Stop Making This Common Chess Mistake 

I really like your series, because you not only move pieces but provide in depth explanations on the ideas behind each of the possible moves. 🙂

Wow so many sacrifices, queen traps, hidden forks and all of the good stuff in this line.

Thank you mate for the tips and explanations ☺

Such a great lesson for me at my level. Thanks for great explanations, Nelson! 👍👍

Great lessons here. Thanks Nelson! I saw that book at a Goodwill a couple days ago and passed on it for some reason…I am going back today to pick it up! Hopefully it is still there.

GM Igor Smirnov says: "to take is a mistake" keep the tension and let them trade into you.

So funny when there is a German word all out of a sudden, especially when you're German :D almost the right pronunciation, good job Nelson!

It’s not massively relevant to chess, but in the book the author commented on how Philidor says in Chess Analysed in 1791 that- and then goes on to talk about how Philidor’s spelling wasn’t right. He was saying this because he would write using a medial s. For those interested, a medial s is a very old version of the lower case s. S as we now know it used to be its own capital form, much like how many other capital letters are completely different to their lower case forms today. But eventually the rules started changing around lower case s, and it started being used in the middle and end of words. Eventually with the advent of the printing press, it became more efficient to have one key for s instead of two. And soon after, the medial s died. There was nothing wrong with Philidor’s spelling, he was just using an antiquated form of speech which seems odd today. It was an interesting foot note!

7:30 white only lost a knight, if white finds Ne5 counter attack on the queen. 9:35 Qh4 keep an eye on that h7 pawn and prepare to play bishop g5 and trade the knight off. even if black plays h6, just sac the dark square bishop and bring the knight to g4 13:30 white don't want black to trade the bishop for the knight right? because after exd5, Qh6. nvm I can't find what going on 15:40 sac the queen and play Bh7# 16:10 dxc4 is the best move. apparently black can sac their queen and it is still +2.3 for white but its the best move 19:50 Qh6?

to take is a mistake

(@22:52) Hi Nelson. Instead of 1 Re6!! What about 1 Re3 instead? Now white is threatening 2 Rh3 followed by a mate on h8, and if 1 … dxe3, 2 fxe3, white now has a half-open f-file and his other rook can come into the game at f1, threatening to exchange the powerful knight defender for the rook.

Picked up chess recently and your videos have been really helpful. Thank you!

Still learning new things even after years

Wonderful video. You manage the explanation really good. I like that you tell all options. I am learning a lot with you. Tks for that

I read that book and there was so much in it I could not absorb the great minds play. You make it understandable. So very much appreciated. May Jesus bless you for your efforts and gift given as a teacher

Thanks for bringing those informations.🙂 In 7:08 , can't White just attack the Queen with Ne5 an be in a completely nice position?☝🏻

Great game, and some wonderful lessons to be learnt! Thank you for sharing, Nelson! 😃👋❤️🙏

At 7:23 You forgot to mention that White does not lose the whole queen but rather a piece after Ne5 Rxb7 (Or she runs away to f3.) Nxd7 Nxd7 which wins for black. Also, at 10:20 instead of b6, what is wrong with Qd5 to try to trade queens by Qh5? Also, at 28:06 White loses the a2 pawn as well in this position. And from our view, losing two pawns like this is not OK as White without any ways to get them back. Also, Black can still play f5 and f4 and can still do the same plan of launching the attack which means that Black is better, right?

I'd love to know how long this game took. There are so many crazy lines here.

Great videos man. Never stop!

@ 21:15 I looked at both Ne6 and Re6, but was surprised to see Re6 was better. I thought Ne6, fxe6, Bxg6 looked good. Checkmate is still defended but I thought there might be a way using the rook on e1. What is the line Ne6 would initiate? Is it still a decent idea, or is it a mistake?

At 9:09 would h6 be a good move or just create an unnecessary weakness on h7, that white can exploit with some tactic my novice eyes don't see? My reasoning behing the move is of course for encouraging white to take the knight on f6, so on the next move you can recpature with your less active knight like you already said and it prevents any piece from coming to the pretty crucial g5 square. No pins from the bishop or neither of the knights can jump there.

So Black shouldn't have taken on e4 they also shouldn't have played b6, both of which look like standard moves. What moves should Black have played?

