Didn't know about the "box". I very much like his teaching style, and love this channel. FANTASTIC learning resource, FANTASTIC minds sharing their knowledge. Please keep doing what you do!!!
Seriously motivational guy. I admire someone who tries to motivate people as ferociously as Ashley does here. He's absolutely hounding the "non grandmaster". Really nice guy, and a great teacher too.
I recently saw maurice ashley in several livestreams but didn't know how brilliant teacher he is. Thank you for upload. I was laughing and learning at the same time... what is more?
WithoutContrast both are equal, because if you aren't enjoying the lesson you're probably not paying as much attention to it as you could. GM Ashley has such a good way of explaining things in such a simple way whilst making it fun. GM Finegold has a dry sense if humor but that's right up my alley. GM Seirawan... I mean, come on, who doesn't enjoy the Bob Ross of chess explaining why this happy little bird pawn is migrating across the board for the winter. He's just so smooth and so inviting you can't help but be infatuated with his lessons if you can deal with the reserved tone. If I'm not enjoying it, I could probably get more out of it if I did.
I've been studying and playing the Dutch a lot lately, and this was a really good confirmation of a lot of the thoughts I've had about the Dutch, and things I've learned from others. I especially like this teaching style from GM Ashley describing the way that grandmasters think about trying to punish moves that break the "rules". In a system like this, where black is arguably trying to avoid theory and just play chess (and white is maybe happy to follow that path), it's important to remember that theory exists for a reason and there's still good moves and bad moves, and it's good to understand why the Dutch Defense is the way it is, why certain patterns so often arise in it. This is a good reminder that understanding the themes of an opening is extremely important. You don't necessarily need to out-book your opponent, but if you understand those themes, understand the important squares and important pieces, you'll be able to find those best squares for your pieces in the moment and do better than an opponent who doesn't understand the themes as well as you. My advice to all the players out there: learn the Dutch! Seems like most club-level players don't know it at all really as white, and to me at least it's just a great way of avoiding all the Queen's Gambit nonsense that 1.d4 players have spent their lifetimes perfecting that a Ruy Lopez player like myself never bothered with learning. I can't even tell you the number of times I've seen white players freeze up after 1.d4 f5, and once they do finally make a move, it's almost certainly not optimal, nor are the moves after that. Great fighting chances for black, if you understand the themes and capitalize quickly on your opponent's confusion. These days I've been trying to specialize my opening repertoire doing lines that take my opponents out of their comfort zones, and having a lot of success with it. Dutch Defense, Sicilian Moscow/Rossolimo, Italian Two Knights Defense (don't fear the Fried Liver!), it's all good fun. I know pretty much all the Ruy Lopez and French (as white) variations, so if the opponent wants to go into my own comfort zones, that's fine by me, too! I still need to figure out an answer to the English and some more exotic openings, but it's very rare I face anyone at my level who knows them well enough to punish my own lack of knowledge.
9:33 - Ashley demonstrates why he's one of the best teachers on the planet. Chess isn't just about being able to spit out long-winded computer lines. It's mainly about self-confidence, attitude, and imagining that you can become a much better player than you are today.
Maurice Ashley the BOSS! If I wanna become a grandmaster I have to be calculating like you guys. I love that variation you calculated; white playing Rook d7 to avoid double instead of Julians Rook d6 to avoid double pawns. That rook d7 move was genius, creating decisive INIATIVE. It was like Maurice had to prove that Julian was no match for him, why he formulated this better idea.
Mostly just watched Seirawan and Akobian, so I was a bit hesitant to watch this guy. But this was quite amazing. I'm gonna have to add Maurice to my favorites
LOL I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Ashley always striked me as too ''in your face'' and sometimes he just rambles without fully delving into the position but he builds a nice rapport with the online and live audience and he is right with his analysis most of the time.Good stuff!
