9:36 The move is g5! If Qxe6, then f8=N+! with an underpromotion and a fork. Every other move loses Black the queen or gets him mated. And g6 is no longer a threat because g4 is now a free square and there's a queen controlling g6
Is it a joke question because he had already explained that the 2 queen moves resulted in losing to checkmate in 1 and g5 is the only other legal move.
@@marcrob100 It's about which piece you promote to. Queen is the wrong answer. Black eventually has to go Qxe6, at which point you promote your pawn to Knight and get an instant royal fork.
I've just completed a whole load of "White to play and win" type puzzles. The common theme was underpromotion as the only solution. Yet here, because this was from a real game, it didn't occur to me. Seems I'm just not learning 😥
It’s a way of thinking to improve any idea one may have in a position. The devil is in the details, as we all know. So, no, it’s not about “don’t play bad moves,” which is useless advice.
Helpful! I've already started working Fischer's rule into my game. Like Lasker's rule, one must always keep it in mind, every move, to receive the benefit.
09:08 Puzzle of the Day Pawn g4 to g5 blocks the check. If black Queen takes that pawn on g5; then white has h takes g5, capturing black's Queen. White has unstoppable checkmate: for example: Qg6+ Kh8; f8=R# 1::0
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9:09 White plays pawn to g5, if Qxe6, promote to knight, royal fork and white wins the queen. If black plays Qe2 check, Qxe2, then promote to Queen. If black plays g6 check, Qxg6 check, then promote to Q and mate. If black plays pawn hxg5, Qg6 check, then promote to Queen and mate. If black plays Qxg5 check, hxg5, then promote to Queen and white is winning.
If you promote to a knight, either Black moves Kh7, and unless checked by the knight, he then moves Pg6#, the knight keeps checking the King, forcing a draw by repetition.
g5 is the move I believe. If black capture white queen then underpromote the f7 pawn to a knight forking King and Queen. With this extra piece white should be able to win
Example 2: I'd play Qd7, let my horse die then move in for the Queen mate. I know we're trying to find the best move but is a move really better if the result is the same? It's an M3 vs. an M2 so I suppose that does have value. I'd do well to remember Ex3.
Same here lol. I mean, generally in the real play, at endgame, time is something really need to consider especially if you are in far advantage than your opponent, so yeah IMO doesn't get the M2 in order to avoid risking lose of time or stalemate is still great move (don't forget you could still checkmate your opponent in a few move soon)
In the beginning position at 1:15, wouldn't moving the a pawn to a5 trap Black's queen? Igor says the computer says black is better here, I don't see it?
In the first example QF7ch KC6 BB5ch KB7 A5 wins the queen because it’s trapped. Black would have to play QxB or PxB. Checking with the bishop first is stronger I agree but they both win
At 9:15, white has only 3 legal moves: Qxe5, Qf5, and g5, since Qxe5 and Qf5 will lead to g6#, the only choice will be g5. Then black's best attempt will be Qxe6, but this will run into a fork given by f8=N, and then white can take the queen with the knight and then eventually promote another pawn to deliver checkmate
The idea of looking for checks first then doing it is kind of superceded by "ok, but is that going anywhere?" If you only checked as soon as possible, you'd lose more games because you don't have the backup needed. I agree it's a good idea to think about as many options as possible.
White pawn to g5, Qxe6, Pg7+, Kh8,Pf8(becomes Q or R)#. If after Pg5, Black moves Pf6, Qxf6+, Kh8, Qg8#. If Black moves Pxg5, Qxe5 = white is up a Queen and able to promote for a second Queen. If Black moves Qxg5, Pxg5 and the same thing happens.
I would like to see golden rules for the middle game because I find the middle game to be the most complicated phase of the game. The end game is a simplified phase because there are less pieces on the board, and the opening is a no brainer if you just follow book moves, but the middle game is when things get muddy and complicated.
