The SECRET To Stop Blundering Your Pieces In Chess 

I’m 1700 and you will blunder your pieces no matter what, the trick is to not blunder before your opponent

It's amazing how she's still explaining her thought process with only second left on the clock.

fantastic video for beginners! very well explained. 1. Always move your pieces to squares where they are defended 1:00 2. Threaten the centre through pawn exchange to open files and diagonals 2:56 3. If moving pieces to opponent's side of the board, be careful not to lose any material 4:06 6:37 4. Get your rooks into the middle of the game 4:32 5. Creating movement for other pieces 5:19 6. Queen's weakness in the centre 6:22 7. Exploiting opponent's undefended pieces and pinning 7:06 8. Trade file pawn for center pawn value 7:53 9. Unprotected piece -> Checks, Captures & Attacks Method 8:30 10. Consequence of Unprotected Queen + Not Castling 9:14 11. Recap: Castle Early, Develop Knights Bishops, Get Rooks into middle, play on your side, not get your pieces on other side of the board 12. Discovery Checks 12:09 13: Endgame - Activate King, push pawns, defend everything 12:35 14: Retreating Knight to your side 13:25 15. Identifying Opponent's WinCon, blocking a passed pawn 13:35 16: Anna's Tight Defense 14:15 14:41 17: Closing the Game 15:00

I love your enthusiasm. You acted like you were opening a birthday present.

This is the calmest person I have ever seen playing on 10 seconds

This 500 played way better than me lol

First time discovering your videos just now... Clear, simple, logical explanations, and your enthusiasm for the game makes me want to play more! Keep up the good work 👏

Thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly as you progress in the game. Really great content and much appreciated

The opponent played ridiculously well for a 500!

Rumor has it, when Anna's family poses for photos, they say "chessss"

Shenanigans! :) This is an awesome video - thank you. I've never played chess before but recently started watching some competitions in New York as they came up on my RU-vid feed. I saw you absolutely crushing the competition, and I'm excited to see this explanatory video. I may be way too old to begin playing now, but it's enticing, nonetheless. Thank you for the great teaching and explanations! I look forward to watching more of your content and seeing how much I can learn.

I'm getting major anxiety watching her remember "shenanigans" with 10 seconds left on the clock

I was getting hearth attacks watching annas time 😃😃, while she was happily explaining

I"ve come to the realization that even if I stop blundering my pieces, I will still find creative ways to lose.

Thank you Anna, this has been a great help. I didn't realize the fundamental mistakes in my game and watching you play let me see what to do, especially strengthening my center. I'm surprised that in all my studies of tactics, etc. I was missing these basics. This makes my immediate goal of rising above 900 easier and less mind taxing.

It's very enjoyable AND educational to not just play through a game explain along the way but, to hear the variations and the whole thought process for each move is an even better way to learn! Thanks for sharing! Subbing for more content like this.

Been stuck between 400 to 500 for months. After watching this I'm now 600+ and still climbing. It's exactly what I needed, just have to not try anything clever and wait for the opponent to blunder

the single most informative video I have seen in a long while. Teaches opening, middlegame and endgame. You should do a course like Levy. Naturally gifted at imparting knowledge, Anna!

That was brilliant to watch. I liked how you were explaining your tact and practising it, and showing the realness of your underlying principle. You were right! I'll have to give that a try, and I should definitely watch more of your educational videos . Thank you 🙂

Thank you Anna!! Your ability to communicate your knowledge and ideas clearly with great enthusiasm makes your videos not only very valuable but fun to watch!! And the word you were searching for is shenanigans! 😊

On castling: The most important principle in my mind when it comes to castling is to not open up the center if your king is still in the center. Castling early often solves this, but it helps to understand the key principle behind it. Grants you greater flexibility. You may for example find a benefit in deciding where to castle _after_ you know where you opponent has castled.

Anna’s videos are always so instructive for choosing the right strategies

Wow so calm about the clock, last minute or two made me soo anxious. This video is super helpful! Clear, simple and highly informative, thank you!!

