Pawn Structures Explained by GM Yasser Seirawan

[@hacker0351]

yasser is a definition of peace and kindness

[@rossgeller422]

As well as bob ross

[@MM-vw1ck]

Except for the minority attack part

[@boatsandhoes4381]

Piece and kindness

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[@rupen42]

This is the most important chess lecture anyone can ever watch. Yasser explains things so well and the subject matter is so crucial.

[@MrJHDK]

This guy's manner of speech is hypnotic. Draws you in completely.

[@calcober]

I’m a simple man, I see Yasser and I drop a like.

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#me2

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Top dog teaching us fans

[@FatherTau]

Well said. :-)

[@joejitsu034]

Definitely simple. To repeat a comment that’s on every.fucking.video

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[@Zenitself]

This great master is the Uncle Iroh of Chess. In case you don't understand the reference - there is no higher praise. This man is an international treasure.

[@Seercho]

I would give a decent amount of money to see Seirwan playing chess with Dark techno playing in the background

[@FredPlanatia]

This is golden, and actually very entertaining too. Yasser with his deep knowledge of chess struggling to erase an arrow, or, I was grinning at 10:35 when, after chastising chess authors for using descriptive phrases such as 'the rook is powerful', Yasser is saying "Thanks to my very powerful rook..."

[@ThePhilosophyOfX]

Yasser is our friendly neighborhood chess uncle.

[@tophat7307]

Lol

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🤣

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chuncle

[@JR-ix9cu]

Yasser's enthusiasm for the game is infectious

[@maxstormhamburger3688]

Thank you so much for making this Grand Master-thinking and intuition available for free on the internet: It honors and promotes chess to so many thousands. The laid-back style and hearing you describe your thought process in many situations is a gift to chess-pretenders like myself. Chess = Life

[@doubled5659]

If I was an old lady, I would like to be with him. Luckily I'm 21 years old man.

[@NoahHornberger]

he means to see a true gentleman in any age range is rare. but I would have just said something along the lines of 'I wish you were my father' in order to not be 'quite' as creepy

[@Squalace-d9u]

hahahaha

[@josephhaas6373]

You mean unfortunately?? lol

[@DevanshGuptaChess]

No Homo

[@c-schachtrainer5281]

Be cautious. If I had a daughter I would warn her first not taking a narciss as partner. This has nothing to do with a great teaching video. Seirawan is a great teacher having delved deep into the game.

[@ogdenphotographics]

Yasser is the best and most importantly a kind and a natural born educator!! God bless you Yasser

[@younesbensouaneupdates6845]

Save our bob Ross of chess

[@user-ev8op]

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[@BrockJamesStory]

This just made the 100 hours of chess stuff I’ve watched make sense in 45 minutes….. space guys SPACE that makes so much more sense

[@BillCypher95]

I love this so much! Strategy always seemed like a some sort of remote knowledge that suddenly appeared in the minds of great players, and this lessons, as basic as they are, made me really think about this concepts and start to have a glimpse on what strategy is, making me much more conscious of it! And also Yasser is just great and a pleasure to listen to. Keep'em coming brahs, I'm sure this might not be the most successful videos and people prefer when something absurd happens or high energy streams (which are great don't get me wrong), but this are to my eyes the greatest videos you have and the one's I appreciate the most.

[@MrSupernova111]

Agreed. This video has real knowledge that players can use in their own games. Most of what you see on youtube or twitch is pure entertainment and in my opinion of low value. I do watch some chess for entertainment but its important to separate what is of real value and what isn't. This video is one of the most instructional chess videos I've ever seen in my years of watching chess videos on youtube.

[@FloppsEB]

These lessons are awesome. When I can learn something elementary and basic, that I didn't fully understand, that's a great teacher and a great lesson. Thank you Yasser and Chessbrahs! This is brilliant free content, and this playlist is going in my bookmarks for sure! Looking forward to the next ones

[@alexhoffmann9648]

What a privilege it is to enjoy this lesson. GM Seirawan is a fantastic teacher, thank you!

[@ExecuteOrder.66]

Everyone: What to do with passed pawns? Yasser: *P U S H E M B A B Y*

[@MrSupernova111]

lmao!

[@beschess]

Yasser you are great ches player and more then this you are great person you can give a chess lecture for players from elo 800 till 2600 you are capable to understand who is your audience and let them understand your thoughts. keep going and thanks from Israel

[@MrSupernova111]

This is phenomenal lesson! While I'm rated 2000+ online on all time controls I don't necessarily think this clearly about the position of my pieces. I would highly recommend any beginners or even intermediate players review this lesson until they memorize all of it. Pawn structures are highly neglected by beginners and this is far more important than any other aspect of chess learning. At my level, if I thought this clearly about my pawn structures and their effect on my pieces I would easily be rated 200 points higher. Great lesson Yasser! Thanks!!

