ONE Main Reason Why You LOSE At Chess [And How To Prevent It]

Summary

This video script offers chess players practical tips to minimize blunders and capitalize on opponents' mistakes, especially for those rated under 1600. The speaker, a grandmaster with 15 years of coaching experience, emphasizes the importance of calculating one move ahead, understanding positional play, and maintaining psychological resilience. He provides specific strategies, such as avoiding instant moves, not accepting gambit pawns without knowledge, and complicating the game when down on material. The script also touches on the 'casino effect' and the importance of taking breaks to avoid losing streaks.

Takeaways

• 😇 Reducing blunders is crucial for improving chess performance, especially for players below 1600 rating.
• 🤔 Instant moves often lead to losses; it's better to calculate one move ahead and consider opponent's potential threats.
• 👀 Focus on pieces that can invade your territory and pose a threat, rather than considering every possible move of the opponent.
• 🛑 Avoid accepting gambit pawns if you're not familiar with opening theory; prioritize development instead.
• 🚫 Implement a zero tolerance policy for opponent's pieces on your territory to prevent potential dangers.
• 🤯 Psychological resilience is key; don't mentally resign after a blunder, as your opponent is likely to blunder as well.
• 🔄 When down in material, complicate the game by attacking and making it harder for the opponent; when up, simplify.
• 🏰 Use positional understanding to guide your moves, which can naturally prevent blunders even without deep tactical calculations.
• 🎯 Ask yourself 'What is my opponent's idea?' to anticipate their moves and respond effectively.
• 🛑 The 'casino effect' can lead to prolonged losing streaks; it's wise to take breaks and return refreshed rather than playing impulsively to recoup losses.
• ♟ Consider whether a move places a piece on a safe square and if it could be captured; count attackers versus defenders to evaluate moves.

Q & A

What is the main reason for people to lose games on the level below 1600 according to the speaker?

The main reason for people to lose games on the level below 1600 is blunders.

What is the first rule suggested by the speaker to reduce blunders?

The first rule is that instant moves lead to instant losses, and players should calculate things one move ahead.

Why does the speaker emphasize the importance of understanding the opponent's intention in chess?

Understanding the opponent's intention helps in anticipating their moves and planning a counter-strategy to avoid blunders.

What does the speaker advise regarding accepting gambit pawns if one is not familiar with opening theory?

The speaker advises not to accept gambit pawns if one is not familiar with opening theory, and instead to prioritize piece development.

What is the 'zero tolerance policy' mentioned by the speaker?

The 'zero tolerance policy' is a strategy to avoid any opponent's piece or pawn on one's own territory to prevent potential threats.

How does the speaker suggest dealing with a psychological setback after making a blunder?

The speaker suggests not to mentally resign after a blunder but to keep fighting and look for ways to complicate the game and counterattack.

What is the 'casino effect' as described by the speaker and how can it be avoided?

The 'casino effect' is the tendency to continue playing games in a losing streak hoping to win back losses, which often leads to further losses. It can be avoided by taking a break and returning to the game refreshed and with a clear mind.

What is the importance of asking 'What has changed?' after the opponent makes a move, according to the speaker?

Asking 'What has changed?' helps in understanding the overall game situation better, identifying new opportunities, and finding better moves.

Why does the speaker recommend not to move a piece to a square that can be attacked immediately?

Moving a piece to a square that can be attacked immediately often leads to blunders and loss of material, so it's important to ensure the safety of the piece before moving it.

What is the principle of maximum activity in chess as mentioned by the speaker?

The principle of maximum activity in chess is about developing pieces to the most forward available squares where they are most active and control more of the board.

How does the speaker suggest improving positional understanding to reduce blunders?

The speaker suggests improving positional understanding by learning fundamental principles, such as those taught in the speaker's free master class, which can help in making fewer blunders.

Outlines

00:00

🤔 Reducing Chess Blunders with Practical Tips

The script discusses the critical issue of blunders in chess, particularly affecting players below the 1600 rating. It emphasizes the importance of calculating one move ahead and considering only opponent's moves that can invade your territory. The speaker, a grandmaster with 15 years of coaching experience, shares insights from psychology and chess to help reduce blunders. He suggests that implementing even one of the ideas could significantly improve a player's rating. The example of a blunder after playing pawn to E6 is given, followed by advice on not accepting gambit pawns without opening knowledge, and the 'zero tolerance policy' to avoid opponent's pieces on your territory.

