From Panic to Power: 6 Defensive Patterns You Need Right Now!

[@shamanpomedor]

One of the greatest chess learning channels on youtube. No chip tricks and opening traps, only principles of the game and patterns

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Such motivating feedback, thank you! ❤️

[@davidmchugh7264]

Ah ah ha...umbrella...this is great stuff ...thanks dr can😊

[@Dr.CansClinic]

You're welcome 😊 That term sticks, right?

[@OZ_2lit]

In comparison to all the other channels I've checked out, this is the most comprehensive and practically effective channel. This is because this "Chess Sensei" doesn't only tell you,"... this is a good move", but explains the concept that makes it so effective. This is the approach I've been looking for and needing, and am definitely interested in the courses.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Such words are so motivating for me. I am seriously doing these videos to help people improve - including my own students! These videos are part of my curriculum with my students too. You would make me happy if you studied my courses. Thank you! 🙏

[@TeflonMike93]

Wowww.. Just wowww... Amazing defensive masterclass lesson doc.. Thank you so much ❤

[@Dr.CansClinic]

My pleasure. Thank you for your kind comment.

[@eL-K97]

Fantastic content! I recently discovered your channel and you are simply amazing. Your lessons are crystal clear, very instructive, and enjoyable. Currently, you and Andras Toth are easily the best chess coaches on KZbin. Thank you for your amazing work and keep those delightful videos coming! Concerning this lesson, I thought you would include fortresses; I would love to hear your insights, tips and ideas; but maybe that's a topic for another video!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Such great feedback, thank you so much! I am seriously doing these videos to make my own students improve too! That is part of my teaching curriculum actually. Yes, fortress is a huge area in itself, and it deserves a dedicated video. On the other hand, Magnus said he does not believe in fortresses...

[@eL-K97]

@@Dr.CansClinic You are right, but since there is a "negligeable" difference between Magnus and us, "THUS", we believe in fortresses..😆

[@richardbetz1555]

Excellent. More rules to live by. Thank you! You are an awesome teacher.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

❤️ Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@EliDollinger]

Good video, you showed some very nice defensive patterns. For the homework: Rg4 is the answer. 1... Rg4 2. Rxg4 2... Qf5+ 3. Ka1 3... Qxg4 4. hxg4 4... gxh6. In the starting position the white queen is extremely fragile, which makes it vulnerable to tactics. That in combination with the exposed white king allows black to forcibly trade into an endgame.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent Eli, thanks!

[@VRNocturne]

Love this video. I love defense in strategy games so learning how it looks in chess is definitely something I'm interested in. Thanks for this video - definitely appreciate it! For the homework position - at first I was trying to see what to do since I thought after I moved my e-rook to g4, they'd take with their rook (taking with the pawn would give me almost the umbrella position you mentioned earlier where the pawn blocks their own attack) and I'm in the same situation - Gary is pinned and the white queen is about to checkmate. Then I saw I could move my queen to f5 to attack their king. King moves to a1 and my queen can take white's g-rook. White either starts an exchange of queens (their Harry takes mine, my Gary takes theirs), or white can keep the queens on the board going to c1 (to defend the remaining rook from my queen's attack) and allowing me to save my queen, too.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Love your kind feedback! Excellent answer to the hw position! Well done!

[@Filipios35376]

Homework: 1... Rg4 2. Rxg4 Qf5+ 3. Ka1 Qxg4 4. hxg4 gxh6 Slight Edge Black

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Beautiful!

[@Georgewalsh100]

You’re good.. What’s your rating bro?

[@SatyaDwivedula]

Nice. I couldn't find anything beyond ...Qd3+. This is no good because we lose a rook.

[@NidusFormicarum]

Nice! 1. ...Qd3+ 2. Rdxd3 Re1+ 3. Qc1 a3 is an interesting attempt, but White can either play 4. bxa3 or 4. Qxe1 a2+ 5. Ka1.

[@drewhattonlightningdragon935]

@@NidusFormicarumQd3+ doesn’t work at all

[@in10se777]

Amazing video - clear and concise. Homework - white is threatening mate in one and would play Qg7# on the next move if able to. In this case our defensive strategy would be to trade off the attackers. Rg4 offers the rook, and of course white will take with his rook otherwise he'd be blocking his rook with his pawn. This gives us the diagonal that the rook is on with access to a check on the King, and so we can follow up with Qf5+ winning a tempo and he must either move his king to a1 or move his rook to e4 to block which we'd then simply just take with our queen. Also his queen is still under threat from our g7 pawn so if he just moves his king to a1 after the check we could take the rook, and then its just a queen trade. This position can just simplfy as we centralize our king, activate our rook, and push our queenside pawns to hopefully create a passed pawn and promote.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much! Excellent answer!

