The Top 3 Methods to improve your Visualization | Beginner Level | IM Kostya Kavutskiy

[@Chessfactor]

How did you like this lesson? Let us know your questions and comments, we’ll be happy to answer them!

[@human7491]

This was absolutely on the money. Let me add one tip: when analyzing your games, the computer often gives you possible lines (that were not played in the game). DO then try to visualize those lines.

[@Cousinsjay]

Excellent! I'm 70 years old and still improving. These exercises are so helpful. Thanks for presenting this

[@taghianchess1289]

One way to help visualization is called : the stepping stones! You look ahead , say two moves, then you picture every piece in your head, then you go two more moves. . . etc. Credit : improve your chess now !

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks for mentioning this method. Basically, we also have a video series where we handle the method you mentioned: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXTLo3doqb2cjbM

[@Mahmoudery]

I have a nice way to visualize the color of the squares! There are eight ranks and eight files. When you read the notation, determine the number of both them and add them together. If they result in an odd number, the square is white otherwise, it's black.

[@s.fgamingzone4927]

I didn't understand can you elaborate?

[@Mahmoudery]

@@s.fgamingzone4927 yah sure! So consider the letters from A to H. They are 8 in total. Let's say that we want to tell the color of the H8 square. Well H is the 8th file 8 + 8 = 16. It is an even number thus the square is black. What about d7? d is the 4th file, 4 + 7 = 11 which is an odd number, therefore the square is white. Tell the color of a7?

[@s.fgamingzone4927]

@@Mahmoudery A7 = A is the first file and then plus 1 gives 8 and 8 is even no. That's why A7 is black

[@s.fgamingzone4927]

@@Mahmoudery for eg. E4 = E is 5 fifth file and 5+4 = 9 is odd no. So the color of E4 is white. Thank you so much for understanding the concept ☺️☺️

[@Mahmoudery]

@@s.fgamingzone4927 You're welcome! Good luck :)

[@roisue3ue]

Incredibly, at 4:50 you've drawn the outline of a cube with all the quickest routes that a knight could take between b4 and f5.

[@danielamurphy8560]

It’s beautiful

[@Raxados]

unfortunately when one pauses a video on youtube a symbol of a white arrow pops up smack in the middle so a chess diagram cannot be properly viewed.

[@baddspeller]

Thank you soooooo much

[@Chessfactor]

You're welcome! We hope that you can successfully apply the presented methods in your own games 😉.

[@emont88]

At 13:00 you say black will play Nf8 to block the check by the white Rook on e8 but that is a noticeably worse play than Qf8. While white will still be up 2 knights against 1 for the endgame, it's a much smaller advantage than the R+N against N endgame shown in the video.

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks for the comment! You're right Qf8 would be better than Nf8 to block the check but technically two knights vs one knight is still lost in the endgame with so many pawns.

[@emont88]

@@Chessfactor Thanks! That's what I figured--still winning for white although I'm still working on endgames and would probably have to play very carefully to win a 2 knights vs 1 endgame.

[@roepathshala5484]

I also watched kostya's blueprint on calculation it was awesome....🙏 😀

[@JimThomasOutdoors]

Unless I am missing something, @ 9:16 the black queen should simply take the newly moved unprotected white rook, checking the white king - which can only be blocked by the white (then unprotected) queen and in turn blocked by the (then unprotected) white bishop, which after both being taken by the black queen results in checkmate of the white king.

[@t3r5n26]

The black queen on d4 is pinned by the white queen on c3

[@prateekvernekar7222]

Solving hard puzzle is best way

[@bfmvshinigami]

very helpful video, I definitely need some work on this but I do believe I will get a lot of success after I manage to crack it!

[@Chessfactor]

Of course you will but it requires indeed some work. You can also check our other video series about visualization from Alex and Andrey. Maybe it helps.

[@roepathshala5484]

Awesome... Truly important....👍

[@ponzi1625]

Actually, in the first problem, I have the impression that after 1.Rxf4 exf4 2.Qc3+ Rd4 3.Rd1, after 3...Qxc4 4.Qxd4+ Qxd4 5.Rxd4 we don't win any material, we just simplified the position (which is winning, but not the announced win of material)

[@chrisattwood9588]

Thanks coach

[@OdysseyofAscension]

Great instructions, thank you!