05:01

🤷‍♂️ Overcoming Psychological Barriers in Chess

This paragraph focuses on the psychological aspect of chess, advising players not to mentally resign after making a blunder. It highlights the importance of continuing to fight in a game, as opponents are likely to blunder as well. The speaker recommends complicating the game when down in material and simplifying when ahead, using the example of a Dutch defense game where missing the opponent's intentions led to a blunder. The advice to keep looking for counterattacking opportunities and not to give up is underscored, as it can change the course of the game.

10:02

🏰 Positional Understanding to Minimize Blunders

The speaker argues that increasing positional understanding is key to reducing blunders. It provides examples of how not moving a knight to a more active square can prevent blunders, even without deep tactical calculation. The paragraph mentions Magnus Carlsen's superior positional understanding as a factor in his consistency, suggesting that players should prioritize piece activity and control of the board. The 'casino effect' is introduced as a psychological trap that can lead to prolonged losing streaks, advising players to take breaks when on a downward trend.

15:02

🤓 Advanced Tactics and Positional Questions to Avoid Blunders

The final paragraph delves into more advanced tactics and strategic questions to ask oneself to avoid blunders. It discusses the importance of ensuring a piece is moved to a safe square and counting attackers versus defenders. The speaker uses examples to illustrate how getting excited about a seemingly good move can lead to overlooking a simple defense. The advice to ask 'what has changed' after an opponent's move is presented as a method to uncover new opportunities and better understand the position. The paragraph concludes with a prompt for viewers to reflect on which advice resonates with them and to incorporate it into their gameplay.

Keywords

💡Blunders

Blunders refer to significant mistakes made in a game of chess that can lead to a player losing material or even the game. In the video, blunders are identified as the main reason for players to lose games, especially below the 1600 level. The script provides various examples and tips on how to reduce blunders and take advantage of the opponent's mistakes.

💡Positional Understanding

Positional understanding in chess is the ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a position, including piece activity and board control. The video emphasizes that increasing positional understanding can lead to fewer blunders, as it guides players to make moves that are inherently strong and avoid tactical pitfalls.

💡One-Move-Ahead Calculation

This concept refers to the practice of calculating the consequences of one's own move and the opponent's possible response. The video suggests that instead of trying to calculate many moves ahead, being aware of the immediate next move for both sides is a more practical approach to reduce blunders.

💡Instant Moves

Instant moves are quick, often impulsive decisions made without proper calculation, which can lead to blunders. The video warns against making such moves and instead encourages players to think one move ahead to ensure the safety of their pieces.

💡Zero Tolerance Policy

In the context of the video, a zero tolerance policy towards allowing opponent's pieces or pawns on one's territory is suggested as a strategy to prevent blunders. The idea is to avoid any potential threats by not letting the opponent gain a foothold in one's territory.

💡Psychological Resilience

Psychological resilience is the ability to maintain focus and motivation despite setbacks, such as blunders. The video discusses the importance of not mentally resigning after making a blunder but instead continuing to look for ways to complicate the game and capitalize on the opponent's potential mistakes.

💡Counterattacking

Counterattacking in chess involves creating threats against the opponent in response to their actions, often when under pressure. The video advises players to look for opportunities to counterattack and complicate the position when they are down in material, as a means to recover from a blunder.

💡Safe Squares

Safe squares are locations on the chessboard where a piece is not under threat of capture. The video emphasizes the importance of checking whether a piece is moving to a safe square to avoid blunders, especially when considering tactical moves.

💡Attackers vs. Defenders

This concept involves assessing the balance of power on a particular square or piece, comparing the number of attacking pieces to defending pieces. The video uses this concept to illustrate how to avoid blunders by ensuring that an attack is not simply a fork but also results in a material gain.

💡Casino Effect

The casino effect is a psychological phenomenon where a player, after a series of losses or blunders, continues to play in the hope of recouping losses, similar to gambling behavior. The video warns against this mindset and suggests taking a break to avoid a downward trend in performance.

💡Master Class

The term 'Master Class' in the video refers to an educational resource offered by the speaker to improve players' positional understanding and overall chess skills. It is presented as a way to learn fundamental principles that can help reduce blunders and enhance one's chess game.

Highlights

Blunders are the main reason for losing games below 1600 level.

Simple practical tips are provided to reduce blunders in chess.

Understanding the opponent's intention is key to avoiding blunders.

Instant moves often lead to losses; calculate one move ahead.

Focus on moves that can attack your territory to prevent blunders.

Avoid accepting gambit pawns if unfamiliar with opening theory.