13:00 shenanigans. Thanks for the lesson. I wanted to be able to play at a low level on my cell phone at least and no more, since I don't have hours to devote.

Wow! This is a terrific video Anna!! You have opened my eyes to how to play chess as a beginner!! Now I know how to make good moves! I hope you make a few more videos like this one. Thanks a bunch!!👍

I love your very principled yet simple approach to chess. You're helping me a lot.

i have 1970 in rating and the way you can explain this to beginners is amazing! good job especially since some of the things are hard to explain to beginners

Thank you for showing and explaining during a game. That helped me a lot. Would like more of it!

That first 500 really played that well... Unbelievable. Better than people double their rating.

Anytime I blunder my queen,I try to convince myself it's a "botez gambit" and I'm a genius

You covered so much material so quickly! Total control! You are a great teacher!

Anna a superb video and not really oversimplified but very practical! I am a 1500-1600 player and SO many games in that range are also decided by a single loss of a piece. Often it's not an obvious hanging piece but the result of a modest combination; then the rest is straightforward. I'm going to explore your other videos intended for amateurs like this who want to improve their game and rating. Also your enthusiasm is so infectious! It demonstrates well how learning can be fun!

Brilliant chess teaching, Anna! More like this please.

Me: Checks if everything is protected and makes a move Opponent: Takes the now unprotected queen Me: Damn

Woah. I have been just really getting into chess and scouring books, tutorials, apps, everything...... for basic fundamentals to get started. This might be the best I have seen. You are a phenomenal teacher, and your passion for chess is infectious.

This was great! The game didn't take very long and yet we were able to experience the opening, middle game and end game seeing how you defended your pieces while still attacking. Thanks!😀

Your enthusiasm is exactly what I needed after 2 draws and 2 losses today.

Anna...I adore you. Energetic and you explain things so well. You seem like such a great teacher. You probably don't do private lessons/coaching by chance do you? I've been playing for 10 years and I really want to take my game to new levels. And I've exhausted my own self learning and seem stuck. Either way, love ur vids. Keep up the great content

I just started playing chess and have had some difficulties improving, I love your videos and this one was really helpful Anna!

Great video with some awesome advice, Anna! You are a natural, clear teacher. I will be watching many more and learning so much. Thank you!

Also, if you blunder don't rage quit! I blundered away my queen early and came back and won. Stay the course. Adapt and overcome.

Shenanigans is the word you were looking for. 😁

One of your best videos, Anna. It's helpful to hear how you think through the game. I'm going to keep watching this series.

This right here. Finally I see how to progress. Thank you for taking the time for this vid Anna!

I love end game play. Such pure Chess. Keep the analysis going. You’re becoming a favorite in things to watch on RU-vid.

Very helpful. A good reminder to not overextend your position unless there is a tactic.

Wonderful video and great explanations on core concepts. Very well done !😊

You did a great job explaining while on low time - that was very well done.

Very skillful talking while under time pressure! And thanks for the good advice.

Always both informative and entertaining. Thank you, Anna!

That was really informative. Great video, thank you!

Thanks for this one! I really appreciated the simple focus on “(un)protected positions”, it was great to just have one idea to think about while studying the game.

Tactics were not great for the opponent but nevertheless played very well for 500. I think Anna was a little surprised that there was no major blunders made only minor ones.

I'm a new subscriber with a 650-700 rating. I tend to play too aggressive. I found this video very informative. Please continue to provide content for beginner players and create a playlist.

Great video. Learned a lot from you today. I started to view the game in whole different perspective... it's amazing the quality of the game!!

This is fantastic! What a huge help, really well-taught, thanks!!!!

The commentary is very helpful. Thank you

I believe shenanigans is what you we’re looking for! Great videos!

Awesome video Anna. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and tactics with us!

Really helpful video Anna! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I always blunder my king

At 1800 I've finally determined that blunders and endgames are the only two things keeping me from the USCF Expert title

It's amazing how you play AND talk throughout the whole video in a way that's easy and relatable for amateurs to comprehend, but also ended up winning against an opponent who played well 🔥great content

Loved the way you were about to explain your thought process as you were playing a game. Too many videos show games that have been previously played and just zoom through the game so fast that it's hard to follow. And their explanations are also done very fast. Id really enjoy seeing more of your games this way.