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

I assume it’s always better to have confirm move off to improve visualization?

[@ImCalebRosengard]

What about for people who can't visualize? I see absolutely no images if I close my eyes, let alone visualize a chessboard

[@thelightningguy5960]

4:50 This pattern creates a cube on the board!

[@loveboat]

No idea how to even do the first exercise. How do I figure out what color a square is? Then you go on and say a 1400-rated player should be able to play blindfolded. I am a 1400-rated player...

[@dhineshkr2844]

U have a1 square as black and b2 black go through like that

[@rajeshpradhan1863]

Very helpful sir.....thank u...I want to ask sir that will it be helpful if I learn all the lessons on chess + playing puzzles + playing chess with friend...is it enough for me to improve....plz reply sir

[@mychessnotebook8653]

Thanks for the great lesson! I can't actually "visualize," I just memorize what pieces are on what squares as I calculate into lines. But I think it's the same thing. I can't play blindfold chess at all. I think a good preliminary exercise is to pick a position from a game (in a book, online, etc.) and take some time to memorize the position. Then recreate the position on an empty board. I wonder if this is "memory" rather than "visualization." Are the two separate concepts? For me, they seem the same.

[@human7491]

They are closely related. Visualization is just a quick memorization because, well, it's in a game.

[@yiweizhao9951]

I've read neuro science articles that some people's brains don't go down the path of visualisation as others do (or dream or fantasize in a pictorial way), and they have other strengths which may in some circumstances alternatively function to achieve the same goal.

[@andriasganteng821]

Nice video

[@theunlearnedmind7374]

Good stuff!!

[@moniquecameron9767]

What can I do if making mental images is impossible for me? My mind's eye is completely blind and many others also have this aphantasia problem. Is there a way for people like us to learn how to build an image in our minds?

[@mangasprai]

Same here, i closw my eyes and see nothing

[@moniquecameron9767]

@@mangasprai Check out episode 82 from the Chess Journeys podcast with Aiden. Instead of "visualize", you can "conceptualize the chessboard. He's developed a system to help us with that.

[@dedelapub5476]

engine says rook d4 to blockk check is better, and end with only an exchange advantage (board left with a black bishop and a white rook). when sehing this variation I stoped thinking. The exercise owever demonstrate a solution with queen d4 to block check wich is wrong. Thank you for these videos

[@rajeshpradhan1863]

One more doubt sir what is the real meaning of analysing the chess after the game is over I mean what I should analyse??? Plz reply me sir

[@cheesy4384]

Analysing your game is useful so you can see where you blundered and what you could have done instead.

[@moali4189]

If u blunderd then u try to find what was the blunder and what u should have done or when u miss a win u see what the winning move was or the opening theory and like that

[@haririod1139]

at second problem (12:30) if second move is pawn h6 it does not work

[@user-wq3ji9oq9j]

Speicial subject. 👍

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream

[@dottork3662]

How?

[@coachmchess]

Nice

[@Chessfactor]

Glad you liked the video!

[@coachmchess]

I'd like to see more related videos about visualization 😁

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@IgorItkin]

Man, where you 35 years ago??

[@hrishikeshupadhyay7945]

Thise is the only thing i don't like

[@dhineshkr2844]

Really very much thanks my friend....i was struggling lot moree to improve visualization..that first method of blank chessboard and imagining color really helped me a lot .i will support you all videos....😁😊

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

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[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

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[@vedantgaonkar1327]

Really helpful,

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

My advice is to use your dream?

[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

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[@MauroFernandes-nd6mr]

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[@sasthanatarajan4760]

Good lesson

[@Chessfactor]

Glad you liked it!

[@Nick2014B]

I get how to know if a square is light or dark and all that but how do you visualize diagonals like where does c4 start and end

[@IgorItkin]

btw - how do you visualize the board? 3d? 2d? colors?

[@artbyrobot1]

You should do each type there is no limit