Openings and end game are pretty much "solved", but midgame is still as complex as we first began to play chess... even for the strongest engines, midgame is enigma, so there is not an easy way to learn about how to play midgame. You can try to be "clever" as much as you want but there is no way you can learn how to play it for certain, like that is for the openings or the endgame.
The move that saves is g5: If Qe2+, there's Qxe2 and white is up a queen and winning with no threat of mate If g6+ there's Qxg6+ Kh8 Qg8# If Qxe6 there's f8=N+ Kg8 Nxe6 and white is going to promote the h pawn and win (When I used Stockfish, the engine showe the following variation after Nxe6: Kf7 Nd4 Ke8 Kg6 Ke7 Kxg7 hxg5 hxg5 Kd6 Kf6 Kd5 Ne6 Kc4 g6 Kb3 g7 Kc3 Ke5 Kd3 g8=Q Ke2 Nd4+ Kf4 Ke1 Qa2 Kd1 Qe2+ Kc1 Qc2#)
The last example is fabulous! Such a simple idea, and yet one I might easily overlook.. In the first example, what if Black replies to Bb5+ with ...Nc6
lesson learned: always find the !! moves, to improve my chess. More seriously -- the point is clearly not to fixate on "obvious" good moves. I am often guilty of this and then in game review I'm shocked to see the "missed" symbol. So I should broaden my search path.
Why are the solutions for the first 2 examples so bad?! 1. The move which you claimed to be wrong (Queen to f8) is a more brilliant move than the one you suggested. After all the moves play out like you said at 01:09 , you can push the pawn to a5 and still get the queen without any major sacrifice/exchange. 2. Doesn't simply moving the Queen to c7 checkmate the black king in 1 move??! Or am I missing something in both puzzles? Edit: I realised the king still has a8 move in my solution to the second puzzle. But I still have a query regarding the first one
puzzle of the day, g5 if pawn captures, Qg6+, Kh8 only move and f8 promote to a queen is checkmate if queen takes queen, f8 pawn promotes to a KNIGHTTTTT!!!! forking the king and queen, now we're a knight up and win the game
So for me, 'look for a better move' doesn't express what I need to think about. I see a move, where does it fall in order of operations? Does it need a set up? Is there another threat I can make, is there a threat I am exposed to? All these together have to be remembered and the 'look for a better move' does not trigger this for me. It gets me lost looking for single move with no depth.
for puzzle of the day the only other move is g5, which wins for white if Qxe6 then f8=N+ Kh8 (or Kh7) Nxe6. i dont see an immediate mate after this but ur up a knight so ur definitely winning all other moves i see lead to mate, for example if Qc5 to stop the promotion then Qe4+ Kh8 then Qe8+ Kh7 Qg8# (black can block Qe4+ with g6+ or Qf5 but those also lead to mate)
Example 3 is why endgame theory is important. I instantly saw the exchange sac because I know 7 and 5 pawns , and 6 and 6 pawns beat a rook. No calculation needed
at 1:21 can white just play a5 trapping the queen? And if rook attacks the queen on f8 white can retreat the queen. Isn't that just winning?? never mind I just realised black can play Bxh2+ to get the queen out
why everyone answering wrong the correct move is Qg6 and black king has to go on the 8th rank then you promote to a rook or queen it a brilliant checkmate
Cover the white king with a pawn, sacrifice your queen, and then get a knight forking black king/queen, and then now you have a knight and 2 pawns against the king and 2 pawns
The only reason black is surviving in the first example is that black can go with Bxh2+ against a5 threatening a queen trap. White can't take because of hxg5+ taking a bishop with check, and if white moves Kf1 black has opened an escape square for the queen on d6. However! If white plays Kh1, black saving the queen with Qd6 leads to a6+ Nbxa6 Bxa6+ Kb8, an equalish position where White holds most of the initiative (if black goes Kb6 in answer to a6+, White is in a better but very murky position). The only move leading black to keep his advantage against Kh1 is the very unnatural Qxb5 Nxb5 hxg5, trading the queen for two pieces and protecting the h2 bishop with the rook. The position after a5 is fraught with danger for black.
