loving these shorter more frequent uploads, they're very easy to digest on a lunch break, and super valuable, with absolutely no fluff, it's all awesome
Another wonderful lesson for us amateurs! Such a great insight about how exchanges are not about what pieces come off the board, but what pieces remain on the board and their relative worth within the context of the given position.
@@joshuachirwa8676 I think I was mainly referring to his amateurs mind series of videos. He has a number of other excellent series as well though, such as know your openings and the even better know thy classics.
this is just fantastic, also it's pretty fascinating to here the Hungarian accent, since it shares quite a few similarities with our Australian accents, like the way you say "today" among others
You have improved my calculations and chess. I had a fantastic game the other day. Love for you to take a look. Im actually very proud of it and feel you had a massive influence the game.
8:30 Another way I would think about this trade is the fact that black has almost all their pawns on light squares, so it's very unlikely white's light-square bishop is going to make much headway staring at that wall of pawns.
I love this because it gives me a mantra of sorts for my assessment of trades. I'm going to make "what stays?" something I say to myself before every trade. That's good coaching right there. If Coach Andras keeps this quality of content, I may even quit playing the London!
Engaging video, as always. I wish I could count the number of times I got bamboozled into locking in my light-squared bishop (playing Black) and losing, effectively a piece down.
Thank you for all the free content. You're the best. You know, I was wondering about a video that simply attacks the problem of where to develop the bishop. This is often a much harder place to find the right square for as there are so many options in contrast with the knight. There isn't any other video I could find which deals exclusively with this subject, and I think it would probably be helpful for a lot of people. Just in case you are looking for ideas :)
In french defense is not only better to trade blacks queens bishop for the other bishop but also the queen. The white has higher value because better movility. Also in case black short castle which is common the white queen is fundamental to attack blacks short castle.
Have a great weekend! Posted for the algorithm. Great video I especially liked the 2nd game. I play hanging pawns a lot. I play the Tartakower QGD as black and play it reversed as white out of 1 Nf3. The Hanging Pawns are supposed to be a weakness I’ve been told. But It’s been solid for me.
Great advice thanks !. Perfect for my level . I cant think of many chess videos on the internet that actually teach or are guide-lines for playing positions with weird material imbalances. yes I blundered my Queen for a knight once but getting a few strong central pawns in the process. They began running down the board and won the game. Even when winning a lot of material it still pays to do a quick blunder check. I instead of snap taking . Also restricting opponents pieces or making blockades, I would like to learn more about . Thanks Andras !
Love the content! (Posting names of the openings or structures you are analyzing would be helpful, esp. if time stamps were also there - for future reference and searches.)
In the second game (Dutch Stonewall), why would Black recapture on e4 with ...dxe4 instead of ...fxe4, when at the least, he gets some activity down the f-file?
brilliant as usual, thanks. i especially like the insight into trading off the opponents' best defender. i tend to have a negative tendency as white or when i'm attacking to refuse all trades, which as you outline here is counter-productive at times
If I’m being totally honest, I really like that you started saying ladies and gentlemen instead of hello to the chicos and the chicas. I understand the struggle of presenting complex ideas elegant ideas, whilst still trying to cater to young people who make up most of youtube
Suggestion to improve a video like this would be- Talk about exactly what you see when trading pieces and what goes through your head when the option of a trade is on the board…This idea can go for other videos as well. Still enjoy the content either way but sometimes I feel i’m a bit advanced and unsure if a video will benefit me or not
I never understood why they assign a numerical value to the pieces, and why they are taught to see the changes in that merely "arithmetic" way, it is harmful for those who have just started in chess to think that way... the value of each piece is position-dependent IMO.
That’s true but most beginners don’t realise that trading a rook for a knight/bishop isn’t an equal trade and I’ve seen this happen many times. The numbers are a good general rule to teach people and then you can add the positional stuff once they’ve had more experience.
loving these shorter more frequent uploads, they're very easy to digest on a lunch break, and super valuable, with absolutely no fluff, it's all awesome
Heartily agreed
Another wonderful lesson for us amateurs! Such a great insight about how exchanges are not about what pieces come off the board, but what pieces remain on the board and their relative worth within the context of the given position.
