Effective Development | French Defense - GM Yasser Seirawan - 2013.07.03

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan presents an intermediate level lecture at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis on effective development.

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

This guy is like the Yasser Seirawan of chess

[@brycearell9262]

this is the polar opposite of ben finegolds lecture on the advance french, where by 3 minutes in he already roasted his audience and ken west 😂

[@joxnjoxn399]

He gets into Ken all the time!!! Haha.

[@slylataupe4272]

It’s Ye now

[@LordDeuce-ul7my]

Lol

[@MaghoxFr]

Thinking of the chessboard as a topographic map where the center is higher is genius. Changed my whole perspective on one sentence

[@xanbex8324]

What a delightful personality...easy to listen and appreciate his happy disposition...very useful indeed.....thanks!

[@buttkrustable]

The Bob Ross of chess. Glad i found this guy.

[@Cocothegorilla05]

Its always great to see Yasser lectures..you can always take something away from them that you can apply to your own game.

[@jayp9715]

Really like GM Seirawan's personality. He seems very at ease speaking in front of any group.

[@sfchemist]

Thank you GM Yasser, I've learned a lot from your videos and well written books. You are a superb instructor!

[@rgsliwa8298]

Steady but sure is how I would describe GM. Seirawan teaching style. I am glad he has taken the time too explain the French.

[@bacon700]

this guy is like yoda of chess ahah

[@mlghardscopeftw419]

rui.pedro.almeida more like flash from zootopia

[@WalyB01]

At that point I was thinking exactly that!

[@belljasonj]

Love this man!!!

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

More like Obi-Wan. At 2:56 he’s telling us about the advantages of the high ground.

[@artistryartistry7239]

Great camera angle. Looking at his back while he's pointing out things on the screen is highly instructive.

[@letsgooo1637]

Look at you complaining over a free former superGM class and trying to sound clever too AH

[@joxnjoxn399]

"giving up a bishop, without even requesting that White qualify the capture..." Yasser's speech is the reason I have kept listening to him since he unveiled Seirawan chess on youtube. He is a gem to the chess community

[@chess6446]

Great commentary Sierawan! One of your early videos helped me start chess as a beginner and have early tournament success. It helped me become more interested in chess and learn. Great videos and commentary!

[@mwoolner]

I've watched this video several times by now... he's such a great lecturer. I'm also a fan of the French, so there's that too.

[@kristofferkarlsson4260]

I just want to thank you Yasser for relaxing and instructive videos. Greetings from Sweden!

[@jfq7223]

His love of the game is clear. A born teacher as well.

[@KhornateBeef]

great stuff, I like especially his anecdotes.

[@mberg1974]

Hrrm. Fearful he is, fear leads to the dark side!

[@TheClassicWorld]

+mberg1974 Love leads to jealousy, jealousy leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side.

[@juanmendezrt]

man i really like this guy, i learn and laugh at the same time

[@thelordsfieldhand]

I have read Yaz books and viewed his chess dvd. These clips on your page help solidify some of what I was able to grasp from these items. Thanks for posting these up! Maybe I will be able to play well enough to resist my opponent eventually.

[@rannoudanames]

Its over Anakin, I have the High ground.... YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER.... dont try it... AAARRRGGHHHHHH plop*

[@GoldenB101]

just realized he's the Mr. Rogers of chess

[@tramanon-2347]

Miles Hayford crap you beat me to it

[@kennethlauer4735]

Bob Ross

[@e4e6Defence]

Brilliant videos from a brilliant channel as usual! :)

[@mafzero9496]

I like the idea that the chess board as a battle field is not flat but rather a comprises of high and low terrain.

[@valentijnraw]

this channel should have more subscribers.

[@arielllsarussi]

Always a pleasure to watch, thank you very muc

[@KF1]

I find all the sidelines and suggestions a bit mentally exhausting...which is actually a good thing. Yasser really has a way of making me think things through.

[@m35926]

I wish I had something like this when I was growing up. I think I would have been such a better player.

[@SteveRunciman]

+A Whether Moments Poet No doubt you would have been. But why give up? Yasser gives private lessons. There's still hope.

[@thelordsfieldhand]

I agree. He seems to be enjoying himself in these clips.

[@wizardseye]

Search through the STL Chess Club videos. There are many lectures that GM Akobian has given at the club. I've attended many of them. They are awesome.

[@Thaumazo83]

GM Akobian is great, and GM Seirawan is also good.

[@atomicpiano]

Yassir is the man

[@strangebrew1231]

These videos are quality unintentional ASMR

[@cyrusvanbeethoven4626]

There are many reasons why I love Yasser.. But I just came up with another! - I'm a huge metal fan, and realised, if you slap some long hair on Yasser, he'd look ironically A LOT like Tom Araya!!

[@briancolyer4947]

Yasser Seirawan has to be one of the nicest guys in the chess community. His disposition is like that of listening to Bob Ross painting his masterpiece, only his canvas is the chessboard. Thank you for remaining a pleasant and awesome instructor sir.

