The Most Powerful Rule That Changed My Chess Forever

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[White "Yelisieiev, Yevhenii"]
[Black "Beimler, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "1787"]
[ECO "D45"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. a4 Be7 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. e4 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Re1 c5 12. e5 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. e6 Nf6 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Bb3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bc5 19. Be3 Qb6 20. a5 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Bxb4 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc7
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The Most Powerful Rule That Changed My Chess Forever
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[@terencetembo8382]

I have watched this channel grow from 9k to 30.5k now, your hard work is paying off, keep winning

[@journeytograndmaster]

thanks a lot! :) I will certainly do!

[@larsthecancerlion650]

I think your channel is amazing and that you provide some of the best chess tips! Keep doing what you’re doing.

[@journeytograndmaster]

Thanks a lot for your support, I will certainly do! :)

[@musthaveV8]

Very instructive, thank you for explaining the importance of initiative. I first discovered initiative when I would not castle as White. Black already feels reactive, so not castling and putting more problems on the board would often provoke the opponent into slipping. This video provided a deeper insight into how fighting for initiative and understanding the opponent's plans can keep you a menace. Also, using CCAs when they are about to stabilize.

[@journeytograndmaster]

Thank you!

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@journeytograndmaster 11:52, I thought U were going to move Knt c-b5 followed by Knt d6(forking).

[@journeytograndmaster]

@R.Akerman-oz1tf, interesting. but I guess not dangerous enough for the opponent

[@JimBalter]

@@R.Akerman-oz1tf Learning correct chess notation is easy.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@JimBalter Operative word is "learning". Do U give lessons? I'll try to give a look in the mean time.

[@michaelcarroll5801]

But how do I know when to stop developing naturally and look for critical continuations? This is very instructive, because the best move is so good that you need to violate opening principles in order to realise white's advantage. You have to be really good to understand the position is critical enough that you cant just finish development nonchalantly

[@journeytograndmaster]

Yes, that's not easy indeed. The best thing is to combine both in the same moves. If not possible, then consider your opponent's opportunities and try to maintain a healthy balance between developing and attacking. Hopefully, my videos help you understand it better. It's truly very important!

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@journeytograndmaster Y.Y. Do you speak German too(probably many languages)?

[@journeytograndmaster]

@R.Akerman-oz1tf yes, I do :) Not that many, only 4 fluently

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@journeytograndmaster I'm a bit envious. Many people are gifted w/polyglota.

[@scrumpymanjack]

It's not violating opening principles. White is already castled and, importantly, he has a huge lead in development. That's the point. If development were even, yes, it would probably be violating opening principles...and the tactical opportunity probably wouldn't have arisen.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Useful guidance, thank you!

[@journeytograndmaster]

You're welcome!

[@trumplostlol3007]

Many of the theories of controlling the centers have been disproved by computer engines. Chess is really not about strategies. It is about "best response" to your opponent's moves. Computers do not play chess according to human chess theories.

[@journeytograndmaster]

But you are not a computer, aren't you? :)

[@Theodicy101]

Thank you for your videos. I've been subscribed for a few months now, always "thumbs up", and find your channel to be one of the best with its instruction, your encouragement, and your overall nice demeanor. I always come away with something positive and with renewed hope that my game will improve to where I think it should be. Thank you! All the best! (Also, I'm looking forward to seeing YOU achieve your Grandmaster title. I know you will.)

[@journeytograndmaster]

Thanks a lot for your support! Happy to help :)

[@patrickandraska2033]

Whats funny is that the knight sac is the 1st thing that came to mind but In no way did I calculate it all the way out. I am around 1450 rapid on lichess and it would take me a long time to work out that entire sequence but my initial thought was “what happens if i blow up that who part of the board and attack the queen with the N?” Regardless I would have found a way to eventually blow the game.

[@journeytograndmaster]

That's nice that you saw that! That means you have a very good imagination :)

[@Kelly-i5z9g]

Same. Well, first I looked at knight takes knight, then bishop takes knight and then knight takes pawn. I have started looking for sacs and playing them when I can, and they work to keep the initiative, into my game and it has really changed how I look at the game. I jumped a 100 elo in a couple months. I went from mid to high 1300’s to high 1400’s and I can tell that I will break 1500 soon. Thanks for sharing your experience and advice!

[@pp00xyzzy]

@@journeytograndmaster it is easier to find once someone tell there is somthing superior available. Even I found it. In game no one whispered to you "there nice combo here". Very different

[@Reconfiles]

This my favorite teaching channel of chess. My elo finally going up after being stuck at 690.

[@journeytograndmaster]

Happy to hear it! Thank you very much :)

[@TheSquirrel-z7r]

My idea was Bxd5 followed by e6. I also didn't consider Nxe6! at all. Calculating variations can be difficult, but missing candidate moves can also hurt sometimes haha! Nice game :)

[@journeytograndmaster]

Indeed! Thanks a lot :)

[@sumsumwong498]

I have just started a study with complex chess tactics and I'm trying to internalise them, and the Nxe6 move is the first one in the study. Great instructive game, even as a 2150, I missed Nxe6! and instead said Bxd5 and then e6.

[@journeytograndmaster]

that was also not a bad option!

[@sumsumwong498]

@@journeytograndmaster It's part of my thinking system: if you have such an active position, look for ways to break through.

[@Viva_la_natura]

this video explains why I am stuck in the 1800's for the last two years:)

[@journeytograndmaster]

Why? :)

[@Viva_la_natura]

@@journeytograndmaster because I missed that knight move at the pause.

[@journeytograndmaster]

@@Viva_la_natura what did you want to play instead?

