The Secret Formula To Beat Weaker Players

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@MarkLeinhos Ай бұрын

I'm embarrassed that I only now discovered your channel. Dr your content is SOLID GOLD! I'm telling all my friends. Also, just playing solid chess and waiting for your opponent to make a mistake works just as well when they're rated the same or higher too! Under 2000 somebody always makes a mistake.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Extremely motivating to hear your thoughts! I am so happy you will share the channel with your friends. I really need it to keep the lights on 🙏

@iakona23 10 ай бұрын

Dr. Can, I bought your calculation course on sale today in part to thank you for all the free content in these You Tube videos, and also so that you could have the time and resources to keep doing what you are doing. Thank you. I've got the Fundamental Chess Calculation Skills and My Opponent's Move. I love your teaching style.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

That is so amazing to hear, thank you so much for your kind comment and support! ☺️🙏 Please ask me anything while you are studying those courses. I really think they will help improve your game!

@iakona23 10 ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic Thank you.

@ravivarma239 10 ай бұрын

So good for correction and progress🙏🏻

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@jonnyjansson7320 10 ай бұрын

Another great video, thank you so much! In the homework position, with the help of your prompt, I would like to activate the bad bishop on g7 by playing 1..Bh6 with the plan to put the bishop on d4 via e3, shielding the weak pawn on d6, and if white trade bishops on d4 black gets a protected passed pawn. I looked at two variations. If white plays 2.Re1 then 2..Be3 anyway because if white plays 3.Rxe3 then black takes back on a1 with 3..Rxa1 4.Rxa1 Rxa1+ and black is better, and if 2.Bf1 attacking the pawn on d6 black plays calmly 2..R8a6. I find it interesting that I completely missed ...e4 followed by ...Qe5, in the Carlsen game but immediately found ...Ra3 attacking g3 later in the game. Similarly, I would never had thought of allowing the exchanges on c5 and e6 due to the resulting pawn structure in the Smyslov game, but the calculation of ...Nxd5 followed by ...Nb4 was easy. My experiences of OTB play with 90 minutes or more is the following. When I was a class B player, rated 1600-1700 between 1991 and 2007, it was easy to win against players rated below 1500 just by not blundering pieces and going for the endgame by "solid play" and blindly going for any exchange possible. At the same time, Class A players, between 1800 and 2000, outplayed me tactically in almost every game. After my tactics and endgame training 2008-2009, I outplay my opponents rated below 1800 by sharp tactical play. I don't think my current positional and strategical understanding is so much better better than the class B players. My endgame play now is much better after studying all the chapters for the levels below expert in Silman's brilliant endgame book, but I don't think thats the reason. When it comes to play against players in the 2000-2200 interval, I agree with you: imbalanced and dynamically rich positions are the key; if it is to complicated to calculate for me, then it is also for them in my experience. In calm positions they still outplay me for the most time. My winning percentage against these players is around 30 percent including draws in this rating range (around 60 games) between 2009-2014. Looking at the games of my club mates having the same strength and my own games, it seems that players between 1800-2000 is an exception from your thesis, because their positional and strategical play is not that much stronger than 1600-1800 players that it actually matter. I think better tactical and calculation skills, and maybe even endgame play, is the big divide. I'm interested hear your thoughts about this, which leads to another related question: When are you going to continue the Climbing the Rating Ladder series? I'm really looking forward for the next installments.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ...Bh6-e3-d4 is the correct plan, as chosen by Anand! Thanks for your observations! You may be right when it comes to the difference between 1800-2000 and 1600-1800 ELO. Tactics and calculation are very important separators as well - so they surely play part there. The rating climb series slowed down a little due to other projects. But I am working on it :) I want a quality product so I don't want to rush. I am looking at 1800 ELO games right now.

