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Could you please specify the timecode? Don't see any moment where Rxa7 is possible

I think I get it now. You talk about 10:23. But aren't you blundering back rank mate in the end of the variation?

@@journeytograndmaster lol.. yeah, you are right! After Rxa7 - RxR - RxB+ - Ke7 - RxR black can play Ra1 check and mates in two.

At this level, which opening you play is not so critical. Important is to follow the golden opening pricniples

Thanks!

I think I have just made it to 1500. But you are saying that levels and ratings of Maia are two different settings, right?

@@journeytograndmaster Yes. If you select the Bot Match option, then look at the Maia tab, there is a slider at the bottom: "Engine Search depth" that you can adjust independently of the Maia Elo setting. You can tell if that setting is being used, because Maia instead of moving instantly, takes some time to make it's moves. I reckon Chessnut need to clarify this feature, as it is isn't clear how it affects the elo (and it doesn't appear to work reliably, as I said). Note also that the Stockfish tab also has a slider, but that sets maximum time for a move directly. But similary there is no information on how it affects the elo.

Thanks! I also have a lot of videos where I play against real people :)

@@journeytograndmaster actuallly, all of them are extremely useful. Please, keep this line, far from the most of chess masters where only analize games or play bullet with poor explanations. By the way, maybe you could try your same method with chess endings, at least the most relevant ones. Just a suggestion. Thanks and success!

Thanks a lot! Happy to hear it :) The endgame videos like this, you mean? th-cam.com/video/8yZUdJAYzPo/w-d-xo.html

@@journeytograndmaster Great! Thanks.

It’s a Chessnut Evo. You can Google that. If you do get one make sure to use JTGs discount code. Also JTG did a good review of it in a recent vid.

The link and discount code ("journeytograndmaster") are in the description. It's called Chessnut EVO

Could you elaborate on that? What do you mean?

I don't kno. These are 'puter programs?

@@R.Akerman-oz1tf Yes, especially on the Chessnut evo computer.

Lichess Beta app

The Evo implementations of Maia are more configurable than on Lichess

Well, I am using the Chessnut EVO Maia so to play against it you need the Chessnut Evo board. But you can also find some AI engines to play with online, I suppose

Thanks! Yes, I remember about that :)

Very well summarised, thank you!

Great! :)

Aren't you blundering back rank mate in the end?

Thanks! Sure, I do it almost always, I think. Maybe occasionally, I forget about it. But definitely always when I really want you to stop and think about the position before showing the move.

Thanks!

yes, true

I think, you underestimate Tal's calculation skills hugely :)

​@@journeytograndmaster I think I'd rather take it from a credible person that knew him well, trained with him, played both classical and blitz tournament games with him. That would be Garry Kasparov: GK: I worked a bit with Tal. Around 1980, he visited Baku, we played a couple of training games, and the chess contact wasn't lost until Tal's very last days. There was a blitz tournament in Moscow, one month before Tal's death. He looked horribly. But Tal was still Tal. In this blitz tournament, I lost my only game to him. I retaliated in the second round, but the fact was that until the very end, he still had this vision of games. He was the only one I knew who didn't calculate the variants, he saw them. EK: Can you elaborate? GK: We calculate: he does this then I do that. And Tal, through all the thick layers of variants, saw that around the 8th move, it will be so and so. Some people can see the mathematical formulae, they can imagine the whole picture instantly. An ordinary man has to calculate, to think this through, but they just see it all. It occurs in great musicians, great scientists. Tal was absolutely unique. His playing style was of course unrepeatable. I calculated the variants quickly enough, but these Tal insights were unique. He was a man in whose presence others sensed their mediocrity.

Thanks, interesting to read. What is missing here in my opinion though is the translation from Super GM language to human language. It's not that Tal was not calculating, he was just doing it exceptionally fast and accurate. It's like those speed readers, that can read a book incredibly fast. It's not like they don't read at all, they just do it very fast.

@@journeytograndmaster I research gifted people as a hobby. Tal likely had a form of synesthesia. Garry Kasparov told us how Tal's chess thought process worked - not only his moves were uncommon moves, they were moves requiring recalculation and re-evaluation of the entire position. It was through an intuition realized in an instant. He knew exactly what he wanted to do and the counters of his opponent. Precise engine-style calculation was the only way to punish him, that's why it was very difficult to do under blitz time constraints. A normal human wouldn't be able to solve "Plaskett's" puzzle like Tal did. It required imagination beyond calculation. Even engines couldn't solve it until the late 2010s. Tal was born different (health issues and deformities), he was different from the others.

@@journeytograndmaster Let me show you analogy of Tal's mind in music. She realized the whole song in an instant based on random input from the audience and performed it fluently unless you've watched what transpired, listening to it, you would never guess it was conceived in an instant. th-cam.com/video/jDUc9RH5CVo/w-d-xo.html

So that you can do it too :)

Well, it was a very good game that I am proud of. But it was neither my biggest victory nor the most beautiful game I played.

