LIVE Chess Rating Climb to 1525 - Chess.com Speedrun

[@trassage]

I love Nelson's style: takes 6 minutes to make the first 6 moves, uses the remaining 40 seconds to make another 1000 :D

[@RoaringJaguar]

46:51 - offers a draw before the game begins “Alright then, great game. Glad, we had that experience.” Gotta love that dry sense of humor 😂

[@ex-cringemaxxer]

LMAOOO that was legendary

[@evanbartholio]

“Time is a piece” lololol proceeds to get premoved into the oblivion

[@EskeJayaswal]

Untill recently i have been sort of stuck between 1350-1450 rapid for quite some time. Now i finally broke the plateau and is steadily around 1550 - 1580 which is the highest rating i have achieved. I actually contribute this to watching your rating climb streams. You are able to explain your thought process of every move in a calm and easily digestible way, without abundant advanced theory explanation and what not. This has made it very easy for me to try and "copy" your thought processes and take my time at every move when i am playing, resulting in fewer mistakes. Your videos absolutely help viewers like my self to become better at chess. By far the most educational speedrun i have watched and i have watched a lot. So thank you and i hope you continue creating chess content!

[@OvarianDespoilment]

I really like this format of you including a pause and recommending to everyone to have a walk too. I work in medicine and know how important this is, still I catch myself watching videos sometimes for hours at the time without getting up. With breaks like that included and a friendly reminder I feel like its more easy to do the right thing. I actually got up and did stuff in the household and came back for the video. And I really appreciate it.

[@anttt7993]

You like staring at nothing? You need someone to literally walk away from the screen leaving you to stare at nothing in order to prompt you to move your body? Lol

[@OvarianDespoilment]

@@anttt7993 after 13 hour shifts you sometimes dont want to do anything but rest.

[@張謙-n3l]

Nice to see you making chess content again, hope your ankles get well soon

[@williamsquires3070]

Ditto. Hope he hasn’t forgotten about the (mis)adventures of Peter Patzer, Joe Average, and Bobby Fisherman. 😊

[@andavocado]

​​@@williamsquires3070He has another channel specifically for those characters

[@jez9999]

The speed of your premoves from 34:50 onwards is crazy lol. I'd be scared with a queen jumping around the board giving checks and forks all the time, wasting a minute thinking about each move! I guess top chess players can just say that the rooks are defending each other, the king defends at least one central pawn, and all the other pawns are basically forfeit?

[@QDWhite]

It helped that he had mate in 1. Except for a fork between his king and the rook by the other king, any other forks would have helped him. Had his opponent actually tried to capture anything else, that would have given him the 1 move he needed to mate. His opponent’s only option was to keep checking him. The instant he didn’t check him, the gave was over.

[@prplt]

I'm watching at 3x speed and there it's even more impressive 😂

[@roblodocus2539]

Hey man, that thing you said at the start about doing things that you’ve been meaning to do really resonated with me. I’ve always had a thing about getting out there and trying things, experimenting in life etc, without waiting for years and years and just talking about doing things. ATM I’m doing a scuba diving course to see what that’s all about. But it made me wonder was there something specific in your life you were thinking about when you mentioned this? What was that “thing” for you?

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Rob! Let me know how that scuba class turns out! I dunno I think maybe being a little more open about my faith. Also I've been meaning to "get healthier" for a long time and haven't really taken it seriously until now.

[@pax1913]

Hey Nelson, it's so good to hear that you were feeling better to stream, I have to thank you because this climbing series was so motivating to learn and try to get better at chess. You and a roughly 2000 ELO friend of mine have been such a huge help as I'm about to hit four digits. Best wishes for you and your family!

[@SATHYA2.0]

Nelsi is not only a great chess teacher but also a great human because even though he is not in good shape he took his time to take care of his subscribers. Get well soon Stay sharp play smart take care and do some exercise ‼️

[@anttt7993]

He's making money fool

[@MIKEOAKSBIG]

I made my first brilliant move the other day and I gotta give you some credit for that cause I’ve been learning a lot from you explaining you thought process while you play.