The zero tolerance policy suggests avoiding opponent pieces on your territory.

Psychologically, do not resign after a blunder; keep fighting.

When down material, complicate the game to increase chances.

Positional understanding can prevent blunders more than calculation.

Increase activity of pieces to secure positions and avoid blunders.

Asking 'what has changed' after opponent's move can uncover opportunities.

The importance of considering safety when moving pieces.

Counting attackers versus defenders to evaluate moves.

The 'casino effect' warns against continuing to play when on a losing streak.

Practical advice on avoiding common blunders in chess.

Free master class offered to improve positional understanding.

The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to apply the advice given.

Transcripts

there is a single thing in Chast that's

more important for your progress than

anything else that's the main reason for

people to lose games on the level below

1600 and that is blunders so today I'll

give you some simple practical tips to

reduce the level of blunders in your

games and to take advantage of your

opponent plunders for example in this

position why played pa E6 and what would

you play if you were black uh by the way

just to show you some real stuff I'm a

grandm I've been coaching for the last

15 years in through the remote chess

Academy we now have coached thousands of

students so I'll tell you some practical

observations and many of them lie into

rather pychology not even chess that

actually help you to stop laundering so

I'm pretty sure that if you get just one

of these ideas and implement it that's

going to immediately raise your rating

for a few hundred rating points in no

time anyway so the first rule is instant

moves leads to instant losses such as in

this case when black sees that move

happening attacking different things is

natural to wish to just grab this move

because that's the first move that comes

to mind but after that white goes Queen

H5 and all of a sudden it turns out that

black is losing the game they can

temporarily cover that but after that

white can sack the queen or the bishop

and finish the game in style with this

Checkmate now let's return back to the

position before the blunder so what I

suggest you to do is to calculate things

one move ahead just one there is this

fallacy that in order to be a strong

chess player you need to calculate and

visualize for 20 moves ahead and you

need to lock yourself into a cage and

train that for the next 50 years of your

life it's not like that it's a lot

easier just being aware of your next

move the next move of your opponent is

enough and how do you do that you ask

yourself this question can my opponent

move forward to my half of the board to

my territory and attack me

somehow because here's the deal your

territory the last four ranks is what

you care about this is where your pieces

are this is where your king is and that

is when you want to make sure that your

opponent cannot barge into that

territory and cause some damage

therefore any moves of your opponent

that cannot possibly attack something on

your half of the board we just don't

care about that and the beauty of that

thinking is that many of your oppland

species in fact most of them cannot even

get to this surgery at all for instance

the white king cannot move to the black

treer we don't care about it so is the

Knight so are the Rooks so are all these

Pawns in fact all the Pawns of white you

see that the vast majority of the white

pieces even theoretically cannot get to

your half of the board and that's why we

don't think about them at all we only

care about pieces that can possibly move

to your territory and cause some damage

for instance this bishop it can move

forward but there is nothing along this

diagonal and therefore it cannot cause

any damage so we also don't have to

worry about this and the only two pieces

which we need to think about quickly are

the speci which could go forward and the

queen therefore you quickly check can

this bishop go somewhere here and attack

me and you realize that no not your Pawn

on H7 is already guarded so Bishop takes

H7 is not possible things are okay can

this queen go forward and attack you yes

it can is Queen H5 so that is the one

move check that I'm talking about you

don't have to think about all the moves

of your opponent only those which bring

their piece into your half of the board

and attack or capture something usually

there's just one or two such moves and

you notice them relatively easily after

you trained this right way of thinking

but I also want to give you a couple

extra advice also just more practical

stuff one of them if we take it one move

back there is a more like practical

thing it's not even about specifically

chess but just more of a practical

advice do not accept Gambit pawns if

you're not familiar with the opening

Theory I learned this R from karpov who

was the World Champ and he followed this

Rule brilliantly and he was one of the

very consistent players who lost very

few games during his prime so if you're

not familiar with the opening Theory

just deny Gambit pawns simply continue

your development prioritize development

and you'll be good to go therefore I'd

say Do not even take this Pawn even if

you're not sure what's going to happen

after that or if you made that thing you

can just return the Knight back to good

squares and as long as you keep your

pieces to good squares Your Position

will be fine with that being said there

is also one more General tip which is

quite a prudent thing if we take things

back a couple moves before for this

whole thing will realize that at this

point black played Knight of6 letting

the white Pawn to move forward and later

this Pawn became in trouble that black

had to deal with and it makes sense

because as we already know whenever

there is a poent piece or a Pawn on your

half of the board this one starts

causing troubles and therefore it's not

