I've had dubious attacks succeed at the 1500 ish level simply because the attack itself makes the opponent uncomfortable. I'd say the best first step to learning to attack is to simply try attacks out and be unafraid to lose. Losing attacking positions will teach you how to navigate attacking positions.

@@Kirisame312 I’m 2000, and I agree with what you’re saying. Just go for it! If you lose, all you lose is some elo, anyway. If you think an attack is promising, prepare slowly and attack fast!

I find it so hard in the middlegame to look for attacks, especially pawn advances. I could really benefit from a video like that as well

@@Kirisame312 thank you for the tip, I will definitely be doing that. I like attacking so I do it probably more than I should, and I would say it’s like 50/50 whether or not they succeed (1100~ elo). Also sometimes they do succeed even when I think they shouldn’t have just because the opponent feels too pressured. But going for an attack when I shouldn’t and then having it lose the game does feel crappy and it would be nice to learn the principles of attacking and such.

@@Kirisame312 also I watch a lot of danya’s speed runs and his attacks always go SO SMOOTHLY. There’s gotta be something to it.

There are only a couple on series on youtube that I have been so persistent on watching and this is one of the few. Danya’s videos bumped my rating by almost 200 in a week and I am still climbing

exactly!

i always watch gotham chess but didnt expect me being here

same, my favorite content on youtube right now

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@@maestrosock9360 maybe that’s Danya’s onlyfans page where his chess merch is 🤡

@@NAITANNN Yeah haha

Love his Socratic method. Best of the best.

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There's a very nice book on exactly this topic The Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vuković

Thanks Pikachu for the 10 fat gifted subs

@@smudgyidecat6858 those 10 fats subs will forever be in our hearts.

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Yeah he went on tilt after the mouse slip

Avoids getting checked on the diagonal while defending the corner pawn.

He's not playing gambits in this speedrun though.

@@damiandab335 He said he's not playing anything that's objectively dubious or that isn't solid. The belgrade and krause are both solid options from a practical and theoretical standpoint and they aren't played often enough in a majority of games for anyone to be prepared to deal with them OTB. So as I've played them and taught others them they've won many games just due to a small amount of prep and common themes of play. But I didn't specifically say I wanted to see it in the speedrun either, just asking in general if we could see it sometime in the speedrun, opening lab, or busting the gambits series even, just want to see it get some love and attention since I never see anyone use it or talk about it because it comes from the four knights and not many people in higher ratings typically play it.

I know it’s a year late, but without threatening to take the queen immediately, he could give up on taking back the bishop and save his queen with f5. Still dead lost either way

Theory/theoretical position is just what’s considered the ‘best move/position’ according to an engine.

It means that the position has been played before at high-level games and the best moves, their order, etc. are well-established. Basically, a position that you can learn by reading/learning the theory rather than playing it out on your own.

@@RoseWraps_Texas so so wrong

Dont listen to the other comment about engine moves, theory is in chess all openings, all openings are planned and studied up to a certain point, if you are '' playing by theory '' the first 10 moves of the game that means that you are playing moves that you or others have ahead of time already prepared, and often is considered, the best move. So theory equals openings, altough there is also theory for winning Endgames, but this is a rare reference to make.

@@dre4mz749 Very helpful! Any more information?

Nice observation, bro

Thanks for clearifying, thought i was watching skiing.

Indeed.

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