I played a strong player from Uganda in a match years ago and he tore me apart because I was too passive. This video is perfect for the chess player who needs to become more aggressive. Thanks!
Hiya! Thank you! Old lady (75) wanting to unravel the mystery of chess! I LOVE it. Play daily. Watch champ games. Win w/ beginners. Lose but no matter.appreciate learning strategies. Love it! ❤ strategie
Happy to have you on board! There are so many more useful videos for you on the channel. For example, 7-day study plan would be perfect: th-cam.com/play/PLH7E_qFiE1uohdbuhEuxY9Ft9G7uXHDZB.html
Throughly enjoyed watching you play chess while listening to your commentary. You're an excellent teacher. I'm subscribed and looking forward to more of your lessons.😇
Wow quite a few critics in the comments! This guy is a great player and coach, who speaks perfectly fine! And yes, the reasons for opening moves are more important than rote learning of them, as he said. Listen to the guy, this is his channel and he is well qualified.
Thanks for the video. But, here again, we have a strong player [you] telling us lesser players NOT to memorise openings but to understand the ideas. However, there is one MAJOR problem with that approach. Its one thing to understand the ideas, but, YOU STILL HAVE TO PLAY THE RIGHT MOVES IN THE RIGHT ORDER! Knowing the ideas, then playing the moves in the WRONG order will lead to catastrophe! So you MUST at some point memorise the right move order in most openings. You can't avoid it.
Not necessarily. Sometimes you might lose because of the wrong move order but overall chances are, you overestimate how important it is to learn the theory at your level? What's your rating?
I’m a low rated player. That said, I’ve played many games playing “book” openings when I didn’t know the opening. Or if I knew what the general opening was, I didn’t know that line I found out I was playing when I analyzed the game afterwards. The way I do it is study tactics a lot. It turns out that the book openings are mostly developing moves and tactics threats or countering tactical threats.
@@journeytograndmaster OK At my level move order is probably not critical....AT MY LEVEL... but it becomes ABSOLUTEY VITAL if I want to progress beyond my level. Players at the 1800 plus level HAVE to study correct move orders just to maintain their rating.
Hello Journey to Grandmaster lovers! I'm on day 5 of the 30-day Study Challenge. In my opinion, having control over the center is the most important strategic principle in chess. Waiting in the wings...
Hello Journey to Grandmaster lovers! I'm on day 5 of the 30-day Training Plan. In my opinion, having control over the center is the most important strategic principle in chess. Waiting in the wings...
sometimes this leads to me attacking (and failing) when not fully developed. any advice on balancing development vs initiative? what should I ask myself to understand if I am attacking too early.
You should ask yourself whether you have developed all of your pieces :) You goal should be to develop all of your pieces as fast as possible and as active as possible. Afterwards, you will definitely have a lot of attacking opportunities :)
I think of chess as like being a general , in charge of an army, with infantry ( pawns ), cavalry ( knights ), artillery ( rooks ) etc. Every unit should be doing a job. The more units ready to attack, the better, so early development is vital.
Theory of chess states that the person with the advantage, it is not only their right, but also their duty to attack. The person with the disadvantage, it is their responsibility to defend.
@@journeytograndmaster well you asked for it I can not study the concept of the opening and opening variations . Only opening I know is London system and kings Indian defence. Without this if I start any game I just start to move the pieces random . Sometimes I win and I have been playing chess for 5-6 months maybe . And only with family members and in a video game but offline games.
@@journeytograndmaster And make it interesting . Only first teach us by one variation . This small brain can't take more in a video . There are many videos on opening but most of them describe as if the opponent play this move then play this move , if the opponent play that move then play another move . This is where I get confused .
I loved the knight g7 move in the beginning feeing up the usual fianchetto bishop! What was the name of the opening ? Also, ignore the negative haters, this was excellent topic and just what I needed.
that's the point! It's not enough to hear the principle itself, the most important thing is to understand it properly so you can use it in your own games. But the principle itself is "Always fight for the inititive" or "Try to be as active as possible".
Informative video, well done. Note: "strategical" is not a word. Adjective = strategic, Adverb = strategically. Don't feel badly; George W. Bush invented the word "strategery"!
Hi there! Of course, I have plenty of them. Take a look at this one, for example: th-cam.com/video/TsXCMmXBlWg/w-d-xo.html I even have an entire course that covers absouletely everything you need to know about this opening and more! Feel free to take a look at free tutorials from the course here: www.journeytograndmaster.com/
I hope you found this video useful!