a coincidence that these port on E5

exactly the one causing issues so the

rule says I call it a zero tolerance

policy try to avoid any opponent piece

or p on your

territory and as long as you do that

usually you just prevent any possible

dangers prior to the point where they

could even become a real danger so

taking this back I'd say just not let

them push the spawn forward you can just

take it and after you do this and let's

say you now play Knight of six there are

no pieces of white on your territory and

it is much harder for white to come up

with any attacking ideas and that is a

really great rule to follow here's the

next example it was black to play and

black play Rook E8 what would you play

here if you were white you may think

about this for a couple seconds and then

we'll talk about this together by the

way for those who are following the

channel you may notice that the position

arises from the Dutch defense one of the

nice openings for black to play anyway

back to this example you may ask

yourself this question which is really

helpful what is the idea of my opponent

so why did he play the move Rook to

E8 probably the only reason to justify

this move would be trying to push this

Pawn forward so that the Rook supports

that that advancement that's probably

the only reason why black could have

played the move there and as soon as you

notice that that he can go forward and

expand there and start attacking

different things maybe going forward

that feels unpleasant and that gives you

an idea about what your opponent is

going to do therefore you can do

something against it in the game however

white missed this and he just played H3

allowing black to play E5 now after the

trade the bishop has to move white

retreated to H2 and after E4 that was a

double attack black wins a piece and get

to winning

position now I also want to stop here

and bring up another thing which I think

is probably even more important than

anything else that I would say today

because I'm giving you a couple of tips

and I certainly did not expect you to

remember and to follow them all that

would be ridiculous like you don't need

a long Le like long checklist and try to

follow that like this not practically

can't do that but even if you just take

away one idea from this whole video and

actually start implementing the one that

resonates with you is going to make a

big difference and here's what I've

noticed about these positions quick

often people got upset psychologically

about their blunders and as soon as they

realize that they blunder they just kind

of mentally resign they lose interest to

this game they start playing next moves

like carelessly already expecting to

lose it and that is a totally wrong

approach cuz think about this on the

level below 1600 there are blunders in

every game like with rare exceptions but

in pretty much every game that is played

there are blunders usually multiple

blunders from both sides therefore it is

totally normal and only expect

that blunders will occur in your games

I'd be very surprised if there are no

blunders now below, 1600 blunders in

every game below 2,000 people do blunder

but more occasionally and even you know

beyond that point people still blunder

even Grand Masters and the world Champs

they also blunder they just do it

infrequently right so there's nothing

really special about that and you

certainly need to keep fighting moreover

let's not forget that your opponent is

going to blunder just as well and within

the same game he or she may as well make

a number of blunders which could easily

turn the stration around so certainly

there is no reason to give up at this

point and you just need to keep fighting

how do you do that more

specifically well you've probably heard

about the idea that when you're up

material you want to simplify so that

it's easier for you to win without any

complications therefore when you're down

materal you want to follow the opposite

advice complicate complicate matters

attack make it harder for your opponent

to be to so let's take back let's say

white realize that they blunder this

thing they realize oh my Bishop is

attacked and after he goes they go E4

with this double attack and they win so

what do you want to do at this point you

want to go forward you want to

Counterattack you want to complicate

matters so instead of retreating back to

H2 kind of defensively you want to

attack you want to bring the bshop

forward let's at least P this Knight

after he goes E4 you ask yourself the

same question okay I'm going to lose

something but can I move forward can I

Counterattack and it get something and

you start thinking maybe I can go Knight

D4 and at least grab this Pawn on five

what about that is there anything else

can I somehow move forward maybe I can

take here at least get a pawn for my

Bishop is there any other idea can I go

forward complicated matters attack so

there is also a move C5 we know that if

want to attack want to move to our

opponent's half the board and now see

okay if he takes one of my pieces I'm

going to play C6 and do the same thing

to him and double attack his minor

pieces pretty interesting and if he

captures right here on C5 then I've got

this new move Bishop C 4 because this

square is now vacant the king will have

to move and now I have time to move my

knight away Knight D4 counter this Pawn

our Bishop is active this bishop is also

active and we're only down a pawn and we

have some compensation so all of a

sudden you could turn the sitation

around and whether your opponent will be

able to like calculate all these

variations and to find the right move or

not that's a big question most cases

they won therefore this idea of not

resigning mentally but keep looking for

ways to complicate to attack and to not

give up can be really a big change in

your game this is the other example it

is black to play once again you may

think about this for a couple how would