Anna: London is a great defense at this level Andrea: >:(

That 500+ rated player played better than 1100 guess the elo 😂

These videos are extremely helpful. I know how to move pieces around, but know bugger all about actual strategy. I am now beating online chess games (at the second from lowest level), which I was never able to do before. Thanks Anna!

Wow this was such a great vid! Some of the clearest instruction I've seen online. I'm struggling around 500 right now and I have a strong sense that some of these principles will really help push me up to the next level. thank you for your work! Subscribing!

❤❤❤❤ I would blunder every move if I was to play face to face game against Anna 🤗🤗😁😁

"The trick is to never put your pieces in squares where they are undefended". This is the trick guys. 🤣

Thanks a bunch! I really learned a lot and I’ll pay more attention to this from now on.

So helpful! Thank you for the education, well done!

I can't concentrate as she's too beautiful!!!!

I remember watching this and finding the things explained highly valuable, because you know, you need an explanation for why your games aren’t going as you would want. This content helped me mentally with understanding as well as by offering a solution. Excellent content for everyone trying to improve. Thanks again for this content Anna 😊

Thanks, I'll try this- love these basics!

this has helped me improve so much, thank you Anna!

Watching her be so calm with her clock constantly winding down under ten seconds and then casually recovering all the time was so satisfying.

Super video! Thanks for sharing your huge knowledge Anna!

Remind me to watch this again and again and again. It is so educational for my level : ) Thanks again : )

Thank you so much for the great instructions. I just subscribed.

I tried this, and had a really commanding game. I think the part about not advancing into the opponent's half until you've got avenues to check, capture, or attack is great advice. thanks

Thanks for the insights, Ms. Cramling. I will keep keep those lessons learned on my head and hopefully win more 500 rated games.

This has really helped my thinking and hence my play. Thankyou Anna.

This was really awesome. Love the commentary. Thanks!

you explain this so clearly it's amazing. thank you!

Just played a game against a computer level I usually lose against. What can I say? I played my best game in a long time and won with ease after I managed to capture my opponent's queen (it wasn't defended, heh). I also noticed that I would have done a lot of moves where my pieces would have been undefended and could not have been defended in the next move. I simply did not make those moves but opted for development moves where my pieces were proteced. I'm sure I did a few mistakes here and there still, but finally I start to realise why I do lose so many games. Thanks a lot for this video!

Learn so many things from this video than hours of other tutorials! I have been learning and watching so many videos but it's too overwhelming for me. But this one is precise and informative as well as fun !

You explained everything very well. I definitely learned something. Thank you.

I am so glad that I watched your video. You are exciting, engaging, energetic and entertaining. And… very Educational!!! I am going to replay your game to create the PGN to study with your explanation as I go. You explained your strategy in the most logical straight forward way and playing the London, my choice as well, I was so pleased to see you win and that apparently was unscripted, demonstrating that the London is a strong system. I have watched dozens of videos and yours is the absolute Best!! Thanks and I will look at other videos on your channel.

Good video Anna. Thank you for taking the time to explain these things. Chess is a hard game, sure helps to learn these things to be able to play better.

This video is so good. I played chess a long time ago for fun, but never thought about protecting my pieces at all time. Very good advice !

Great video, Anna. Thanks for the tips!

ive learned a lot in this video. love the way you explain it. Not even feel pressured about the game.

Very helpful and informative video. Thank you Anna.

Thank you Anna, very informative. Well done. 🙂

Really good video for me as a beginner chess player. Did actually learn so much from this game. Thank you!

Great video! super good basic rules and tips that I hope are going to make me play better. Gracias Anna

That was very enlighting, thanks Anna!

i have no clue about chess but i just cant stop watching your videos... your style of interaction/presentation really captures the viewer even though its quite quick and all over the place :D

That was a great guide. Thank you :)