[@robwilliams3592]

The good word picture always clarifies and embeds the process in tne brain. Nice as usual!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

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[@brainfellow5140]

Thank you Dr. Can for another great video! These are very instructive and helpful! Re: Homework White has Qg7# "if we don't make a move". Black has a fishbone pawn on b3 that is cutting off white king. Qd3+ almost works for black, but white can play R1xd3 Re1+ Qc1 and if black captures Rxc1, white will be up a full rook. Also, white playing Rgxd3 leads to equality after gxh6. I think Rg4 might be the move. It prevents mate and if hxg4? then black picks up the queen with gxh6. If white instead does Rxg4, black has Qf5+ and when white king moves, Qxg4 picks up white rook and threatens rook on f1. If white does hxg4, then black does gxh6 trading the queens. White will have doubled g-pawns.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent, excellent! I also loved how you spotted that fishbone pawn on b3!

[@metaljohn777]

Thanks again for another great video!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment.

[@ramosz6983]

This channel is pure gold!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

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[@extremespaghett1107]

I believe the move in the homework position is Rg4! After Rxg4, you play Qf5+ and after any king move you respond with Qxg4! If pawn recaptures you can take the queen and that position should be fine for black

[@512Squared]

Your moves look quite good, but it's unclear how White is responding in that situation. I'm assuming that qh6 has to retreat, which allows black to do Qf5+ and gain some initiative. But you're suggesting Qxg4, but the rook would still be there if white's queen retreats? Anyhow, rook and pawn are supporting each other there, so if they've captured the rook and you take back, then you are going to lose your Queen and be down material? Surely you aren't thinking of that. But if white captures the rook, then surely that means they've left their queen to be taken by pawn to h5?

[@AndytheHumphrey]

This looks accurate to defend into a rook and pawn endgame. Although I wouldn't say any king move since if they move Kc1 you should definitely play Qc2 mate not Qxg4! The line goes Rg4, Rxg4, Qf5+, Ka1 (only move) , Qxg4, hxg4, gxh6 with an even endgame to play

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Beautiful!

[@kawazzss]

Great great great content. The real stuff. Thanks a lot. You really make my game better

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Amazing feedback, thank you!

[@anthonyjaglal]

What a fantastic video 💯💯💯💯 THIS is worth an entire book🎉👏👏such an enjoyable video with excitingly ideas bravo 🎉

[@Dr.CansClinic]

❤️ I am so happy to hear your kind feedback.

[@NatalZaks]

You're my favourite chess person online! Well done

[@Dr.CansClinic]

So nice to hear that! My pleasure ❤️

[@cemturk1907]

Great lesson! For the homework Rg4 Rxg4 Qf4+ Ka1 Qxg4 then we are equal?

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Beautiful! We have a much better rook ending there!

[@risingmojofilter]

Excellent lesson. It's like you somehow already know what I am struggling with in my games. Homework: I'm thinking Qd3+ (Rdxd3 Re1+ Qc1 Rxc1+ Kxc1) Rgxd3 gxh6. Not mating or winning material in those lines, but it gets us out of danger. Still we'd end up with isolated h and f pawns in a 2-rook endgame. That can't be good. Reading the other answers Rg4 is probably better because in the event of the queen trade, black's pawn structure on the king side is damaged as well as our own. Edit: I'm wrong. It's a blunder. After Rxc1+ Kxc1, we are down a full rook.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you for your kind words! Good that you spotted the blunder in the end. It was a tricky one! Many people miss Qc1 resource. You saw it, but misevaluated the resulting position.

[@stayinspired1271]

Wow this was exactly i was missing ❤ thanks

[@Dr.CansClinic]

So glad to hear your kind feedback, thanks!

[@aabazh]

Number 6 is crazy! I love it!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

That is a crazy move indeed! :)

[@johnh-lk8lw]

Brilliant!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

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[@adnanghaleb2196]

Instructive video as usual

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you!

