Why You Should NOT Buy A Chess Course...

This is my opinion on courses but honestly, It all boils down to what works best for you.
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[@yune1000]

Yea that about explains it. The added pressure of improving at low level when you are just having fun with the game isnt worth it.

[@sirwilczek1813]

Imagine playing games for fun and not to sweat smh

[@thabomokhaneli6992]

Absolutely

[@averosa4444]

Nipah~

[@user-lf1rk1wj9r]

ye i started as a great chess player from 200 to 100 and now im 1200 but ever sicne i got the course chess just got more boring and more boring after taking courses which led to me quitting

[@Darren_S]

I don't see the point of buying chess courses when there is such a lot of free online chess learning material for all levels.

[@shivamsingh-ce8fv]

to be honest even paid courses are available free on internet .

[@MrSupernova111]

It depends. Opening courses are a waste of money in my opinion. But other aspects are much more difficult to find comprehensive free content such as endgame theory or positional knowledge. Chess has many layers and just because I watch a 10-20 minute video on rook endings doesn't mean I know everything about rook endings. Also, if you solely rely on free content you might never know what you're missing to improve your game. A good chess book can walk you through many concepts you never thought about. The same can be true of online courses but I think chess books are a lot more cost effective. You can even purchase digital chess books with an analysis board like in forwardchess or chessable to some extent. forwardchess is formatted like an actual book unlike chessable where you have to continuously click away from one variation to the other. So, I partially agree with your comment.

[@Adityarawat474]

Interesting thing is that all the chess lessons are available for free on KZbin channels like G.M Daniel Naroditsky & Others.

[@aroukatos537]

I mean there is no reason to pay for jumping from 300 to 1000 you can easily do it yourself.I have 12k games no studying no money just enjoying the game.Unless you want to support a creator i cant see another reason

[@FellowHindu]

This guy is so charismatic that he makes me question about my favourite chess creater

[@XavierDonaldCalibur]

Same

[@jackm4457]

If you like and enjoy and find it fun to learn from a particular streamer or youtuber, then by all means by his/her course. How much it helps you depends upon the effort and intensity you put into using the course, BUT it will also probably be enjoyable. I've played chess for decades, long before the internet. In my day, the advice was to go over game collections, and the annotated games of Capablanca and Botvinnik were usually the most suggested by "my elders." But the games of Tal, for example, were more interesting and more fun to play through, even if they had less instructive value to a young player. But more fun > more instructive.

[@simplyenglish8755]

hey, what's your chessl level? A very good video indead

[@kristofs8893]

Of course what's the point buying courses when you can waste 10 hrs/day playing the exact same openings and probably winning half or less then half of the matches. I think you should most definitely buy both courses and books.

[@MrSupernova111]

I'm guilty or purchasing a few chessable courses a while back. That's because I was stuck at 2000+ online for a long time and didn't know the best way to improve. A couple of the courses turned out to be great and useful. However, I learned to build an opening repertoire using free online databases and stockfish so these days I largely find opening courses a waste of money. For the other aspects of the game I prefer a physical book with a physical board. The reason is that I'm a lot more likely to take as long as I need to understand the positions otb than to click away or check the engine when working on my computer. People who think they're going to improve hundreds of points or more by simply going through chessable courses will be in for a rude awakening. Chess is not a game you can memorize. It takes years of hard work to understand the game and find the best moves on our own.

[@KvS1248]

“Just play the game” - Ben Finegold -

[@forex1015]

Here we go again with those famous words "Work hard" on what? and how exactly? Everyone tried that for years and it does not work. Structured hard work produces the results as long as you understand that there must be an intelligent system or guidance behind it with measurable or quantifiable results over time. Hard work is like lifting weightsat the gym. While there may be some benefit to that, you still need the necessary guidance and intelligence in doing it effectively

[@sam2725]

Great and important video, always rubbed me the wrong way when levy was shilling his 60 dollar courses to beginners. I would also add that personal tutors aren't any better, there are no shortcuts

[@ruthxk7844]

Hahaha thanks for adding that😂 I don't feel like getting one for now so hearing that's a relief - there's so much that I can still do at my own pace!

[@BobChess]

Thank you so much. I am struggling to play chess. I just realize I don't study that much. That's why I am stuck at 2000. Thank you!

[@MayhemChess]

Good luck on your chess journey!

[@sam2725]

That is likely not the reason you are stuck. There are GM's who have never studied, Eric Hansen mentioned he bought his first book after IM or GM, 2k online is a complete beginner even compared to NM. More likely is that you aren't good enough at tactics

[@BobChess]

@@sam2725 I literally do puzzle rush for 2 years.

[@Bezpolezniq]

2k with no studying is extremely impressive well done

[@BobChess]

@@Bezpolezniq thank you sir. You will be better too

[@shivamsingh-ce8fv]

its just me realising that magnus become gm in 10 year so how many year it take me to become one

[@coociegenerator1448]

0:41 what the hell is that opening

[@milbankfilms2253]

Kings fianchetto

[@coociegenerator1448]

@@milbankfilms2253 I'm more focusing on the kamikaze of the bishop

[@milbankfilms2253]

@@coociegenerator1448 I paused it right as Bg2 happened lol

[@ankurmajumdar7286]

​@@coociegenerator1448I'm feeling real bad for that bishop

[@coociegenerator1448]

@@ankurmajumdar7286 fr man

[@narenkasi4653]

You did my man vidit bad

[@zetristan4525]

Chess is for free: I wouldn't want to pay a levy.

[@skrillex4u]

So you are saying that people who have actual irl experience has nothing to offer in their course??

