites queen and king. White would be forced to either move the king (thus giving up the queen) or capture black's queen on b4 after whick black would capture the white queen with the bishop on f8.

[@GODDAMIZJoseph]

@@mathiassteffensen3200 but even after nc3 move, black can still put his queen on b7, if white queen decides not to capture on his move, black can still capture the queen after white's move.

[@mathiassteffensen3200]

@@GODDAMIZJoseph Maybe I am mistaken, but I don't see how or why white would allow that to happen. Without the move Nc3 white would be forced to capture the black queen on b4 due to the fact that black's queen checks white's king. Now, however, the white knight on c3 blocks this check so the white queen is free to capture black's rook on a8 with no real consequences. At least how I see it

[@GODDAMIZJoseph]

@@mathiassteffensen3200 Sry I meant after nc3, black can put his queen on b4. So either white takes or black takes, a queen trade will still happen.

[@planet1st486]

14:15 was supposed to be checkmate by black

[@Nick-fr1wb]

What happened to the black pawn on c5 at 14:18 ???

[@herrstiefel603]

Its a rule called en passant. If a pawn moves two pieces from c7 to c5 for example and a white pawn is on d7 white pawn can take the black pawn and nove to c6

[@nizan9714]

9:23 why Qe4 isn't the proper move?

[@frustratedchild]

at 6 min+ I think the black could still trade queens if he want to, he can go Queen to b4.. But this really is a good video, and also part 1 2 and 3, thnx a lot dude

[@Zimba-style]

chess.com you have to move your pawn first then when black moves you move your horse, im 8 years old and thank you for training me p.s. your the best chess player like my daddy , thank you for reading this my friend

[@shdwmn82]

if you're still interested: Bxf7+ would win a pawn and Black's king is quite loose

[@janeadams8355]

Thanks for explaining the power of the pawns.

[@logicthinker7229]

I dont get it , i thought pawns eat diagnaly but how did the pawn eat c5 when the pawn was on b5 by moving diagnly to c6 and eating the pawn next to him? Is there a rule that a pawn can eat both who ever is next to him justby going somhow behind him ?

[@greggorywiley]

At 6:23 I am confused about how the knight prevents the queen exchange.

[@jamesharper5850]

did you ever find out?

[@PSspecialist]

For anyone wondering: It's Queen c8 checkmate.

[@Navii-05]

The Black Queen can't give check on B4 and thus forcing the exchange of Queens.

[@Chooibah]

@@Navii-05 I see. and then the bishop taking the white queen would also keep the king in check. Seems obvious now but isn't at all first looking at it... I am terrible at chess though :)

[@y2kenh]

sry, i still need help from 6:11. i see there's no longer a check on W, but if BQ still moves to b4 he can still force a Q exchange, no? WB can take f7 for a check, but this looks much like a play where a persistent W keeps trying the 4 move chkmate which i understand B has a chance of winning

[@Applewille]

On 7.46 i dont understand the G5 bishop, would black just put pawn from h7 to h6 and try to capture the knight. Sorry i suck at chess and i just dont get it. It guess it would be a good tactic as well because white has to move bishop twice and get out of the pin?

[@hannadr]

Loved the lessons, after the Holliday I shall continue

[@Sam_A2]

Did you?

[@enthros5116]

great series thx

[@jasonderrick7889]

Class video series dude

[@asherdossetter4480]

So the first game took place in the Paris Opera House correct?

[@whackywm]

Could someone explain why black played to queen to e7 rather than d7. I feel that if he played queen to d7 than his bishop wouldn't be blocked, his horse wouldn't be pinned, but he would still be guarding the b7 pawn and the f7 pawn. I guess theres a reason but I don't know it. Explanation?

[@stephla3851]

So that's what the Morphy Massacre is. Very impressive moves!

[@exampleplayer]

That was a dang good game against the duke thx for showing that to all of us novices!!!! :D

[@tristanmoller9498]

9:50min Black rook to b8?

[@npip99]

Can someone explain the knight to C3 move?

[@toonietoonz]

this: 8:50 - opening the center on an undeveloped game/king.

[@tomasmohr6120]

Normally, you would take pawn on B7 with your white queen and attack the rook on A8, but after the take of the pawn, black queen can go to B4 with check and attack on white queen. White would have to capture the queen resolving in a trade with the bishop on F8. The knight is there just to protect the king, I hope i made myself clear :)

[@ahmedsuliman6640]

These videos, amaysin, absolutely amaysin

[@cjkreuscher72]

I'm a beginner as well, but perhaps its Knight b5 to block the exchange? Feel free to correct...

[@thomastpurackel288]

I have download all of your video

[@TomoBuddy]

@themountain11 It's called 'En Passant'. Look it up.

[@shawnwilson5401]

I'm confused, Couldn't the king just of took out the rook at 11:14? How was it check mate? Is there a rule i'm missing? Can the King not attack if it's still on the row it started?

[@azadzamil6062]

+Shawn Wilson rook was protected by bishop at G5

[@uglycheater]

+Shawn Wilson notice the Bishop at g5

[@colindenoon3022]

Very informative series!

[@MrSGiorgos]

14:25 how did the white pawn disappear the black one???

[@brofessor2493]

Google "en passant"

[@dixonyamada6969]

IDK if you still need this but it's apparently a rule called 'en passant'. search it up. Basically, the white pawn can kill an imaginary version of the black pawn, because the rule is if your pawn moves two spaces from the original position as opposed to just one space from the original position, the opposition can kill an imaginary version of your pawn that had only moved one space, and kill your actual pawn in the process. its hard to write in words.

