LIVE Chess Rating Climb to 1500 - Chess.com Speedrun

[@chucktowne]

1:02:10 "so committed to your plan its the only you thing you can think about" The opponent was just reiterating what you said when you said it!

[@Shaun_GTI]

I didn't expect you to post so soon! Thanks for the amazing commitment. The explanation of breaking the center and particularly when to do so was a HUGE lesson for me.

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

If anyone is wondering how Nelson found the quiet Qh7 move, instead of going with Qc6+, he clearly states 3 things he noticed that prompted that find: 1: Rook on open file 2: Opponent's king exposed 3: We have a very aggressive position Conclusion: Maybe there's something better than a fork with Qc6+ If you want to improve in your own games, maybe it's a start to notice these aspects in your own games. Ask yourself: 1) do I have any advantages in my position (rook on open file, pieces in enemy's territory, king safety etc.)? 2) does my opponent have any weak points that can be exploited (lack of king safety, pieces undeveloped, time wasted on moves etc.)? The above are more intermediate questions to ask yourself than the simple and basic (but very important) questions of: 1. Does my opponent have a threat? a. how do I respond to it? b. do I NEED to respond to it? 2. Can I make a threat on my opponent? a. how might my opponent parry that threat? b. Is there a convenient response that makes my move bad?

[@christopherheckman7957]

Please include the time in the video when you make a comment like this.

[@Trelmayas21]

@@christopherheckman7957 14:48

[@Trelmayas21]

I don't think setting up a Queen-Rook battery lined up on the king qualifies as a quiet move. Although it does go to show that checks aren't always the best attacking move.

[@keesbruijns8654]

Well, it's not an easy move to find

[@Herbeeey]

The intro reached a new level 😂

[@mysticraphy2631]

Its because youre watching a stream

[@MaxChessman007]

Great to see you back so soon, wish I could have saw it live - I broke my ankle once and a really good exercise I could do while sitting down was extend my leg out and write the alphabet with my big toe. Upper case, lower case, and then same in cursive. I recovered really fast according to my physical therapist. The therapist didn't know about it, but said she might start recommending it. Found it on youTube. Lol. Get well soon! I definitely wouldn't give you Chess tips, so hope this helps if you care to try it.

[@awang_ir]

This is no joke for Nelson, but don't forget to RICE your sprained leg Rest - Ice - Compression - Elevate All the best

[@floof6896]

lol

[@Smallgot83]

Anyone know how Nelson is doing?

[@edwardp7725]

Hey im new to your channel, really love the content. I love that you are an NM and not some super gm, much more relatable and grounded level of play to watch. Something that feels tangible for me to reach one day.

[@Philmccracken790]

that's so backhanded haha

[@zzzaphod8507]

Inspiring to see you post these helpful streams/videos, especially under the circumstances

[@youngaccent6771]

glad you are doing alright nelson! i hope everything goes well health wise

[@danylomusic4624]

Im also practicing my english while watching your channel. You have good diction, calm voice and its a pleasure to listen to.

[@maxytwist]

Your English writing is certainly very good. 🙂

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Your vocabulary and grammar are great! :)

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Edit: Idk (I don't know) if you know, but it's "I'm".

[@danylomusic4624]

@@jaideepshekhar4621 Thanks 👍

[@worldsbestwatcher3735]

​@@danylomusic4624Get a room, you two! 😅

[@Ztcctz]

All the best Nelson speedy recovery, thank you for the lessons. My rating is slowly moving from 650's to 760's now.

[@ellisking7291]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the vids. I was hovering around 400 before I started and am now hovering around 600. Your explanations on the basics and more complex ideas have helped a lot. Will continue watching and hopefully continue to climb the rating ladder. Much appreciated.

[@TheMg49]

Another fun and instructive Rating Climb Rapid Speedrun video. Hoping for a fast recovery from your blood clot, which seems the most serious health issue that you're dealing with now. Thanks for your videos. Thumbs up!

[@tanathos0414]

Hello, Mr Lopez. Just subscribed recently. Really enjoy your videos. Have faith. You'll feel better and pull through. Blood thinners do a good job.

[@kody7547]

I"m not sure how I could watch all the speed run up to this point and not subscribe; obviously a blunder on my part, but I just made a brilliant move and took care of that! Thank you for this as it has really helped!

[@MrOnosa]

Very good lesson in that first game. Look for checkmate! Such an obvious lesson that I forget all the time when meat is on the table.

