When I was talking to people on the calls, many many beginners said that they think they need to learn middle game strategy. So I decided to make a video like this, specifically adressing that feeling and giving them basic advice, but also taking a moment to explain why they actually need tactics more. Otherwise they‘d be lost in some random grandmasters strategy guide that’s way above their heads
@whatanamazingspawn6782 Жыл бұрын
Do ya still remember me?
@Darkness_Drain11 ай бұрын
THE VIDEO I WAS WAITING FORRRR THX A LOT
@personhuman223911 ай бұрын
Thank you so much man
@tessa823011 ай бұрын
Wonderful, wonderful work. I thought your early videos were great, and they only keep getting better!
@personhuman223911 ай бұрын
Yo, do you have a discord? You said you talked over voicechats with people
@menace202 Жыл бұрын
After you told me not to blunder, I went ahead and won 45 games in a row! Thanks, ChessPage1!
@seemmeriast Жыл бұрын
My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that?
@pandaelon2 Жыл бұрын
How much elo?
@troway6108 Жыл бұрын
kramnik wants to know your location
@influentia1patterns Жыл бұрын
I listened to him twice and I won 10,000 games in 3 seconds… In my mind. But, I’m also what some may call “delusional” so…
@Manu-rt3mp Жыл бұрын
Bro hikaru shit?
@austynrose2286 Жыл бұрын
Honestly the “don’t blunder” advice as funny or simple as it sounds it helped a lot. Just make a move that isn’t detrimental, it doesn’t have to win you the game in the spot it just has to make you not immediately lose. Just win two games in pretty brutal fashion. Thank you very much for the videos.
@phil486310 ай бұрын
When I play blitz I have this "I must win" mentality and I blunder. Blitz is not good
@macultic00 Жыл бұрын
I lost interest in chess about 2-3 months ago and then I found your videos. Needless to say my elo has gone up by about 100 points
@mohammadtaurezkhan2442 Жыл бұрын
Us bro
@arsalannamnanov1820 Жыл бұрын
Same. Caro-Kann and London vids are a huge W. Chess Page is a fucking gigachad
@valeriekeefe889811 ай бұрын
300 is a tough nut to crack.
@potatlerr11 ай бұрын
Bro taking up chess and getting your 100 starting elo does not count 💀
@mitigamespro875711 ай бұрын
@@arsalannamnanov1820 Lmao those are exactly the two openings I like the most now. London for white and Caro-Kann/KID for black all from chess page1.
@IsaacAlcocer76311 ай бұрын
00:01 Understanding positional strategy in the middle game is essential for strong gameplay. 01:04 Studying the endgame is crucial to improving your middle game in chess 02:07 Improving tactics is essential for chess strategy. 03:06 Avoid blunders and spot opponent's blunders to become a good chess player. 04:04 Basic middle game principles that actually matter 05:03 Occupying the open file is crucial in the middle game 06:03 Avoid weak squares and isolated pawns in your pawn structure. 07:07 Occupying the center and protecting advanced pieces is crucial.
@Z1VA11 ай бұрын
Yo spoilers bro 😂😂
@666kingieАй бұрын
Thanks
@martelogr4225 Жыл бұрын
Things to keep note to not blunder in the middlegame: Rupture pawn chains to weaken pawn structure; Moving pawns weakens squares; Always check what pieces can be placed on better squares; Simplify when winning; Complicate when losing; Counter flank attack with central attack; Move king out of exposed diagonals or columns; Always look for active moves before passive moves; When two or more of my opponent pieces is looking to one square on my side, it’s an threat that needs to be controlled or countered; Try to get control of opponent light squares or dark squares (especially if they don’t have a bishop or have a bad bishop); Categorize every opponent move, attacking, defensive, neutral or mistake; Pinning the knight on the opening is a mistake if you have no plans of taking and the opponent hasn’t castled RULES FOR TRADING Do not define tensions on the board except when you get clear advantage (weak square or ruining opponent pawn structure for example); Exchange weak pieces for strong pieces Exchange defensive pieces for attacking pieces DO NOT EXCHANGE GOOD PIECES OR GOOD PAWNS FOR BAD PIECES OR BAD PAWNS; In a trade think about the pieces that will be left over; Antipositional exchanges that gives us something more valuable (a open file, blocking opponent pieces) Try to trade pieces that defend squares to get that weak square for my pieces; Focus on attack the pawn on my most in front pawn (rupture)
@FredPlanatia Жыл бұрын
"Pinning the knight on the opening is a mistake if you have no plans of taking and the opponent hasn’t castled" Ruy Lopez: "Bruh...."
