Crucial Chess Principles You MUST Know (Ep. 9 - Logical Chess Move by Move) 

Nelson. I was taught to play by my grandfather when I was 8 years old back in 1970. But no-one has ever taught me as much about reading the board as you have in the last 6 months of watching and listening to you . If only somehow taught me 40 years ago what you have opened my eyes to . ..thank you and keep up the great work 👏

Nelson, as others have noted, this video stands out as the pinnacle of your series thus far. Not only are you locked in from the get-go, but your intuition for identifying the most salient and instructive moments is exceptionally well-calibrated. Each time you digressed - everything from the appeal of the Spanish over the Italian (long-term considerations of the bishop on b5) to unpacking the retreating bishop move at 25:06 - it precisely addressed the question on my mind or felt entirely appropriate for the game's context. This particular game was super instructive for improving my own play. It reminded me of a Ben Feingold lecture. Plus, you now regularly improve upon the author's writings through your use of stockfish without undermining the book’s credibility. Amazing! One of your greatest strengths is the ability to "get behind the eyes" of amateur players at various skill levels. Whenever I thought, "Why not X candidate move?" almost psychically, you would respond, "Let's examine why X move is suboptimal/perfectly viable." This uncanny anticipation of the viewer's thought process is arguably your superpower. Understandably, the instructive value of each game is somewhat constrained by the book chapter's content. However, your meticulous preparation and A+ delivery shine through in this video. Your demeanor, commentary, and insights reached a new zenith. As a subscriber who consumes most of your content, I found this video an absolute delight! It exemplifies you hitting a new peak in your evolution as a teacher and content creator. Bravo! Keep up the fantastic work.

I am a big fan of this channel!!

I loved how both the queen and bishop retreated from those squares. I would’ve found moving them both away really hard to do. This is where patience comes in again, I always feel like I have to keep up the pressure and move pieces forward but sometimes those subtle positional moves are often the way forward. Really nice game.

Very instructive game, loved your explanation of how White's attack gradually progressed with clever positional piece manoeuvres.

this was the best video in my opinion for this series so far. thank you so much

This is Znosko-Borovsky vs Mackenzie 1924. Interestingly, Mackenzie had the move 13 position (after Be3 0-0; Nbd2) 15 years earlier but played the immediate ...Ne8 rather than ...Bd7. The course of that game was remarkably similar to this one featuring white destroying the black position with Bh6 and Qd6.

Damn this opening is something else Soo much logics behind every move

Amazing Series. Thank you Nelson. You're explanation move by move really helps quite a lot in understanding how to play.

This channel is amazing, Nelson is the only person who can get me excited and inspired to play chess even after a long day of school/ work, I always find myself doing puzzles or playing some blitz/ rapid after watching these videos haha the only channel that can make me do that 🙏🙌❤️

Love starting my weekend with one of these videos!!

Well done again!! Particularly inspiring to me was your impression of a grandmaster's thinking process. I'll never be one, but you've jarred memories of when I've enjoyed some similar experiences briefly--moments of clear, creative and active thinking--to make me believe that it can become more routine. Something to live and play for, thanks for the memories!

almost to 1200 with Nelson's help! the rating climbs and this have really helped. I do miss the treadmill gambit though! I want to see a treadmill rating climb where every win he's got to go up in speed!

I am really enjoying this book club series, taking lots of notes, and learning a lot! Thank you so much!!!!!

Great video, love this format

I've been dabbling in the Ruy, and it's really useful to get the explanations at this detail.

Very well done guide.

Great! Your video came at same days with Dario's lesson on Ruy Lopez, so it was a perfect addition!

Very nice series, thanks! I bought the book, keep it up!

this game was crazy i learnt a lot, thanks nelson

I love trapping opposing Queens. It's SO satisfying to essentially put a QUEEN into checkmate without just trading your own Queen.

Re h3 As I recall, in a beginners guide to the London System, Hikaro recommends a relatively early h3-the lesson was to a pog champs player,

What a great chess lesson. I loved it.