If you think Maurice was hounding Julian too harshly, you ALSO need to grow a bigger pair. It's called tough love. Going into a competitive event with self-doubt can only harm you. You already have the enemy working against you, why make his job easier by also doubting yourself? Boxers don't come out of a winning fight thinking, "yeah, but I'll never be champion." Maurice did a good job articulating this point at first, and then just teased Julian about it for the rest of the video to drive the point home.
I love this guy, between him and Mike Kummer I get a big football coach vibe from, as I keep imagining them with a whistle around their necks. Oh yeah, and extremely good analysis as well.
At 21:03, when black plays ... Qb6 it looks like white can win a piece by playing Qxb6! (instead of Nxd5) because after ... axb6 white just plays Bxd5 and if black recaptures the Q with the N instead of the P white plays BxB+. Is that right or am I missing something?
When they were talking about putting white's dark-square bishop on the long diagonal so it is attacking the squares adjacent to the king in the corner, I kind of saw a great line that revolves around making a battery by placing the white queen away from the line of sight of the black queen and putting it on C3 in order to form a battery. Then checking with the light squared bishop could be met with some trading leaving white with an advantage that crams the black king and makes black lose some rooks for some bishops. Anyone else?
"African continent GMs do exist; but, according to the system of racial classification, I am the first Black GM in history... it matters, and doesn't matter, all at the same time.--- Maurice Ashley.
I'm from England and love hearing the commentary on games with Maurice and our own Daniel king. Two great analysts and great communicators who really make the game come alive.
HEY MAURICE !... I LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE GRANDMASTER CARD ALTHOUGH YOU WERE JOKING I THINK THAT IT WOULD INSPIRE PLAYERS TO GET THEIR RATING UP, ALSO TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PERK LIE GETTING FREE STUFF! ANY PLAYER UNDER 2450 GETS THE CARD?... MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM ZEAL.
Some really instructional commentary here but his active shot ending at 39:27 is quite dubious. White should win the bishop ending with white pawns on the white squares and a more active king. Its hard to see how black avoids losing a pawn right off the bat.
I almost cried at 31:02 because right before the guy says I like Be5. I said the exact words I like Bb5. With a black bishop take d5 or a Queen take b5 to save her e8 rook.
At 3:40....I would've played Qe2. If Black plays Nf2 he could prevent White from castling. Not the best strategy but it can cause a lot of problems later in the game.
What about instead of Rd6(played in the game) or Rd7(suggested by Maurice), Re4? Looks like a clear win on the spot, I'm curious how he missed that possibility.
+MENELAOS94 I have considered Re5 at 24:03 as well, but don't come up with a win (much less win on the spot). Would you mind sharing your idea after 1.Re5 Qxb3 2.axb3 Bxc4 3.bxc4 Bf6 4.Rxc5 Bxb2 5.Rb1 Bf6...? White is 1 pawn up but still needs to convert the advantage into a win (if it is winnable). If1.Re5 Qxb3 2.Bxe6+ Qxe6 3.Rxe6... transposes to what has already been covered in the game. Thanks in advance.
Can't believe that as strong as a chess player and seemingly strong mind Mr. Ashley has... he doesn't realize how arrogant he comes across by his patronization of his lessers throughout this video... His intentions are well meaning, but his affectation is bullying and belittling. The kind of guy that still has self esteem issues despite all of his accomplishments.
+Ack Housing I disagree. I find him funny and interesting, as did the people in the lecture as they were laughing with him. The fact you see him as bullying and belittling tells me that you have ego problems. You're seeing something negative which isn't even there.
SuperYtc1 he's arrogant... watch the video again.. remember, people laugh as a reaction to discomfort as well.. you're projecting on me because of some need to protect this guy?
+Ack Housing Chess is not for the soft-hearted. If you feel compelled to play the amateur psychologist because Maurice is not nice enough for you, there are plenty of activities where you will never have to suffer in this fashion. Chess is not one of them.