[@Viva_la_natura]

@@journeytograndmaster Knight to F3. It defends the E5 pawn 2x, and then my logic is there are 3 attackers on the Black Knight on D5, and opens up the D file for my queen. I didn't go much deeper than that. It just seemed solid

[@journeytograndmaster]

I see. Well, a good rule of thumb is you first consider all the most active opportunities and only if it doesn't work, you start calculating moves backwards.

[@Snafuski]

The taking of the pawn on c4 after you played Be2 is standard issue old chess: it forces you to move the bishop twice... That is what we learned, whereby you can almost hear Alekhine saying something about tension in the centre.

[@journeytograndmaster]

@@Snafuski well, engine says it's fine to play but humanly I find it not so pleasant

[@Snafuski]

@@journeytograndmaster No, neither do I... I like the tension... BTW: learned chess without any engines... I am old... I learned by losing hundreds of games but studying them afterwards and reading Capablanca, Alekhine, and Fischer games (I still have the complete games of Bobby Fischer! It was the prize for the school tournament!)

[@journeytograndmaster]

@@Snafuski nice! Thanks for sharing your story :)

[@bytejuggler]

So. I saw the possible knight sac line almost immediately. /But/ I didn't see it as working/leading anywhere. Completely missed the mate (I thought only about the bishop and not lifting the queen, so I the mate entirely escaped my thoughts.) And I find I do this type of mistake quite regularly. I actually start considering a winning line, then dismiss it as flawed incorrectly. How does one fix that tendency. I guess it's a form of incorrect or incomplete calculation. Hmmm. :|

[@journeytograndmaster]

Yes, it's important to be open-minded and not stopping too early

[@banzaiburger]

Really inspiring video, to think one chess principle can change your life 💪

[@journeytograndmaster]

thanks a lot! You never know what can change your life :)

[@JimBalter]

I immediately considered Nxe6 because it knocks out the support of the knight on d5. If fxe6 then Nxd5 and black's center has been smashed ... if he recaptures with exd5 then white has a powerful passed pawn ... that was before I had even realized how powerful Qxd5 is. I'm baffled how an IM could look at this position for more than a few minutes and not consider Nxe6. I guess it's because you were overfocused on calculating Nxd5.

[@journeytograndmaster]

True! Well done :)

[@Espase]

Happy Chinese New year and can u tell me got any way to learn endgame

[@journeytograndmaster]

You can start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqSxp6mXfLuroac

[@chesswitheddy]

Thanks for the video

[@journeytograndmaster]

You are welcome!

[@FredPlanatia]

i saw Nxe6 immediately as the most active move, followed by fxe6 as black's only reply and then Nxd5 as my follow up with black replying exd5, but for some reason I had tunnel vision after that and only considered Bxd5! I didn't consider the much stronger and more obvious Qxd5. I have no idea why i never considered it. I was looking for mating threats but for some reason i was just blind to this move!

[@journeytograndmaster]

Interesting, you are not exactly with this calculation :) seems to be a typical problem

[@chesswitheddy]

I love this

[@journeytograndmaster]

Thanks!

[@UOUPv2]

9:42 a big pause symbol in the middle of the board made it a little difficult to calculate 😂

[@journeytograndmaster]

Sorry, I didn't notice it. Just jump 10 sec back or forward and pause there please

[@jennisonb37]

Yeah, just don't pause on the pause symbol. 😏

[@UOUPv2]

@@jennisonb37 professionals have standards!

[@jennisonb37]

@@UOUPv2 🤣

[@jackaltair6950]

Good video,What do you mean by fighting for initiative ?

[@journeytograndmaster]

Thanks! Fight for the driver seat. To be the one who creates threats instead of the one who tries to defend against the threats

[@nobodygh]

I did follow the CCT system, but still didn't find the move

[@journeytograndmaster]

have you considered it?

[@nobodygh]

@@journeytograndmaster Yes, but I also didn't go past pawn takes knight. I think the lesson here is to be less quick to discard possible moves.

[@journeytograndmaster]

absolutely!

[@lupyz912]

Are you ukrainian?

[@journeytograndmaster]

yes

[@michaelchmela921]

🤓👏👍

[@zainquadri1206]

3500 views, 35 comments... Can anybody tell me what is the most powerful rule according to this genius...? Answer, nothing... 21 minutes of painfully slow, pointless rambling... Give me 21 minutes of my life back... What a waste...

[@journeytograndmaster]

I talk about it in the beginning of the video, it even pops out with big letters on the screen

[@V_ChessGuy]

@@journeytograndmaster Don't worry about haters like this guy, this video was amazing, it really helped me with the idea of initiative as well! Keep going and leave the haters behind in the dust😉

[@journeytograndmaster]

@V_ChessGuy, thanks a lot for your support!

[@V_ChessGuy]

In fact partly thanks to this video, I won a very sharp, tense game today where I was up two bishops for two pawns but my king was terribly weak. I sacrificed the rook for two pawns and a monster initiative which ended up winning me the game 🔥So these principles really do win games

[@V_ChessGuy]

A classical game as well!

[@SumanSourav66]

This " control the center " theory is useless... king is always in the corner after castling and real battle may happen at every nook and corner !

[@journeytograndmaster]

I hope you will change your opinion with the time. Center is the most important part of the board. It's not about attacking the king immediately. It's about controlling the game and having more opportunities.

[@JimBalter]

LOL You haven't thought this through. The center gives you a base from which to attack all parts of the board. But I'm sure that you, a 100-400 elo player I'm guessing, knows better than this IM and every other titled player and every chess theorist in history.

[@FredPlanatia]

in the beginning the king is safe if opponent follows opening principles and then yes center control is important. Because it relates to piece activity.