Maybe it would be good to put the name of the series / chapter number on the title?

19:34 Why moving a knight is an only move? What about Kg7 with possibility to run to F6 later?

This is such a great video. Thank you for making this , how can I improve such tactics and calculation ? Is it about practising a lot of puzzles , reading chess books or just practice playing match. I can’t think of playing this way 😢😂

Hi, by 19:50 why not knight to e6 threatining the rook and queen... so black takes with their pawn. Then white takes blacks g pawn with the white bishop, blacks king is extreamely exposed... will that also be a good move or not as good...? And with that knight sacrifice you can use your rook on the 6th rank to apply more pressure too...?the rook can also be sacrificed and take the knight of black, that will be too many pieces to deal with for black..?

Or just h6… who moves bishops two times in a row!? Also never move the b7 pawn like a noob!

How many crazy line for stock fish

20:00 what about Knight e6?

5:29 my thought was bishop to G5. Skewering the king to the queen?

4:36 - why doesn't black just push a pawn to f6 to fork white's bishop and knight?

A bit above my pay grade! But I can learn from the queen traps in the opening. The exhibition game would have been far more interesting if it wasn't between a genius and a dumbass, but between equals.

9:35 what if black plays f5 and then nf6

What about knight to E6?

How do you spell it again? Swishnflick?

In 7:08 , can't White just attack the Queen with Ne5 an be in a completely nice position?☝🏻

RU-vid deletes a lot of my comments

14:02 Why not Rae1?

Is white cooking rice?

zwischenzug is pronounced as ''tsvishentsug''

I learned a new word today! 😂

Think I understand it better on 2nd & 3rd viewing 😅

14:02 why not Rae1

2:16 And he sacrifices… THE QUEENS!!!

Watching this, i just got an epiphany! I have a learning disability

How to break 2200

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Deez Knights.

Just lost a game and came to here 😂

Chess is fun as a pastime but there is no money in it and money is everything in this world. Goodbye

Big fan of Nelson.. don't love this content

This is ELO 2000+ stuff, rather difficult. For chess maniacs only. :D:D:D

STOP GIVING EXAMPLES.... ITS TOO MUCH ANNOYING..

I'll have to watch this a few more times - got my head spinning on first watch 😵‍💫 , many thanks for this though ! Looking forward to all the lessons around mid July , definitely need it 😊

21:15 I looked at both Ne6 and Re6, but was surprised to see Re6 was better. I thought Ne6, fxe6, Bxg6 looked good. Checkmate is still defended but I thought there might be a way using the rook on e1. What is the line Ne6 would initiate? Is it still a decent idea, or is it a mistake?

19:34 Why moving a knight is an only move? What about Kg7 with possibility to run to F6 later?

Hii, by 19:50 why not knight to e6 threatining the rook and queen... so black takes with their pawn. Then white takes blacks g pawn with the white bishop, blacks king is extreamely exposed... will that also be a good move or not as good...? And with that knight sacrifice you can use your rook on the 6th rank to apply more pressure too...?the rook can also be sacrificed and take the knight of black, that will be too many pieces to deal with for black..?

14:02 Why not Rae1?

Ohh nooo Nelson didn't misspell Mistkae anymore! The queen traps were interesting to watch!

Hi Nelson! First things first, I've got to say your channel is brilliant. I find it to be the most instructive among the many that are there. Very clear and spot on. I'm actually following the book Logical Chess, and I believe it's a great great book. I'm learning so much from it. Still, it's clear to me how a master like you is able to really get the most out of a book like this. I mean, I get everything but on a surface level, I guess. It's so powerful to follow the book, and at the same time follow you as you go through it. I was wondering if you could add the number of the game you're covering in the title of the video, so it'd be easier for who is reading the book to catch up. Thanks for your great help I'm learning so much. What a game this was, by the way! Cheers from Italy

There is no way for u to show the eval..bar on the screen? Is there a horizontal bar that u could set under ur Pic screen? I notice u always have to move things around to show it. Idk I don't stream. Thanks for what u do😊

I learned a lot from nelsi. Thanks alot❤

Zwischenzug...your german is not the best

Hii, by 19:50 why not knight to e6 threatining the rook and queen... so black takes with their pawn. Then white takes blacks g pawn with the white bishop, blacks king is extreamely exposed... will that also be a good move or not as good...? And with that knight sacrifice you can use your rook on the 6th rank to apply more pressure too...?the rook can also be sacrificed and take the knight of black, that will be too many pieces to deal with for black..?