Chess Vibes/Nelson what a awesome awesome video love it

Great video 1700 blitz in lichess 1900 bullet in lichess all with the help of your videos and other youtubers thanks❤

Nelson, have had Logical Chess on my shelf for decades. You and Chernev together are a great teaching combination. Love the series.

11:30 what is stopping you from moving the queen to the center and removing the pin? Moving the queen isn't necessarily a weakness right?

Realy good video

Please increase the frequency of this series. I climbed to 1600 to 1950s.. But I'm now stuck on 1950s.

Thanks!

Fascinating

14:54 What if white play Qxe5, black play Ng8 and Knight is back own squares.

This is probably many of the favourite lines lower rated players or around ~1100s would love to play, and for black side probably ~1300 rated would play. This is also excellent for many chess beginners as it's pretty easy to understand too.

The first video watched not a great chess player cause I don't know the game in full, but I love chess puzzles. I found the Knight c3, and now I can't wait to watch more videos

That game was intense!

This channel deserve more than 1million subscribers!!

Moving pawn to h3, also allows the dark Bishop to go to e3 , stopping the Knight threatening it .

This is a really well played game

great job nelson capitalizing on all the authors mistakes .❤

Hey Nelson,great video.I have a question.Why did black care about the c pawn when the queen came into d6? 22:07 King safety is much more important than a random pawn on the queenside.why was Re6 not played

At 7:11, why didn't black move the knight to a5 before playing d6 so that white's bishop would be captured since the c pawn had not moved forward yet? Edit: Nevermind haha, he answered my question straight after. Great video man!

Hey Nelson, very nice videos which help me but when you play h3, what will you do in the sacrifice bishop takes h3

I might be late to the conversation, but has anyone suggested at 29:25 in this video to maybe play Rxd7 for the free bishop? Then if/when Qxd7 in response, white could do Qxg6+ then after sacrificing the queen move Nf6 forking their king and queen? Then you'd have the extra pawn and mess up their king's defense even more. I LOVE your videos Nelson! VERY helpful. I'm using them to help teach my summer school chess class! Thank You!

Hi Nelson - @15:58, the first move that came to my mind for white was d5 instead of Be3. It gains space, attacks the knight which has to retreat to a very passive position and also seems to weaken Black's dark square bishop as it appears to be stuck behind it's d6 pawn. I know the book says that it's a better idea to put a piece on an outpost instead of a pawn, but i couldn't see how a piece could get to d5 safely (the knight on f6 has control over it and Black's light square bishop could come to e6 and attack it too). Could you talk a little about that move d5?

Do you do 1 on 1 lessons and if so how do I schedule some lessons?

(@4:00) Is there any advantage for black to play the more aggressive Bc5 instead of Be7?

Nelson, what baffles me about this game is that in many previous videos, you emphasize that every move is vital with regards to tempo, yet this game seems to have many moves that are kinda passive and theoretically tactical for some time in the future. If this were a game I was playing, I’d be nervous that my opponent has had loads of time to prepare a devastating attack on me. Advice?

Can you make a video about the cow opening

Hi Nelson. Can you explain the difference between a "Hole" and an "Outpost" for that knight on D5? Are they interchangeable terms?

i went from 0 elo to 700 elo watching this channel

Hi Nelson.Another question. After white moves c3, why doesn’t black just make a different developing move instead of wasting a tempo attacking the white bishop which is just going to hide at c2 anyway? After all, knights don’t belong on the sides of the board, their mobility is more limited there. 😢

Why doesn't the d4 pawn ever move to d5? It seems like from like 8:45 onwards it would be a sensible square for it to move since it limits black's white squred bishop while attacking the night without being attacked in return (and without any black pawns available to attack it)

11:23 What if black instead of playing Qc7 played Bg4 right away? White will not win a pawn because the knight is pinned.

I have a question. Although the knight on D5 captured the bishop on E7, because it was a key defender of the dark squares. My question is, would pieces in similar situations like the bishop on E7 become less valuable, having there been more defenders at that current position? If so, would it be acceptable for the knight to remain on the outpost/hole? Appreciate your education!