[@meathead919]

Yasser is the Socrates of chess.

[@mrmonster8242]

Yasser is just a gem to the chess world! Amazing stories and very clear explanations of chess principles.

[@Rubinovitsch]

Big like, Yasser has wonderful teaching skills. I'm a fan instantly!

[@mbigras]

I love that he questions the idea of powerful or strong. What does that even mean? It means this move controls more space! Key insight!

[@Lassssikko]

I remember watching Yasser explain these things ~23 years ago in chessmaster 4000 turbo teaching program. That was a huge revelation back then. Yet here I am and I still feel I can learn more. Damn need to hire him as a coach :P

[@nimazolghadri9254]

It feels like I’m watching and listening to a chess book. These videos are incredible, thank you!

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[@TheLucferreira]

This is the best chess lecture I have ever watched, amazing!

[@antoniobreaux1584]

Lucas ferreira try Saint Louis chess club lectures

[@TheLucferreira]

@@antoniobreaux1584 very good lectures too. I learned a lot with them.

[@andrekershaw6244]

Yasser is a terrific teacher. Such a blessing to be able to access this kind of high-quality instruction for free!

[@egregiousarts6088]

This is mind-blowing! More Yasser, please!

[@nestoracosta1551]

I immediately recognized a great teacher. This is what I've been looking for!

[@dennisnizzle2851]

This series gives me a reason to go on

[@magicaryeh]

dennis nizzle hope things get better for you

[@JackSmith-bf8ll]

Stay strong man!

[@Chefo9292]

Very informative. Gives a whole new perception to strategy

[@wallyanimations]

Yasser: ''e5, thank you very much Elfhater! :) '' this guys is so widepeepohappy, love him

[@michaelgibbons7014]

I've never heard Yasser lecture before. He's so well-spoken, relaxing and easy to follow.

[@geitekop507]

Check out Saint Louis Chess on KZbin, and look up Yasser. You're in for a treat!

[@shcottam]

Sometimes i dont feel like he knows how to communicate these ideas well but as i watch it becommes clear that he is so perfect at explaining these ideas that its hard to get him until he ties things together. He really breaks things down simple enough so i can fully understand his lessons.

[@korvmedmos979]

Wow, such great masterclasses! Love it

[@kjlh9]

Such high quality content. Gotta love Yasser

[@bennettdavid904]

I needed this! So helpful!

[@Joe-nh8eq]

Somebody should definitely make that into a chess puzzle. You get a chess position and a piece. And you have to drop the piece in the strongest position . You can complicate things by having it be your move or enemy move. If it’s your move you have to drop the piece and then move it You could add positional sequences to it or tactics… But I think that would a really great way to develop better positional understanding

[@boaz5898]

Think this is a very intelligent idea .. app idea maybe could make a decent living from something that instructional and useful

[@topspin242]

Yasser is the coolest dude!

[@undefinedname8467]

So good. I cant wait to see more.

[@MegaFighta]

really enjoy these. thanks so much Yasser!

[@clausmarcuslund]

No one can explain chess like Yasser.

[@chessstudy8362]

I like that! Hope more learning videos will come soon... *You Are Doing great job I appreciate that*

[@MM-vw1ck]

21:38 context matters.

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

gamer moment

[@bryanferrier659]

Fantastic video Yasser, thanks for the lesson.

[@ThePhilosophyOfX]

Another unforgettable lesson, Thanks Yasser.

[@dylany7701]

a wonderful lesson, thank you. beginner but this helped me immensely.

[@matteovrizzi]

Yasser - without a doubt the best chess lessons on yt

[@marianonocetti377]

A great class from Yasser as always!!

[@emshiro1708]

Yasser , you make me love chess more and more

[@rickrick5041]

He's too hostile. He has anger management issues

[@123duelist]

Who is too hostile, Rick Rick?

[@rickrick5041]

Feorge Anderson I’ll narrow it down for you. Who is doing this video?

[@iski4317]

I hate how he‘s always so over the top

[@Eorzat]

Yeah, I had to turn down the volume on my computer because he was shouting the whole fucking time...

[@sharpnova2]

too hostile is an understatement. if i had to use three words to describe him I'd say aggressive, hostile, and difficult

[@olaabrahamsen925]

Powerful lesson

[@glum_hippo]

Wow, that cookie anecdote certainly didn't have much of a payoff.

[@sinnder]

lol

[@byrdis1a1]

Whenever Yasser speaks I keep getting Mr. Roger vibes. He is good at explaining things about chess.