Actually, the 15-year-old young man in the audience who was in the 1900's is already better than more than 95% of tournament chess players. There's a tendency in chess to take only NM's, IM's, and GM's seriously as "excellent players". Anybody over 1800 is, by any statistical metric, an excellent player.
firmly grasp it of coarse you are. I wouldn't expect anything less from someone who got their name idea from what his high school P.E. teacher told him to do in the locker room after class.
@@StygianStyle Yeah, not everyone wants to put in the time, even if they have a lot of talent. I will never be a grandmaster even though I think I have what it takes to get there. It's just not an ambition of mine.
Love Maurice Ashley's easily conversational lecture
Maurice is an excellent teacher, love that guy.
Didn't know about the "box". I very much like his teaching style, and love this channel. FANTASTIC learning resource, FANTASTIC minds sharing their knowledge. Please keep doing what you do!!!
Man, this guy is great and his insight in really well taught.
Seriously motivational guy. I admire someone who tries to motivate people as ferociously as Ashley does here. He's absolutely hounding the "non grandmaster". Really nice guy, and a great teacher too.
I'm not the only one to say this.. Maurice is a Great Teacher!
I recently saw maurice ashley in several livestreams but didn't know how brilliant teacher he is. Thank you for upload. I was laughing and learning at the same time... what is more?
WithoutContrast both are equal, because if you aren't enjoying the lesson you're probably not paying as much attention to it as you could.
GM Ashley has such a good way of explaining things in such a simple way whilst making it fun. GM Finegold has a dry sense if humor but that's right up my alley. GM Seirawan... I mean, come on, who doesn't enjoy the Bob Ross of chess explaining why this happy little bird pawn is migrating across the board for the winter. He's just so smooth and so inviting you can't help but be infatuated with his lessons if you can deal with the reserved tone.
If I'm not enjoying it, I could probably get more out of it if I did.
Same same same for me. Saw him before and but now after seeing this, I know he could be one of my favorites. Great teacher 👍😀
I really didn't know about the "box".. Thanks Maurice! One new lesson learned.
I've been studying and playing the Dutch a lot lately, and this was a really good confirmation of a lot of the thoughts I've had about the Dutch, and things I've learned from others. I especially like this teaching style from GM Ashley describing the way that grandmasters think about trying to punish moves that break the "rules". In a system like this, where black is arguably trying to avoid theory and just play chess (and white is maybe happy to follow that path), it's important to remember that theory exists for a reason and there's still good moves and bad moves, and it's good to understand why the Dutch Defense is the way it is, why certain patterns so often arise in it. This is a good reminder that understanding the themes of an opening is extremely important. You don't necessarily need to out-book your opponent, but if you understand those themes, understand the important squares and important pieces, you'll be able to find those best squares for your pieces in the moment and do better than an opponent who doesn't understand the themes as well as you.
My advice to all the players out there: learn the Dutch! Seems like most club-level players don't know it at all really as white, and to me at least it's just a great way of avoiding all the Queen's Gambit nonsense that 1.d4 players have spent their lifetimes perfecting that a Ruy Lopez player like myself never bothered with learning. I can't even tell you the number of times I've seen white players freeze up after 1.d4 f5, and once they do finally make a move, it's almost certainly not optimal, nor are the moves after that. Great fighting chances for black, if you understand the themes and capitalize quickly on your opponent's confusion.
These days I've been trying to specialize my opening repertoire doing lines that take my opponents out of their comfort zones, and having a lot of success with it. Dutch Defense, Sicilian Moscow/Rossolimo, Italian Two Knights Defense (don't fear the Fried Liver!), it's all good fun. I know pretty much all the Ruy Lopez and French (as white) variations, so if the opponent wants to go into my own comfort zones, that's fine by me, too! I still need to figure out an answer to the English and some more exotic openings, but it's very rare I face anyone at my level who knows them well enough to punish my own lack of knowledge.
Excellent video. GM Ashley is brilliant! Let's have more lectures by him please.
Thoroughly enjoyable. What a great teacher!