[@118andrey]

This man is calmer than Bob Ross

[@HighArchingCrests]

Awesome lecture! The Mongolian tactic actually is useful. See 35:20

[@davids-pb3pu]

if u wanna open files 4 your bishops why c5 on 25 m isnt a good move?

[@ericcheng3143]

This master loves teaching chess. He is slow so his students will get the idea. Thanks for the master and for the uploader. For a Grand Master Chess is breakfast lunch and dinner. They spend many hours to become great. And you dont listen of bad behavior of their part. An example for all.

[@tpfrecoil2837]

Bob Ross Mr. Rogers Yasser Seirawan

[@davidsim5128]

Does anyone know where I can find the game between Fischer and the Mongolian Grandmaster? As far as I can tell, the USA didn't even play Mongolia in the 1966 Havana Olympiad :/

[@user-ro3tv8ns6l]

David Sim kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX-Wh4N4iLFlhNk

[@guidenredhawk]

ASMR of chess!

[@ldeans5620]

The duplicate subtitles are more distracting than helpful. That being said the lecture is still thumbs up worthy on the basis of content as opposed to presentation.

[@dextrodemon]

this looks interesting '1. Nf3, 2. e3 is bad', is my favorite opening :(

[@alekspachalov1223]

Do you have any videos of GM Akobian please answer I will be great

[@Thaumazo83]

There are more than 100 excellent videos with GM Akobian on this channel, I know because I have watched all of them :)

[@thelordsfieldhand]

Nice channel name.

[@dalriada]

The Mongolian was Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren.

[@Padraic54]

Yasser is great, the speech he did was great, but as usual all the stuff is way over my head. I can't remember/read out any of this. If I tried to put this into practice I'd just screw it up. Is there some kind of basic knowledge I'm unaware of? I don't know the openings, is that it?

[@trentwatkins6724]

These are intermediate courses for people who have nearly mastered all of the fundamentals and are now focusing on mastering strategic ideas and tactics. There are beginner courses up now taught by Kummer, I believe, that will get you closer to this point in your chess career. Hope that helps!

[@Padraic54]

I just recently came across a guy named Igor Smirnov that has helped me along. I'll check out Kummer too. Thanks.

[@thejupiter1744]

Study the middle game. My first book was exchanges in the middle game. That one book improved my chess greatly. Then pawn strucure etc etc. Chess is like learning to speak a language, the more work you put in the better you'll speak. Endings are of course important, especially rook endings as they arrive about 50% of the time should an ending occur, but 75% of games are decided in the middle game and if you get real good at it then any ending you arrive at should be easy to convert into a win. Openings? For me i learnt 200 Ruy lopez GAMES, rather than getting bogged down with reams of souless "variations".

[@EthericDesktops]

ok, so I won't be using the Mongolian anymore. So many things I play was corrected and answered through this one video. ;)

[@kenniclown3103]

When he stands in front of the board and points w can't see what he's pointing at. It would be better if he used the mouse to indicate.

[@tomeboaventura9054]

I thought the Mongolian was because of the 2horses/knights, mongols loved horses x)

[@drhosearmando]

e3 does fight for the sweet center spot... it may be a 'bad' move but it surely fights for the sweet center...

[@very_unoriginal_name1714]

+Hose Armando It only fights for d4 and f4 (1 sweet center and 2 total central squares). In contrast, a move like d4 occupies itself on d4 (a sweet center square) and fights for 3 total central squares (c5 and e5) therefore fighting for 2 sweet center squares, and 3 total central squares, plus maintaining space. In addition, e3 blocks the dark squared bishop's path in the future where it may have to go to d2 (passive) or b3 (slightly time wasting) Pawns are to faciliate piece development, defense, and breaks. Pieces are to WIN. :)

[@7percentSolution]

+Very_UnOriginal_Name "Pawns are to faciliate piece development, defense, and breaks..." True; but the above statement significantly leaves out that every pawn is also a potential queen. Just the *threat* of a pawn becoming a queen alone can many times have huge strategic and tactical implications in a game, with the balance of power often tipping in favor of the side with the passed pawn, and therefore being instrumental in winning the game. Moreover, pawns can be used to take part in, or give, checkmate.

[@very_unoriginal_name1714]

Heat in the Heartland Thats true too. But... afterall, so many positions are possible in chess that anything is possible, almost. Of course its not possible to give checkmate with a K+B vs K game

[@TheClassicWorld]

+Hose Armando But, not the best fight for the centre, oui? Much better is 1. e4 - best by test.

[@very_unoriginal_name1714]

The Anti-Theist d4 is better.

[@hiimrawkit111]

I feel calm here

[@nickagbon284]

43:11 my move is g3, Kg2, Nh2, Bf4

[@kramton10]

Please someone already tell GM Yasser how to point squares digitally, and to not show his back to the camera.. He is one of the best chess coaches giving lectures here, but has that minimal drawback for recorded explanations.