[@mikhails5483]

Great video! Everyone loves GM Yasser. Just a suggestion- since it’s a series with the other videos on Elements, why don’t you link these videos to each other in the description??

[@Androslop]

Very nice lesson, thank you!

[@richaragonzales1355]

Probably the best breakdowns I've ever heard Wish I was just learning these concepts for the first time

[@nickschmitt8594]

What an incredibly beautiful man.

[@WallySoto-yi8fz]

Virtuosity speaks! Shhhh! Listening is indispensable!

[@PanasheWayne]

This is chess information i have always wanted . Thank you GM

[@zacharysherry2910]

Yasser, we thank you for your super chess genius and immortal eyebrows

[@magnafire1]

He sounds like he's getting ready to tell you a bed time story.

[@TheUltimateSay]

Extremely helpful and well put together

[@grandpatzer]

What an excellent lesson and teacher!

[@chuckgravity7616]

Great video which I know will improve my game! Thanks!

[@kummer45]

It's quite simple. Yasser Seirawan is a Grand Master and a teacher. He has that gift.

[@juanricardogarciagarcia8106]

Extraordinario abordaje de análisis de una estructura de peones,como aprovechar las piezas activas y el espacio, gracias maestro dé Cd Juárez Chihuahua México

[@AbrEvig]

Excellent. Thank you very much!

[@AgentLogik]

Thank you sincerely for sharing these. So grateful for your new content. You are US chess' best ambassador and a great teacher

[@nth7273]

A fianchettoed rook is a powerful piece.

[@joebermuda6452]

nth7273 I thought that move only applied to bishops?

[@antoniobreaux1584]

Joe Bermuda dude, he’s joking

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@Nospotic yes the rook most certainly does a good job protecting the g1 square, if the king gets captured you can recapture with the rook

[@MrSupernova111]

@@douwehuysmans5959 . lmao!

[@somebodys7404]

The question of what if a piece couldn't cross the middle of the board into "enemy territory" is really interesting because that's true of almost half the pieces that aren't pawns/footsoldiers

[@zYureonz]

What is the name of the pawn structure at 17:19?

[@chessfan8673]

Ok. Now i'm in mood to read Kmoch - Pawn Power in Chess. Another chess book to long untouched. Thx for this intruduction Yasser!

[@mrrapoclapo]

I never knew 1.75x could be this useful

[@inhaltsverzeichnis1133]

Finally! Thank you for the nice video.

[@Cholo8943]

I really like these lessons

[@davidprice7273]

Hello Mr. Seirwan, I love your voice.

[@KF1]

And it was in this position that Captain Jean Luc Picard realised he had missed the opportunity to explore the space that matters.

[@jslime]

KEEP THEM COMING!!! Instant thumbs up.

[@119mars]

play the video at 1.5x speed to make yasser talk like a normal person

[@flipao1]

Hahahaha, at least I am not alone! :D

[@user-ev8op]

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[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

No thanks

[@adithyasundar501]

Yasser is love. Yasser is life.

[@rickrick5041]

Adithya Sundar He’s a bum

[@MrKULVIS]

Yasser needs to teach chess 101 at the local college. He is perfect for it. I bet the class would be overfull everyday.

[@magicaryeh]

Kulvis Flabu hes a great teacher

[@Deplorable_Nerfherder]

Yasser pro spanking technique 18:17

[@MrYassiness]

Yasser feed us more please! Too impatient for the next one.

[@jaitanmartini1478]

Excellent! Yasser is great!

[@rezashahmizad9585]

Great series 👍👍👍 Plz keep it coming

[@p1nesap]

Epic series, could tighten up the editing Eric.

[@Jafar_maher]

what a beautiful human being mr yasser is

[@TheSpyroMiner]

Yasser Seirawan my personal lord and saviour

[@UniversalFruit]

Never knew Yasser was a Christian! Love the '2 Ways to Live' shirt! What a legend!

[@Malouco]

Pawns are singular but they move much more than than what bishop space is

[@PeterSodhi]

This video is a masterclass...

[@cunningfoxx3678]

Yasser is my late night storyteller super sleepy 😴 yet intriguing concepts

[@PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez]

He is Tsschessumare in English version :)

[@Cholo8943]

XD You're cheating promoting yourself,( I watch your videos sometimes)

[@1993buakaw]

He can just be happy explaining things to people wow

[@Pain420]

30:48 Thank you very much, Elf... hater. xD

[@tonypeter8209]

Yasser is not allowed miserly and anger enter him. He is always in good mood

[@WereGururumon]

the chess bob ross! thanks unc!

[@VahurD]

Man... this is like a Bob Ross on chess