[@DeathHacket]

Hey Nelson, me and my brother watch you every day before and after school, and I just wanted to say it's great to see you back and well. I hope you get better

[@PhenomenalChess]

Really nice to see you in good spirits, Nelson. Also, I hit 1500 a few days ago so the rating climb is right where I'm at. Learning a lot of great tips from these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@mrfreeeze5379]

You are so good at speed chess, blew my mind on game 2.

[@josephsalmonte4995]

That second game was a great comeback under time pressure 👍

[@Mike072]

Love the streams. And all the best for you bro. Kind regards from the Netherlands

[@tdrusk]

Glad to hear you are healing. You’re one of my favorite streamers and a genuinely good dude.

[@mattelwood369]

Good to see you still crushing opponents in chess. At 40:30 it says qb7 is best for the opponent but they could have sacked their queen on a8 for the rook and when you take back you lose your queen too. Very close game tho, really cool win in time pressure

[@TihomirPetkov1970]

Hey, good to have you back.👋 This GOUT GAMBIT - this is what you have to focus on. And you will win👍

[@jeffbrousseau5363]

Great to see you back on the speed run. Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. On another note, was the rice cooker defence just as effective as the chewbacca defence?

[@jensmueller6374]

Coach Lopez, you have helped me the most. The way you take us through your thought process, well it’s better than DN.

[@grizzlyjp]

Welcome back Nelson. Good to see you making content again!

[@AAABeatbox]

29:25 was definately a blunder. The pawn defending the bishop was pinned to the king by the rook.

[@lemoanfr]

Hi Nelson, i hope you're feeling better. I just wanted to let you know that i managed to get from 900 to 1347 (currently) within less than 3 weeks all because of you. I have learned so much from this series and i appreciate you so much for making these videos.

[@RepentInReprise]

That's amazing because that is a TON of games within that timespan! :D congrats. Good hustle!

[@lemoanfr]

@@RepentInReprise thanks!! I'm almost 1700 rapid now!!!

[@RepentInReprise]

@@lemoanfr Wow. Amazing! Reminds me of my progress with bench press in 2 months; went from 145 lbs starting out from 7 years of not working working out, to 285 lbs! Now I just gotta apply that same motivation and minset to chess (; Currently passed 300! Been playing for a week or so.

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

Wow I think it took me a year to get to 1300. Currently I'm also 1700 but I reached 1800 earlier this year. Really have to give it to these youtubers for helping us.

[@moody_mystery2953]

Glad to see that you are feeling better so that you can stream! Wishing you a full recovery.

[@zetacrucis681]

Glad you're feeling a bit better. Thanks for the upload. Take care!

[@jonathancauley5345]

I’m sorry I missed your live, however, I am happy to see gradually recovering from your leg incident. I hope and pray it grows stronger and better as it continues to heal. As always, I will continue pouring out my brotherly-Christ like love, as well as all my support! :)

[@robertd1953]

Praying for you Nelson. Hope your recovery continues to go well!

[@jessesalazar1038]

GOOD TO SEE YOU NEL! Stay strong play on. We are watching and learning

[@landoslair3253]

Holy moly, that blitz ending was incredible!

[@kitrik23]

in the first game @13:43 ... why didnt he block with his queen instead of bishop to E6 then its not M1 its M11 and after if the rook takes the queen its not even a forced mate anymore ... sometimes You gotta let Her go

[@ScrewedupClicksta713]

Love the friendly advice from someone who is probably 1500 elo less than you in classical

[@Nathan00at78Uuiu]

15:12 was either win a queen or mate in 5. that is so cool.

[@HarmannusdeKraker]

at 14:56, what is the move after black plays knight g4?

[@MaxChessman007]

Thanks for another great stream Nelson. I think one of the real lessons I'm learning (besides new tactics) is don't panic. Game 2 was a doozie! Glad your doing better, still in my prayers. Play like Kings, stay off trampolines. Lol.

[@christopherheckman7957]

5:13 But you're a bishop down after the queen trade. You removed the * from the 1* losses ... does this mean you're convinced that he didn't cheat? 19:16 Start of Game #2 32:34 ... Rg4 allows Qh8+, but it doesn't look like White has a followup after that. 35:16 Qd3+ was better than pushing the pawn. White is playing as if HE is in time trouble. If he'd pushed the game to where White gives up his queen and knight for both rooks, it might have been a game. 38:00 Great ... now there's be drug-testing of chess players, looking for the presence of blueberries! 8-) 38:20 Based on the graph, it looks like White had a won game, and then blew it. 44:55 Start of Game #3 47:46 After Be3, White is threatening to win the bishop on c5 after Nxc6. 51:30 White probably didn't see that ... d5 or ... d6 would open up an attack on the queen, and then changed their mind.