Why didn't white take with the Knight and leave two rooks ???

Aside from the fact that it would take a really long time, would it be a viable idea to repair weaknesses in the 3 Pawns in front of a King? So pretty much what I'm asking is, if all 3 Pawns move forward a square and the King does as well, is that as strong as not moving any of them?

I guess I just wonder why even bother with that initial bishop pin at b5 if it just so often leads to that whole business of having to hide it behind the c pawn later. Wouldn't it be better just to initially develop the bishop to c4 or even e2?

Does the rook need to move off of the back rank for them to be considered developed?

When the knight moved the E6 at 25:10, I don't think it was so much for the bishop than to stop the knight moving to G5 which would let the Queen jump up and checkmate at H7 if the knight hadn't been moved to stop the knight from moving to G5

What would happen if the black bishop on c8 would move to g4 and attack the square the rook would go to to take the queen?

Nelson I often find myself in a position where my own pieces get in the way. How can this be avoided? Please help?

what a teaser of an intro! totally had me suckered in and then Nelson goes makes me wait 10+ minutes before I get to see whether my "move for white" was the correct one or not. cheeky! 😜

22:36 Why is it preferable to go for move like Qf6 and start attacking without developing all your pieces rather than just playing Rd1 and keeping all the advantages in the position.

You missed a check 23.01 trade the rook with the bishop, if king takes, checkmate with queen, if he doesnt and moves the knight still checkmate.

24:37 In White's turn, how about Bxf8 sacrificing our Queen followed by Bxe7? 2 Rook>Queen.

It was an interesting game that the 35 minutes wasn't boring.😅 This is the first time that the author was wrong.😎

Thank you for your video and the "10 Middlegame Moves". But honestly, you should focus a little more on chess and a little less on graphics. Why needs have a nice 35 page PDF more than 100MB?

34:00 what if you against magnus it is extremely hardest to beat

Does anyone know if Nelson (Chess Vibes) and Levy (Gotham Chess) have ever played against each other? I think if would be an excellent game?

23:11 Isn't taking the Rook better? Because we will be capturing 2 Rooks + 1 Pawn.

5:30 after d6 and c3 the problem is bishop g4

the trapped queen saw it immediately

what about Bf8? 29:25

5:26 Why doesnt black go to a5 with the knight now? To trade for the bishop?

Why not bishop e6? 20:00

Stupid question Nelson regarding Rad1, why not move Ng5?

For d6, while it's a fine move, I don't get why you'd play it over O-O. You'll be playing that soon anyways and you reserve playing d5 in one move.

Nc3 is my guess, putting every possible square the black queen can move to under threat, and developing the knight at the same time. not sure how to capitalize

I don't understand why 3 pawns in front of the king in the corner after castling is good. They take one pawn and now your king is smothered, why is that good?

At 5:33 instead of pawn push, what if black moves the knight then? Don't you just lose the bishop anyway? Moreover, now your knight needs to develop, which takes an extra move

Idk about most people but that's probably the most obvious queentrap. One look at the position and you'll know prolly.

Where is episode 8? anybody?

25:14 white Kxe5

21:20 it have a threat? Im so confused but i agree i won't take it

After c3 a bishop pinned our knight

31:54 what was that odd voice? It scared me....

It's a tarp!

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Or take it if a knight already taken so a rook is actived

Chess vids are candy, for some it's Brandy How I wish my plies, step danced as dandy Watch with wetted wit, every teeny bit Not once or twice, but till it is hard ice

15:41 i was 1300 i just resign of course

1st comment Nelson

I see already queens trapped

Why not a3 5:10 it's ok but why?

Nice analysis - two small remarks, g6 could also be interpreted as opening a square for the knight to get developed via g7 and support the f5 push that way as well. And the 'hole' seems to be typically called an 'outpost'.

Where is game ten?

This playlist is in the wrong order. That's inconvenient.

black rook should of moved to e8... not c8

I hate when Chess RU-vidrs tease something and then won't show it. REALLY BAD idea to do that

Ngl why not just take the rooks.