First time learning about "the box" very helpful. Love little tidbits of knowledge like that! Have any more? lol
Great visual cue, that sort of thing is an endgame timesaver when you're under time pressure.
Great job, GM Maurice. And congratulations to Julian.
9:33 - Ashley demonstrates why he's one of the best teachers on the planet. Chess isn't just about being able to spit out long-winded computer lines. It's mainly about self-confidence, attitude, and imagining that you can become a much better player than you are today.
I really like how Maurice presents chess material.
A pleasant surprise! What an excellent lecture.
Maurice Ashley the BOSS! If I wanna become a grandmaster I have to be calculating like you guys. I love that variation you calculated; white playing Rook d7 to avoid double instead of Julians Rook d6 to avoid double pawns. That rook d7 move was genius, creating decisive INIATIVE. It was like Maurice had to prove that Julian was no match for him, why he formulated this better idea.
very nice, enjoyable to watch and informative. I really like the way Maurice analyses the position and breaks it down.
A very good game indeed. And thanks for the analysis, too.
Mostly just watched Seirawan and Akobian, so I was a bit hesitant to watch this guy. But this was quite amazing. I'm gonna have to add Maurice to my favorites
Those are my favorites: Akobian and Ashley. Sierawan tends to digress at times and gets too theoretical for me.
Maurice is a better commentor... Most other guys the majority are boring and monotone
Hans Martin Vatnan Me too.
LOL I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.
Ashley always striked me as too ''in your face'' and sometimes he just rambles without fully delving into the position but he builds a nice rapport with the online and live audience and he is right with his analysis most of the time.Good stuff!
Come on Julian u will be GM. First class moves.
So, it has been 4 years. Did Julian become a GM?
Just had to look it up. National master right now
@@fitzleland8710 Oh, not bad! So he truly did turn out great!
Excellent Lecture !!!
I love Maurice, I really hope to see him more on the channel and nice game by the "non-grandmaster" ;)
I love the motivational speech.
If you think Maurice was hounding Julian too harshly, you ALSO need to grow a bigger pair. It's called tough love.
Going into a competitive event with self-doubt can only harm you. You already have the enemy working against you, why make his job easier by also doubting yourself?
Boxers don't come out of a winning fight thinking, "yeah, but I'll never be champion."
Maurice did a good job articulating this point at first, and then just teased Julian about it for the rest of the video to drive the point home.
Maurice is awesome explaining!
Maurice Ashley is beautiful and so is his play! A credit to all grand masters everywhere! More of him, please.
very instructive lesson!
Great lecture !!
I will be more than happy to have Maurice Ashley as a coach
Good stuff Maurice....inspirational leadership....
I love this guy, between him and Mike Kummer I get a big football coach vibe from, as I keep imagining them with a whistle around their necks.
Oh yeah, and extremely good analysis as well.
At 21:03, when black plays ... Qb6 it looks like white can win a piece by playing Qxb6! (instead of Nxd5) because after ... axb6 white just plays Bxd5 and if black recaptures the Q with the N instead of the P white plays BxB+. Is that right or am I missing something?
In that line you end up with two rooks vs two rooks and bishop vs bishop, so you're not winning a piece, moreover, your a pawn is hanging.
Maurice is great at teaching and promoting chess. Good video! Varuzhan is also good. My favorite commentator is Seirawan.
*****
Seirawan is awesome!
+Michael H what dafaq is your problem?!?! they liked him because for them he is a good commentator not any of the stuff you've mentioned you sick ****
+Liandro Ferrer of all the TH-cam videos to spam with my drunk messages, I'm not sure why I chose this one. Sorry if I offended you
+Michael H Drunken words are sober thoughts.
SuperYtc1 I have never believed that
When they were talking about putting white's dark-square bishop on the long diagonal so it is attacking the squares adjacent to the king in the corner, I kind of saw a great line that revolves around making a battery by placing the white queen away from the line of sight of the black queen and putting it on C3 in order to form a battery. Then checking with the light squared bishop could be met with some trading leaving white with an advantage that crams the black king and makes black lose some rooks for some bishops. Anyone else?
