Hi Dan. Just want to say the way you teach from the few videos I have seen is very unique. I enjoy that you teach us how to think by breaking down every single concept to its base elements.
Enjoyable, instructive video (as always!). I like your analogy to learning the multiplication tables. Another analogy I often think of is learning a new language. Having a large storebox of chess patterns in long-term memory is like having a rich vocabulary in the language I'm trying to learn. If I haven't committed enough words to long-term memory, I'll never be fluent; I'll always be thinking to myself, "How do I say X in French, again?" But once I know enough French words reflexively, I can start to converse smoothly, and eventually I'll be able to think in French, rather than taking the time to translate every thought from English. In chess, I believe that strong players "think in chess" -- i.e., they immediately recognize patterns and the goals/plans that follow from them, rather than grinding out every idea (and every blunder-check) by brute force, as patzers like me do. 😉
Thanks for watching! For more on the 3 types of chess "visions", check out th-cam.com/video/9KLMgupE880/w-d-xo.html
Hi Dan. Just want to say the way you teach from the few videos I have seen is very unique. I enjoy that you teach us how to think by breaking down every single concept to its base elements.
Thanks, much appreciated. If you have only seen a few there are 360+ more to help! :)
Enjoyable, instructive video (as always!). I like your analogy to learning the multiplication tables. Another analogy I often think of is learning a new language. Having a large storebox of chess patterns in long-term memory is like having a rich vocabulary in the language I'm trying to learn. If I haven't committed enough words to long-term memory, I'll never be fluent; I'll always be thinking to myself, "How do I say X in French, again?" But once I know enough French words reflexively, I can start to converse smoothly, and eventually I'll be able to think in French, rather than taking the time to translate every thought from English. In chess, I believe that strong players "think in chess" -- i.e., they immediately recognize patterns and the goals/plans that follow from them, rather than grinding out every idea (and every blunder-check) by brute force, as patzers like me do. 😉
Interesting. As someone not very good at foreign languages, my analogies with them would be less accurate :)
I like your instructions, it resonates with me, reasonable and sensible.
Thanks, much appreciated. Nice of you to say :)
Thank you for the video, Dan!
You are most welcome; we aims to please :)
Thank you!
Thanks Greg; glad it was helpful :)
This is a very helpful video.
Thanks! Glad to hear from you. Pass the word! :)
21:27 talking a lot but. What if the king goes to g8 instead? Solution?
the king cannot move to g8 because it would be in check with the bishop
Watched 9/20/24.
Thanks. For some reason this seems to be the most popular of my recent instructional videos.