Target Audience: Under 1800 Rated Chess Players - You MUST KNOW These Tactical Chess Ideas!

[@TheAaronC1994]

This man is so talented he is fitting a ladder in a tool box

[@kingduckfilms]

I thought this was meant as a metaphorical sense before I watched the video, but now I'm not sure

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

😂

[@shaykarni4850]

Yeah but in his chess tookbox he fit the entirety of Noah’s Ark

[@1SpudderR]

Hmm? Conservatory.....more like.

[@Bobbing4Fries]

It's his step ladder. He never knew his real ladder.

[@yyyyyk]

This may be the best chess tutorial that I've ever seen, and I've seen hundrends if not thousands. It's perfect for my level. Thank you so much, Nelson!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the compliment!

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[@aedits581]

Bruh..... If what u say is true... Then I would just give u one very friendly advice....... Stop watching utube this much, instead play chess and gain experience through ur blunders😂

[@LemonInYourEyes]

It's one thing to see and learn these tactics with puzzles. It's another thing (and much more valuable) to hear about it from someone else with examples and general principles. This should be required viewing IMO!

[@peterbrown6224]

What an excellent summary - thank you, Nelson.

[@raghvendrasinghsengar8360]

Nelson : "I am in chess since 30 years" Also him : looks like 30 years old, lol

[@jakeoswald8017]

I’m pretty sure he’s early 30’s and has just been playing since he was young

[@proprinters]

Nelson this is something that needs to be watched probably once a week as a reminder. I think we know many of these but its the reinforcement, you made it so easy to watch. you are great teacher

[@joelarpin473]

I agree 100% Nelson is a natural teacher

[@andreasgrunder7003]

1. Noah's ark trap 2. Attack a Pinned Piece with a Pawn 3. Losing h3 Pawn Because Hanging Knight on f3 4. Back rank mate 5. Rook Sacrifice To Set Up Knight Fork 6. Rook Sacrifice To Set Up A Bishop Fork 7. Early Queen Forks 8. Bxf7 Sacrifice To Set Up A Good Follow Up 9. Rook Checks On Uncastled King 10. Discovered Attack by Moving the f3 or f6 Knight 11. Greek Gift Sacrifice 12. Discovered Rook Attack 13. Opponent's King & Queen On Same File or Diagonal? 14. Rook Deflection 15. Blocking Off a Defender of a Higher Value Piece

[@nico911yt]

The #6 wasn't that great. It was a rook and a bishop for a queen.

[@useruseruser40]

@@nico911ytand a pawn

[@EIIlast2791]

This was honestly a quality video, good job

[@AndreLuiz931]

at 14:21, you can checkmate by moving Qe8, then black plays Kg7 and Queen finalize with Qg8. This video is very good!

[@sooooooooDark]

5:37 checking with the queen (b6) might even be better since the only square the king can go to (c8) would also result in a king/queen fork (with an even better position for white) 😋

[@flavioaugustojose]

@KrBoV if Qb6, the black king has to go to c8. Then Nd6 forks the king and queen, like soooooDark said above. Only then the black king can move to d7. Then NxQf7 and the black king has to move back to c8 otherwise the white queen takes c6 with check, forking the black king and the rook. If the king stays in d7 and doesn't move the rook, just Qb7 checks him and takes the rook. The position is totally busted with Qb6...

[@flavioaugustojose]

@KrBoV the king is on b7, so he can't go to d7. I meant Qb6 after sacrificing the rook, such as we can see by the time mark above. Though if you don't sacrifice your rook you don't need to, you can just bring Qb6 and, after Kd7, Qb7 would give you a free rook...

[@tomjordan4123]

@@flavioaugustojose the king isn't on b7, it's on c7, thus d7 is possible. But it's a better position because then you take the rook and skewer the queen eventually.

[@Sm1lerino]

Qb6+ really looks like a far better move. If Kd7 Qb7+, and there are no good squares left for the king to protect the queen. I think it’s an Easter egg from Nelson for those who are desperately looking for a better move :)

[@zat1245]

@KrBoV Pretty sure they meant Qb6+ after Rb7+ sacrifice. Meaning the king is brought to b7 THEN check to push it to c8. HOWEVER, I do believe Qb6+ instead of Rb7+ sacrifice is actually better. Yes, if Qb6+, Kd7 avoids the fork like you said but you simply follow up with Qb7+ making a skewer on the queen. If the king tries to protect the queen with Ke8, they are now walking into a fork with Nd6+. If instead they try to avoid the fork and still protect the queen with Ke6, Re1+ deflects the king away and the queen is lost still. Queen taken, no sacrifice needed. But that’s chess. Sometimes there are loads of ideas available and you can get caught up in one plan when a better one exists. It’s all advantage in the end, so it’s not a big deal most times.