Awesome, one of the things I was looking for. thank you
hey what if in 32:29 White played 1.Bc7. Qxbc7 2. rd7.Qxrd7. 3 bxbe6. is it winning for white?
I love Maurice's content!
whats wrong with black pawn to c4 at 17:30?
+Alexander Bollbach look two comments down dude
+Christian Eggers can't you just tell me dude....
+Christian Eggers of course i read the comments to see if it was mentioned. i don't see what the significance of f5 is
So at 46:46, what was the oversight he was talking about?
+B4sk3tdud3
Rc1 and then Rd1 Rxd1 checkmate
+attila6901 But it's white to move, so can't white just go Rd8 first and check?
+B4sk3tdud3 he could, but sooner or later he must play Kf1 or he'll get mated (this threat was the oversight he was talking about:D )
B4sk3tdud3 He was saying that if white didnt think about his position he could have been mated.
43:48 possible here also Bb8, and if black moves Bb6 then Bxa7! Bxa7 Re8+ and Re7+ recovering the bishop back
Maurice is great. Respect my dude
"African continent GMs do exist; but, according to the system of racial classification, I am the first Black GM in history... it matters, and doesn't matter, all at the same time.--- Maurice Ashley.
tbh being a chess gm is the least important profession in Africa maybe a little bit above of actor.
Excellent! Thank you Maurice.
Very instructive. Maurice Ashley ftw!
Is this the "Julian" that ben Finegold talks about ? x)
This video taught me about the box
Great guy Maurice Ashley. But my favorite is Varuzhan anyway
I'm from England and love hearing the commentary on games with Maurice and our own Daniel king. Two great analysts and great communicators who really make the game come alive.
Maurice is fantastic
isnt that the london opening from white
41:44 would rook f4 be a counter to that position?
I think that loses the exchange or the bishop with Re7 as c5 is holding the bishop on d4 , while the bishop on c7 is still loose in that variation
GM Ashley room checked the 1.9K player out of respect and aspiration.
why not bishop a5 at 41:30?
nevermind, rook e2
But how does it end!
You can't take this because it's pinned, MC Hammer variation haha
HEY MAURICE !... I LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE GRANDMASTER CARD ALTHOUGH YOU WERE JOKING I THINK THAT IT WOULD INSPIRE PLAYERS TO GET THEIR RATING UP, ALSO TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PERK LIE GETTING FREE STUFF! ANY PLAYER UNDER 2450 GETS THE CARD?... MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM ZEAL.
Some really instructional commentary here but his active shot ending at 39:27 is quite dubious. White should win the bishop ending with white pawns on the white squares and a more active king. Its hard to see how black avoids losing a pawn right off the bat.
What about Bh7 for white after Rd6?
Hi GM Maurice, I have a doubt, in chess is it necessary to say check, do the GM do it in a tournament? ?
23:26 black to move Qxb3 Bxb3 Rab1 does that not refute his capture on d5
Maurice is the man
damnnn this wad sooooo good
Love Maurice!
I almost cried at 31:02 because right before the guy says I like Be5. I said the exact words I like Bb5. With a black bishop take d5 or a Queen take b5 to save her e8 rook.
At 17:30 after Qc2 why can't black play c4
+mybff86 Oops didnt ee f5
At 3:40....I would've played Qe2. If Black plays Nf2 he could prevent White from castling. Not the best strategy but it can cause a lot of problems later in the game.
Around 32:00-34:00 I wish Queen played C3 and put check pressure with bishop
Instead of the Queen trade
I don't really know anything about chess except the most basic moves and am not interested in learning it but this was still super interesting
excelente partida maestro maurice
What about instead of Rd6(played in the game) or Rd7(suggested by Maurice), Re4? Looks like a clear win on the spot, I'm curious how he missed that possibility.