Hello Igor I've been watching your videos for some time now; I find them very useful. I especially enjoy the videos on the openings b3 (for Whites) and b6 (for Blacks). Anyway I just wanted to thank you for your time. I just reached 1300 today in rapid!
1:21 "Computer actually says that black's better here." I hope you'll take my comment as constructive and make your channel better. Something's very wrong if your computer is saying that. Did you think about a5? It traps the queen. Well ok, there is Bxh2+ 4.Kxh2 Qd6+ 5.Kg1 Qf8 which I admit I didn't see, but it turns out ok after 6.a6+ Nxa6 7.Bxa6+ Kb6 8.Na4+ Kc6 9.Qxf8 Rxf8 10.Bf1 and white is easily winning.
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In example 4, why doesn't Qe8+ work? The king moves up and we checkmate with Qg6#
My though was: Qc7 chk, Ka8, Na6 # ? noob, Idk@@MarvinHuber_KSP
Sorry, meant Example 2 !
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9.35, I think just stop the Queen by pon G4 to G5. If he catch our Queen, we can get back with free pon become knight double check.
You need to make a playlist of all Golden rules, please
9:36 The move is g5! If Qxe6, then f8=N+! with an underpromotion and a fork. Every other move loses Black the queen or gets him mated. And g6 is no longer a threat because g4 is now a free square and there's a queen controlling g6
Is it a joke question because he had already explained that the 2 queen moves resulted in losing to checkmate in 1 and g5 is the only other legal move.
@@marcrob100 It's about which piece you promote to. Queen is the wrong answer.
Black eventually has to go Qxe6, at which point you promote your pawn to Knight and get an instant royal fork.
i found this f8=N+ king can only move to h8 Ng6+ then Ng6+ with a free queen
@@cheafflaff1573 That is not a legal move, as the white king is still in check!
I've just completed a whole load of "White to play and win" type puzzles. The common theme was underpromotion as the only solution. Yet here, because this was from a real game, it didn't occur to me. Seems I'm just not learning 😥
Lasker's Rule: don't play bad moves?
Pretty much
Or rather, think before you act.
Yes it would be better phrased as "wait several seconds after deciding" or something
It’s a way of thinking to improve any idea one may have in a position. The devil is in the details, as we all know. So, no, it’s not about “don’t play bad moves,” which is useless advice.
Thank You, for the video!! There is no replacing the expertise of a GM.
I know I’m very late but for the last puzzle: Queen g6 check?
King h8 followed by saccing queen on h6 and promoting with Check to fork the other pawn.
Helpful! I've already started working Fischer's rule into my game. Like Lasker's rule, one must always keep it in mind, every move, to receive the benefit.
09:08 Puzzle of the Day
Pawn g4 to g5 blocks the check.
If black Queen takes that pawn on g5; then white has h takes g5, capturing black's Queen.
White has unstoppable checkmate: for example: Qg6+ Kh8; f8=R# 1::0
Superb video, very nice examples, especially the last one is a gem! Thank You!
Lasker's rule for computer cheaters: If Stockfish finds the first line, look for the second line!
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9:17 g5 by white if Qxe6, f pawn promotes to knight with a fork,if hxg5 Qg6+,Kh8 f pawn promote to queen mate
After Kh8, you can also go f8=R# if you want to put salt in the wound
@@leszekryniec7054 yeah
If you find multiple good moves try rearranging the move order! I do this a lot on puzzles.
Brilliant lesson with practical example about moves that can be used👏👌👌👌💪
Thanks!
9:09 White plays pawn to g5, if Qxe6, promote to knight, royal fork and white wins the queen. If black plays Qe2 check, Qxe2, then promote to Queen. If black plays g6 check, Qxg6 check, then promote to Q and mate. If black plays pawn hxg5, Qg6 check, then promote to Queen and mate. If black plays Qxg5 check, hxg5, then promote to Queen and white is winning.