[@mluckynikko77]

I love your teaching style! Thank you!

[@dkpandey1996]

I learned most of these tactics after missing them in my games and puzzles. Great video, summarizing some important themes in as little as 15 minutes.

[@langlinaiseiou]

Great video! You explain everything concisely but easy to understand and there’s very little “filler”. Keep it up your channel will go far. Btw commenting to help with the algo and will continue to do so

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

I appreciate that!

[@TheRealChiults]

I already knew everything you taught in this video because I watched the whole Peter-Patzer climb :) Thanks a lot, Nelson! Already went from 500 to 840 on rapid after your videos, and will keep rising :) (Yeah I know this one vid is older)

[@JM-gz1cp]

I do puzzles every day and I still learned something. Great job as always nelson.

[@rosiefay7283]

7:35 Légal's trap is like this. Black also has a similar trap in the Petrov: 3 Nxe5 Nc6.

[@botramduuze7188]

Great video! Please expand on this with more tactical patterns. Thanks Nelson

[@InfernalLegion84]

Nice vid :) As a 1550-1600 rapid I feel like I miss some of those waay to often. I'd say 1, 2, 4, 7, and from 9 to 13 are the types I usually see almost instantly, the rest I was like 'wait a sec, that's actually possible'. Good to see the channel growing :). I'm looking at older uploads and some good stuff there too :). Glad I found this channel :D

[@vorador4365]

Great vid, nice pace!

[@youtubeaddict487]

excellent vid bro thanks

[@joelarpin473]

of all the instructional chess videos on KZbin, this one so far is by far the most valuable to the novice/intermediate player

[@zat1245]

I’m a big fan of sacrifices like at 4:53 but if you’re trying to learn them, don’t always feel the need to jump straight into it because you can like in this example. Sometimes a move looks so good, you forget to keep looking. A thing that popped out to me is how three pieces are intersecting the b6 square, making it super weak. This makes me look at the queen which has a check too, using that square. Kc8 and Kd7 are the only moves and Kc8 walks the king into the fork we were thinking about, Nd6+ on the queen, without the rook sacrifice. That chance is worth exploring what happens after Kd7 instead. Well, Qb7+ skewering the Queen comes immediately to mind. The king can defend the queen on Ke8 and Ke6. Ke8 walks yet again into Nd6+ fork. Ke6 avoids the fork but the king can be deflected with Re1+. Qb6+ is the better move as it gains the material without sacrificing the rook. Although, it was harder to see. There is immediate value in a forcing move like Rb7+. It simplifies things. Less to consider. But as your awareness grows, more ideas compete with each other. That’s why it’s good to sometimes keep looking when you find a really good one. A lot of pieces intertwine with each other, an even better one may be nearby.

[@SirSidi]

I love how in each position he's giving as example, there can be found a better move or continuation than the one about the tactical idea he's explaining. Real life demonstration of applying the maxim "when you find a good, look for a better one'

[@blunderbunny8185]

This is probably the most helpful chess video I’ve ever seen. Thank you!

[@neptunegaming6628]

For number 14 @ 14:20 would it not be better to play Qe8, then Qg8#?

[@theatremorgan]

This may be your best video yet. Just the sort of information I needed! Thanks!!!

[@scottbignell]

Tactic #14 is one don't spend enough time looking for. I'm sure it will come in handy. I've been watching your videos pretty consistently recently, and my game has improved. I spent most of the year floating around 700-850 (Rapid), but am now consistently in the 900s, and looking to crack 1000. At my level, it's usually about who is able to get through the game with the least amount of blunders haha.

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[@ems3832]

Great summary of some ideas to teach my chess club students at school! Thanks, Nelson!

[@davidwestwood6850]

Excellent lesson. Thank you.

[@ArranVid]

I knew most of these tactics, but it was still good to see them explained again, thank you so much 🙂

[@sawyjay6545]

Love the new background!

[@michaeldrew3292]

This was very helpful, glad i found it. I looked at your popular vids where most weren't advisory like this so am glad this popped up.