@aldwinferaer2796 Жыл бұрын
@@FredPlanatia I'm also 50/50 on this statement..for example when pinning a white knight on f3 (say in a caro kann game) and you forced your opponent to kick your white square bishop by them playing h3 then g4 seems like a slight win for me since you made their h pawn weak if they decided to castle king side (1100 elo scrub here btw)
@mitigamespro875711 ай бұрын
@@aldwinferaer2796 Yeah I share the same feeling, especially when you know to not trap your bishop by making an escape square for it whenever the g pawn makes a move.
@FredPlanatia11 ай бұрын
@@aldwinferaer2796 well, in chess no rule (except the king may not move into check) is sacrosanct.😄
@PTBHPTBH11 ай бұрын
Tldr don’t blunder
@Kingslayer-64 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos - I went from 400 ratings to 100 💯
@bitsandbobsfromthe7blobs62910 ай бұрын
Try not to watch it upside down
@CHAIMINHERNMoe-cw2kw7 ай бұрын
try not to watch it backwards
@liquidcashews7 ай бұрын
100,100 elo? thats 25 stockfishes
@TommyGee.Ай бұрын
Wow top 100 😯
@akulsharma9027 Жыл бұрын
"Just don't blunder" man I can't tell you how much i needed to hear that. As a 1400 rated player, I blunder a lot of material without even realizing. This guide really helped.
@fossiltortoise7 ай бұрын
How are you 1400? I’m 800 and rarely blunder
@akulsharma90277 ай бұрын
@@fossiltortoise you do realise when you start reviewing each and every game of yours
@dynastykingthereal6 ай бұрын
I can say im 1800 if I only take my bullet rating in lichess that means nothing lol
@nik74264 ай бұрын
@@fossiltortoise Then why are you still just 800?
@fossiltortoise4 ай бұрын
@@nik7426 inaccuracies i guess chess got boring so I don’t play often anymore. I was over 1000 on lichess before so idk and idc anymore. My KZbin feed is plagued with chess content I don’t want to watch.
@manishv1730 Жыл бұрын
I started playing chess after watching your videos. Chess is just fun now. Can't wait for more of your videos. You're awesome.
@EcstaticMonkey98 Жыл бұрын
Piece activity and maneuvering: Rooks on open files, bishops on open diagonals, and knights on outpost. Find a passive piece and move it to a better square where it is more active. Remember to make threats, that is how you get tactical opportunities. Do study master games: Studying master games and taking note of what they do in the middlegame is a very good way of learning the middlegame. You shall Analyse games of players who play the openings you play. So for example, if you are a London System player you can for example analyze Magnus Carlsens games in the London.
@mitigamespro875711 ай бұрын
This piece of advice "Find a passive piece and move it to a better square where it is more active" actually got me from 750 (I had fallen from my starting elo to there) up to 950 elo, with 10 games having 8 wins 2 losses. On top of a game where I had 96.8% accuracy along with the london opening.
@EcstaticMonkey9811 ай бұрын
Learning middlegame plans and analyzing grandmaster games along with training puzzles got me to 2000 in under a year.
@mitigamespro875711 ай бұрын
@@EcstaticMonkey98 Nice! I'm two months in, and tbh my long term goal is also to reach 2000.