If you promote to a knight, either Black moves Kh7, and unless checked by the knight, he then moves Pg6#, the knight keeps checking the King, forcing a draw by repetition.
g5 is the move I believe. If black capture white queen then underpromote the f7 pawn to a knight forking King and Queen. With this extra piece white should be able to win
Block Check with Pawng5, Queen takes, promote pawn to Knight check, take Queen.
Chess is beautiful and you make that obvious for the world. I guess it is not easy to live from chess alone, but boy how magic it is!
Example 2: I'd play Qd7, let my horse die then move in for the Queen mate. I know we're trying to find the best move but is a move really better if the result is the same? It's an M3 vs. an M2 so I suppose that does have value. I'd do well to remember Ex3.
Same here lol. I mean, generally in the real play, at endgame, time is something really need to consider especially if you are in far advantage than your opponent, so yeah IMO doesn't get the M2 in order to avoid risking lose of time or stalemate is still great move (don't forget you could still checkmate your opponent in a few move soon)
In the beginning position at 1:15, wouldn't moving the a pawn to a5 trap Black's queen? Igor says the computer says black is better here, I don't see it?
In the first example QF7ch KC6 BB5ch KB7 A5 wins the queen because it’s trapped. Black would have to play QxB or PxB. Checking with the bishop first is stronger I agree but they both win
At 9:15, white has only 3 legal moves: Qxe5, Qf5, and g5, since Qxe5 and Qf5 will lead to g6#, the only choice will be g5. Then black's best attempt will be Qxe6, but this will run into a fork given by f8=N, and then white can take the queen with the knight and then eventually promote another pawn to deliver checkmate
The idea of looking for checks first then doing it is kind of superceded by "ok, but is that going anywhere?" If you only checked as soon as possible, you'd lose more games because you don't have the backup needed. I agree it's a good idea to think about as many options as possible.
White pawn to g5, Qxe6, Pg7+, Kh8,Pf8(becomes Q or R)#. If after Pg5, Black moves Pf6, Qxf6+, Kh8, Qg8#. If Black moves Pxg5, Qxe5 = white is up a Queen and able to promote for a second Queen. If Black moves Qxg5, Pxg5 and the same thing happens.
I would like to see golden rules for the middle game because I find the middle game to be the most complicated phase of the game. The end game is a simplified phase because there are less pieces on the board, and the opening is a no brainer if you just follow book moves, but the middle game is when things get muddy and complicated.
You would be surprised to see how complicated and abstract an endgame can be
Openings and end game are pretty much "solved", but midgame is still as complex as we first began to play chess... even for the strongest engines, midgame is enigma, so there is not an easy way to learn about how to play midgame. You can try to be "clever" as much as you want but there is no way you can learn how to play it for certain, like that is for the openings or the endgame.
At 1:18, where you show the lesser move, wouldn't pushing the white pawn to a5 win the queen?
I used this lesson recently to win a game. I saw a move I liked that didn’t work so I changed the move order and the idea worked perfectly.
9:39
g5, if Qxe6 then f8=N and g6 is no longer checkmate and you can take the queen while a piece up and you’re winning
The move that saves is g5:
If Qe2+, there's Qxe2 and white is up a queen and winning with no threat of mate
If g6+ there's Qxg6+ Kh8 Qg8#
If Qxe6 there's f8=N+ Kg8 Nxe6 and white is going to promote the h pawn and win (When I used Stockfish, the engine showe the following variation after Nxe6: Kf7 Nd4 Ke8 Kg6 Ke7 Kxg7 hxg5 hxg5 Kd6 Kf6 Kd5 Ne6 Kc4 g6 Kb3 g7 Kc3 Ke5 Kd3 g8=Q Ke2 Nd4+ Kf4 Ke1 Qa2 Kd1 Qe2+ Kc1 Qc2#)
Helpful Igor THX!!!
g5, if Qxe6 f8=N+ fork on queen and king. If g4+ Qxg4+ Kh8 Qg8 checkmate. And finally, if Qe2+, Qxe2 g6+ Kg4.