[@briandwi2504]

Thanks for that excellent lesson. Homework. I thought 1..g6 as this stops the immediate mate threat. But 2. Rxg6+ fxg6 3 Qxg6+ Kf8 4 Qxe4 It's a defence but Black is still in a lot of trouble. What about 1..R g4 2 Rxg4 2 Qf5+ 3 Ka1 Qxf4 and if white takes our Queen we take his.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent, congrats!

[@LanceNYC]

Bravo!!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

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[@matthiaswolfl9759]

Amazing! You will have 100times more followers soon!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

You really think so? That is so motivating to hear!

[@sathishmurali1292]

This was a very great video ..

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@joelrivera9394]

Thank you for this tutorials.. Mabuhay and God bless..

[@Dr.CansClinic]

My pleasure. Glad that you are benefiting from them.

[@johnh-lk8lw]

It’s so nice I had to watch it twice

[@Dr.CansClinic]

So nice to hear that, thank you!

[@xyphiax]

I am so impressed by your teachings, they are the vital details that can turn a lost game into a draw if not a win. Marvelous work and love your passion! I have used the umbrella so many times in my games, even though to me as a beginner it felt absolutely dangerous (specially on 2nd/7nth rank) because any other move that can check you can immediately mate, but at the same time it felt safest move because i made the mistake of taking that free pawn once and i immediately lost. Also the same can be said about bishops and rooks that can put you in check sometimes, for beginners we forget that we DON'T have to take that free piece and end up being checkmated. And can actually play something more aggressive and win the game. This concept can be idea for another video i guess

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! Interesting suggestion. I made several videos about not eating free 'marshmallow' pawns, including a Chessable course. I will soon make a video about not seeing distant pieces such as the sniper bishops.

[@GaryWalters-tk2lp]

Yes definately appreciated this lesson on defensive techniques, learnt a lot here, thank you. Homework, considering we are looking doomed as black we have to try and put up a strong defence but at the same time try for counterplay, I was immediately draw to Qd3+ as white has a back rank weakness that we could possibly exploit! Sadly this fails to whites resourceful Qc1 interposing the back rank cheque??? So I decided to look deeper and came up with a defence and attack at the same time which would be in keeping with the video, here goes... Kf8, Qh8+ Ke7, Qxc8 Qe2, counter attacking, I think it can go various ways here but this seemed quite a forcing line for black with the continuation of Rc1 a3, Qc7+ Kf8, Qd8+ Re8, Qd6+ Kg8, Qxa3 Qe4+, Ka1 Qc2, Rb1 Qxb1+ Kxb1, Re8#

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts! Great blunder spotting with ...Qd3+ as it allows Qc1 in the end! In your line, after ...a3, White has Rxb3, winning. Long variation, wrong variation! Mistakes usually happen on the very first move. Try again please! How do you forcefully eliminate the white rook on the g-file to be able to capture the queen on h6?

[@GaryWalters-tk2lp]

Wow I'd looked at interposing with the rook but dissmissed this line after Qf5+ as I couldn't see a follow up but go one step further and we have... Rg4, Rxg4 Qf5+, Ka1 Qxg4! If this is correct then that is just magical, both queens are hanging but it's so dispickerbly nice 🤔

[@Dr.CansClinic]

@@GaryWalters-tk2lp Excellent!!

[@cwgriffin1]

Thanks Dr. Can. This is a very helpful video. I am sure that I caved in several times in my play where if I looked around I would have found solution. Perhaps worse is when your opponent finds those resources! I believe that the answer to today's homework is Qd3+. If it is captured by the rook on g3 you capture the White Queen with gxh6. If they capture with the Rdxd3, then you have a back rank mate with Re1. And either King move will result in mate.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

My pleasure! ...Qd3+ is a good try but it fails to Rdxd3! Re1+ Qc1! Try again please :)

[@rotatingmind]

Somehow the following move came to my mind for the homework position: Qd3+. If R1xd3, Re1 Qc1 Rxc1, and if Rhxd3, gxh6.

[@AndytheHumphrey]

I also looked at this but the evaluation at the end of the first line you reference is that white is easily winning with a rook up (although you do avoid immediate mate). Therefore I don't think it's the solution

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Unfortunately at the end of the first line White emerges with an extra rook...

[@chesslover8829]

Question: Do you have a course on how to visualize and calculate? Thanks!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Here is the award winning calculation course. It also trains visualization in 3-ply context (start from simple, but do it properly before you tackle complex ones): www.chessable.com/fundamental-chess-calculation-skills/course/123333/

[@chesslover8829]

@@Dr.CansClinic Thank you so much!

