Trading Pieces & Pawns - IM Irina Krush - 2013.10.16

Reigning U.S. Women's Champion Irina Krush presents an advanced-level lecture at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

[@STLChessClub]

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[@phrytsak1]

"In a rapid game, you can obviously… uh… hallucinate a lot of moves."

[@Belinera]

That was a fascinating last game. Excellent analysis by GM Krush, and the audience was pretty good, too. I wish she would come back for more lectures.

[@mymneisadj]

I would like to thank the STL Chess Club for these teaching videos they are the best on the internet....

[@andrewisrael6650]

Agree these vids are so rich in material.

[@chess6446]

Yes trading material when up can help you secure a win faster and easier. When down material complicating the game as much as possible helps to create chances to get back into the game. Great analysis and commentary! Awesome wins in the US chess championships for the past several years also.

[@thumbsupbut1041]

It's easy to see how knowledgeable she is. She's an excellent teacher; succinct and informative.

[@TexasSizzle]

So good. Thanks Irina you rock! Thanks STL Chess Club, you are the best!

[@AyushGupta-mg8vf]

thankyou GM irana krush for all your chess lectures they are just fantastic!!!!!!!

[@UnseenGlasses]

Woah, how have I never been introduced to the idea that you should trade pawns when down on material? It makes a lot of sense but I've somehow never heard this. Thanks so much Irina and the fine folks at Saint Louis Chess Club for this great lecture.

[@UnseenGlasses]

They also seems to have just done a really great job of coming up with a lecture that is instructive to a variety of skills levels. Which is a hard things to do.

[@DerangedAussieMan]

Very instructive video. Thank you!

[@GarciaPics]

GM Krush crushing it as always. Thank you!

[@karameldin]

It took me a week to watch the whole video, pausing and continue the next day =D!!!

[@suvrat]

Thanks Irina! It is a really good lecture

[@user-mr2tf6sc5u]

great lecture

[@PeterSodhi]

So much knowledge... really great lesson

[@Greenbear41]

I think this was a Very Helpful video and I will learn from it. I know the information in this video will help my chess game. Thank you GM Krush!

[@basehead617]

she is a GM now!

[@carlengosimukoko9554]

Beautiful study❤

[@leonardobaracchi7040]

If I'm not mistaking the second position at min 15:00 more or less, was shown by har zvi in a lecture also from st Louis club and it's from a game involving gligoric, but I'm not sure..

[@AndrewBackhouse1]

Thanks GM Krush!

[@BoBnfishy]

her last name is cool. "you're gonna get krushed!"

[@iliaspergantis7031]

On the second position couldn't black try trapping the white king on the h file after the capture of the h pawn?

[@diegolongoni4651]

wich is the game she said play in baku wiht Bh3!!! i cant find in my database, by the way, hi from argentina

[@harunalrashidshuvo7959]

I thought Comments would be disabled , hmm.

[@LackiiPlay]

at 35:05 would qeening be mate for black, after qeeen E1 ?

[@puppycasey8883]

Why are comments disabled for all of Tatev's videos?

[@16pieces]

Overall an instructive lecture, but for me, what spoils this and other STL chess club lectures is the lack of a microphone in the audience. The lecturer asks a question but we don't hear the answer/suggestion from the floor clearly enough. When the lecturer then makes a comment such as "Why would you do that?", or "Yes that's a good move, but there's a better one." the viewer is in the dark. Perhaps the lecturer could repeat the comment from the floor before answering it?

[@srenmikkelandersen4654]

In the concept of trading down, why not just Rxe3 in the very first combination ?- seems less/nothing to calculate- just run with b-pawn

[@coryc793]

wow this video also taught me that i need to study king n pawn endings im rlly bad at them

[@TheRedJohnn]

Wonderful pawn advancing tip at around 19:00. I would have played the worst move and get fixed.

[@LunnarisLP]

Didn't she say with a draw she would have gotten GM? So why IM in title? Or did I just hear it wrong

[@sarikarajput8715]

Add videos about opening blunders , traps and end games..

[@goodnewseverybody739]

Best name and hair in chess hands down.