3:33 Shouldn't Qb5 also work? Black King has only one legal move, which is a8, then we can go Kc7 and deliver the checkmate in next turn with Qb7
That's what I saw initially too. A mate in 2 is better than 3 though
Qg6+ makes black's king go to h8, allowing f8=Q# or f8=R#
I love this quote and I think of it quite often.
The last example is fabulous! Such a simple idea, and yet one I might easily overlook.. In the first example, what if Black replies to Bb5+ with ...Nc6
5:43 Q to c4: checkmate
1:18 isn't a5 trapping the queen? Why is black supposed to be better, what am I missing?
at 1:21 a5 ....... Queen Traps........
lesson learned: always find the !! moves, to improve my chess.
More seriously -- the point is clearly not to fixate on "obvious" good moves. I am often guilty of this and then in game review I'm shocked to see the "missed" symbol. So I should broaden my search path.
Why are the solutions for the first 2 examples so bad?!
1. The move which you claimed to be wrong (Queen to f8) is a more brilliant move than the one you suggested.
After all the moves play out like you said at 01:09 , you can push the pawn to a5 and still get the queen without any major sacrifice/exchange.
2. Doesn't simply moving the Queen to c7 checkmate the black king in 1 move??!
Or am I missing something in both puzzles?
Edit: I realised the king still has a8 move in my solution to the second puzzle. But I still have a query regarding the first one
Was scrolling through the comments looking for someone to point out the first puzzle
puzzle of the day, g5
if pawn captures, Qg6+, Kh8 only move and f8 promote to a queen is checkmate
if queen takes queen, f8 pawn promotes to a KNIGHTTTTT!!!! forking the king and queen, now we're a knight up and win the game
More of these Golden rules!!!
Cool puzzle! (Solved with clever underpromotion)
At 2:35 my solution was qb5, kc7,qb7.
9:20 White P to g5, when Black takes pawn or Queen, White p to f8 to be promoted ...just a novice guess...lol
Really good. Thanks
Pawn g5, Qxe6, pawn f8 knight promotion, that wins opponents queen. And it's completely winning for white
So for me, 'look for a better move' doesn't express what I need to think about.
I see a move, where does it fall in order of operations? Does it need a set up? Is there another threat I can make, is there a threat I am exposed to?
All these together have to be remembered and the 'look for a better move' does not trigger this for me. It gets me lost looking for single move with no depth.
for puzzle of the day the only other move is g5, which wins for white
if Qxe6 then f8=N+ Kh8 (or Kh7) Nxe6. i dont see an immediate mate after this but ur up a knight so ur definitely winning
all other moves i see lead to mate, for example if Qc5 to stop the promotion then Qe4+ Kh8 then Qe8+ Kh7 Qg8# (black can block Qe4+ with g6+ or Qf5 but those also lead to mate)
g5, if black takes the queen promote the f pawn to knight with a fork on black king and queen
g5:Qxe6 then f=N+ fork
Example 3 is why endgame theory is important. I instantly saw the exchange sac because I know 7 and 5 pawns , and 6 and 6 pawns beat a rook. No calculation needed
I got g5 and underpromote to knight in like ten seconds.
Thank you for this great chess lesson!Lasker is one of my best players in my life,with Kasparov,Tal,Alekhine,Petrosian,Carlsen is fantastic also sure!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Good choices. It seems to me that Lasker does not get the recognition he deserves, even though he was Champion much longer than anyone else.
Why is a5 not a move on the very first example?
Please cite an original source for the Lasker rule, a book or article by Lasker himself that states this rule. Thank you.
2:34 I'd save my brain meats and just slide the queen down and let the black king have the knight then squish mate with queen and king.
So, in the very first line, right after the Black King hides safely on b7.....exactly what is wrong with playing a5 winning the Black Queen?
1.g7 Qxe6 2.f8=N+ kg8 3.Nxe6 and white are winning
I would say Queen B5 is the best move in the second scenario unless I'm missing something...
at 1:21 can white just play a5 trapping the queen? And if rook attacks the queen on f8 white can retreat the queen. Isn't that just winning??
never mind I just realised black can play Bxh2+ to get the queen out
i have find the move that is just give the check after you will find the winning move by yourself
soulution of the puzzle: g5. If...Qf3+, Kg6.