@jonnyjansson7320 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your answer! Take your time with the continuation of the series. Quality is always prefable before quantity. It will be interesting to see if you can confirm or disprove that 1800-2000 players are an exception. Maybe there is a difference between OTB players and online players in general. Maybe, one shouldn't compare short time controls online with classical OTB play. With shorter time controls, errors starts to pop up more frequently in calculation and evaluation, and if you shorten the time even further you start to miss forks on the level of 1 to 2 ply. Shorten the time control one step more and you even start missing taking free pieces and blundering your own.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I am looking at classical games played online. They are still faster than 90 + 30 otb games though.@@jonnyjansson7320

@vituspolonius6080 2 ай бұрын

I'd get rid of the bishop on e6 winning a pawn on the way. Startign with bh6. the idea is to cover c1 and also give the king a bit of space. Use the rook on a8 to cover the d3 pawn and the grab the pawn on c4

@superlative_custard 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are excellent. This is an outstanding channel.

@Dr.CansClinic 2 ай бұрын

That is amazing to hear, thanks! Plase do not hesitate sharing the channel so I can keep on producing this content 🙏

@todesque 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous lesson! Very instructive to see how strong players defeat weaker players. Please do more videos with this theme!

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! Will surely produce similar content in the instructive classics series!

@Rosicky07100 19 күн бұрын

Dr. Can, I still on my journey to finish all videos in your channel and I would like to thank you for the free content on youtube and I hope you continue to do that . I bought your courses on chessable before but today I bought the video content for all your courses except the calculation one , right now I just finished the first tow chapters of awakening pieces and I love your teaching way. Last I have 2 questions , I learned A lot from your channel but because it a lot I am not able to find it in my games ? Second, after I will finish the awakening course what do you think I should choose ? Thanks a lot

@Dr.CansClinic 18 күн бұрын

That is amazing to hear, thank you so much!! Studying my courses will help consolidate the lessons on KZbin. Chess is hard, you need multiple exposures to important patterns and chunks and test yourself repeatedly - stay active. Chessable MoveTrainer will give you that. After awakening, I would recommend Exchanging pieces. But it also depends on your particular weaknesses, e.g. if you miss the opponent's threats, then My Opponent's Last Move is a great choice.

@rama4913 2 ай бұрын

Playing against any opponent, weaker or stronger: just play the openings you know. Then you know how these openings transpire into middle games you know too. You can play these moves pretty fast while blitzing 5 + 0. Then you can use your time to find a winning tactic or if you can't spot one quickly just go into the endgame with more time on the clock. When playing 5 + 0, a player usually loses due to the time factor. Either he took too much time or he blundered because he took way too little time. Just play the moves in the positions you know that are good. Use your opponents time to think as well.

@MlaouahChessknight 8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Dr.CansClinic 8 ай бұрын

❤️🙏

@moritzbranco195 6 ай бұрын

I really like your ideas, Doctor. You bring a fresh view to the chess youtube scene.

@Dr.CansClinic 6 ай бұрын

I am so happy to hear your kind thoughts. Really motivating 🙏

@mbapum6363 6 ай бұрын

Bold of you to assume there are players weaker than me.

@Dr.CansClinic 6 ай бұрын

As you keep watching this channel, you will see those people growing exponentially.

@Mowie666 10 ай бұрын

Wow I am surprised how well this works. I just played 2 players who matched me for 20 moves, I didn't do anything exciting or provocative. Develop worst piece etc. I was sure they'd win because they were making 0 blunders, then all of a sudden they both did their best leroy jenkins impression. I will have to examine this further.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! Improving the worst-placed piece is one of the most effective ways of doing nothing in chess!

@WingedEspeon 5 ай бұрын

20:49 Even without the prompt the black bishop on g7 looks absolutely miserable. My plan would be Bh6 with the plan of Be3 to get the bishop to a square that does something. If Re1 I can instead go Bd2 winning a tempo and still activating the bishop.

@Dr.CansClinic 5 ай бұрын

Excellent observations, thanks!

@davidbatchelder85 10 ай бұрын

I like your teaching style, for sure. I see that you are offering your courses on chessable. I find this site hard to maneuver. I purchased another course on chessable and it was mind bending on the site direction. Suggestion, have a tutorial for chessable courses and how to maneuver Just an idea. Or maybe I am old school and know not how sites work today. Just find it hard to go back and review. Or do sections over.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I will consider making such a tutorial video. But I would still say you could benefit from it, especially by watching the videos that are synced to the puzzles - that is one major advantage of Chessable.