[@talyannatal5969]

This is nice

[@johnhechtlinger9465]

that was a good lecture... I liked the move b-h3...also the comments re Kramnik.....

[@zacharycat]

Nice hair, BTW do you have a lecture on stalemate traps? I always fall into them.

[@maanavpatel7308]

I actually saw Bh3. Should I be proud?

[@thinkingchess9963]

In the final game, I think after 1...a4 white can go 2.d8=N+! Ka7 3.Re7+ and black has no defence: 3... Kb8 4.Rb7+ Ka8 5.Nc7+ +- 3...Ka8 4.Nc7+ Kb8 (4...Ka7 5.Nxa6+ Kxa6 5.Ra7+! +-) 5.Nxa6+ Qxa6 and white has enough material for the queen and an attack

[@RobBCactive]

Great lecture, thanks Irina for the useful advice. Shame on the people who made all the stupid sexist comments based on appearance, the guys don't get that treatment!

[@spirou2012]

So now it's sexist to say a women looks pretty?

[@chess6446]

Need more females in chess. Glad there are many youtube videos/channels with commentary from top female chess players.

[@weltpokal]

The position at 18:45 is actually a draw. Black plays g3, White has to take the pawn with hxg3 and Black can play Ke3 and later Kf2. But White wins if he takes the pawn h7 first instead of attacking Black's g-pawn with the King.

[@zainb.9416]

Krushing the opponent

[@alexandeon]

at 6:20 it could lead to a draw , black kind could take the white pawn. Black didn't have to resign.

[@JamesColemanChess]

It's totally lost for Black. It's true that if the b-pawn rushed non-stop it would be caught but Black's king won't be able to cope with it AND stay to guard the k-side. It's actually white's f-pawn that will likely win it.

[@mdmahafuzur5347]

Nice your voice.

[@pokerchannel6991]

at 4:02 you have not given the answer yet to the question. I paused vid. So, I am going to say you are trying to force a queen trade so that black will have little opportunity to cause any damage with queen. And you are still with a rook and that can mate down the road no issue. That is my guess to the question you asked the class. Am I right? By doing the queen trade and leaving him not enough stuff to mate you, you ensure yourself at least a draw, but more likely, a win, with your rook, which he does not have.

[@xDMrGarrison]

What a cool position

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

She's an amazing Professor of Chess. I love when she says, "Come on guys, this is important, let's get a little bit of practice with that."

[@pokerchannel6991]

Irina Krush? More like I 'in a krush'!, Am I right? I've got a big crush on this lady.

[@kaustubhnagwekar4416]

at 26:00 If I was black I would go for Qxf6 , Rxf6 then i don't think white can actually checkmate with knight and a room and then I would go for end game rather than playing passively , Also nice lecture it was!

[@spyroninja]

33:10 promote to knight and fork the king and queen :)

[@JeshuranPaul]

3:00 dayumm!

[@jimmysiddhartha]

Good god!

[@leomessi1]

Actually i like Tatev Abrahamyan and why you disabling comments on her videos ?

[@aaok5220]

I heard novisky was a grand master the best in the world

[@gigas81]

*sees video* Oh yeah Irina has been working hard in the chess trenches bringing axes & spiked clubs!

[@oanimalinho2]

Crush on Krush

[@xxAutoFlowxx]

She's so fucking hot bro

[@harKazoid86ShredderC-37]

Krush is Krushingly class!

[@itze_]

Gorgeous and intelligent and chill It just gives peace to my heart And knowledge to my brain cause great lecture I will watch all her classes fs

[@markphc99]

Her name alone scares half her opponents into mistakes

[@siddheshmore5534]

Crush on Krush 😍

[@schnabeltasse]

5:00 The Idea is: Take my bishop with the queen or the pawn. And believe me, you have to do. With the queen: I take the queen back, than the bishop. No good idea. With the pawn: OK, i take your bishop, you may take my rook, then i give check and attack your queen, so you have to take my queen. And now my king comes into play. Look at my golden pawn on the b-file. Are you worry ? You should ! But i will not defend it. I activate my king to eat youre pawns and get him in a winning position in the center, while you MUST eat my golden pawn at look with tears in your eyes from far away. GAME OVER. 11:00 Seems to be hopeless. But i have a vision for a stalemate...castling the robber on a8 ;-) But i am wrong, the king do the other way. ;-(

[@gblackmon84]

Grand mistress.