[@MayhemChess]

For your average chess player, the answer is yeah. There is so much information online that turning a hobby like this into a money consuming game defeats the whole purpose of chess.

[@MrSupernova111]

Don't let this video fool you. Most titled players had professional coaches and/or read many chess books. Online courses can help but the format may or may not be the best way to learn chess and study chess. For me, nothing beats a good chess book. I don't pay for material on openings (books or courses) because I use databases and engines for that. For the other aspects I prefer physical books and a physical board.

[@user-tc6rw4hp6s]

To me, buying a course while being under 2000 elo is totally pointless. The road to handle the game better than the average club player is made of practice and long-term commitment. That's the way you absorb the principles of the game. On the other hand, if your goal is to become a professional, preparation becomes a matter of theory and memorization, then you HAVE to study from courses. Absolutely necessary. However, from what I have experienced watching pro matches, I would say that chess becomes an extremely boring game where big part of it seems to be prearranged. Knowing the main opening lines of your opponent becomes a crushing factor you cannot ignore, and I would hate to lose to someone just because he saw me playing a hundred times the sicilian defense and noticed a weak spot in my play. That doesn't make my opponent better than me. It's like figuring out that a teacher constantly asks the same question during an exam, and then taking advantage of it. It doesn't make you a better student than the one who didn't know. Games up to 1800-2000 are pure logic. Those of grandmasters are theory and culture. Personally, I would never commit my life to such a goal. Seems as compelling as memorizing phone numbers of a whole town. What are they worthed, as you step out of its boundaries? All you need to do to be a great chess player is to calculate. That's something that makes your brain work. Certainly not repeating the ingredients of a recipe aloud until you know all of them. It's like Fischer said: "I am a scientist. I am in search of the truth, but nowadays it seems to mean very little in chess". Or even better, quote from Morphy: "The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life".

[@ruthxk7844]

"As compelling as memorizing phone numbers of a whole town" 😂 very well described!!

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

I don't agree that you need courses if you wanna become a professional player. All these opening courses are redundant especially when Stockfish and chess encyclopedias are free online. Even all endgame courses are free.

[@user-tc6rw4hp6s]

@@theoneandonlyhooda I can't say much about it because I never took one. What I know is that every professional player attended theory courses. What I dislike is that courses promote this idea where you can "buy" automatic improvement, and that's not how it works. It's like studying at a private school, there is no way you can become an expert in a certain field other that sitting at a table and studying several hours a day, public or private doesn't matter. Same happens for chess. You have to play thousands of games in order to improve, you can't expect to pay few hundred dollars and improve automatically.

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

@@user-tc6rw4hp6s Who said every professional player attended theory courses? That's cap. They did rely on chess books and computers, which can be easily found online - you only need a smartphone or computer. I know for a fact that all the prep at the top level is solely dependent on Stockfish. Heck, you can make your own prep and invent your own novelties.

[@Joe-og6br]

People send content creators super chats and donations. So if a Chess Content Creator on the scale of Levy puts a book out then it's a great deal for both parties. People spend £10 for a super chat which is ignored or merely spoken outload. Spend £15 to buy Levy's book is a bargain in comparison. But then you mention getting a Chess Tutor..... How much will that cost. 🤣 Personally I wouldn't buy a chess course. £15 is a few cups of coffee from a coffee shop. It's absolutely peanuts.

[@sam2725]

Your taking quite a leap in logic just to defend levy. Buying a course is almost the same as donating, but that is not the way that it is marketed. When levy is shilling his courses, he makes sure to mentione how much they would help your chess journey, instead of saying 'buy them if you want to donate me money'. And the reason most people buy them isn't to donate, it's because they want to improve their chess.. It's just manipulative and shitty behaviour imo, taking advantage of his mostly young impressionable fans, and the people desperate to improve their rating by blatantly lying to them. Also his chessable courses for example are around 60 dollars+, your downplaying quite a bit throwing the '£15' around

[@Phantom_Zone]

​@@sam2725but Levy is pretty good though. His beginner video on different openings on KZbin helped me a lot. So I really don't get what you're getting at?

[@sam2725]

@@Phantom_Zone My point is stated loud and clear, do you have a counter argument, or did you comment just because you were upset about your favorite creator getting critiqued?

[@Phantom_Zone]

@@sam2725 I said Levy's videos on different openings helped me a lot. I am thinking about buying the course because I find Levy's explanation to be very easily understandable. Hikaru is a better Player than Levy. But his thought process is extremely high and hard to understand. I'm not saying in a bad way. My simple counter or rather my two bits is that, I find Levy helpful. And like me many do too. Saying we are impressionable fans and desperate to improve is an inductive view of yours. You're free to think of me as someone who got hurt in his feelings cause you criticized my favorite creator.

[@sam2725]

@@Phantom_Zone this is no different from saying, 'your criticism is not valid because I like the guy'

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

So you are a guy with a KZbin channel which seeks attention to increase page views which result in ad revenue/income. You are more of a chess entertainer than a chess teacher. Some of guys/gals who sell beginner/intermediate chess courses produce some excellent learning resources. Some are talented educators committed to helping students improve steadily. You are not qualified/justified to blanket denounce one's choice to purchase a chess course. The unconditional NOT in your description is poor judgement on your part. Are you worried people learning the game via chess courses will not give you the income earning page views you crave?

[@Darren_S]

Someone bought a chess course.

[@NavoTheTrueGod]

sorry, i didnt mean to shit at your morning breakfast :( 😊

[@marharytam]

whatever his interest is, the guy is simply correct!

[@ginglee4199]

Gonna cry