@Mxy3nk 10 ай бұрын

Make a video on how to beat stronger players 🗿

@Selmonbhoiriyal 10 ай бұрын

We beating magnus with that one🥶🔥🔥

@yzfool6639 10 ай бұрын

The same way as beating weaker players. Dr. Dan's suggestion about beating weaker players isn't about a trap or trick. It's how you play chess. Play like this against stronger players and you just won't win as often against them as weaker players, but you won't lose as often either. Or you can just ignore the video and work on your "weak openings".

@irjake 10 ай бұрын

I agree, I'd like to see that video too. He gives a hint of what that video would be about at 15:47 - weaker players should seek out chaotic positions against better players.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Will do!

@executivelifehacks6747 10 ай бұрын

@@yzfool6639Gotham advises not respecting, and being aggressive towards stronger players.

@shadeburst 2 ай бұрын

Homework: I would prepare for bxc4 which wins a pawn by moving the dark square bishop to f8, but that's only how an 800 thinks! It might encourage white to sac on e5, in which case black's c pawn can be covered by the a8 rook that is presently sitting there doing nothing. Moving the f7 bishop also creates an escape square for the king. My continuation would be f5 with the rook once again supporting to break up the pawn chain. At that point black is three pawns up and could win a rook by pushing the c pawn. How close am I?

@Dr.CansClinic 2 ай бұрын

Not that bad! But the g7-bishop is sleeping and we don't need to give activity to the white rook while losing the d6-pawn. The c4-pawn is not going anywhere either. How did Anand improve the g7-bishop?

@MlaouahChessknight 8 ай бұрын

:"Eat what you can and can what you can't "(DR Can)

@Dr.CansClinic 8 ай бұрын

Can Can do it? Can can do it.

@jimmccann3856 10 ай бұрын

Hmmm.... the usual priyome for a Bad B, like Bg7, is to get it outside the pawn chain. So, Bh6, planning Be3 and Bd4 swapping your Bad B for his good one....

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Excellent! That is what Anand did.

@zvezdanjasovic3185 2 ай бұрын

Magnus treated that player like he was super GM as well. Didn’t underestimate him and the didn’t rush to win.

@eschiedler 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the formula I use to beat myself is to wait for myself to crack. LOL Thanks for the great video lesson.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ Yes, we should try to avoid destroying ourselves 😅

@canyousaybobby 6 ай бұрын

What if I can't play anyone 300 ELO lower than me.... like can't mathematically..

@Dr.CansClinic 6 ай бұрын

Then you will use counterexamples to this one: you will create chaos on the board and complicate matters. You will take your strong opponent away from their comfort zones where they can apply learned patterns.

@greatdanelegend7001 3 ай бұрын

Homework: I would put the dark squared bishop on h6 followed by f5 where it not only cuts the circulation of the king by covering h2, but also defends the c1 square, which makes it much more difficult for White to guard the weak c pawn with their rooks. Actually, wait. The pawn is already hanging and taking it isn't such a good idea since the White rook could take on d6 and the other rook could get to b7. Maybe we should put the dark squared bishop on d4 instead, to cover up d6 and to add pressure to the White bishop, since he can't trade bishops unless he wants to give us a passer

@Dr.CansClinic 3 ай бұрын

...Bh6 - Be3- Bd4 was Anand's idea. Excellent!

@shadeburst 2 ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic But after bxc4 bxc4 rxc4, white plays rxd6 and black is in trouble. I would call bh6 a blunder.

@Dr.CansClinic 2 ай бұрын

@@shadeburst ...Bh6 does not drop the d6 pawn.

@shadeburst 2 ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic Who played White? Must have been incompetent. Two rooks poised to become pigs on the seventh.

@brainfellow5140 10 ай бұрын

Tough position... I want to go f5, but I feel like need to prepare this move first with Bf8 to cover the weak pawn on d6, but is there time for this? You are a great teacher sir, thanks for these great videos!

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words ☺️ Anand chose ...Bh6-e3-d4 plan in the actual game and created a monster from that bad bishop.