[@Tazer183]

Why is there a women's and men's chess competition? It's not athletic idk why they are separate

[@swalice]

So that women have a better opportunity and financial incentive / encouragement to pursue chess. This is because there are very few women in chess, mainly because of existing sexist attitudes in chess institutions, and also many other factors. I cant remember the exact statistic but between 95%-98% of GMs in america are men.

[@coryc793]

Yo 18:47 is not win for white black can draw by playing the move g3 (only drawing move). g3 h4 (hg is bad) ke3 kg4 kf2 kh3 h5! which is stalemate what a funny position. Further proves irina's point that you should play b3 and let black fix the pawns but push the pawn with no pawn in front of it in pawn majority

[@fedricknongrum8297]

She really loves her hair

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

So do i.

[@Moremover]

... the STATEMENT of Irina Krush "unfortunately for black the transition to a pawn-endgame was the bad time to do it" at 12:03 is WRONG , because the transition to the pawn-endgame is in reality remis , for example : 1. ... Nf5 2.Bxf5 gxf5 3.Ke3 Kf6 4.Kd4 Ke6 5.Kc5 Kd7 6.Kd5 Kc7 !! ( ... and not the wrong 6. ... f6 ?? of Irina Krush ) ... kindly regards Lutz

[@vertaz47]

Lutz Neweklowsky 6. ... Kc7 loses to 7. Ke5

[@Moremover]

Carl Tsai ... your STATEMENT "6. ...Kc7 loses to 7.Ke5" is also WRONG - after 7.Ke5 there is no losing - the position is ALWAYS remis - for example : 6. ... Kc7 7.Ke5 Kc6 8.Kf6 Kd5 9.Kxf5 Kd4 10.Kf6 Ke3 11.Kg5 Ke4 12.Kh6 Kf5 13.Kxh5 Kxf4 14.Kh6 Kf5 15.Kg7 Kg4 16.h5 Kxh5 17.Kxf7 Kg5 18.Ke6 Kg6 19.a4 Kg5 20.Ke5 Kg6 21.Ke6 Kg7 22.Kd5 Kf7 23.Kc6 Ke6 24.a5 Ke5 25.Kc5 Ke4 26.Kc6 Ke5 27.Kb7 Kd6 28.Kb8 Kd7 29.Kxa7 Kc7 30.Ka8 Kc8 31.a7 Kc7 32.a6 Kc8 remis kindly regards and have a nice day Lutz

[@vertaz47]

Lutz Neweklowsky The line you provided frankly makes no sense at all, for example, why wouldn't white simply play 8. Kxf5 ? On 8. ... Kd5 9. Kg5 Ke4 10. Kxh5, and white will queen the h pawn.

[@Moremover]

Carl Tsai your STATEMENT "why wouldn't white simply play 8. Kxf5 ? On 8. ... Kd5 9. Kg5 Ke4 10. Kxh5, and white will queen the h pawn." is WRONG , because it is not possible to queen the h-pawn . After 10.Kxh5 it goes on with 10.Kxh5 Kxf4! 11.Kh6 Kg4 12.h5 Kh4 13.a4 Kg4 14.a5 Kh4 15.Kg7 Kxh5! (no queening) 16.Kxf7 Kg5 17.Ke6 Kf4 18.Kd5 Kf5 19.Kc6 Ke6 20.Kb7 Kd7 21.Kxa7 Kc7 22.Ka8 Kc8 23.a7 Kc7 24.a6 Kc8 remis kindly regards and have a nice day Lutz

[@ralphschraven339]

+Lutz Neweklowsky I could argue that 6. ... f6 is a perfectly reasonable move because White will never be able to out-flank Black since the pawns on a7, f6 and f5 do not allow the White king on the fourth rank to do that even when it has the opposition. If f6 has been played and the White king gains the opposition on the fifth rank, Black will lose due Black reaching either e6 or c6 and going on to win the game. Now, we can all keep posting lengthy variations and keep arguing, or just be content with the fact that chess engines can provide a definite answer for us. 6. ... f6 is perfectly reasonable (read: a draw) and if you want to play 6. ... Kc7 you will also achieve a draw, as confirmed by Stockfish 6. Neither of those moves deserve question marks or exclams, except for sarcastic use such as when GM Finegold says "Exclam!".