[@pauBCN67]

thanks indeed Nelson I'm learning a lot watching your climb.

[@Shaun_GTI]

Great to see you getting back but still putting your health first. Great lesson as always. Thank you

[@Supergoon1989]

lol @ Nelson doing the Shia lebouff 'JUST DO IT!' motivational speech at the start of the video XD

[@williamsquires3070]

Nifty alarm, Nelson. How loud is the alarm buzzer when it goes off? Could I hear it from a different room? A variation of this would make an interesting chess clock for bullet/blitz games. 😊

[@AntoineDennison]

At 34:00, Nelson has to sacrifice his queen, and he's as cool as a cucumber...

[@danielbattle7620]

Hey Nelson I just wanted to say thanks for the positive words of encouragement in the beginning of the video. I’ve got one more class before I’m done with college and I’m getting right to it! (After the stream ofc) 😅

[@danielmontry5850]

I defeated a chess grand master in less than three moves. Finally, my high school karate lessons paid off!

[@PelDaddy]

Nice to have you back, Nelson. Again, hope you feel better. Carpe diem!

[@808barreled]

2 questions guys can anyone please clarify for me: At 35:13 how does the pawn move diagonally and capture the the enemy pawn when the enemy pawn clearly moved to the side of it ??? Also at 36:26 can the rook really just hop over the king like that and capture the queen ?????

[@toothlessrpm6177]

It a move called en passant and that was just a pre move the second time stamp

[@drekkerscythe4723]

your scotch gambit demo in this series gave me free wins. I was able to try so many tactics with it

[@LightemupWMH]

Is the ability to make multiple premoves something only available on a computer? I can never do more than 1 at a time on my phone.

[@arminulrich2319]

Schön, daß es Ihnen wieder besser geht.

[@EddieRyfari]

Why dont these video's show up on your channel anymore?

[@Jessterrr]

Glad to see you're feeling better!

[@PeacefulNomad]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@MrNemesis85]

When I am watching you daily and playing chess at times not distracted I do better. Thanks for your content!

[@mitchelljones9696]

You are the realest g on Chess tube brother

[@Dancewelll]

0:30 imagine an aspiring seriel killer hears this motivational speech

[@dannywidjaya7943]

by far the most educational chess series for me, at my level now

[@stuartyaxley6689]

Get well soon buddy

[@markpatrick9846]

That was one hell of a rook ending if you asked me. He caught on fast and running out of time. What was it like 15 seconds?

[@mstorgaardnielsen]

You might consider getting a sit/stand desk.

[@aaronphipps3035]

How funny the guy who was taunting about the clock getting absolutely destroyed when you have 20 seconds left HAHAHHAHAHHA

[@cosMYs891]

love this series❤

[@thetransferaccount4586]

life is definitely pretty short and we gotta live the moment by watching the treadmill gambit

[@CopperShoes]

Wise words in beginning 🙏

[@Demian_R]

Even his coughs are polite. 😄

[@iceyroo]

Can you try the Jobabba London?

[@king_of_diamonds2447]

You are a nice guy.

[@drscruffylupagus]

Can't you confirm the wins in your account somewhere?

[@hodgeknobbler9848]

And he’s back! 😎💪🏻

[@michaelmulcahy9076]

May God bless you. Thank you for all you do.

[@gavasiarobinssson5108]

Life is short. Do chess when you can.

[@michalS-]

My favourite chess content creator🙏🏼 get well

[@BG-mw5pt]

those premoves - unreal

[@Nathan00at78Uuiu]

what does 'the clock is a piece' imply? i didn't get that.

[@kruksog]

The point is that you can be losing on the board and win via the clock. A lot of people aren't super thrilled with that idea (hence the expression "dirty flagging" which seems to generally refer to winning via the clock when you are utterly lost) but those are the rules. A win is a win. The clock is a piece you can use to win the game. Hope that helps.

[@markheineman7757]

hello Nelson. Hope you are well.