[@DanNguyen-oc3xr]

14:23 Why not King to d6 instead of Bishop to g8?

[@MyscBigdrop]

The king is on d6? But if you mean c6 that's because black would lose the bishop on g6

[@MyscBigdrop]

The bishop had to move to either f7 or g8

[@toonietoonz]

What is video 6 that is private?

[@RedInAsia]

This is a beautiful game

[@UncleZuko47]

thank you

[@saifahmed7482]

Thank you !!

[@tomvsaji474]

Oh boy just found treasure.🔥

[@BulletsAndBloomers]

If Kf6 then why not e5? Seems aggressive and effective... Am i missing something?

[@Aiden-kp8it]

11:17 that's checkmate, isnt it?

[@Navii-05]

It is. E7 is covered by the bishop and d7 by the rook. The rook is protected by the bishop so the king can't legally take it.

[@GabrielGuev36]

definitely agree

[@stoneweitkemper7901]

at 6:30 how does moving the knight prevent the trading of queens? it doesn't protect that spot or do anything that i can see

[@KP-by4eu]

the reason why the black queen had to be traded by the white queen was because the black queen would check the white king. Moving the knight would block the white king from being checked, allowing white queen to capture the black rook.

[@haseebkazmi1890]

Which word he used in 14:19 seconds. Anyone tell me

[@JoseGomez-em6lh]

Haseeb Kazmi En passant

[@haseebkazmi1890]

Thank you "Train Asaurus"

[@damjanbacina3292]

2:44 what if oponent plaj knight f6

[@damjanbacina3292]

@@jasonli3667 thank you

[@prosincr]

8:31 why not Qc7

[@augustismynight3457]

NEED NUMBERS, NEED NUMBERS OF YOUR VIDEOS' LOL! loved this, love this, thanks for posting haha

[@TheWrestlingfun1234]

On 11:28 ....

[@nickhawdon9139]

Seems like a lot of chess matches are lost when one person assumes the other one wants to exchange queens

[@prosincr]

No knight can move to b5 and if you mean the queen white can take the rook

[@andygtmo]

Brilliant

[@matthewgrade]

at 13:41 couldnt the white king move to d5 and checkmate?

[@multssonviking124]

He would then be checked by the black king. You cannot move your king into a check position, even if it would technically become a checkmate for white if it was allowed.

[@freddie9705]

15:30 Could someone explain this to me?

[@MyscBigdrop]

Black resigned which means giving up. Very common in chess. He did so because he had no possibilitys of stopping both of whites flank pawns to promote.

[@Dart11112]

im confused how moving the knight at 15:25 to b5 protected the potential pin at c4. im really bad at chess so i need to understand tht move.

[@kairos5707]

Lawrence o umm, do you not see the bishop at g8? If black plays Rc4+, then the white king is in check and because of the bishop protecting the rook, the white king couldn’t take the rook thus leading in a pin which causes white to lose his knight, making him in a very bad spot. So sorry I was 7 years late....😂 pretty sure you are good at chess now...

[@alexismendoza5845]

ty

[@kamikrazi123]

More videos please! :D

[@twostar91]

well appreciated...

[@grahamharpole6992]

How does the knight to c6 prevent the Queen to b4?

[@miloisdebeste]

Wondering the same..

[@爪口山爪モ]

Genius....

[@yoavrox]

@Dart11112 then he would threaten both the horse and the king. he would have to move the king and he would take his horse

[@tommyholmberg]

My games actually became worse after watching these videos. I'm confused.

[@brunobernardicoutinho1741]

I call it "the valley of knowledge" (patent pending). It`s true for many things. Studying foreign languages, calculus, even shooting games, or any other skill complex enough. If you have a graph, where y is your performance in a certain skill and x is your knowledge, at first you begin on a steady climb. Of course, it is only natural. As your knowledge of the skill increases, it leads to better performance. But then, at one random point, the performance plummets, even if the knowledge still increases. That is because you have enough knowledge to be confused and have doubts that you didn`t even know about before, but you are not skilled enough yet to have the answers for them. It is a crazy thing. It is the reason why there IS such a thing as overstudying or overtraining. But once the valley of knowledge passes, it starts to climb higher again, steeper than before.

[@ushabtieng]

very smart

[@prosincr]

The knight on c3 stops the black queen from checking the white kind and forcing the white queen to take back. That helps?

[@phantomenigma8096]

どうもありがとうございました！私はあなたからそんなに学んだ！

[@biscuitcrow]

awesome

[@nizan9714]

Is it just me or 14:16 is totally making no sense? HAHA.. Black pawn at c5 and white pawn at b5 and yet somehow white ate black pawn(c6)??

[@TheWrestlingfun1234]

How is this checkmate is the king useless?

[@tubewatcher38]

+elias kvamz White's rook is protected by the bishop, so black's king can't capture it.

[@TheWrestlingfun1234]

ohh im dumb , thx for telling . like i didnt know that before i was born "god i hate my life" cheers mate (imma cut my self tonigth:)

[@eNSWE]

Well it's called a horse in Sweden at least. Dunno if that's what he meant though.

[@CA-vx4sn]

Anyone her in 2018?

[@Ghostdinosawur]

no, I'm him

[@mrgolftennisviolin]

Ghostdinosawur XD

[@navneetmishra3208]

Language of god!!

[@BluerunnerZ]

No I'm 2020