@brainfellow5140 10 ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinicAh, I see, he wanted to anchor that dark-squared bishop with those two pawns e5 and c5. For some reason f5 was my initial gut instinct (with preparation as I mentioned), but maybe that lashes out too early? Thanks for the explanation.

@ShakilAhmed-be3nc Ай бұрын

You are great coch sir

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

It is a pleasure to hear that, thanks!

@davidbatchelder85 10 ай бұрын

thank you, I do get allot of infor on your videos. Keeping the view or over look at the board and how it changes. Good advise

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was useful!

@executivelifehacks6747 10 ай бұрын

Make an early blunder through overconfidence, and win a nailbiting rest of the game by some lucky chances

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

That is an alternative formula I guess!

@twentyrothmans7308 9 ай бұрын

Winning at chess: Hard Finding a player worse than I: Harder

@Dr.CansClinic 9 ай бұрын

😅 That second premise will change if you keep watching this channel!

@idocare6538 5 ай бұрын

Pretty cool to have a doctor teaching chess. I wonder if this is something he does in between helping patients. I love this idea of exploiting other's bad decisions.

@Dr.CansClinic 5 ай бұрын

I mostly deal with chess patients these days :) Please check out my Chess Crime and Punishment course for further information :)

@eschiedler 10 ай бұрын

homework spoiler - no engine Main idea that I see. White's both bishops are stuck without a clear way to activate them. If white ever moves Bc2 to try to activate a bishop, Rxc4 and black creates a passed pawn, for example. On Black's turn, Rb4 and if white Rxb4 cxb4 black creates a protected passed pawn. Black Rb4 Bc3 Rxb1 Rxb1 Ra3 Bd4 threatining forced mate for white h5 in defense and black maintains very active pieces to control the endgame. Black Rb4 white's pieces have little activity Kg1 Rb8 Kf2 Bh6 g4 Rxb1 Rxb1 Rxb1 Bxb1 Bxc4 and black has active bishops and a passed pawn and can convert a win. While perhaps not perfect, a weaker player will fall into one of these weak lines very likely.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! ...Rb4 is not a bad idea indeed. But Anand improved his worst-placed piece instead. Can you see which one?

@eschiedler 10 ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic He probably went Bh6. A patient positional move.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Yes indeed! ...Bh6-e3-d4 he did.@@eschiedler

@vcliburn 10 ай бұрын

This was an excellent lesson on how to play against a significantly weaker player. However, I think that in these games the GMs did not necessarily make the "best" moves...or the moves that they KNEW were the best moves. But instead, they played against the OPPONENT rather than the objective position itself. This can be very risky if you don't know exactly how weak or how strong your opponent is. Because a bad or careless move on your part could very easily be exploited by your "weaker" opponent! And then what? If the "weaker" player suddenly takes advantage of your "less-than-ideal" move, you could wind up in BIG trouble, yes?

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! But notice that those GM's still played very solid moves and took no risks. At no point in their games thery allowed a dangerous resource to their weaker opponents. They controlled the game and they also formed clear strategic plans - like Magnus isolating that bad light-squared bishop. Black's ...Rc8 move was an improving move that gave White choices, and they faltered with the incorrect trade. So ending up in BIG trouble was never a possibility in these games for the stronger players.

@mag1xz839 10 ай бұрын

Funnily enough I got the exact same position as in the first game you showed as black and my opponent playing white made the exact same mistakes and I won quite easily.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

That is amazing to hear!! I am working on a course about it recently! 😄

@WingedEspeon 5 ай бұрын

The why I deal with weaker players is to just try to play solid chess and wait for them to blunder, because they will blunder.

@Dr.CansClinic 5 ай бұрын

That usually works...

@Chess_venomenon 10 ай бұрын

Are you a birder? Crows are the chess players in birds 😂 i love chess and birds. Teşekkürler! Your videos are highly recommended in the chess YT-community… you are a great teacher.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 ай бұрын

I am so happy to hear it, thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 I am not an ornithologist but I studied the cognitive skills of crow birds during my PhD. studies ☺️