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Also something important. When you have a good move, that doesn't mean it's the best move. Always check to see if there might be something better, even 1 or 2 moves down the same line if the start is obvious. I got a lot of puzzles wrong because i went "free rook!" or "free queen!" and missed mate, or something like that.

Such a big fan of your teaching style. These videos are fantastic!

This is awesome!! I started to pick out the moves you were going to choose using your three steps. Well once it got to higher levels I couldn’t do it as well but I was amazed how well the steps helped me!

Thanks for making such good quality free educational content!

Thanks 4 sharing Ur valuable knowledge, 4 demonstrating an incredible training resource, & 4 spreading great vibes!!👏🙏

Wow, Hercules Chess seems huge. Thank you, gonna check it out

I’d add a step in between step 1 and 2: “after checking your opponent’s king safety, check yours! If your opponent has a mate-in-1, clearly, any solution has to be forcing (checks), with the sequence ending in mate or capture of the piece(s) threatening your king.”

I barely started playing chess, after few games and few puzzles solved I started to look for checks/mates, is my king safe etc. Then I learned some patterns. This video helped me a lot polishing these newly acquired skills, thanks a lot

excellent content

You are just awesome You have the gift of the gab as you study your ability to explain your thoughts and ply is truly something to behold, you are a legend

I love this kind of videos !

Nice vid - Tips work well in middlegames, not so much in endgames.

Thanks for the heads up! I’m not a good chess player but I love the puzzles and was near paying the sub on c.c. Awesome website!

Thank you for more great content. Just need time to start the course I recently purchased 😆. Finding quiet time to study/play chess is difficult with a job and a family 😆.

I also think for the 2650, I would think Bd7, as you immediately guard the c8 square and you can push the c-pawn as well to c6 with c7+ and possible c8 = Q. Idk if that is right, but it looks good. You do have to watch for Black's Rook as well as it can give long range checks along if it goes to g1 and swings over to the queenside. On the last puzzle, yeah, White does have that c4 resource so you needed to go e4. After Black goes e4 though, if white goes c4, I believe you can actually take on c4 as another option, because if white tries Kc3, then e3 wins if if white tries Ke3, c3 wins for Black.

SELF NOTE: Step 1. Ask yourself if you have any checks and if they make any sense. Also check if your opponent has any checks and if they are a serious threat. Step 2. Are any of your opponents pieces undefended (starting with the Queen)? Can you use a tactic (fork, pin, etc.)? Step 3. Scan the position for anything important and make a mental note of it. How can you put all of this information together to find the winning move?

thanks!

this is gonna be a nice video

Lichess does have puzzle rush. To find it you have to search deeper into it.

8:28 After the check I think white could also sacrifice the knight at b6 and queen. If black declines with Nf5 to stop pawn on e7, white can chase it again after pushing the pawn a step.

I was just about to look for something like this

Great fan sir

Before I watch the video: is it checks, captures, and attacks? Been enjoying all your content for the last month. Hopefully I’ve learned something along the way!

I like to set the option to NOT automatically move to the next puzzle - That way I can look at the one I missed and try to see why.

At 25:57, I think Kd4 works. Black's "discovery" by moving their Knight would be met with Bxa1. The key is not allow Black's Knight on b2 to give check besides Black's Queen (meaning Kd2 or Kc3 would not be good because Black's knight, after the discovery, can give check. Kd2 met with Nc4+ and Kc3 net with Na4+ and Black can get in Qxf6, just in time to defend). Black can go c5+, but then White can en passant and now Black can only check with a discovery by moving their knight, which would be met with Rxa1. When Nelson played Bxb2, White is down an exchange after Qxb2 (don't forget Black's Rook on h8).

In the pawn endgame, ... e4 prevents c4 because of ... dxc4, Kc3, ... e3 and the WK can't get to the lead pawn or capture on c4.

Ye this helped me a lot, shortly after i saw this video i got my first brilliant move

Make a guide for brilliant moves next

For those of us who don't just "know" the board situation when looking at it, I propose a step 0: * Count the material on both sides, to get an idea of whether or not a trade would be favorable.

I was thinking in the last puzzle if you move king to take he can still get a queen i believe, but if you move the pawn he takes it makes stacked pawns and allows you to take with king while blocking the other pawn.

CCTV: Checks, captures, threats, violent moves. That's something I learned when starting. Of course, I've added the scanning for loose pieces to the equation since, but other than that it's pretty much it.

it's called puzzle streak on lichess, but it's the same thing

At 16:01, if K escapes to b6 and white Q takes rook, then black Q can move to g3, forcing a draw (nearly mate). So more thought is needed. Can white win instead of draw?

nice

what should i do? I understand how every piece moves, i dont know any good openings and also i get very distracted on the board, sometimes i wont noticed if i got checked or if i can check, My main problem is where to move.

LICHESS has puzzle rush

In the 2050 puzzle, 1. Qa8+ actually loses the game to 1. Qa8+ Bc8 2. Rd1+ Ke7 3. Qxc8 Rb1 and you lose your Rook on d1. You can't defend with your Queen on d7 or d8 because of the King on e7, you can't take on b1 because of 4. ... Qxb1#, so you have to play 4. Rf1, followed by 4. ... Qd3 and you have to play 5. h3 or h4 to escape the checkmate.

25:56 I think King to E4 is the next correct move, any other king move will lead to open an escape route for black's queen or to the horse in b2 Edited: Stock fish says King to E2 is a good move ,Bxb2 is the best move and King to E4 is inaccuracy. I don't know what to say

Anybody can tell me what is wrong with Q to G5 at 22:05 it hink that would work out well too or am i not seeing something ? thanks for answers if anybody could :D

Cool

28:00 It's better known as "the square", not "the triangle"! The "square" is more inclusinve of how near the King must be to be able to stop the opponent's (passed) pawn.

Lichess has Puzzle Storm

Somebody told me,when solving puzzles, it's not about "speed", it's about the "accuracy". I think it makes sense now. Using steps 1, 2 and 3... you will solve puzzles with accuracy every time ❤🎉

8:27

curious what is the correct solution to the 2350 puzzle?

Very nice video, please do more, +1 sub 🔥

The problem is that i don't have much time to think like this in the game. I can think deeper, but not faster. It really takes time for me to thinking.

7:19 the pawn is covering that square it can’t go there

On 22:30 why is this move good you lose rook for a bischop and you could not check because he defendet his pawn i know Black now has better Positioning but isnt that Bad because A rook is nearly the double of point value...i dont know

At 25:42 you actually go king to e2.

2650 puzzle push the bishop to d7 instead?

Can I stop the pawn before I sneeze

@Chess Vibes the 2350 that you got wrong @25:57, you could've taken the queen on a1 with the rook ... that was the mistake. Great video and thanks for letting us know about the site, love solving the puzzles♥️

Gonna watch it, then watch it again on mute to massage that youtube algorithm while practicing chess.

25:54 KING E2

lichess has puzzle rush

Glad to see even super strong chess players have trouble with endgames haha... although does that mean I should just give up on them?

26:53 M A R I O O N 6 0 H R T Z S N E E Z E

at the 2050 game how does he not got checkmated with the rook?

Lichess has puzzle streak - one mistake and youre finished....

My skill +100

The machine should let you figure out the right move when you miss it, and not just jump to the next puzzle, which prevents you from learning.

whyd u put brilliant if the title says great moves

hello

Is he Czech? He sees so much Czechs

Uneven ratings on the puzzles

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Yes only 3 steps: 30 minutes vidio

Hey, I'm early

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This method in breaking down things to solve chess puzzle is severely underrated