[@zakghretlli]

watching on youtube i thought i was gonna get away with no break 😂

[@brunopc101]

Nelson with ultra instintic finishing the 3rd game

[@112233JORDAN]

Maybe you should buy one of those vibrating boards for your feet if you haven't already. I know some people who use them. Those are good for people with sedentary lifestyles or people who have blood flow issues.

[@dabssssallday3111]

Love u Nelson ❤❤❤

[@jameslegrone498]

Amen today is a gift thats for the reminder

[@QDWhite]

Those pre-moves absolutely threw me!

[@MrDanielfff777]

2nd game was INSANE

[@ymeraliu7723]

5 minutes game would be much intetesting

[@Cortivism]

You know... the computer you recorded this on has a timer. You don't need a separate device.

[@anttt7993]

Do you really think you said something meaningful? He clearly stated why he prefers the timer

[@mlkmlk6665]

Kd5 at first game will be nice it attack the queen if knight takes queen take and make a battery

[@barrywuthrich8530]

Dealing with blood clot and gout. The first question that pops in my mind is, 'How many vaxxes and boosters?'.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

None!

[@anttt7993]

Good man!​@@ChessVibesOfficial

[@austinstout8220]

Chad nelson on the grind no matter what

[@darekisrael469]

So you took the asterisk off the loss, I guess it's official now that galadriel was legit....?

[@DanielSong39]

Hahaha no but can't catch them every time

[@ryanmichael5239]

Hi Nelson I heard your story and that you are a man of God so wanted to share a Bible verse with you I was reading… Ecclesiastes 9:9-10 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love. Enjoy every day of your short life. God has given you this short life on earth-and it is all you have. So enjoy the work you have to do in this life. 10 Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to the place of death. God bless you brother and hope you get back to full recovery 🙏

[@chreeshawn]

time is a piece 🤣🤣🤣

[@TonyGonzales-py6nx]

For g

[@ANIME-gm6gw]

First comment... Btw love from Pakistan ❤

[@kowikowi8718]

ssmurfing sucks, in every other game it would be bannable.

[@jamesec1949]

Hello, I’ve been binge watching you from your 400elo and I’m here at 1525. My mother taught me that😢 if I didn’t have something nice to say then shut up. But I’m going to assume you will accept a little criticism. I hope so. Here goes…I found your running down the clock irritating. You’re either over-talking or over-teaching or waisting two minutes to find your wife to answer the door. You’re playing a ten minute game. Three minutes of evaluating and teaching a move is a bit much. And, please forgive this but I don’t understand your spitting. Do you have handkerchiefs? I gather you’ve had physical issues to deal with and I’m sorry for your discomfort. I’m hoping that as I continue to watch I’ll see a change. If a change does happen please tell me at what elo you’re at and I’ll just jump to that because I want to focus on your strategy and not see you make a mistake or a blunder because of time. That’s not teaching. I hope I haven’t been too much. I know how to play chess but I’m lousy. I’ve watched agadmator for over a year and he is amazing at how he breaks down moves. I hope I can stay with you. Your presence on camera and your voice are pleasing. James

[@jamesec1949]

In retrospect I should have followed my mother’s advice. I apologize for my over the top criticism. I do, however, enjoy your videos and my comment about your voice and camera presence stands. Quite pleasant.

[@anttt7993]

Dude drop the chat box nonsense and make some edited videos. Make some more serious content. You're away from the computer for blocks of time, leaving the viewer staring at nothing. You do exercises during which you interact with chatters (mercifully you didn't include them on the screen), and then you play while youre talking with food in your mouth and chewing. Come on man you can do better than that.

[@neuntausendlux]

how can you believe in a book of fairy tales with a flying thing called god and play a game based on logic? doesn't make any sense to me.

[@anttt7993]

Are you in high school? I bet you aren't often called an "independent thinker" lol. You sound like an angry 7th grade fool. You really should not try to sound smart, it doesnt suit you, though it is entertaining to others lol

[@saulcalderon9777]

Are you gonna cry again if you lose? Keep playingt he 400 rated players again. Keep you from crying.

[@DanielSong39]

Hahaha it was worth a try but can't catch them every time

[@iregretmylifedecisionsiw]

Yes yes yes😇