[@onatkorucu842]

you can speed it up. i suggest 1.25 or 1.5

[@sighisoaraa]

How does your comment relate in any way to what Albireo has said?

[@KorbyWaters]

your getting a 100 dollar lesson for free ... shut up

[@adrienassier8760]

Why ? He makes a really good point.

[@CurtisKornegay]

the lectures are fine

[@RayT70]

Thumbs up.

[@jeromehenen8256]

hello we cannot see through you

[@Steanzz1]

The Bob Ross of chess lmao..

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

The Bob Ross of chess

[@munkhorgiliderbold4183]

how to use mongolian tactic can some one tell me im intrested

[@munkhbilegmunkherdene5238]

Orgil Ider its narural thing

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

He's teaching ben finegold?

[@WalyB01]

And burning him too

[@JonnyBurkholder]

The truth hurts

[@EZ_Pressure]

Obi Wan says take the high ground

[@drivenbythewill]

When yasser moves the white queen up the h file away from attack he puts it inline of a deadly check fork from the bishop tutt tutt gm yasser tutt tutt

[@drivenbythewill]

At 31.30

[@joegreenwood86]

It was his move at that point.

[@jasongarland7135]

Bxf7+, Qxf7, Qxf7+, Kxf7

[@eran99999]

check yo' self before you wreck yo' self "Gm" ryan

[@MrShanester117]

is this Bob Ross’s cousin?

[@Super_Sensei]

haha the Mongolian Tactic

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

Catapulting the infected corpses of your own soldiers into the enemy's territory. Classic.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

@@pastorofmuppets4552 Is that a real thing tho?

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

@@pastorofmuppets4552 I actually google it after my first reply and read a whole article about it haha. Thanks.

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

NATURALTALENT, No Problem. :)

[@ryanvilladsen727]

his voice has asmr channel potential lol

[@fadyserhan9537]

Wheres french defence?

[@gtrmusic69]

That camera is nauseating following him every step like that.

[@wiellnyan]

ben fine gold surrious ly

[@strenggeheim5793]

No French Defense can stop a German Attack... 😂

[@dmaster20ify]

What Ben is Mr. Seirawan talking.

[@artman201]

John Brown GM Ben Finegold, most likely. He works at the scholastic centre as well.

[@dmaster20ify]

I know Ben Finegold. But I am going to have to re-watch this video because I forgot why I asked the preceding question.

[@samuelrosenbalm]

+What's Wrong With No chance it's Finegold. Finegold doesn't need private lessons and he would never play as the "Ben" in the chess game above played. That "Ben" is probably a C class player. Certainly no GM.

[@dmaster20ify]

Thanks for your consideration Sam. As part of the quest for answer I might add that Ben might have been coached by Sierawn before he became GM.

[@Mr100JUMPS]

That's true.But in this case,I think it's a different Ben.Ben finegold is a GM and plays much better chess.I think it's ben simon.BTW What would finegold say to the move Qd6..Terrible..

[@EZ_Pressure]

ASMR chess

[@SafikMaster]

1.25 speed is what you need.

[@mnicolaes4207]

Watch it on speed 1.5 ! Thank me later

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

Heresy! Yasser is perfect how he is.

[@EnriqueDominguezProfile]

I was looking for this exact comment when I came down here.

[@DigitalicaEG]

Stop moving around so much yasser!

[@krisp1871]

"French Defense". This is incorrect. The French form of defense is surrendering. Haha.

[@ChessdumyTV]

Kristin Olsen So the french defense is resigning after white's first move, or if you're playing white, then to resign before you make your first move? :P

[@krisp1871]

Correct

[@krisp1871]

Sean McCleaver He wasn't even French, though.

[@williamjefferson8280]

Kristin Olsen No, he was definitely French. Born and raised.

[@williamjefferson8280]

Kristin Olsen You might want to read up about WW II a bit more. They really had no choice in the matter. Fighting back for no reason accomplishes nothing and just wastes more lives. The U.S. would have done the same. Luckily for them they have never had to face an enemy on their own soil.

[@camdenelliott]

He looks like an old Elon Musk

[@miguelonlon69]

too slow for me

[@piotr.kaczmarski]

You can increase the speed in youtube player options (little gear icon)

[@alexgee683]

you are not transparent

[@konsyjes]

Lol this guy should put his ego on a diet

[@LordDeuce-ul7my]

Rule 1 for effective development: don't play the French 😂

[@o0OeftichisO0o]

He should have stayed at the computer to explain instead of walking in front of the camera.

[@GobbleDog]

I don't want to critisize because I really love most STLChessClub chess vidoes, but good lord - could he possibly talk any slower or feminate? Painful video to watch.

[@Thaumazo83]

I find the way he speaks excellent: he's mellow, articulate and soothing.