[@guyeinis1798]

hi, I new around here, following for a couple of months, thank you so much for the detailed and teaching videos, helps a lot, I'm around 1600 and feel that I learn much more the process of thinking through the game... I wish you all the best!

[@gernotg8480]

Nelson are you ok?

[@stamps50]

Thanks as ever Nelson, best of luck with your recovery!

[@sundayabe1383]

How you ripped opened Black's king position in your second game playing King's Gambit opening is really really fascinating!

[@張謙-n3l]

The first opponent also made a huge mistake of not immediately play aggressively in an opposite side castled game

[@chreeshawn]

hope all is well man.

[@georgemeulio4063]

nice to see that your ok right now...praying for your fast recovery...

[@SomaChatterjee-kd6hd]

Best wishes Nelson. Get well soon....

[@magictriambakam]

Nelson, how ar you doing with your legg? Hope you're doing well! Haven't seen a video in a bit.

[@cma697307]

Was wondering the same thing. Hope he's ok.

[@davidculafic9049]

Hope he is well.

[@rameshsingh2097]

Thank you for sharing your ideas . Every game new tactics which teaches us lot

[@laspugna]

Many thanks from France. Your episodes are very instructive. Will you be able to talk and explain as much as you do during the "Climb from 2399 to 2436” episode ? 😅

[@brucewheeler8770]

Take care of yourself, and keep your legs moving!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thank you Bruce! Will do my best while the ankle heals!

[@nerifico2165]

Nelson i hope everything ok , ciao da Italia

[@dezraq1984]

Nelson I say this out of love, YOU WASTE MAD TIME!!! It kills me to watch.

[@lightning-ix-lixgaming9565]

Hows your leg bro

[@Mega_Casual]

I'm in late but saw you taking a break....my suggestion for exercise is to lay on your back on your bed, couch, or floor, and raise your legs and pretend your peddling a bicycle. Just to get some activity on your leg with the clot. Of course only as much as pain will allow.

[@adrianpilbrow]

2:18 I feel like knowing what your opponents next move is going to be is an unfair advantage!

[@thexoxob9448]

He's predicting

[@DominCief]

Do you feeling better for now?

[@jussilaakso8504]

I'm wondering why Nelson did'nt play Nxg5 at 55:40. Then after xg5 play Qh5, threatning checkmate at h8. Kign can't move, so Qh7 only move, and then do Qxg5 check. King goes to f7, not sure about the followup, but still seems like a good position to me. Is there something that am I missing why this wouldn't work?

[@geddylee501]

😊the follow up is you taking the queen with your other bishop!

[@mohamedrasheedy8279]

many thanks from Egypt for your instructive videos

[@purplesun3792]

Hey Nelson, doing my best keeping up with this rating climb. I wonder if at some point you could make a video covering the schliemann defense. As far as I can tell it's a great way to deal with the ruy Lopez. Especially at my lvl (1400)

[@Overkill9991]

for chess opening options a good a good idea could be used to create a poll. Think that could be useful.

[@mathpphotos]

Love your vids! Get well fast! Just a notice about the pronunciation of Zuckertorte (Tsu-cker-tor-teh) and Zugzwang (Tsug-Tswang A like "ah") 😊

[@patrickhein9470]

At around 58 I thought you would go Nd4 targeting the center pawn. If bishop takes you are still up a piece?

[@farmersix4434]

Before even watching I gotta say thanks and hope things looking positive for you

[@arashkamangir331]

are you on twitch nelson?

[@BlackSheep_216]

Had a good moment in middle school with a high school guy playing MK2 arcade game. Someone called him to come to the bowling alley where I dominated. Flawless victory....Fatality!

[@paulbeades6681]

Sooo good to hear the logic. Superb content.

[@BlackSheep_216]

My friend had a blood clot and ended up in a nursing home for months. No joke.

[@drscruffylupagus]

Your first video I ever saw was the boiling frog one, and I was so excited when you said you were gonna play it. Then you played E1. 😭 Why not Queen to E2 to keep the rook lift open? And why didn't you put your knight onto D4 like you said you were going to when the pawn came down?

[@bam38]

Upload video dude

[@zacharysherry2910]

Hey man, hope you are feeling well! Remember the prognosis is good!

[@kimbirch1202]

Could you have taken the other pawn with Bishop and still get mate ?

[@jonbrown5041]

With respect to the blood clot, were you tested for Factor 5 Leiden? It's a blood clotting issue, my wife has it and has a massive clot in her legs when she was 22.