I like how the puzzle is the easiest possible one. There are 3 legal moves in the position, and he already went over two.
In the beginning white wins after Qxf7+ Kc6 Bb5 Kb7 a5 wins the queen
Promote the pawn to a knight with check, then capture the queen because black can't mate with the king on h8.
9:08 Qg6+, Kh8, f8=Q#.
pawn goes for knight so capture the king with double attack
why everyone answering wrong the correct move is Qg6 and black king has to go on the 8th rank then you promote to a rook or queen it a brilliant checkmate
Cover the white king with a pawn, sacrifice your queen, and then get a knight forking black king/queen, and then now you have a knight and 2 pawns against the king and 2 pawns
hey.. in 1:18 play a6.. and win the Q
4:34 Rze6
for example two, doesn't this also work: Qb5, Black K only move to a8, Kc7, Black K only move to a7, Qb7 checkmate
The only reason black is surviving in the first example is that black can go with Bxh2+ against a5 threatening a queen trap. White can't take because of hxg5+ taking a bishop with check, and if white moves Kf1 black has opened an escape square for the queen on d6.
However! If white plays Kh1, black saving the queen with Qd6 leads to a6+ Nbxa6 Bxa6+ Kb8, an equalish position where White holds most of the initiative (if black goes Kb6 in answer to a6+, White is in a better but very murky position). The only move leading black to keep his advantage against Kh1 is the very unnatural Qxb5 Nxb5 hxg5, trading the queen for two pieces and protecting the h2 bishop with the rook.
The position after a5 is fraught with danger for black.
The positions after Qe5 are so funny!
Hello Igor I've been watching your videos for some time now; I find them very useful. I especially enjoy the videos on the openings b3 (for Whites) and b6 (for Blacks). Anyway I just wanted to thank you for your time. I just reached 1300 today in rapid!
l 9:21 g5
9:20 -> after 1. f7 Qe5 2. g5 Qxe6!? 3. f8N+ winning the queen and being 1 Knight ahead with 2 pawns left - the game.
'When you see a mate in 1, look for something better"
How about white plays Q - g6?
Doesn't a5 win the queen after ... Kb7? What am I missing?
I guess black gets a lot of pieces for it.
Solution to puzzle: 1. g5. If 1. ... Qxe6, then 2. f8=N ch wins.
Never knew much about Lasker, but to be able to hold the World Chess Championship for 27 yrs is quite a feat.
If you took with the pawn first itd have been checkmate in 2 in the first example, just saiyan
I guess underpromotion into knight king h8 is forced and knight g6 fork king and queen
At 1.18 we can trap the queen with a5, surely.
promotes to a knight and then forks in g6 king and queen
At 1:13: After Kg7 there's a5 trapping the Q!!! Black is not definitely better here (as you say the computer says!!).
Black can sac the bishop with check and give their queen a square to escape to.
Correct. Didn't see this. 😊 But then White gets the piece back and he is better! There's Bf4 and life goes on ...
F8- N+
At 1:17 a5 doesn’t win the Queen?
"When you see a blunder, look for a better move" :D
9:20 looks like g5 keeps white alive
Promotion to a knight with check
I love these rules videos! Just don't go into obvious ones.
white pawn to g5
Pawn promotion to the knight
Good rule. For life as well...
White Queen to G6 followed by promoting😊
(9:20) pG5
1:21 "Computer actually says that black's better here." I hope you'll take my comment as constructive and make your channel better.
Something's very wrong if your computer is saying that. Did you think about a5? It traps the queen. Well ok, there is Bxh2+ 4.Kxh2 Qd6+ 5.Kg1 Qf8 which I admit I didn't see, but it turns out ok after 6.a6+ Nxa6 7.Bxa6+ Kb6 8.Na4+ Kc6 9.Qxf8 Rxf8 10.Bf1 and white is easily winning.