Thanks BUddy, glad you liked it.
these new videos are really on another level again. And this even though your previous content was already the best educational chess on youtube.
Which video is the previous one you're talking about?
@@joshuachirwa8676 I think I was mainly referring to his amateurs mind series of videos. He has a number of other excellent series as well though, such as know your openings and the even better know thy classics.
this is just fantastic, also it's pretty fascinating to here the Hungarian accent, since it shares quite a few similarities with our Australian accents, like the way you say "today" among others
He lives in Australia so he might have picked up the tendencies lol
Maybe it's a long-lost carry-over from the Australio-Hungarian Empire. :-)
@@rotflolawlmao that makes a lot of sense
Thoroughly enjoying these new videos Andras, as a busy dad/adult improver I can't thank you enough.
It's about what stays... Great insight!
This is my favorite chess content on TH-cam. Thanks Andras!
I see those subscriber numbers steadily ticking up, you deserve it.
You have improved my calculations and chess. I had a fantastic game the other day. Love for you to take a look. Im actually very proud of it and feel you had a massive influence the game.
Im 1500 rapid on this site. 1700 on lichess.
Great news mate, feel free to send me the game!
Brilliant lesson as usual, Andras! Thanks!
Wow Coach, that Benoni lesson helped me a TON!!!
8:30 Another way I would think about this trade is the fact that black has almost all their pawns on light squares, so it's very unlikely white's light-square bishop is going to make much headway staring at that wall of pawns.
Thanks Andras! An excellent lesson with the concepts clearly explained.
Thanx Andras for all of your shared content! Köszi András h megosztod itt a tudásod! 🤓😉♟
Orulok, hogy segithetek!
I love this because it gives me a mantra of sorts for my assessment of trades. I'm going to make "what stays?" something I say to myself before every trade. That's good coaching right there. If Coach Andras keeps this quality of content, I may even quit playing the London!
Would be a great coaching success if mine if you did 😉
Well chosen topic and I didn't think that I would say that - even better presentation than in the numerous brilliant videos on this channel before ^^.
Andras is the God of breaking things down and explaining chess on point! ~superb~
Glad you think so!
This is genius! I struggle in a fluid pawn structure evaluating which bishops will be more valuable, but at least we know what to consider.
Thanks mate!
This was a marvellous lesson about trading pieces in chess
"It's not what you are trading, it's about what's left on the board" Andras Toth 2021
Nice advice Andras 👍
TY!
Andras you are awesome great teaching
So helpful, gonna binge your videos before I play my first tournament haha
Always a treat
Really great video Andras. The idea of evaluating the pieces left on the board was pretty eye opening for a patzer like myself
Glad you enjoyed it!
Engaging video, as always. I wish I could count the number of times I got bamboozled into locking in my light-squared bishop (playing Black) and losing, effectively a piece down.
Needed this video. Thanks coach!
Thank you for all the free content. You're the best. You know, I was wondering about a video that simply attacks the problem of where to develop the bishop. This is often a much harder place to find the right square for as there are so many options in contrast with the knight. There isn't any other video I could find which deals exclusively with this subject, and I think it would probably be helpful for a lot of people. Just in case you are looking for ideas :)
Thanks a lot, will consider the bishop idea.
awesome lesson coach
In french defense is not only better to trade blacks queens bishop for the other bishop but also the queen. The white has higher value because better movility. Also in case black short castle which is common the white queen is fundamental to attack blacks short castle.
Awesome video as per usual, such a helpful way of thinking! Thanks Chandra!
Have a great weekend! Posted for the algorithm. Great video I especially liked the 2nd game. I play hanging pawns a lot. I play the Tartakower QGD as black and play it reversed as white out of 1 Nf3. The Hanging Pawns are supposed to be a weakness I’ve been told. But It’s been solid for me.