[@Amazira13]

thank you for simplifying it to a point that is easily understood.

[@skidogleb]

Profound research is the most important tool for any practice!

[@richardlee-shanok5578]

Great Information. Thanks!!

[@theelect6323]

Great video man! Thanks for the tools 🔧😀. I wish you good luck in future matches. Take care man! ✌🏾

[@Ben-xj6su]

I went out and bought a bunch of tools like he said to do and I'm still not better at chess :(

[@andrewwhite4111]

My dude, I love your humble teaching demeanor on this channel. Very easy to learn from you! Thank you for the content.

[@CramcrumBrewbringer]

For #2, at 2:55, couldn't black counterattack the bishop pinning the knight with his a pawn and then his b pawn? And GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

That's correct, Sam, good observation

[@codenamerishi]

I love your videos so much, that's why it's important to follow all sizes chess channels. Everyone is unique

[@GEORGIOSMGEORGIADIS4]

Brilliant video! Thank you sir!! 😀

[@DeuceGenius]

first position ya youre right, i always look for smothered mate because ive seen it before. id never discover smothered mate on my own in a few seconds. youre right man thank i need to just play puzzles and keep looking at tactical ideas and study more games from better players.

[@viktorjaakkola200]

Thanks! 1550 here and definitely haven't been doing number 4,14 and 15. I 'll try to look for those. Great video!

[@cfgauss71]

So well explained and organized. Instant subscriber!

[@valskorupko8714]

Great video! More tactics please! Thanks.

[@southernrun9048]

Some very good ideas to apply tactics that have been learned and opportunities to use them. Thanks

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

More tactics videos, like this. Thanks.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Helpful stuff. Thanks!

[@sjhanson1690]

How could anyone give this video a thumbs down? Unreal. Thanks so much for your help!

[@liljackypaper]

Great video. Straight forward and informative without a bunch of rambling. Good work 👍🏻

[@nirupmalkani788]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Greatly appreciated.

[@PPdabest]

Great content....very helpful!!

[@kaidoChess]

Amazing analogy in the beginning !!!

[@JDC2890]

Some players seemed to have noticed a6 as a response by black at 2:55, followed by b5 if white tries to maintain the pin. I think white has another way of winning if black tries a6. Bxc6 bxc6 dxc6 may result in trading a bishop for a knight, but white also wins a pawn and ends up with a pawn exerting a paralyzing influence on black's pieces by taking away the d7 square, not to mention the b7 square, so it's not something black can deal with too easily.

[@Lermontov41]

This video is absolutely a gem, thank you very much!

[@solomondobbs9480]

Honestly this is a massively undervalued channel, you give some fantastic tutorials!

[@andycopeland7051]

GREAT video man I'm learning a lot from you

[@krishradio1]

Very instructive and practical ideas explained lucidly.

[@rannikkolainen_]

Great tips, Nelson, thank you!

[@jaybingham3711]

Deflection repackaging for guitar (string instrument) players: hammer on, pull off. Ftw!

[@ericf7571]

Love your channel because you keep it real and simple…

[@exoplanet11]

Thanks! Valuable.

[@TheThinkersBible]

Thanks, these are great and yes I learned several new ideas + additional ways to use ideas I already knew.

[@dylansd1277]

Thank you, I learned soo much. Pretty much 15 tactical ideas!

[@nathanielace7534]

Finally you making these list videos again 💜

[@redandblue1013]

Very helpful and well presented. You spoke very clearly and explained well. I was literally thinking “ok let me rewatch that bit” but you had already picked up on it and recapped what you were saying just as I was about to :)

[@mapa5000]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

[@seanhill4027]

Great vid! This is exactly the kind of information I feel I need to improve my game.

[@Overkill9991]

A perfect thing that goes along with this video are doing puzzles on a regular basis. Practicing your tactics is a great way to improve because these ideas and patterns will be in your mind.

[@nighthawk984]

Thanks for another excellent video. You continue to provide the tools for my toolbox and thus help to improve my game. Unfortunately, though the hammer you have provided me keeps missing its target and I once again smash my thumb (blunder another piece). As the expression goes "its a poor tradesman who blames his tools". Keep on providing me with the tools and will work on using them better.

[@oliverwhite2214]

This vid is so much more helpful than any theory I’ve watched. Good stuff man!

[@jacobs2784]

I at least sort of knew all of these but he put it in really understandable terms. Great explanation

[@RobbieSongwriter]

One of your best vids! Great lessons.