[@april1245pm]

Black play hard to get.🤔

[@jennifermorrison2660]

She is a pretty woman, obviously. And she looks as though she feels both empowered and nervous about being an intellectual and pretty woman in a mind field dominated by men. She KNOWS the male students are entranced by both her knowledge and presence. HOWEVER, she has done a great job explaining and relating her thoughts to the presented situations under those conditions and any rude and distasteful remark by any male or female is most definitely going to hamper the progress of beautiful women being comfortable outside of sexual appeal and for that matter, on those who voice such a stupid (albeit accurate at the basest of levels of humanity) comment. Go watch vines and comment on "sluts" who are trying to be just that. This woman is just smart and pretty. A Gem.

[@AGL23]

She can beat me to death in chess. But I know how to comb my hair. hmmm

[@MirajulIslam-el4ge]

I love U/

[@MrOttopants]

I'm sure that GM Krush really gives a crap about how you feel about her looks when she's teaching a class. Geez.

[@misanthrop1958]

MrOttopants I am just honest. Even when she is teaching chess it does not make her a neutrum...

[@MrOttopants]

misanthrop1958 And you think that publicly commenting on whether or not someone appeals to your sexual tastes is appropriate in a public forum? There is nothing at all wrong with being attracted to someone. It's just strange that so many guys think that everyone wants to hear what turns them on or not.

[@misanthrop1958]

MrOttopants Not everybody is as well educated and has as good manners as you have ! Congratulations! (Shame on me...)

[@alexv3357]

hYpNoXiDe And you sound like a homophobic bigot.

[@alexv3357]

Why the fuck would you say that? What possible justification do you have for telling another person to go kill them self?

[@GayanWeerakutti]

Use the fucking mouse

[@francismapuia]

Irina is beautiful

[@MrLeo3780]

she fine

[@gergelybikassy2992]

Pretty Queen! Oh, Godness!

[@harabas3499]

it's just a little crush... on Irina Krush!

[@LucasRodrigues-io2mq]

yeah she's so sweet

[@ahmedouerfelli4709]

@Tom Wostoncroft This is so sexist; and since in this world there are lots of you, women are in a better situation and over-defended while men are undefended so you can survive what you are saying. Now what if I try to say the reciprocal saying which has the same amount of badness and sexism but now against women and which says: "Why are the men in chess so good looking, and the women in chess so ugly?" could anyone forgive this? Or even if we use a weakened form of this principle wondering if men are better in chess this would be considered as sexism by many.

[@yosemitesam532]

she's gorgeous and one of the intelligent women on the planet.

[@alexandeon]

No it's just chess, an obsession, like makeup.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

She's educated, though. She's a polyglot and she is well-versed in matters both Cultural and Aesthetic. It'll be interesting to see if she continues in Academia, which I hope she does, as she has done some interesting Work at NYU. Her Articles in Chess Magazines are well written, and she has done some interesting things in theoretical developments in Chess, which she's highlighting in some recent ichess.net videos that are being published,

[@caverly]

Her brilliance is so seductive .

[@xxAutoFlowxx]

So funny, she always all coked up

[@JohnSmith-yd2cu]

She can't be smart. She's too good looking.

[@kendall6699]

I agree, she is super hot

[@krell2130]

"umm"..."ummm"..."UMM"...Uhhhhmmm"..."uHHHHMMM"... Irina "Umm" Krush, or Ummy to her friends.

[@joshs7160]

this comment gave me cancer

[@misanthrop1958]

Intelligent, sympathetic and beautiful!! Wow, I envy your boyfriend!! I looked her up on google: She is actually 25 years younger than me. Damned, time really flies, I guess, I could be her father :-(

[@Langfish25]

she should just tie her hair, it seems to distract her every second.