See Their Thoughts Live! 1500 vs 2200 ELO Chess Match

[@realmahadeo]

very exciting to watch these. kudos to Nelson for sharing even games where he makes blunders (but still manages to fight back). I really like how humble and classy Nelson is. respect

[@Jamie-Chess]

💯 class act. Big up Nelson!

[@_philipp__]

As a 400, I shouted Bishop F1 at the screen and now I feel like a GM when he said "great move" once it finally was played.

[@Lssj100]

Let me tell you that feeling doesnt change when youre 800 😂😂😂

[@timm439]

I'm 1100 and same thing.. then the wrong bishop move, strange king move, rook move.. shouting ahhhh!!! Jayme has a good idea, then just quickly plays a worse move. Overall held his own though. (That said, I'm sure he'd beat me :))

[@Believer10-b]

Sameeee

[@wulfrickackerman9453]

I had the same thing when I played against a 1500 computer as a 500 player. They attacked me with a bishop and I moved a pawn to intercept. Then the computer said: "Well done! Only one move would have worked and you found it!" I felt like a king!

[@tominmo8865]

My first move is always GM level. After that.....

[@ChadAnderson-c5g]

Absolutely love these videos!! ❣️ Please do more!

[@olivernordin]

very instructive

[@Ryanrobert291]

Give Jamie's channel a follow guys, there's genuinely never a dull game on his channel.

[@gtfan851]

Agreed, one of the better smaller chess channels

[@JN-L97]

Love these , keep them coming please!

[@aaronauld1705]

Super interesting to hear your thoughts before each move! Very educational.

[@TheBackyardProfessor]

Kewl format and videos. GREAT IDEA, keep doing vids like these Nelsi. You're one of my favorites!

[@meatonthetable1602]

That 1500 played very well...loved this video keep them coming...I can't believe Nelson dropped a piece like that but awesome....

[@ccheng-jo3hn]

Agreed. The 1500 was actually doing alright until he made that one mistake. Then everything started falling apart as he didn't see more things (but it's partially due to time pressure) I suspect the reason why this 1500 is at 1500 may be because of time management or inconsistency. But still. Huge difference

[@9181shreyasbhatt]

It felt like the 1500 was prepared that he is going to get outplayed. the 1500 did some good stuff and found some good ideas but a little more confidence is needed. this is a common thing while playing against stronger players.

[@mikeyt12321]

ive watched a few of these now and they are super useful, thanks so much. I felt a bit stuck at 800-900 for a while playing about 10-15 games a day and even had a losing streak of about 10 games which sent me back down to 700. Took a break and stuck to a routine of a YT video, some daily puzzles and then only a couple of games a day followed by analysis and back up to 850+ now having won 14 out of my last 15 games. Your vids have definitely been a huge help along the way and this format is so good because you get a real understanding of why both players are playing each move (and more importantly why they aren't).

[@danielward7008]

I think your best move at 48:20 was to move your last knight to c6, attacking the b4 bishop, defending the a5 knight and getting your last minor piece into the attack. I'm suprised you didn't even consider it.

[@ZINAK1]

The problem of 1500, they thinkin sometimes about nonsense. But anyway, he played good

[@danielward7008]

Yeah, as a 1500 myself I concur that we always think we can play like Masters. Maybe one in fifty games, we actually can 😂

[@qazzaqstan]

A large part of it is not quite having the intuitive sense of when tactics should and shouldn't work so we are forced to calculate ideas that someone 300 points higher can instantly dismiss. Then of course there are also the things that we just don't strategically understand so we are looking at the wrong plans for each player.

[@Jamie-Chess]

@@qazzaqstan 💯

[@kendreamer6376]

I thought the same thing OMG he spent some much tome calculating pawn c5?? I'm like omg he doesn't have to take it's a bad move.

[@danielward7008]

​@@kendreamer6376Forgetting that pawns don't have to take is a common blind spot that even many strong players have.

[@ioanenache6686]

awesome, more videos like this

[@Peter-wy9kj]

the fact he survived to the endgame against nelson is pretty impressive, and the fact he actually had him on his toes as well most of the game is also pretty impressive, that guy's got a bright future in chess

[@cris9242]

the gap between a 1500 and a 2400 is not as monstrous as you might think.

[@NJDJ1986]

@50:20 bishop f1 was a great move from Jamie! this leaves Nelson no choice but to sac his knight!

[@Jamie-Chess]

Thanks! 👍

[@NJDJ1986]

@@Jamie-Chess you're welcome

[@jokojabo]

No. In the review, Stockfish suggested advancing the rook in line of fire to induce an exchange instead of knight sacrafice.

[@Lnksy]

7:37 Beware The Drunken Knight!

[@danielrsantana]

Wow! Amazing game! Great job Jayme & Nelson. Highlights to both players humbleness, strategy & gameplay. Masterclass, thank you for your time.

