Kostya's Blueprint: Evaluation

[@Sir_Pain]

Your content is great man, you know how to simplify chess without any abstractions.

[@nicmurphy9991]

Thank you for this video! I'm only recently getting into playing/studying chess. This and other videos of yours have been very helpful and informative as I begin the process of structuring my approach to studying and playing. Your advice and perspective are very much appreciated!!

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Glad to hear, best of luck!

[@pittasso]

Very instructive! Thank you!

[@davidjames5517]

Love...and amazed by...your chess mindset: deep, objective, highly cognitive. My sense is that most peeps, myself included, play with more intuition and emotion. I find it hard to be calm and clear minded at the board; get tense/anxious and muddled instead! Proof is that I 'play' much better when watching others play. Would like to suggest that you consider doing a piece on the right chess mindset, and how to cultivate it. Have never found a good treatment of this fundamental element to playing this game well. Thanks for all your excellent posts, which I found thru Eric Rosen's videos.

[@davidjames5517]

@@IMKostyaKavutskiy Hi Kostya! By mindset, I was trying to refer to something like attitude. Fischer set out to crush his opponent, saw the game as a personal battle of egos. Kramnik, in a recent interview on chess.com, said it was never about winning or losing for him; rather, it was about fun and continual improvement. Perhaps its a matter of temperament, but I wonder if there is a dominant approach that IMs and GMs generally take. I know that I tend to treat games too personally: my opponent is not attacking my pieces, they are attacking me, and I feel aggreived and even angry, which messes with my ability to calmly recall prep, assess candidate moves, etc. In sum, I have in mind personal management and approach, rather than technical skills. Tho, on reflection, that might not be a suitable topic for a video, with its demands for visuals! Thanks so much for responding to my comment:))

[@davidjames5517]

@@IMKostyaKavutskiy Thanks Kostya! One way I have found to improve....I mean this sincerely...is watching-listening to the way you break down games you have played. So thoughtful and calm. Like chess is a puzzle to be solved, rather than a war!

[@exuma666]

I take notes when i watch your videos

[@inguh7041]

Excellent. Quite excellent.

[@KeepChessSimple]

Awesome videos. Would love one about how to analyze your games.

[@westsidebilling]

Another super vid. Thanks for the valuable information. :)

[@fuadissa8616]

what's your opinion on modern chess strategy by ludek pachman? would you reccommend reading it before how to reassess your chess?

[@jessegrillo7453]

What is developing tempo?

[@walkingin6375]

Also, thanks a lot for the vids, I like your content, hope you keep it up and we can maybe see some gameplay such as a rating ladder climb, or analysis of lower level games or something like that. Or perhaps some instructional content for those like myself who are around 1800-1900. I would like to make it up to IM level and am serious about doing training but there's not a lot of content for players above 1500 rating on youtube I've found.

[@Chess_Improvement]

thank you

[@StormApproaches181]

thank you!

[@walkingin6375]

Have you been told yet that you look like Chef Linguini from Rattatouille ?

[@DaydreamVacations]

The Secret Life of Doubled Pawns

[@anananas9871]

Do you have any advice how to recover from a losing streak :)

[@AmitKumar-hf8ck]

By winning haha🤫

[@lockdowndb4863]

@@AmitKumar-hf8ck play against a horrible engine to build your confidence back up. Take a break and clear your mind; take an hour or 2, a day, a week, or even a month. You are most likely over complicating things or demanding too much for your mind to keep up with and perform optimally. Focus on the basics and fundamentals more so you don't leave yourself too vulnerable and playing from a risky position where you have to play almost perfectly or you will lose your advantage and or the game. Many GM's will tell you to just keep it simple. Make sure your mind is clear, well rested, focused, relaxed, and you are in a distraction free or almost distraction free environment. (Note how nothing of this had to do with strategy, calculation, tactics, opening preparation, etc. Your confidence, focus, mindset and approach, discipline, and passion for the game can have incredible influence on your game and whether or not you perform at your personal optimal level.)❤

[@yahya89able]

first comment thanks a lot my dear