What is the most important strategic principle in your opinion?
I played a strong player from Uganda in a match years ago and he tore me apart because I was too passive. This video is perfect for the chess player who needs to become more aggressive. Thanks!
Great, you are welcome!
Hiya! Thank you! Old lady (75) wanting to unravel the mystery of chess! I LOVE it. Play daily. Watch champ games. Win w/ beginners. Lose but no matter.appreciate learning strategies. Love it! ❤ strategie
Happy to have you on board! There are so many more useful videos for you on the channel.
For example, 7-day study plan would be perfect: th-cam.com/play/PLH7E_qFiE1uohdbuhEuxY9Ft9G7uXHDZB.html
I hope you win many games!
incredible how your opponent come back
Well, strong players are usually pretty resilient
Throughly enjoyed watching you play chess while listening to your commentary. You're an excellent teacher. I'm subscribed and looking forward to more of your lessons.😇
Thanks a lot! Nice to hear it :)
Day 5! I had already seen this video, but great to get a refresh :)
I love playing chess! It's my favorite game because it's a game of skill, not luck. One looses a chess match because they made a bad move.
Happy to hear it! What's your rating?
Wow quite a few critics in the comments! This guy is a great player and coach, who speaks perfectly fine! And yes, the reasons for opening moves are more important than rote learning of them, as he said. Listen to the guy, this is his channel and he is well qualified.
Thanks a lot for your support! I appreciate it :)
Really well explained and insightful , It is encouraging to watch.
Thanks a lot! Happy to hear it :)
Thanks for the video. But, here again, we have a strong player [you] telling us lesser players NOT to memorise openings but to understand the ideas. However, there is one MAJOR problem with that approach. Its one thing to understand the ideas, but, YOU STILL HAVE TO PLAY THE RIGHT MOVES IN THE RIGHT ORDER! Knowing the ideas, then playing the moves in the WRONG order will lead to catastrophe! So you MUST at some point memorise the right move order in most openings. You can't avoid it.
Not necessarily. Sometimes you might lose because of the wrong move order but overall chances are, you overestimate how important it is to learn the theory at your level?
What's your rating?
I’m a low rated player. That said, I’ve played many games playing “book” openings when I didn’t know the opening. Or if I knew what the general opening was, I didn’t know that line I found out I was playing when I analyzed the game afterwards.
The way I do it is study tactics a lot. It turns out that the book openings are mostly developing moves and tactics threats or countering tactical threats.
@@TheThinkersBible thanks a lot for your comment! What's your rating?
@@journeytograndmaster OK At my level move order is probably not critical....AT MY LEVEL... but it becomes ABSOLUTEY VITAL if I want to progress beyond my level. Players at the 1800 plus level HAVE to study correct move orders just to maintain their rating.
@@davehumphreys1725 well, if that's how you feel, I guess it's a good thing, I am working on the opening course :)
Day5. Very complicated game sir, but I got the message: always fight for the initiative!
Indeed!
Like the video😊 you also seem like a cool guy replying to the comments.
Thank you! :)
Liked the video....and the initiave concept.... You explained it very well 🍎
Thanks a lot 😊
Day 5 and still improving
Why did you think the black bishop was less active? It seemed to cover much more of the board having two diagonals?
because white bishop is attacking and dangerous whereas mine is not. Also, exchanging pieces in general favours the side with less space.
Very nice video . Lots of Ekchanges !
Thank you!
Hello Journey to Grandmaster lovers! I'm on day 5 of the 30-day Study Challenge. In my opinion, having control over the center is the most important strategic principle in chess. Waiting in the wings...
I am happy it's going well for you! :)
Thank you for your helpful video
You are welcome! Thanks for your comment :)
Thank you
You're welcome!
Hello Journey to Grandmaster lovers! I'm on day 5 of the 30-day Training Plan. In my opinion, having control over the center is the most important strategic principle in chess. Waiting in the wings...
thanks.
You are welcome!
sometimes this leads to me attacking (and failing) when not fully developed. any advice on balancing development vs initiative? what should I ask myself to understand if I am attacking too early.
Read Vukovic, The Art of Attack in Chess
@@KydenBufect thanks will check it out
You should ask yourself whether you have developed all of your pieces :)
You goal should be to develop all of your pieces as fast as possible and as active as possible. Afterwards, you will definitely have a lot of attacking opportunities :)
I think of chess as like being a general , in charge of an army, with infantry ( pawns ), cavalry ( knights ), artillery ( rooks ) etc.