[@NewTyp3]

Thanks Doc Dog ate my homework again but I had the Rg4 Qf5 idea 👍🏼

[@Dr.CansClinic]

That is a beautiful idea! Inspired by the dog probably...

[@luisayala9301]

beautiful video

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much!

[@TeflonMike93]

Homework position -...Qd3+ 2. If Rd1xd3 then...Re1+ 3.Qc1..Rxc1 4.KxC1. If Rg3xd3 then gxh6. Is this correct?

[@athulprakash4447]

I was seeing this line too.. but I think we are left with a rook-down position after 4.Kxc1, which is still losing.

[@512Squared]

Alternatively, Rg4 is protecting against check while not leading to any loss of material, unless you decide to exchange the rooks to remove the weakness. Queen must retreat.

[@TeflonMike93]

​@@512Squaredya but after 1.Rxg4 the g pawn is pinned so the queen need not retreat right?

[@AndytheHumphrey]

Then Qf5+ with idea to take rook on g4 and then the both queens are hanging in an even position

[@TeflonMike93]

​@@AndytheHumphreynice.. This has to be the best line.. Even trade in the end.. Thanks 👍

[@samuelsiltanen4949]

The homework: The idea is to break the pin on the g-file: 1...Rg4! and now 2. Rxg4 (2. hxg4?? gxh6) Qf5+ 3. Ka1 (3. Kc1?? Qc2#) Qxg4! We can give up the queen, because win it back after: 4. hxg4 gxh6. At first I spend some time calculating 1...Qd3+ with the idea 2. Rgxd3 gxh6, but it is a blunder, because the other rook can take: 2. Rdxd3 Re1+ 3. Qc1 and black is still down a rook after 3...Rxc1 4. Kxc1.

[@mohammadnaufal1027]

Great calculation 👍

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent, Sam!

[@risingmojofilter]

Doh! I fell for the Qd3+ trap. Didn't realize we were still down a rook after Rxc1+ Kxc1. Thanks!

[@noproblem3500]

Wonder how you can miss calculated this problem

[@sincity7890]

great video

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much!

[@NidusFormicarum]

Haha, I wanna share another strange win I got in the local club championship. My opponent had a completely winning endgame, but thought for a minute or two and then just resigned. Why? He was simply under the false impression that he was an entire took down for only two pawns! In reality, he was two pawns up for nothing.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Wow, I never heard anything like this!! I guess that is how you get lucky in chess!

[@TheHeroIsRisingUp]

It feels so illegal to watch such masterpiece for free! Guys buy his courses and support the channel.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

You would make me happy if you studied my courses. They will consolidate all these lessons and you will fight against the illusion of learning. Thank you all ❤️

[@in10se777]

@@TheHeroIsRisingUp yes Dr. Can is amazing in the way he can bring clarity and understanding to complex positions. I've heard that some people are even gaining hundreds of rating points from just watching his channel versus years of chess study. Every one of his videos is high yield and rich in ideas and instructive moments.

[@omamoka63]

​@@Dr.CansClinicThere are coaches that try to teach their students how to run before they can walk. Your lessons and courses do it the other way around. That's one reason why they are so great!

[@naveenkumarvadla3005]

Great Great video sir. I loved it ❤❤ Homework: 1. ... Qd3+ 2. If white take the queen with Rook on g3 then ...gxh3 white also loses queen, if captured with Rook on d1 then ...Re1+ with an equal position.. 1. ... Qd3+ 2. Rgxd3 gxh3 (OR) 1. ... Qd3+ 2. Rdxd3 Re1+

[@acquologo83]

I would say Qd3. If he takes with the rook in g3, you take the queen in h6 with the pawn. If he takes with the rook in d1, you do Re8.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Very close! But after Rdxd3! Re1+ There is Qc1! and they are winning...

[@mpmain8507]

I rarely comment/ like a video, but this was such a good video, so helpfull, you gained a new subscriber :)

[@Dr.CansClinic]

That is amazing to hear, a very warm welcome to the channel. Please also check out 100+ similar videos.

[@viktordimitrov2100]

Please create a learning for King's Indian Defense. Thank you!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

I will write it down to my idea list.

