I have to say... Nelson might not be the best chess player on RU-vid (far from that), but for my current level, his lessons are BY FAR the most useful. I can only say thanks :-)
Nelson is rational and logical and we are not in a postion to judge that he is best or not...however no one is best...One of the best is more correct and his insight makes him one of the best. I have seen many videos in RU-vid but I follow him only and this is how he is different and his videos are different. He is insightful and intellectual chess teacher as well.
Such an informative video for how to use passed pawns. I really like going through these games and seeing what move I would play and compare to what a master plays and what their ideas are. So many moves and ideas go way over my head, like the earlier move to sack a pawn to get the rooks lined up on the diagonal. When Nelson explains it, yeah it makes sense, but being able to calculate and see those moves is amazing to me. I hope some day I can be even half as good as the people playing these games!
Without upgrading, pawns are legitimately the most dangerous pieces in chess simply because they're the most expendable / easiest to exchange for other winning advantages.
I'm at the stage where I use pawns to secure pieces that I risk trades with vs the enemy, enemies don't give the ability to like, fork with a pawn that often [~700 elo] and can sometimes foretell how I will use pawns in this way, but it still sometimes works. It kind of sucks I can't plan out complicated moves ahead of time several spaces because 1. The enemy always moves in a place that stops my plan in it's tracks or 2. I forget a complicated series of steps needed to have a plan come to fruition. Above most other youtubers I watch on chess, though, this seems to have the best info to learn from
This is a really great video. One of your best. I don't really play chess any more. I have a decent understanding, but this game was way over my level. The way you demonstrated the reasoning behind each move is top drawer.
I miss the Martin challenge videos, so here's one. Can Martin beat you if you only made pre-moves? If you beat him, keep going one move further ahead each game until he beats you.
I often get position like in beginning of this video, I often have huge advantage, but somehow I can't keep this advantage, and every game like this ends up either as a draw because of crazy tactics, or draw because running out of time vs insufficient material, or I can even lose because of blunders, because I have very little amount of time at the end of the game
2:35 In addition to winning a pawn, wouldn't Black also win the exchange, since the bishop is attacking the rook on a1 and there is not a feasible way to prevent that from happening? Or am I missing something?
16:32 well black successfully turn a losing position to a drawish position 17:50 a4 is the only drawing move for black. btw would you believe me if I tell you I saw all that as 1400?
18:20 My stockfish says that it is an easy win for black after Kc1 (Draw if Kd1). As after Rxh2 and Qd1, black can just push its passed a pawn, and white is unable to stop it. Somwhere in between ,black is able to pin the queen to white's king, capturing it on d1. Afterwards, black is able to promote the pawn on a1, and even though the white rook is able to capture it from a8 black can win the white rook right afterwards using Rh1+ and skewering the white rook (King is on d1 meaning it is too far from the rook), leading to black having an extra rook and pawn.
Stockfish isn't Crazy At All, I'm Only 1600 And Even I Saw Rxb7, And precisely because you taught us yourself that pigs on the 7th is Dangerous And it's Almost the Same Situation, Rather I Would Argue That Rb3 is harder to See, And btw I Saw d6 too, it was difficult to See but I did Saw it, And Also did we even need the overload tactic in the End? Can't We Just block the file with the bishop?
I hate this type of positions That's why I rarely play it no matter how hard my opponent tries Chess is truly a boring game and is not worth your time if both sides do not try to play in an aggressive and innovative way.
No. I saw the tactic with the Rooks without Stockfish. I'm amazed it escaped the editorial process. Anyhow, older books may not be 100% accurate like a machine, but you can't sit at the board with a computer on your lap. These older books give patterns, ideas and concepts to allow you to think of ways to come up with something while you're staring at a board with your clock ticking, if clocks tick any more.
Dude, your explanations and concept presentation are so good. I don't even like learning about chess that much but I watch every video that you put up, lol.
Hey nelson greatly enjoyed the video im pretty new and learning a lot from watching your videos at 2:08 i had a question about if you do in fact gain that big of a center what are the main benefits of that and where do you go from there
I actually got better after watching nine episodes of "logical chess" and a couple of your other videos. Thank you very much for your help to dive deeper in the world of chess!❤