@EcstaticMonkey9811 ай бұрын
@@mitigamespro8757 A rating of 1000 in only two months of playing is amazing! Remember to not chase elo points though, it will slow down your progress if you play too many matches per day whilst being tilted. My goal is to get a rating of 2000 FIDE when I’m 15 years old.
@jeandelepiechat Жыл бұрын
Everyone knows, how to play middlegame properly, but sometimes it needs to be said, and you do it perfectly my guy
@anasgame5685 Жыл бұрын
Thank you chesspage 1 for your educational content! before i started watching your videos i was 500 elo, and now im 400 elo.. thank you chesspage1!
@curious_banda Жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@XPerTsX Жыл бұрын
Just don't blunder
@ghifarjr1610 ай бұрын
let's do less blunder!
@soyelteddy11 ай бұрын
Thanks man, i started playing about 3 months ago, just doing random moves and stuff, thanks to you i started actually learning while having fun, and also thanks to you i went up from 800 to 1400 on those 3 months tks mate ❤❤
@tirraent2172 Жыл бұрын
Men, I have a chess tournament on Saturday, you are saving me with this absolute masterpiece, thank you for this video and the one about the London system, greatings from Switzerland.💪
@trannel73 Жыл бұрын
Good luck! 🍀
@Rainkea-fr2 ай бұрын
How did it go?
@jefftaylor1186 Жыл бұрын
I just straight up can’t tell how well I’m playing sometimes. I just played a rapid game where I won but it took me like 50 moves to win and I was thinking that I had to pull that one out of my ass, but when I looked at the game review, it said I was never in trouble and I actually had an accuracy of 91% and I had a performance rating of 2300. Thought I was completely losing the whole game
@duckieboi11 ай бұрын
Same. I win a chess game and felt like I played bad only to find out I only got 3 inaccuracies
@mitigamespro875711 ай бұрын
I mean you could be right about that feeling, the position might be pretty difficult to play, the engine doesn't see the game the same as we do. So if you kept making good moves, but one slight inaccuracy would be losing, then the game would be hard to play with the engine saying you were doing completely fine. But you still made very good moves since your performance rating was high.
@RoundShades11 ай бұрын
pretty much every game, the evaluation is going to wonder what either of you are doing, while both of you are reading the board in a whole nother language.
@Pawshhhhh11 ай бұрын
Humble brag
@jaideepshekhar462111 ай бұрын
Relatable.
@tenok814510 ай бұрын
I swear to god the advice to let your opponent decide which move to play is so fun. I ended up winning because my opponent blundered or because they had no time left so many times. Great tip, thanks man
@KingsteveTV Жыл бұрын
Not only are u informative but you are also very comedic
@joshuamphande227210 ай бұрын
Dude, you're freaking awesome!!!❤ I haven't laughed this much while learning If only school were like this😂
@coreysanders48527 ай бұрын
The first game after watching this, and not blundering, I beat a 2000 elo bot. Thanks ChessPage1 👍
@ryannamarickaballesteros35322 ай бұрын
me too
@NinjaNaanu19 күн бұрын
Nah this guy actually makes the best chess videos straight to the point and actually fun to watch and also enlightning
@UncommonRD5 ай бұрын
“You don’t have a game plan. Your opponent doesn’t have a game plan. Everybody is confused” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@odycceus51415 ай бұрын
That made me laugh so f**king hard man 3:54
@ИвановМихаил-м1ъ11 ай бұрын
Bro, you cannot imagine, how happy and curious am I getting note about your new video. Thank you a lot, keep going please!
@SKGamer-zr8dg5 ай бұрын
The "don't blunder" worked so good, i went without a loss for 30 games straight in rapid. Some draw and most i won. Thanks chesspage1! Keep up the good work!❤
@nileshyadav0216 Жыл бұрын
Always waiting for your videos, really loved the kings Indian video and the queen's Gambit. This was much needed!