[@stayinspired1271]

Yes please

[@KisameHoshigake-oh1gp]

amazing

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you!

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Rook G4 (assuming opponent takes with rook only move I think?) followed by queen check on f5 and sac queen for rook on G4. Opponent can choose to trade queens or let both sides keep queens. Material is equal but black has better structure after dust settles. I think this works but I could be way off and just blundering my queen lol 😅

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent solution, thank you!

[@KikanKikan-wb1wr]

In 7.54 chapter stalemate defense after black ......Nh6 if white g6,Ng4 h4,and push pawn forward is that win for white ,or I do wrong Sir

[@Dr.CansClinic]

That may allow a dark square blockade, White should be careful before placing the pawns on the light squares.

[@KikanKikan-wb1wr]

Ok thanks sir ​@@Dr.CansClinic

[@fmarthoz]

"Defending side: pawn exchanges favour you but piece exchanges favour the opponent...", I wish I had known that before my game vs Michael 😀

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Haha, next time you will have him!

[@karanasrani5596]

Masterclass

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@jaybingham3711]

Pretty powerful protection promulgations people!! It's paramount that preservation play be purposefully pursued. Peace.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Panic + Power + Pattern. Now I understand your sentence :)

[@jaybingham3711]

@@Dr.CansClinic Perfect postulation! 👍 You did do that deliberately in your title...did you not? If not, maybe that was all just happenstance. But the more interesting possibility is one's subconscious producing such a thing. Keep up the good work! 💪

[@Dr.CansClinic]

@@jaybingham3711 It is the subconscious who did it!

[@michigan53105]

In the kings Indian if my opponent pushes h pawn to h5 early should I take with the g pawn or let white take? I assume it’s better to take with the f pawn to open my rook if he takes am I missing anything?

[@Dr.CansClinic]

It depends on context. I may do some King's Indian Patterns videos in the future.

[@jugalkishoremahapatra8193]

Dr can , why don't you live stream and show your thinking process and opponents process

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thank you! I will consider that.

[@in10se777]

@@Dr.CansClinic yes a live streaming event would be amazing. Even more so if it was a regular event (like once monthly - to which people could also give live donations during the stream) and teamed up with other chess teachers/streamers.

[@gamblingtipssuggestions3016]

Bishop and knight checkmate plz. With proper why answers .

[@Dr.CansClinic]

I will write it down to my idea list, although there are gazillions of videos about it :)

[@RagnarsAxe1945]

Good homework problem! At first I thought White had an answer to ... Rg4; Qe3 , saving herself and guarding g3 and e3. But deeper analysis shows this this fails after ... Qf5+; Rd3 Rxg3; Qxg3 Re8! because f4 fails to stop mate after ... Qxd3; Qxd3 Re1+ with mate to follow. What doesn't kill your calculation skills makes them stronger, right? 🤯

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Excellent! Great that you went deeper and forced yourself. Wise words on calculation there!

[@NidusFormicarum]

In the last example (before the homework), I didn't find all the most accurate moves at the end at the line, but after Kd2, I went for the simple ... Rxg3 and if White then tries Ra1 you can chase down the king. White can try other moves like Qa5 or Nc3, but Black seems to be easily winning. The best for White must be to just take the Queen on h2. In positions an exchange down you often have some changes to get back in the game if your opponent play poorly. Here, I also want to say that there seem to be some prestige going in the chess community where people resign as soon as they see a clear win for the opponent, which I find just silly. It's like they don't want to feel humiliated by their opponent executing the winning moves and instead feel they show how smart they are by admitting that they have seen the opponent's idea(s). For god's sake, you are not grandmasters - you are ordinary mortal club players - play out the lines! It is much better to test if your opponent have seen that simple combination and when they have, see how they handle their winning position. Are they taking their time and trying to be precise? If they start playing very fast, they might well blunder something back later. Are they playing very slowly? If you play fast and pretend not to be interested in the game anymore, they might run into time trouble later. This is especially true when you play without increments which is still very common on the internet. A couple of days ago, I had an extra pawn in the centre and my opponent's king was a bit exposed and their were queens and rooks left on the board. I was clearly winning. However, I had only ten minutes left on my clock and my opponent only thought for a couple of seconds for each move they made. I moved the pieces back and forth without making any real progress and soon run into severe time trouble. They allowed simple tactics two times, but by that time, I was already down to a couple of minutes on the clock and didn't even take the few seconds needed to find the tactic, but was more focused on just finding moves I could throw out before my opponent had even moved. As I went down to under ten seconds, I started to drop all my pieces and soon lost on time. I have saved and turned games around many times too. One time, I manage to set up a mad rook sacrifice chasing the king all over the board until my opponent was forced to allow stalemate. One time an opponent stalemated my king in the fundamental endgame king and queen vs king! Yes, that was classical chess! One time an opponent put a rook in take in a winning position and another time I played the endgame queen and king vs queen and king. This is of course completely drawn, but for some inexplicable reason, my opponent just leaved his queen unguarded free for taking. This was in the local club championship. I have also lost games due to wrongly executed combinations in completely winning positions. Why did I have to be that fancy, when I could have played much simpler?