[@jankohrasko3]

These dual view videos are awesome. Thank you guys for doing this!

[@coolcat23]

Awesome format! Hope we'll see this again.

[@drumjosh1987]

Love this series! Probably one of the most helpful ones I’ve seen, would love to see you do this with Daniel naroditsky

[@brass4235]

Imo, Getting the perspective from both players in 'Real Time' is genius! As a 1300 rapid player, I'm often asking myself "Self, why did my opponent respond in the way he/she did?" Seeing a vid like this is great because it allows me the insight from both players simultaneously. A majority of videos i see assume the opponent will make the candidate move, and at my ranking, 75% of the time my opponent doesn't make that 'candidate' move and now that vid is useless 3/4 of my games. This content is innovative, and i would love to see more content like this! Bravo to both players for this video! Ty @nelsi and @jayme !

[@brass4235]

@jayme you've got a new follower here!

[@zzzaphod8507]

Wow, quite the battle! For me, this was the best one yet in the series.

[@jimpowell6014]

At 57:57 where the rook came in and he captured with his queen he could have moved Q-A2. Then if Nelson checked with the rook he could have taken with the queen. If nelson didn’t give check then Jayme could have taken Nelson’s bishop with check.

[@timm439]

Thought the same thing.. not sure why he took with his queen.

[@2B_or_not_2B]

@@timm439time and inexperience

[@rogerbeebe3950]

Keep these thought games coming! They are a real help! Love them!

[@jaysonwhiteford4531]

Its almost as if Nelson thinks/speaks/calculates at 3x the speed. 26:57 Qb8? Kicks whites bishop and then follow up with Ba2 (cant be trapped) and threatens pin on whites QnR...

[@serialeculegoinromana9620]

THANK YOUU, i was so stressed out he didnt see that 😭

[@serialeculegoinromana9620]

could even went Qa6 and then capture a2 with the bishop, if he tried to trap it then the a3 bishop would remain undefended for white

[@نواف-ص6ش5ش]

This is the best series in the channel. I love it

[@ThorstensComment]

Great format to see/hear the thoughts of both players.

[@pakasokoste]

This is the best chess vibes series yet!

[@prasuncdas]

There's this urge to constantly calculate, sometimes unnecessarily.

[@violetfactorial6806]

This format is great, I said it before and I'll say it again, I really like this content. You should do it with every ELO you can, above and below you. Anyone who's willing to make a video with you. Great stuff

[@exisfohdr3904]

At 27:54 Na5 to attack the queen. Would force queen to move, preventing triple battery.

[@qazzaqstan]

I really liked this one, but also would be nice to have a follow up video of you 2 analyzing the game together.

[@caio5987]

They do but on the other guys channel

[@TheRosiebeam]

These videos w dual commentary are brilliant.

[@KironKabir]

i've seen this guy around some of the London chess circles

[@Jamie-Chess]

Yep - can't get enough of the chess scene in London

[@josephastrahan6403]

These are great videos, really taught me a lot about what to focus on when making decisions. For example keeping the pawns around the king and only moving if absolutely necessary.

[@zandernoriega]

super duper useful to have both sides' thinking out loud. more of this!

[@davidhayford1693]

Like the 2 sided commentary!! Good learning tool

[@greamespens1460]

Enjoying these videos.

[@jacklondon8385]

great game. very helpful video.

[@bsmoov7]

I would have guessed that he was the 1000 and the last person was the 1500 rated player

[@thetransferaccount4586]

very nice thought process

[@HitOrMiss5150]

Bishop F1, the best move possible, made without realising it wins a piece. 😅

[@krispe2512]

Love these videos!!!!!! ❤🎉🎉🎉

[@exisfohdr3904]

Opposite side castle just to get a rook on same file as black queen was a huge mistake. He psychs himself out too much based purely on the rating difference.

[@Mikeyyyy_L]

Nice to see how different each “level” thinks during a game. Please do more and maybe see about different level players instead of just you vs someone else. Like a 1500 vs 1000 or something along that line.

[@alwaysinout]

Excellent video, very helpful

[@AlrickWagner]

Great game man, 1500 guy👏

[@nickjenkins536]

Not enough adverts on this video!

[@MaxiAdam]

Do you Can make a Video about the Quen`sgambit

[@exuviumisopods]

The opponent played quite good actually.

[@natereal1484]

Thoughts. But at 22:56 cant Pf4 pushing the bishop away and then recapturing on C5. That was the first move that came to mind I don’t see why it doesn’t work ?

[@g_arts_pd9177]

I started chess 3 months ago Im currently at 700 elo(pretty much)stuck,,,is that a good thing?and how can I improve?.Ill appreciate Any advice from someone who's been in that position before

[@kartikbagdi9548]

I was also stuck at 700-800 elo, the best tip I can give you is to check before moving the piece that you are not making any mistakes or blunders, if you follow this little tip then you can easily reach 1200-1400 elo level.