+MENELAOS94 I have considered Re5 at 24:03 as well, but don't come up with a win (much less win on the spot). Would you mind sharing your idea after 1.Re5 Qxb3 2.axb3 Bxc4 3.bxc4 Bf6 4.Rxc5 Bxb2 5.Rb1 Bf6...? White is 1 pawn up but still needs to convert the advantage into a win (if it is winnable).
If1.Re5 Qxb3 2.Bxe6+ Qxe6 3.Rxe6... transposes to what has already been covered in the game.
Thanks in advance.
lol I love the awkwardness.
Who is this Julian character everyone's talking about.
did julian become gm? its been 4 years after the upload
Looked him up on FIDE's website, doesn't appear to have made it.
So why are we looking at your game!?
at 41:09
white still can survive with Ba5 covering e1 square
Can't believe that as strong as a chess player and seemingly strong mind Mr. Ashley has... he doesn't realize how arrogant he comes across by his patronization of his lessers throughout this video... His intentions are well meaning, but his affectation is bullying and belittling. The kind of guy that still has self esteem issues despite all of his accomplishments.
+Ack Housing I disagree. I find him funny and interesting, as did the people in the lecture as they were laughing with him. The fact you see him as bullying and belittling tells me that you have ego problems. You're seeing something negative which isn't even there.
SuperYtc1 he's arrogant... watch the video again.. remember, people laugh as a reaction to discomfort as well.. you're projecting on me because of some need to protect this guy?
Ack Housing I don't need to watch the video again. How about you watch it again, but this time take off your negative spectacles and control your ego.
I can't control my ego.. can you please help me?
+Ack Housing Chess is not for the soft-hearted. If you feel compelled to play the amateur psychologist because Maurice is not nice enough for you, there are plenty of activities where you will never have to suffer in this fashion. Chess is not one of them.
Idk man some of these moves look like engine moves... lol jk good game against a bad dutch stonewall, and great lecture by the MAN, GM Ashley
Actually, the 15-year-old young man in the audience who was in the 1900's is already better than more than 95% of tournament chess players. There's a tendency in chess to take only NM's, IM's, and GM's seriously as "excellent players". Anybody over 1800 is, by any statistical metric, an excellent player.
ls julian a grand master yet ?
Awesome!!
It's funny because the way he talks reminds me of Elliot.
Rook takes d5
Me: thata a grandmaster move from julian right there
U got this julian.
"and losing two F-(wait on camera)......moves" :)
damnn that head is bigger than my future
yeah gm maurice is my favorite gm next to gm garry kaspa
Blunders aren’t kamikaze they are seppuku.
Not the best teacher perhaps, but a welcome change to the very many teachers who have no energy at all.
I wish he would have tried rook e5
I love this lol
Magnus Ashley: Decent.
22:46 queen to C3 checkmate
nope there is a bishop protected by the rook that he can push in front and queen has to move again
Oh shit
firmly grasp it I'd take your girl and have u eating Gurbur out of a straw. don't get it twisted cuz I watch chess videos
firmly grasp it I am not joking when I said that. I wasn't even mad I'm saying your insults r weak and gave u an example of some proper shit
firmly grasp it of coarse you are. I wouldn't expect anything less from someone who got their name idea from what his high school P.E. teacher told him to do in the locker room after class.
Por favor traducir al español
16:26 #Tenderoni HAHA
the samuel l jackson of chess
I know a 15 yo fm with a 2467 rating. No kidding.
I'm sorry, before rd6
Julian will never be a grandmaster.
nah it was autism
Damn I always get that confused
I think he just doesn't want to be a GM. He probably has career aspirations, so becoming a GM would take too much time away from that.
@@StygianStyle Yeah, not everyone wants to put in the time, even if they have a lot of talent. I will never be a grandmaster even though I think I have what it takes to get there. It's just not an ambition of mine.
Anyone from the 254 here
Never get on Maurice Ashleys bad side