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Your idea also wins in that position! Great observations! I also think people should not resign too early, especially for those levels!

[@NidusFormicarum]

I once missed a mate in one in a position where I was two pieces up. And don't fool yourself to think that this only happens to to sub 2000-rated players. I once witnessed a club buddy, rated well over 2100 miss a mate in 1 (for his opponent) and he was not even in time trouble!

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Absolutely, it happens!

[@KayveMusic]

Why does white take en passant when Nxh5+ looks much more devastating?

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Where is the win after that?

[@perteadsf4914]

Nooooooo. As I said in a recent video, in a K+P endgame, you DON'T always stand in front of the King as you say at 9:59. If we take the position at 10:37, we have Kg5 Kg7 1-0. Goes wrong way too often, gets tried not often enough.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

What do you mean by Kg5 Kg7 1-0?

[@perteadsf4914]

​@@Dr.CansClinic You say to always take opposition, but that does not work in the position at 10:37. If the White King goes away from the pawn, never follow, even if it feels like you are still close enough to the pawn. It's a trick that is almost never tried, so I have managed to beat an 1800 in a classical game (among others) due to exactly that mistake when they think they are completely safe and have nothing to worry about.

[@Dr.CansClinic]

@@perteadsf4914 But what is the winning attempt for White in that moment? What move tricks Black? Give me the annotations and the trick that wins the game.

[@perteadsf4914]

Position: White: Kf5, pawn e5. Black: Kf7. White to play. Winning attempt: Kg5. Normal rule: Always take opposition. Blunder that follows the rule: Kg7, but that loses.

[@gvgthewave602]

I find it that i and players around my elo cannot spot hidden threats from our opponents. Can you pleease make a early middlegame video explaining hidden threats

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Thanks for the suggestion, I will consider it. Please check out this course for spotting hidden threats: www.chessable.com/my-opponents-move-identifying-threats-mistakes-and-misconceptions/course/163950/

[@vitojanav7644]

I thought I already know everything about chess

[@Dr.CansClinic]

The game is such a deep ocean...

[@vitojanav7644]

@@Dr.CansClinic hope you can delve deeper!

[@512Squared]

e4 rook to g4. Umbrella protects against the check. Queen cannot capture unprotected to create the mate, she must retreat - attack over. Rook is now also free to move out of danger. Initiative back to black.

[@NewTyp3]

And if white plays rook takes g4?

[@512Squared]

@@NewTyp3 they lose their queen

[@samuelsiltanen4949]

@@512Squared How would that happen? The g-pawn is still pinned after the rook takes on g4.

[@512Squared]

@@samuelsiltanen4949 that's true. Thanks

[@Lukeicht19]

​@@samuelsiltanen4949then Qf5 check and then queen will take the rook on g4 if white takes black queen them g7 pawn is no more pinned and will take whites queen too if he saves his queenn then black will also do the same and reach equality

[@stopover1238]

Biggest prob is we are not able to think about those resources😂😂😂

[@Dr.CansClinic]

After some repetitions and careful study, it will become easier. Your brain will spot those patterns and tell you about their existence one day.

[@nimzo2000]

...Qd3

[@Dr.CansClinic]

That allows Rdxd3 Re1+ Qc1!

[@ta_ant]

Qxd3

[@Dr.CansClinic]

Unfortunately it allows Rdxd3! ...Re1 Qc1! and White emerges with an extra rook. Good try though!

[@sasthanatarajan4760]

@13:38 What happens When White king goes to b5 and attacking c4 pawn

[@Dr.CansClinic]

I think ...Nc5 is strong again, gaining tempo on the bishop, with Nd3 to follow.