Great advice thanks !. Perfect for my level . I cant think of many chess videos on the internet that actually teach or are guide-lines for playing positions with weird material imbalances.
yes I blundered my Queen for a knight once but getting a few strong central pawns in the process. They began running down the board and won the game. Even when winning a lot of material it still pays to do a quick blunder check. I instead of snap taking . Also restricting opponents pieces or making blockades, I would like to learn more about . Thanks Andras !
My pleasure, glad you enjoy the content!
These videos are literally gold mines of information
Thanks Tony, Glad you liked it.
Nice very good stuff, clear and concise!
Another hit! Great concept in a very easy to digest form.
This video was extremely helpful
A damn good lesson! Please more of this topic!
Glad you liked it!
Wow, such an amazing lesson. Thank you so much
Great stuff, very educational
Love the content! (Posting names of the openings or structures you are analyzing would be helpful, esp. if time stamps were also there - for future reference and searches.)
9:27 3rd example
4:25 - 2nd example (stonewall defense)
Thanks for the tips!
Excellent presentation
Thanks Kevin, Glad you enjoyed it!
This was a super helpful video!!!
Excellent!
Thank you man, great vid
A great video by a great coach
In the second game (Dutch Stonewall), why would Black recapture on e4 with ...dxe4 instead of ...fxe4, when at the least, he gets some activity down the f-file?
White would immediately break with f3 , leaving no hope of counter play .
Terrific! Thanks…
Glad you liked it!
Thank you!
Thx this video was really helpful
So good. Thank you.
Great stuff, as always.
Glad you enjoyed it
Your best video ever
Thanks Dude, appreciate the kind comment!
@@ChessCoachAndras you should make more videos on exchanges! Thanks
brilliant as usual, thanks. i especially like the insight into trading off the opponents' best defender. i tend to have a negative tendency as white or when i'm attacking to refuse all trades, which as you outline here is counter-productive at times
If I’m being totally honest, I really like that you started saying ladies and gentlemen instead of hello to the chicos and the chicas. I understand the struggle of presenting complex ideas elegant ideas, whilst still trying to cater to young people who make up most of youtube
It is virtually impossible to keep everyone happy . If you scroll down you will find comments asking for chicas. Wish I understood how to TH-cam….
Where can I find puzzles to practice this 😍
Great stuff!
Glad you think so!
Good stuff
I didn't understand why black played ne2 check in the first game you showed instead of taking the queen. Was the white knight posing any threat on c3?
because otherwise White would have achieved his optimal attacking setup (Bd4 and Nd5) even faster.
@@ChessCoachAndras I see. Thank you for responding, love your content!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Can you please post Sicilian dragon videos
Commenting so that you get more famous. You deserve it.
Thanks man!
Thanks for this! A light bulb moment for me!
I am here to help!:)
Sir Andras, how come you are not a GM?
"overgrown pawn vs a stallion" lmao
I miss being called a chico
Suggestion to improve a video like this would be- Talk about exactly what you see when trading pieces and what goes through your head when the option of a trade is on the board…This idea can go for other videos as well. Still enjoy the content either way but sometimes I feel i’m a bit advanced and unsure if a video will benefit me or not
If you watch other youtubers how do they solve the issue of you being potentially too advanced ?
I never understood why they assign a numerical value to the pieces, and why they are taught to see the changes in that merely "arithmetic" way, it is harmful for those who have just started in chess to think that way... the value of each piece is position-dependent IMO.
That’s true but most beginners don’t realise that trading a rook for a knight/bishop isn’t an equal trade and I’ve seen this happen many times. The numbers are a good general rule to teach people and then you can add the positional stuff once they’ve had more experience.
Why did that guy blunder his knight in the first game i dont get it? haha
I don't think black would trade that pawn. It bad trade for black. Probably rook d4 would best move.
Maybe you could vs me lol
xsumkp
#von.ngo
A great video by a great coach