@@journeytograndmaster could you post that I and fans would love to see it !

@@jaylenlenear7850 feel free to take a look at these three: th-cam.com/video/_QHAjW7PJ6A/w-d-xo.html (Dominguez) th-cam.com/video/psw0G_-l1m4/w-d-xo.html (Caruana) th-cam.com/video/luqfmGEkpz8/w-d-xo.html (Nakamura)

Yeah, Kd2 does not work. I did eliminate it in the video. Thanks!

Thank you!

Glad you think so!

You go to competitions, win games and get a respective rating. After that you also get respective norms to get to IM and GM. Basically, you have to play OTB chess and play pretty good! :)

Yeah, tricky puzzle. I guess we should learn that objectively the best move and best practical chance can be two different things

@journeytograndmaster I work with Stockfish a lot. What Stockfish has shown me is to protect the king, and if there are no clear tactical opportunities, play for small improvements in one's position. After I found no clear tactical ideas for White, I went with Ne4 as mentioned in my previous post. I really didn't delve any deeper into the position than that.

Good way of thinking, I like it!

Take a look at my chessify review then. Maybe you will like it, it doesn't need windows.

Wow, that's very good, well done!

Thanks a lot!

Thank you!

Well, Ne8 is just a bad move :)

I have found that the key is to make a random move and pray

Well, if there is an opportunity of a capture, than some calculation is necessary. But still, understanding general principles of pawn structures helps hugely to take the right decision.

I agree. Gms are somehow very good at defense.

Good luck with the tournament, but what do you think these videos are about? Doing what the guy says should be enough to slow you down and win.

@@ertugkaya919 I get what he says just I need to control my hands and actually let my brain to processs wth is going on

@@CheeserChess Don't worry. Patience and discipline grow with age. Maybe it helps to get up from the table and think from a distance. Also, before each game, try to condition yourself not to make a move until you've thought it through. Good luck.

I remember as a child, my coach told me to put my hands under my legs when thinking. This way you can't make a move too fast :) Just make a certain rule for yourself that helps you. For example, never make a move unless you have thought what your opponent might respond.

I agree. Positional chess is a very difficult and very important subject to master. Please make a series about it.

Look at the Karpov video I recently published. That's exactly what you are asking for :) But I will do more for sure

Yes, the author claims that Bf2 is the best practical chance because of that trap. Objective though, Ne4 is the best move, but then black is still objectively winning. So yeah, the puzzle is wuite confusing.

Well, if you spend much time inside of chess, you would realise that it's an entire world and not just one tree :)

@@journeytograndmaster I spend a lot of time playing chess as well as many video games. And I also need time for my plants and animals besides all my other interests, like reading the Bible and Buddhist scripts. There are too many trees. In fact, I planted over 100 trees in the past 10 years. I spent my life in doing academic research and earning money. It is time to take care of all my other "trees". LOL

It's nice to have different hobbies, no question about that :)

Well, when AlphaZero sees the chance, it goes for it. Karpov doesn't. Of course, the first one is also so much stronger at chess than any human :)

Thank you! :)

What do you mean?

The board you're using , it's the chessnut Evo right ? It's a really cool chess board. I want to save up and get one for my dad

Yes, exactly. I just didn't know whether "sick" is good or bad :) Yes, it's really a great board, I enjoy it a lot. Don't forget to use the discount code "journeytograbdmaster" when you buy it to save some money :)

Thank you! Too much in terms of what?

⁠sorry I meant the price, do you think they are worth it? My walnut dgt e-board was the same price ($1000 AUD) but I think it’s worth it

It always depends on how you use it, as with every tool. Also, I believe it costs around $500 if you use the discount code "journeytograndmaster". So if you use it consistently for several years, I am more than sure it's worth it. If you grab it once every few months to have a bit of fun, it's not worth it :) But as a product itself, I find it amazing and enjoy using it.

For sure!

Thank you!

Thank you! If you have any tips, I always welcome it :) Yeah, we have to improve all the aspects. It only benefits us.

What’s your rating dudeee

@@bjwkusgxjdks 1739, but at the time (1996) it was much higher.

@@Grandcapi what was your rating back then?

Very nice experience! I only have a photo with him but never played him.

(keep Ur wits about U) Definitely attack.

Thanks for a long and interesting comment! There are definitely such puzzles. Just have to look for them. I, for one, plan to create a big learning program when you have all the important things you have to know to get better at chess for a certain level. It will definitely include positional chess. Karpov was for sure one of the best in the chess history in terms of positional chess.

@@journeytograndmaster "Play on", My friend! U do great things 4 Us.

Mark, Ur famous now.