@fernandozaldivar743510 ай бұрын
Wtf. I have found the best non spanish chess chanel. You aregood man
@jimmyjazz206311 ай бұрын
I’m really glad to see some content that isn’t opening theory. :) Can’t wait for more of these videos
@joakin5191 Жыл бұрын
thanks to your previous videos about opening now i have a solid opening leading me to a better middle game which i am good at
@mr.niceguy17066 ай бұрын
After I clicked on the video, I played a game and got a brilliant move, really helpful, thanks!👍
@rick240211 ай бұрын
one of your best videos man. straightforward and entertaining
@KusanagiUrie Жыл бұрын
These videos are so much fun! You are doing gods's work teaching chess. Keep it up!!
@altairezgame922211 ай бұрын
"So if you can be the guy who just doesn't blunder and also spots the opponent's blunders, you can easily become a very good chess player without having to pull off some complex mastery game plan. Just don't blunder. This will make the big confusion fun. You don't have a game plan, your opponent doesn't have a game plan. Everybody is confused. But confusion means high probability of blunders. And if you don't blunder, you will crush 99% of your opponents." I was nodding my head the entire time I was watching this and can't agree enough how true this is especially in lower ELO. Guy is a true legend
@FaceOfAbsoulteBorderm11 ай бұрын
Am i the only one who think this is the best chess learning channel I was 500 elo now i am 1100 thx for your advice
@stephentropy Жыл бұрын
I just wanna say thanks for what you do because your London system video single handedly improved my games as white by about 10 rating points on average. 👍🏻
@_toddzx53610 ай бұрын
That's the video i was looking for many years
@calmsongs274511 ай бұрын
i looked for this for so long... glad it is here
@AdamBittner Жыл бұрын
No joke, this is the best chess advice I think I've ever heard. Freaking epic.
@craoriginals11 ай бұрын
Never fails to entertain us while teaching as the best coach ❤ - I love that line - " Low elo mindset"
@theimmux3034 Жыл бұрын
i used to blunder pieces all the time until i saw this video. Now i only play against stockfish since i find other humans just boring to play against. Thank you chesspage1!
@Ka_dol2 ай бұрын
This video captures something profoundly human-the essence of our shared experiences and emotions. It’s a reminder of how art can bridge the gaps between us and evoke a deeper understanding of ourselves and each other. Truly moving
@cratag71902 ай бұрын
So you just never unblurred the last principle. I love you. Best chess youtuber
@randytiet9133 Жыл бұрын
another big tip I have would be to find an outpost for your knight in the middlegame! it makes it so much more powerful and will improve your tactics
@detectiveh739911 ай бұрын
My new favourite chess channel. Loving this 😊
@CheesyV167610 ай бұрын
Thanks to this video, I made my first brilliant move!
@justaguywhozonesoutalot9328 Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this for so long!
@mcxi11 ай бұрын
Best one yet. As always
@adolf15329 ай бұрын
This guy is great.
@eastoncampbell486311 ай бұрын
i listened to this and lost 12 games in a row
@SleeplessChen6 ай бұрын
Skill issue
@galaxz74306 ай бұрын
Lol
@ramon41526 ай бұрын
Same
@TheCubingGrandmaster5 ай бұрын
i won 5 tho
@feierabendgaming7865 ай бұрын
This happens to me also
@Shadow_Viper30Ай бұрын
Avoiding hanging pieces and learning to protect your most valuable pieces helps a bunch. Learning how to create pressure and force your opponents to move where you want them is also key.
@PedroHenriquePH-r1f11 ай бұрын
It was really useful. After i watched this video,i've won 9 games in a row
@astramorikes22411 ай бұрын
As fun as aducating as always. Thank you Sir!
@peroastinghandal273310 ай бұрын
this is the best Channel to learn chess lmao (Why did I only find out now?)