[@danielbattle7620]

There are 3 things you need to do to reach 1000+. Develop pieces, castle early, and do blunder checks. Do these 3 things before attacking and you’ll be golden

[@smoothcoder1]

Is your id bananaclips?

[@qazzaqstan]

Limiting blunders is 100% the biggest factor. My suggestion is make sure you are playing on a reasonable time control and note what you think their next move will be. Then when you analyze after the game you'll see what sort of things you are missing but also what you were looking at instead when you miss them (of course a lot of the discrepancies between what you think they'll play and what they actually play will be because they are also 700 and missed your threat, or they are playing an equivalent but different move).

[@stayinspired1271]

I went to 1150 in 3 months when I started..I would suggest you do some puzzles and just focus on tactics you will easily reach 1250 ...I am currently at 1350 ..6 months I have been playing but I am not consistent...

[@Ny_babs]

I imagine this game like a prisoner who is tied down and has a 50# weight on their head, in front of their head is a saw blade.. Like at first, its like "yeah, I'm hanging on"... but time and pressure rules all... it was just fate. Great Game!!!

[@23977503]

1500 so indecisive!

[@ayyrazza]

Ngl purple board is kinda fire

[@uthoshantm]

The 1500 was pretty good. At 1000 level, I would have fallen way faster.

[@lBojan87l]

These videos are great !

[@michaelfortunato1860]

Well done!

[@cdodle87]

I love these!!

[@userac-xpg]

great game. This shows why I am not a fan of fianchettoing bishops. One pawn gets in the way and for most of the game that piece is ineffective. It took several moves to get that bishop to a useful square, and to me that was the difference in the game.

[@hashtashka1126]

Kudos to jayme!

[@fantomghost6213]

Great game!

[@AnthonySettergren]

Insert the Billy Madison quiz host quote

[@dauzonypon4514]

A vry nice game hehe..I live jayme watching fighting vry hard 😊.love it

[@asta12345]

jamie go all out attack.....dont hesitate ....play active😊

[@kevinwakhisi7001]

their minds seem to sync. damn

[@cryptosanity361]

What’s an ELO. I thought it was a 70s rock band

[@0_0faizan]

You rating became 2279 from 2400🧐🧐

[@NidusFormicarum]

Hmm ... They both missed a simple double attack at the end, that I immediately saw, but It know it:s stressful when you are low on time.

[@jeremiemugar]

As a 1900 elo player i can say that the difference between two of them is the other one calculating possible good moves and the other calculating the possible bad moves...

[@bobhicks8404]

Well played

[@demolitionbmxd]

Jamie played very well, I think toward the end I would have tried sliding the queen to h7 to get out of that pin. Subscribed to his channel though I enjoyed watching him play

[@tominmo8865]

Very cool! 👍

[@kgsphinx]

I'm surprised after all that thinking that they were both only 70% accurate. I

[@jensonee]

when black's had its queen, rook pin of white's knight, queen, black should have attacked white's queen with his knight.

[@QwDragon]

Record such video with a guy cooking rice)

[@jameslegrone498]

That was an awesome gam e

[@CwalkNytho]

Honestly, for being 1800 rapid chesscom, which is my ceiling elo, below that I don't think you reqiure any specific thinking process just understand how to mate, develop your pieces and protect them. What is surprising is the gap between 1800 and 2000 therefore between 2000 and 2200 I guess it's very huge

[@sriramaraonarambally136]

I SEE A TACTICK THAT WHITE COULD PLAY IN THE POSITION DURING 44.56

[@lchambee]

These videos are awesome; love them. Maybe less time though

[@QwDragon]

One of you have to post post-game discussion.

[@ElizabethAlmeida-j9i]

QB7

[@clausnielsen8094]

I liked this video. Just wonder, and it could be because my English arent so good, why seing we and them, I would say I and he? Doesnt matter for the purpose of this good video :-)

[@kats7930]

"...but I'm playing nelson". Amen haha. Yeah, you could minority pawnstorm me, but don't mess around when playing him ;)

[@CS-en5xz]

Really like this series but commercials literally every 4 to 5 minutes in an hour long video isnt worth watching

[@TheLazyEngineer]

I wanna see some better trash talking!

[@Odioxss]

NO. 3

[@השלישפולין]

1

[@Clegomation616]

No4

[@akashnarayanraozol9871]

No. 2

[@jonnyboom5993]

Who told this guy that Nelson goes by they/them pronouns?

[@danielj.8876]

Probably force if habit. He was focusing on the gameplay and was just using generic pronouns that he would usually use when he doesn't know who exactly his opponent is.

[@kylebantsi]

Cause Nelson is American mate

[@Hertic50]

why do people care about pronouns

[@Jamie-Chess]

Fantastic video and a wonderful insight into how we think about moves at different Elo levels. I gave it my absolute best and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of playing against you. Keep up the amazing content! ♟❤