Chess Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan presents a lecture exploring different opening ideas, culminating with his 1979 game against British Grandmaster Tony Miles.
It must be very daunting to give suggestions, when you are the student and the GM is showing his own game. Yet Yasser never gave the impression that the students' ideas were stupid, even if they didn't work. I'd love to be in that class, he's such an inspiring teacher!
26:20 - Interesting, that a GM won't calculate out this piece for two pawns + attack sac. I suppose that's where the puny human brain must prune variations.
Only thing I don't like is when he's pointing things out on the projector screen, instead of using the computer to show it, because he always talks too fast a that point and it's not easy to see what he's pointing at. Other than that he seems really patient and I love how he talks.
I know I'm. 4 years late, but I just started playing chess and Yassers instructional videos are definitely my favorite. Hes very reassuring with everything
+Jeremy Ewing Seriously? I enjoy Yasser's lectures but he's the only person I know who mispronounces simple words. He says the word "setup" like a man testing a minefield.
I really love the fact that Yasser treats every question & suggestion as equally valid, exploring it on its own merits & never making a student feel stupid for thinking of a move, even if it wouldn't work.
This might be the single greatest chess lecture ever given, and that is saying a lot, Seirawan is underrated - one of the all-time great players and also one of the all-time best teachers, and the bomb he drops at 23:45 - OMG!!!
I am a big fan Mr. Yasser. I watch your videos, apply what I have learned, and I breath success. You have an amazing way of simplifying positional chess while still acknowledging the immense tactical complexities of a position. Truly a treat. Thank you.
You bet! Born in Damascus but raised in Seattle, Washington. He now lives in Amsterdam and, for a few months out of the year at least, Saint Louis. Talk about your world traveler!
Soo much admiration and respect for this guy. It’s hard to teach people with so much less understanding and bring that level of enthusiasm, and to remain humble despite success, etc etc. just a really cool successful player to look up to
At 35:42 or so his statement about targeting opponent's rook - "I found I had a higher calling...) is priceless, as well as his buoyant sense of humor throughout the seminar. Bravo!
Let me tell you this. I extremely love Yasser Seirawan lectures. I almost put him on the same father level as Mikhail Botvinnik. You know Botvinnik is the god of Chess. All praises due to Botvinnik. Gary Kasparov is the Champion but Yasser Seirawan is the great teacher, and his strength is up their with Kasparov. Every time I listen Yasser Seirawan I feel inspired. I feel like I am apart of something bigger and greater. Some big legacy that has been left to us. When I've been slacking off on my Chess studies and intend to just play Chess, and begin to get crushed; I have to get busy on the Yasser videos and reintegrate with his logical positional flow. See if I can improve my Chess understanding. Can't leave out Ben Finegold though. Much respects to Akobian. Don't tell any lie, Jenniffer Shehade look hot and she have the hot tactics. People like Alejandro should have known that! Big up the Legendary boss Roman Dzinchasvilli. Alot
Excellent lecture! Thank you mister Seirawan! Great game!! Amazing dark squared strategy. The 2 knights on f4 and g5 are striking near the end! Great skills
Fantastic lecture, but slightly spoiled by the motion-sickness inducing camera-work. I'm not an expert, but perhaps a wider angle and less eager tracking of the speaker would work better?
At 22:00, when white is trying to figure out how to give the LSB play... is the maneuver Rf2, Bf1, Bb5 worth considering? Or can it be refuted? Or maybe Re1 (Qxf3 if exf3), Bf1, Bb5?
jtet rfs he could make it big in the ASMR community on RU-vid! Use his mastery of chess and present different things using chess to trigger ASMR in people. His voice is perfect for it!
The thing he said untill 2:46, having to learn all the openings and defenses... That drove me to stop playing chess for a long time when I was little and thought it was about using your head, not memorizing everything. Then I learned the truth and kept on playing and learning.
As a kid I challenged Tony Miles for a blitz game. He was so kind to accept, completely beat me up with e4 Nc6 d4 d5. I think I resigned after 14 moves or so. Really nice guy. RIP GM Miles!
Tactically, I can find good ideas and see a fair number of possible combinations and dangers. But to me, strategic stuff, especially pawn moves and structure always give me a headache and I usually end up with the wrong move. Even when I'm given lots of time. I just don't get it.
Urza26 it comes down to experience. Don't think that they never made a bad move, they just made them so many times before that they know what to avoid.
Thank you for these uploads. But as a beginner I was wondering if there is a a particular sequence to these lectures. I like lectures by Seirawan and Finegold. But to get most out of these lectures how should I watch them. Please guide.
At 28:17 I immediately spotted Nxg6! Can someone explain the flaw here? Surely there is an error because I am only a 1700s player. Why did GM Yasser not consider this move?
Your comment is 7 years old, but never too late. After Nxg6 I would play Qg5 as black. I didn't check this with engine, but in all variations I calculated, White loses material.
25:11 I analyzed the position and what Yasser said was correct. if Bxf6 black has a counter play by sacrificing the piece and actually being better ( engine gives -1.2) so playing g4 first was the better option. GM for a reason
Absolutely! Seirawan arrived as our resident GM a few weeks back. I'm a bit behind on our video uploads so I've got a few weeks worth of GM Finegold and then we'll get to the Seirawan vids. I'll work double time next week to try to get caught up. Look for at least 2-3 lectures per day starting on Monday!
+Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Many thanks. It's extremely generous of the Club and of Yasser to post these for free on youtube. What a great series!!