@salad92263 ай бұрын
this actually makes so much sense
@ALiRAZA-mg8bd Жыл бұрын
I had a 300 elo for the last 6-8 months but i stied London System from this channel and now it has really gone upto 500
@condor591210 ай бұрын
Personally, I think all this is right, and I might add something: in the opening, you have three tasks - develop you minor pieces, castle, and connect your rooks. Once you’ve done that, you have to jump into the opponent’s half of the board, and play a move that forces them to defend, or any move that makes their position more passive. After that, continue attacking, and set your sights on the king. Most beginners set their sights on the centre of the board, but I reccomend grabbing space, locking the center and launching an attack.
@datboi126310 ай бұрын
2:26 1^40 is still 1
@Sw5pher3 ай бұрын
💀
@DioBrando-qu9nb5 ай бұрын
I played a game after watching this and it went smoothly,Thanks!
@pidimsbirdsworld864411 ай бұрын
I grew from a 700 to 1000 elo just by watching your videos 💙
@farouqbaiti4315 Жыл бұрын
Even thought I am an intermediate,I found something new.So thanks for the video.
@PickleCODM-hw6cj11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! without this video i wouldnt have been able to hit 1600, i was stuck in 1800 for months
@ariaramizubencomo4809Ай бұрын
OMG THANK U IM TEACHING CHESS TO KIDS HERE IN MEXICO AND THIS VIDEO GAVE ME A LOT OF IDEAS, UR AWESOME
@avluky829 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video and the lovely funny format! I'm a fan now!
@summerbreeze95762 ай бұрын
I know youre a meme page but you geniunely helped me regain my interest in chess
@shivanimishra689011 ай бұрын
This dude is a legend.
@tristanmoller949823 күн бұрын
GothamChess put out a checklist to avoid blunders. After going through that one, I try to find these so called weak squares or pieces in the opponents position and build up strategy from there. It is very valuable to have strategy at lower levels. It gives you a goal to achieve, instead of playing aimlessly. After learning your videos on the London for white and the King‘s Indian for black, which have very clear strategic attacks as part of the opening, my game improved immensely. I like openings, where the analysis doesn’t end in the middle game with the sentence „Now white/black is better“ but rather those that end with „here is a list of possible attacks“ (like you did with the London). Those are like entire war plans disguised as an opening
@atariwashik922311 ай бұрын
Always fantastic, Chesspage1! I don't miss your videos ❤
@ismaelevangelista26446 ай бұрын
Waiting for the tactics video :)
@TimTim30003 ай бұрын
Insert the Judge Smails meme
@hansthegrenadier6411 Жыл бұрын
Damn. nearly 200k subs. When I was first here it was under 1k or something near that. Bravo!
@andreoliveiradias11 ай бұрын
@ChessPage1 I'm from the south of Brazil, I would just like to congratulate you on the fantastic work you are doing with this channel, I have never seen such a cool channel about chess in my entire life, fun and actually useful. fantastic, fantastic, I hope the channel continues, I wish you every success.
@imri1273 Жыл бұрын
Me when i get a notification for a chesspage1 vid: CLICK CLICK
@imri1273 Жыл бұрын
thanks for heart chesspage1 :)
@MrBeeper_YT Жыл бұрын
As promised u gave us the best video about middlegame
@petitpanierdosier32068 ай бұрын
we need more videos of this guy
@AjiP-gv6fl4 ай бұрын
I actually came here after studying your London System video. I managed to consistently apply the opening but sucks during middle-game. Despite safe-guarding my pieces, I struggled to find how to break the situation. In my latest game just before watching this video, I make like 10 mistakes and 4 blunders... My opponent does 3 but I managed to capitalize on their blunders that I accidentally scored several great and best move 😅 Soo, the first advice is actually insightful for me because it seems I am relatively better at spotting my opponents blunder compared to my own blunder
@elen1ap9 ай бұрын
1.♝ over ♞ 2.Put ♜ on open file 3. Blockade advanced ♟ 4. Avoid weak squares 5. Avoid isolated and double pawns Rules of thumb: 1: Pieces in the center occupy more squares 2: Push your pieces to have more space And last but not least... JUST DON'T BLUNDER!!!