Every unit should be doing a job.
The more units ready to attack, the better, so early development is vital.
equals positional chess, it still rules@@journeytograndmaster
I like the opening though, how you pull the Night over before the Queen
Thanks a lot!
Very inspiratif
Thanks :)
Sir. Thank you so much for sharing. So helpfull. I just subscripe your chess chanel I new for chess. But i love chess so much
Thanks a lot!
I recommend you try my 7 day study plan. You will learn so much :)
day 5 !!!
Theory of chess states that the person with the advantage, it is not only their right, but also their duty to attack. The person with the disadvantage, it is their responsibility to defend.
Exactly! I believe, Wilhelm Steinitz was the first one to say it.
Make videos on chess opening and chess puzzles . Please, make the video 20-25 minutes long . It will be helpful.
Thank you! Do you maybe have more specific ideas in mind? What exactly would be helpful for you?
@@journeytograndmaster well you asked for it I can not study the concept of the opening and opening variations . Only opening I know is London system and kings Indian defence.
Without this if I start any game I just start to move the pieces random . Sometimes I win and I have been playing chess for 5-6 months maybe .
And only with family members and in a video game but offline games.
@@journeytograndmaster And make it interesting . Only first teach us by one variation . This small brain can't take more in a video . There are many videos on opening but most of them describe as if the opponent play this move then play this move , if the opponent play that move then play another move . This is where I get confused .
Thanks a lot for your tips! I will do my best :)
I'm glad to see that even GM s make mistakes.
Why?
@@yzfool6639 Because they would be machines otherwise, and everyone else would be mere mortals.
Duh
Yeah, every human makes mistakes :)
Day 5
I loved the knight g7 move in the beginning feeing up the usual fianchetto bishop! What was the name of the opening ?
Also, ignore the negative haters, this was excellent topic and just what I needed.
thanks a lot! It's the Philidor defense.
❤
I am stuck at under 1500
I am roaming between 1300 and 1450
whenever I reach 1300, they punch me down to 1200s!..
Have you tried my 7 day study plan?
I am stick below 600😢
@@lifeonsibuyanphilippines7212 I am 100% sure, you will get above that after my 7-day study challenge :)
You shouldn't remove the board from the viewers focus. Sorry, it's hard to watch that way.
Thanks for the criticism! I just wanted to make it more dynamic (less boring)
The audio and video are not sync :(
Yeah, there is a small audio delay, unfortunately. Sorry for that
im confused this video is so lengthy, can someone just sum up what the principle is lol
that's the point! It's not enough to hear the principle itself, the most important thing is to understand it properly so you can use it in your own games.
But the principle itself is "Always fight for the inititive" or "Try to be as active as possible".
What is the principle?
Always fight for the initiative, try to be active.
Can you put your face to the right hand side of screen at all time?
Thanks for the question!
Do you mean removing the big picture?
@@journeytograndmaster Separate in two screen, The board is left and you are on the right.
Someone call the avenger, red skull is teaching how to make strategy here.
What do you mean by that?
Because of your accent, your voice sounds like Red Skull's voice.
ah, okay. Never heard of it. But he seems to be extremely creepy
Informative video, well done.
Note: "strategical" is not a word.
Adjective = strategic,
Adverb = strategically.
Don't feel badly; George W. Bush invented the word "strategery"!
Thanks a lot, I have corrected the title :)
George is still living rent free in your head, hey?
Tooooo much talking.....
What would you prefer instead?
boooooooooooring
Sorry for that. Do you have any ideas to make it less boring?
make it more gheÏ
@@journeytograndmaster
What does it mean?
Please learn th, it always sounds like z
dude. thats his accent. he cannot change who he is.
@@Yayo509. People can easily change their accent. Movie stars make millions doing it…
Man can beat IM's but not learn English apperantly
Backhanded compliment only meant to provoke thought
Some of these lame comments read like a poor attempt at trolling. I’m glad he has a distinctive accent!
Hi there! do you have a video of this opening that helps us understand more. Can you make one that cover some variations.
Hi there! Of course, I have plenty of them. Take a look at this one, for example:
th-cam.com/video/TsXCMmXBlWg/w-d-xo.html
I even have an entire course that covers absouletely everything you need to know about this opening and more! Feel free to take a look at free tutorials from the course here: www.journeytograndmaster.com/