I like these little vignettes on different endgame topics. Perfect format for a short YT video.
@chesst32123 ай бұрын
I agree.. these are so much more valuable than those lengthy videos that jump around topics and such
@user-gg6df4xr3i3 ай бұрын
Great upload thank you.
@JP-su8bp3 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@user-pt6hz8et9z3 ай бұрын
Woah, I learned something new today, perfect for my chess competition next week!
@SpaceCadet4Jesus3 ай бұрын
The knight pawn is hardest to promote when the opposing King zags into the corner. The trick is to focus on getting your king on the rook file on the 6th rank with opposition, forcing the opposing king onto the knight file, then drive your pawn up the board. Practicing the position repeatedly until it becomes motor memory. It's very easy, but not intuitive if you don't know it.
@maicolc72163 ай бұрын
This is very helpful
@neiloppa26203 ай бұрын
Solid video. Thank you for the lesson bro ❤
@adnanghaleb21963 ай бұрын
Thanks
@nirmalrgr42173 ай бұрын
Nice
@antoniotruong56473 ай бұрын
Videos like this makes KZfaq valuable. This helped so much.
@jeremaj75133 ай бұрын
Good stuff! Do you have a play list for these endgame lessons?
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
Yes. Here it is. kzfaq.info/sun/PLlK3vqd-ffcz6UMQVnypRpew2xw6FtW56&si=5NkNTyqZnsXIMu96
@jeremaj75133 ай бұрын
@@robertplunkettschesslab Thanks! 👌🏻
@garysikon18123 ай бұрын
What exactly is the 6th rank rule? I must have missed it...
@SpaceCadet4Jesus3 ай бұрын
Get your King to the 6th rank on a file closest to the edge of the board, driving the opposing king out from the rook file.
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
The sixth rank is the only rank that the king does not have to be in front of the pawn to win. That's the rule. Details are in the video. LOL
@jaybingham37113 ай бұрын
"I was always told..." that every single thing I get told about playing chess has at least one exception...but typically multiple exceptions. 😭 Except, of course, there's an exception to that too...forced moves! 🥴
@user-ue7ri7pq7j3 ай бұрын
In 4:06 white is still winning after kg6
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
Yes, but Kf7 is still a wasted move. Kg6 is correct. It admits the mistake of Kf7.
@user-ue7ri7pq7j3 ай бұрын
@@robertplunkettschesslab I often when playing I play it like this and I think it is much easier because I pushed my pawn
@dadonkas55413 ай бұрын
2:42 am I missing something? I thought this position was checkmate, not stalemate? If the black king moves to the left the pawn would take it. If it moves diagonally the white king would take it, and if it attacked the pawn the white king would also take it
@ristovirtaharju50303 ай бұрын
The black king is not in check and has no legal moves. That is why it is stalemate. If the pawn could capture forward, then it'd be checkmate, but it can't
@SpaceCadet4Jesus3 ай бұрын
Recheck that position. What piece is putting the King into checkmate? It's blacks turn to move and since it cannot move into check, it's got nowhere to go.
@stephennorton81513 ай бұрын
If there is no legal move and the king is IN check, checkmate. If there is no legal move and the king IS NOT in check, stalemate. The king in that position has no legal moves, as you observed, but is NOT in check, resulting in a stalemate.
@rp18943 ай бұрын
Did you break into a museum of technology and steal one of their cameras to film this? Is it an actual potato?
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
Your not the first person to point out I need a better camera. I always just figured people were looking at the board and not me. I appreciate the feedback though. LOL.
@rp18943 ай бұрын
@@robertplunkettschesslab I feel like i'm time traveling.
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
@@rp1894 does the board at least look okay?
@SpaceCadet4Jesus3 ай бұрын
I thought it was fine, the board was clear and so is your instruction. Those are the only two important things you need in this chess lesson.
@robertplunkettschesslab3 ай бұрын
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus I actually appreciated the feedback on the webcam. I need to upgrade it. I'm going to be getting a better one and trying it out. Something with a higher frame rate to at least get rid of the motion blur with my head movement. Hopefully my future videos will be a bit better.
@davidlewis23773 ай бұрын
God he talks too much i'm out of here
@AstroHog3 ай бұрын
He gives lots of great information effeciently. Smell ya later