It’s not massively relevant to chess, but in the book the author commented on how Philidor says in Chess Analysed in 1791 that- and then goes on to talk about how Philidor’s spelling wasn’t right. He was saying this because he would write using a medial s. For those interested, a medial s is a very old version of the lower case s. S as we now know it used to be its own capital form, much like how many other capital letters are completely different to their lower case forms today. But eventually the rules started changing around lower case s, and it started being used in the middle and end of words. Eventually with the advent of the printing press, it became more efficient to have one key for s instead of two. And soon after, the medial s died. There was nothing wrong with Philidor’s spelling, he was just using an antiquated form of speech which seems odd today. It was an interesting foot note!

Very instructional game and book!

to take is a mistake, that is if the trade is fair (knight for a knight, etc.) rather let them take you, almost always the better choice

At move 19 - white RE6 .. what if BE4 instead ?? that looks pretty good pinning the bishop , because if 19 ...BxR , then 20 Bxb and threatening BXR .. ?.. plus that knight cant take because of the threat of mate.

At 7:23 You forgot to mention that White does not lose the whole queen but rather a piece after Ne5 Rxb7 (Or she runs away to f3.) Nxd7 Nxd7 which wins for black. Also, at 10:24 instead of b6, what is wrong with Qd5 to try to trade queens by Qh5? Also, at 28:06 White loses the a2 pawn as well in this position. And from our view, losing two pawns like this is not OK as White without any ways to get them back. Also, Black can still play f5 and f4 and can still do the same plan of launching the attack which means that Black is better, right?

Hi, by 19:50 why not knight to e6 threatining the rook and queen... so black takes with their pawn. Then white takes blacks g pawn with the white bishop, blacks king is extreamely exposed... will that also be a good move or not as good...? And with that knight sacrifice you can use your rook on the 6th rank to apply more pressure too...?the rook can also be sacrificed and take the knight of black, that will be too many pieces to deal with for black..?

Thanks for bringing those informations.🙂 In 7:08 , can't White just attack the Queen with Ne5 an be in a completely nice position?☝🏻

It looks all so logical when you explain it so well and clearly....wenn i am in front of the Board, it is suddenly more complex in my smalltalk brainstorming!😀

12:00 Stockfish analysis say Be4 is better like mistake moves c4?

2:45 Why not take the bishop first; if they trade queens you still gained a piece. If they take your bishop, then Qb7 to win their rook?

19:34 Why moving a knight is an only move? What about Kg7 with possibility to run to F6 later?

19:34 Why moving a knight is an only move? What about Kg7 with possibility to run to F6 later?

The way you say zwichenzug is breaking me great pain

In 7:08 , can't White just attack the Queen with Ne5 an be in a completely nice position?☝🏻

question where does nelson sell the courses he mentioned?

Man i cannot pull any of these moves in a game. 1100 for life :(

Hii, by 19:50 why not knight to e6 threatining the rook and queen... so black takes with their pawn. Then white takes blacks g pawn with the white bishop, blacks king is extreamely exposed... will that also be a good move or not as good...? And with that knight sacrifice you can use your rook on the 6th rank to apply more pressure too...?the rook can also be sacrificed and take the knight of black, that will be too many pieces to deal with for black..?

2.32 Qd2

Deez knights

why not f5 after Qxe4?

23:24 What about Be4?

19:10 that's a false dichotomy, queen takes knight is also worth considering

This game is a great example of why Black has to be *extremely* careful when castling King-side in the French defense. The e-pawn blocks the Bishop away from the King side...just in general, it is much more difficult for Black to bring defenders than for White to bring attackers. So giving up a valuable defender *and* the initiative basically just handed White a winning advantage. I know this because I've lost in exactly that fashion many times.

Really nice game! Lots of cool ideas, which you present really well. Loving this series, and looking forward to the new course 👍

Thank you for the explanation. Your lessons are always great and it improves me a lot.