[@Graham.Maddocks]

Chin up Nelson. Best wishes

[@chiefyn1]

Can you suggest somemefhods of game preparTion.

[@stuartyaxley6689]

Hope the leg is getting better mate.

[@magictriambakam]

i would like to see a game between you and Eric Rosen :)

[@Erfan_S]

Happy to see that you are better .❤

[@paphillyman]

You're a good guy Nelson !

[@godwincornelius201]

why was everyone talking about rice cooker in the live replay section?

[@anttt7993]

Because people in the chat are mindless parrotts

[@GreenRayJC]

23:59 can't you just check your wins on your profile?

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

@ 33:13 qd4 fails to nf3+ so it's good you didn't go with that :')

[@melodybreath]

put your foot ice water a few seconds and hot water is good to get fresh blood in an area

[@meesiphht2769]

You have to wonder about the long absence on this channel.

[@MainHuMishti]

Pls explain how pawn took pawn @ time 34:8 I dont know this rule

[@BorisJensen]

This is called "en passant". You are allowed to sort of intercept an opponent pawn with your own pawn, if it moves 2 squares, and you would have been able to take it, if it had only moved 1 square. Only applies to the turn right after the opponent pawn move.

[@chrismiller7669]

Brow triceps looking jacked

[@gernotg8480]

Dear Nelson you should upload live streams as normal videos

[@Emil-53842]

How is the sitivation

[@sigma8995]

Great content as always, thanks Nelson.

[@JohnDoe-hr4xj]

Lay on your back, put your foot flat against the wall. So leg in let's say 40/45 degrees, knee slightly bent. Then slap your calf around like a red headed stepchild! You will feel the blood pumping trough your foot. That will start your toes to wake up

[@janisklavins1842]

Could someone drop the lost game video, please?

[@anttt7993]

You didn't get the jab 😊. Very nice!

[@arturrzepka6955]

You must add video from 1375 rank to playlisty because you forgot

[@woodenfences]

I will be wiggling my toes between your every games, too.

[@PrometheanConsulting]

Ohno! I thought Rc7 and ignoring the a6 threat on the knight might be best.

[@robertandstein56]

Good game...well explained...thx.

[@RS_Chess]

Congratulations for 1500

[@KironKabir]

DVT?

[@drleebeloved]

Whiskey for the leg, it worked for the Duke how about a little Danish ?

[@BlackSheep_216]

Not an astericks its a grain of rice next to the loss😂

[@peterdarby1445]

Good decision on the vax

[@evanfontenot7000]

Didn't know this was a chesserize channel

[@assassinshadow9490]

Idk why but he kinda looks tiered and sad at the same time is something wrong?

[@xarx3296]

What happend with the surgery?

[@tehforma]

Please invent the Ricecooker Gambit

[@thetransferaccount4586]

another bunch of games where we watch really

[@josephsalmonte4995]

Well played mate. Now go & do loads of healthy exercises. Don't die for content homie!

[@BenPearson_kd7uiy]

So close to the holy grail, checkmate by en passante... Oh well.

[@petruscamariocostel2894]

1800>?

[@RubyKumari-js4pn]

My challenge is - win with Martin only using pawn pushing

[@MurunGD]

Missed the stream oof

[@roblodocus2539]

Sorry I couldn’t be here for this one. Hope you’re doing ok bud.

[@chiefyn1]

I reallywant😂 to encourGe you. Goodstuff.

[@rurook]

Glad to hear your ok I didn’t want to watch you other video because I hate seeing you in that shape. You should get vaxed bro lmao plus glad you are feeling good

[@islarun4103]

Nelson i look at you between bike riding.. And gardening Then i encourage you to have a walk or a cycling time, if you dont have time and you want joust put a cycling stuff under your chess computer,,,,, I garanted you that it will help in blood stagnation issue. 💕

[@petruscamariocostel2894]

Well

[@hudakamal4380]

❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊😊

[@petruscamariocostel2894]

Salut

[@Partytime60]

yo i just late 2 min noooo

[@anttt7993]

Dude love your videos but man i wish you'd drop the chatbox nonsense and focus on solid content. Not these unedited videos where you're doing stretches and texting your wife. Aim a little higher with these videos because you're great to learn from, but you're going to attract kiddies instead of people looking for solid info

[@atomopawn]

You really need to do shorter streams until that cough heals all the way!