@GeorgeTutmost-gm4cv11 ай бұрын
Love these tips! One suggestion though. You teach us openings with strong foundation but why not teach us multiple attacking ideas out of each one?If there is a reason please let me know do I don't go down the wrong path. Just a suggestion, love your vids!
@ivermectinpatient532511 ай бұрын
i almost died when i got this notification. i cant wait for the tactics video
@ALiRAZA-mg8bd Жыл бұрын
Thank god i was waiting for this video
@worets1501 Жыл бұрын
I played like 10 games with your tactics. I lost every games that i played with your opening. But i won all games that i played with your tactics (with my favorite opening)
@Itachi-uq9xc Жыл бұрын
Your tips ✅ Your jokes ✅✅❤️
@andywang7262 Жыл бұрын
As a lichess 2200 player, I would say how I play the early part of the middle game is just like I play in the opening,memorizing the moves and plans.Truth to be told,without knowing the plan in advance,I often get outplayed by my opponent.
@swilllow7 ай бұрын
subscribed for the tactics video follow up- but there is no tactics video up yet. Not only am I confusion, I am sad.
@gm240711 ай бұрын
Strategy is a conception of priorities. Often part of planning and preperation. Tactics are practiced methods from your tool box to achieve strategic ends. So in game you have a plan that narrows from your preperation as the situation develops. You follow the game plan or narrow for the situation until your enemey makes a mistake, then you use your toolkit to take advantage and tidy up the situation. Noob the blunder is hang checkmate, blunder queen or several pieces. Midrated, the blunder is hang a minor piece. Higher is hang a few pawns or an unfavourable exchange. Title player is being down a pawn with a structural disadvantage moving towards an endgame. Usually because pieces are to stretched to defend.
@m136dalie11 ай бұрын
Good video but there's two principles you didnt mention that I always found useful: 1. Trading pieces is good if you are ahead in material, it's bad if you are down in material 2. Trading queens is good if your king less safe than theirs, it's bad if their king is less safe than yours
@doanphuocnhanvo957711 ай бұрын
Hope you up lots of video in future! I love watching your videos
@Akeru_Kurugari11 ай бұрын
Your explanation made me understand what sun tzu meant between tactics and strategies
@Mihai0925 ай бұрын
Ur sense of humour made my day, thank u :)) Also, great chess advices.
@visweshparameswaran604911 ай бұрын
Dude.. you are at a freaking next level❤🔥
@yaseminplaceboful10 ай бұрын
Hello from Norway. And thx a lot for your lessons. For me personally, I find the background music too high as in this video, but unlike in the London Opening lesson. I think ist a big shame and mistake to play background music, simply because I think it's misplaced and not at all necessary for such kind of lessons.
@navyaad782611 ай бұрын
wow i watched this and won three games in a row amazing now i have jumped from 630 to 684. thx alot
@brycicle77511 ай бұрын
Bro has been teasing the heck out of the next video, but I'm here for it
@chesspage1real11 ай бұрын
it's not even the next video though, I'm still running an experiment so the tactics video might come in 2 weeks or even later. I have other video planned for in between
@Varunagent-060611 ай бұрын
Best chess page ❤
@joeypham489011 ай бұрын
I laugh so hard and learnt so much from your video, where were you been for a whole time where I have to watch GothamChess xD
@michaelpohl907710 күн бұрын
Dude, you are absolutely hilarious 😂
@Anashe_Power Жыл бұрын
You can make a video about the nimzo indiam defense?
@nandacheruvanthala1052 Жыл бұрын
you are underrated. You deserve more subs.
@B11TENCOURT6 ай бұрын
what an amazing video!
@LahmacunBey219 ай бұрын
Bishop over knight hits hard
@rexbeljohnmendoza976010 ай бұрын
From watching KZbinrs play videogames to watching chess guides ❤
@josemaquille546911 ай бұрын
the best advice i ever got: do not blunder
@Mike-qd9sm11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video!! Please keep going
@fergferguson73708 ай бұрын
I always blunder before my opponent …I like to make them feel better