[@thomasawdffaw123]

haha I needed this video right now, thanks :D

[@ollieh452]

I've watched so many chess tutorial videos from various experts but Nelson is by far the most instructive, least intimidating and easy to understand.

[@Carterv3]

Great video! I'm going to try and do each of these tactics in my future chess games.

[@RogerAckroid]

Please do more of that!

[@SongStalgia]

Very valuable lessons for anyone who hopes to improve in basic chess. Thank you.

[@louissaussier6766]

Brilliant ! 13 is the key from beginner to middle range player, in my opinion. As you said in another video, my king, my opponent's king, my pieces, my opponent's pieces.

[@dpgsince85]

love this stuff man great videos and very helpful

[@jrviade85]

4:36 in a similar position to this I just won a game today, but as I reviewed the game I noticed At some point in the game I could’ve check the king and at the same time attack their rook, I did a different move and later I had to deal with more trouble due to missing that fork in fact that rook I didnt take when I could ended up surviving the game until the end and thats the same rook he had to put in between his king n my queen to make the imminent checkmate a bit longer lol but he resigned instead what im trying to say here is that sometimes missing good moves or better moves give you more trouble that you could’ve easily prevented and that’s what happened to me, I won the game in the end anyway 🙂

[@AndreiOlarescu]

Great content!

[@frederic_viennot]

very instructive !!!!! thank you so much ;)

[@happy4lol]

4:50 Qb6 better lol, still knight fork afterwards.

[@RaffiTheQuokka]

informative and to the point, subbed!

[@easer777]

This is another one from You, that I will have to make sure to watch now and then, thanks....

[@luistrujillo2134]

11:57 Correct me if I am wrong but. Knight could go on f6 defending the checkmate and actually capturing the queen.

[@esnrp]

Your videos are the best. I have already recommended your channel to so many people and will certainly keep doing so. Thanks Nelson ❤️

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Much appreciated!

[@maxxme6746]

Lot of thanks for the video

[@misharatkevich9808]

And number 16 would be "double-check for counters". I once won a short anonymous game as black where I brain derped a useless Bc5 and had to block a rook check by immediately retreating that same bishop on e7 (so I just lost a move there for no reason) and then white played Qe2 to pile up on the bishop and make it hard to castle, exactly as in your video, but white's rooks weren't connected yet, so after preventing a specific trick white could do I was actually able to castle a move later, white took the bishop and I used my own connected rooks to skewer the queen/rook... moving the queen away would lead not only to the loss of a full rook, but to an instant back rank mate. (More specifically, RE "piling up on a piece blocking the centered king on e7": be very careful if your rooks aren't connected, but your opponent can connect them after castling. Sometimes, taking the e7 piece will be a blunder.)

[@huckelikuck]

man, your videos are really good and helpful. ive played for a long time, but having someone spell out the concepts like you do really helps me to remember those situations in an actual game. thanks mate!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Glad to help!

[@chesscube8671]

I rarely like videos but your videos really earn a like.

[@youtubeaddict487]

same

[@gumikebbap]

AWESOME vid thx!!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

You bet!

[@brainfellow5140]

Thanks for the video, well done, liked the toolbox analogy. Any chance you could do a video on deciding move-order? It's one of my biggest weaknesses - I'll have a great plan for an attack or a tactic, but I'll often get the moves out of sequence and it costs me games.

[@thomasawdffaw123]

honestly, the best way to work on this is to calculate every sequence. It is tedious, but after a while you will get the hang of it and it gets easier

[@IndiWoolley]

These videos have helped me so much!!!

[@shaundeckon3179]

Thanks very clear concise insightful information it’s much appreciated. I really enjoy learning from you Nelson.

[@Complex.History]

This was a useful info when playing chess, thanks Nelson.

[@skeller61]

I haven't read all the comments, but in the example at 5:22, Qb6 would be a better move. The black King has to move to d7 (if c8, you have the KQ fork without losing your rook). But, after white plays Qb7, the black King is forced to defend the queen at e6 (e8 invites the fork), at which time, the black queen can simply pick move the rook to e1, removing the king's protection and winning the queen for nothing.

[@briangorman1079]

this is awesome. thank you!

[@normalstranger6482]

This is a very good and educative video Thanks :)

[@propertybrokerphdavao5173]

One of the bests if not the best chess tutors I've seen. Thanks Nelson.