Strategic Patterns You MUST Know: Good Knight vs. Bad Bishop

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00:00 A Dream State
03:24 How To Reach the Dream State?
06:13 An Endgame Study
08:01 Nimzowitsch's Position
10:02 Saidy - Fischer (1963)
20:59 Botvinnik's Masterpiece
32:33 Andersson Endgame - Which Side is Better?
Ulf Andersson's Endgame Deep Analysis: • The Catalan endgame by...
In this video, we're diving into some key chess strategies, focusing on a common situation: when one player has a strong knight and the other has a bad bishop. We'll explore what makes a knight great and when a bishop can end up in trouble. We'll also talk about how to get your knight into ideal positions and share examples from famous games where this situation comes up in the endgame. Plus, we'll discuss how to take advantage of having a better knight in the endgame and how to convert those positions.
Understanding this chess chunk can boost your chess intuition and help you make smarter moves, especially when trading pieces in the middle part of the game. Once you know what your ideal setup looks like and how valuable it is, you can work towards achieving it by making the right moves and trades.
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@kennethgatto1032 11 күн бұрын

Your videos are the highlight of my chess days...please keep them coming!

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

Your comment is so motivating, I will keep on producing!

@battlescard213 5 күн бұрын

For real. I enjoy all of your videos.

@Dr.CansClinic 4 күн бұрын

@@battlescard213 ❤🙏

@peterintoronto6472 10 күн бұрын

A beautiful lesson, I especially liked the Saidy-Fischer analysis. A truncated version is in my ragged copy of the Tao of Chess, but I never saw until now the slow mastery Fischer showed, one is so used to the spectacular Fischer moments as if those were why he was so famous.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Peter! Fischer was a very technical player at heart!

@invictus9976 10 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@brainfellow5140 3 күн бұрын

Thank you again for another excellent video! Re: Homework - you said it's black to play... so it looks like if white gets in e5 and then f4 (tempos on the bishop and pawns would be protected by the white knight), it could bury the black bishop so that's probably white's plan... knowing this, I would think black would want to get their bishop out ahead of white's pawn wall with perhaps Bd4 to keep from getting buried and keep white's knight tied down guarding pawns... black would also want to try to get their king eventually to d5 to control central squares.

@Dr.CansClinic 3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Please check out the video on the video description to see how this endgame went :)

@ItsKyleMang 3 күн бұрын

Nice cover art!

@Dr.CansClinic 3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

@pakasokoste 10 күн бұрын

On the endgame study I thought the move was Ke6, looking to win the pawn, which it does, but that is a draw it turns out. I failed to see that the winning strategy is to remove Black's only piece from the board. Very instructive position for evaluating a future position.

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your honest feedback! It indeed is very surprising that the bishop can be captured by using two pieces!

@salvadorbkn8887 10 күн бұрын

Great video! Could you talk about Capablanca's (Q+N) and Fischer's (R+B) pieces? Thanks!

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

Thank you! Will definitely keep that in mind while preparing a video on piece coordination!

@TheChingChongSlayer 9 күн бұрын

Beautiful work as always!

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@user-gg6df4xr3i 11 күн бұрын

Knights are good in closed positions (lots of pawns) but in a more open position,the sniper bishop can cut through the middle of the board...you just got to get into a good position because that knight can be tricky and snatch off those pawns or pieces...I always calculate a lot to control that knight and get the king into the middle or to a better position.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

In general, true. But I can also show you many closed positions where knights suffer and get dominated by the enemy pawn structure.

@user-gg6df4xr3i 10 күн бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic Also true,those tricky knights!

@lindell7318 9 күн бұрын

I like your style and choice of topic

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for your encouragement 😊

@GaryWalters-tk2lp 10 күн бұрын

Fantastic content 👍, I think I would try e5 followed by f4 as the knight defends both those squares, If allowed I'd then play g5 trying to control that side of the board, I think that would in this case control the bishop on its own coloured squares, probably wrong but that would be my plan 🤔

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts! Here you can see the deep dive to this endgame: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qr2VeNOCuqenf6c.html

@cwgriffin1 9 күн бұрын

The homework. Black doesn't have much going for it. a5 &b5 will be traded off at some point. White pawns except for f2 are on white squares against black dark square bishop. The bishop has no targets. Its best hope would be look for a white pawn passing through on a dark square. And the isolated h pawn is useless. I'll take white. I think black's best move is Bd4 followed by e5 and f6.

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! Please check out this video for the deep dive on this deep endgame! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qr2VeNOCuqenf6c.html

@cwgriffin1 9 күн бұрын

Thanks. I just found out that you have a lot more content than I was aware of. It was like finding a vein of gold. With the game times of G90 or G100, I rarely find myself in such consolidated positions. If I do, I'm behind on time, and running out of it. Andersson is obviously planning on getting to the endgame as quickly as possible. That's a strategy I would like to use it; particularly against stronger players. Consolidate quickly so that you eliminate your opponents options and leverage a positional edge. I appreciate what you do.

@user-ot8bb3ng7o 6 күн бұрын

Really enjoy the video an game analysis 💯👏 these videos are what nimzowwitch is positional chess, it's Ike the nuts and bolts of chess,the mechanics of the pieces, how things work, critical to those new to chess,its different from the study of openings, will make great book 🤔,like Botvinniks game the one pawn closing down the game,great video,pawn to king 5 shutting out the black bishop🎉

@Dr.CansClinic 6 күн бұрын

Love reading this, thank you so much 😊

@eschiedler 10 күн бұрын

homework spoiler - no engine The play by white should look to block black's only plan to activate the black king on the queen side. Their bishop cannot yet target any pawns and their king is blockaded from advancing further at the moment. White's ideal plan includes: f4 e5 g5 Bg7 f5 Kd6 Kf3 and white will create a passed pawn However, f4 Bd4 Ne5+ Bxe5 fxe5 Kc5 and black will be better on the queen side As a counter-measure, f4 Bd4 Kf3 f6 e5 Kd5 exf6 Bxf6 Nf2 Kd4 Nf4 Be7 g5 and the game is even but white has winning changes. Looking at other options, these appear to be losing for white. An immediate e5 Be7 Ke3 Kd5 f4 f6 exf6 Bxf6 makes no progress. Also, e5 Be7 f4 Kd5 Nf2 Kd4 allows the black king activity. Finally, e5 Be7 f4 Kd5 Kf3 Ba3 pins white's pawns on the queen side and white is probably lost. Overall, it looks like a very even endgame if white plays f4 or a similar line. Both the black bishop and king can't be easily shut out at the same time. The white knight doesn't have a strong enough outpost and the black bishop isn't blockaded enough.

@Dr.CansClinic 10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your detailed analysis! You can check this video for deep analysis of this endgame: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qr2VeNOCuqenf6c.html

@jordibertran 9 күн бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic With this video eyes, the deep analysis of the endgame is way too complex. Anyway very nice video and thank you for your work!

@Dr.CansClinic 9 күн бұрын

@@jordibertran Thank you for your kind words.