you play here if you were black and I'd

like to mention a few other like really

practical things which people usually do

not address while talking about blunders

but I think again they're more important

probably than any standard tips now in

this position the most played move by

black is Knight to E7 which actually is

a big blunder after that black failed to

do that one move check asking themselves

can my opponent move forward and attack

something in my position move forward to

your half of the board if blackwat ask

themselves that question they'll realize

that like potentially there are only

these two moves white can jump forward

and attack something that I would say

black needs to consider because they

would attack something and one of them

Knight G5 indeed makes it very

unpleasant because it opens up like for

quite a lot of threats here the Knight

is going to come here with other double

attacks and black is indeed going down

straight away like they can move the

pawn but after Knight f s anyway they'd

be losing some materal so that is a

blunder however I would actually argue

that yeah I mean if black would to do

that one move check that would secure

them from this blunder however black

could secure themselves from this

blunder just by raising their position

understanding because in this position

black should have played Knight F6

regardless of whether Knight E7 is a

blunder or not just because positional

chest teaches us the principle of

Maximum activity that you need to put

your pieces to most forward available

squares they're most active there and

therefore you should develop your knight

to F6 think about this interesting thing

Magnus Carlson is not the greatest

tactical player out there now I'm saying

this of course with due respect to him

but if his positional chance is 10 out

of 10 his endgame skills are 11 out of

10 so his tactics might be eight out of

10 which is still good but it's actually

inferior to many top GMS so think about

this in that component Carson could be

inferior if you looked at different

situations where Carlson was offered to

solve a tactical puzzle and the same

puzzle was offered to other GMS quite

often other GMS are actually doing

better but when it comes to actual chess

guess what Carson very rarely blunders

and he beats them how come because his

positional understanding tells him in

such positions that the Knight should go

to F6 not to E7 and therefore even if he

does not calculate all these variations

as well as his opponents he would still

play the right move because his

positional understanding is superior and

that automatically secures you from

blunders CU if you move the ey right

here gas what a knight is more active it

controls more squares therefore

automatically we take away the

opportunity from white to jump forward

with their Knight to H5 and attack black

that way also if white goes Knight G5

then you can Castle but un like having

the Knight on E7 the Knight controls

these two squares making it impossible

for white to follow up and to play

something like Queen H5 you know and

keep attacking with this Knight on F6

black secured themselves again even if

they miss this Knight G5 move initially

their position would still be good so

I'd say that the more you increase your

positional understanding the fewer

blunders you will make regardless of the

fact of whether you know he still strong

moves or not and if you want to increase

your positional understanding I'd

recommend that you check out my free

master class I'll drop a link below this

video in the description where I teach

you all these fundamental principles

that you need to know to play

positionally well all right now let's

have a quick task for you in this

position it is black to move how would

you play here if you're black the most

played move by black is Bishop B4 so

please think about this and let me know

in comments down below if that's a good

move for black or not and let me also

address the other thing which again is

not about Chess really rather about

psychology but again I think is even

more important I call it the casino

effect now when you play a lot of bleed

games in a row you want to end the serus

on a win but sometimes you realize that

you're on a downward trend you start

blundering pieces more often than usual

you lose in time sometimes so you

somehow get forgot about that and then

people often wish to keep playing just

trying to get that Revenge trying to

like get their rating back trying to end

the Ser as on a win but that usually

leads to a long losing streak and you

just can drop a few hundred rating

points in one go and I call the casino

effect because it kind of reminds me

like someone is playing that slot

machine in a casino he keeps pulling the

lever hoping for a big win next time

sure enough just to lose everything

therefore it's more prudent to cool down

and just to put chest down for a second

and then come back tomorrow when you're

refreshed you're not tired or you can

even reflect of why things went not your

way yesterday maybe you blundered too

much maybe you just need to implement

one of the ideas from this video and you

tell to yourself okay today when I play

games after my opponent plays his moves

I'm going to remind myself that I need

to ask what's his idea and that me will

allow me to you know make fewer blunders

and tomorrow your results can be just

much better and you avoid that downward

Trend which you had yesterday all righty

we've already covered a lot of

interesting tips I don't want to

overload you but still give you a few

other frames of thinking to reduce

blunders and once again I don't mean to

say that you need to like think about

all of them just pick the one that

resonates with you the most all right

now in this position uh over a million

players played here Knight to G5 just

missing up the fact that this is not the

two Knights game and in this case this

sort of right liver attack does not work

just because black can play Queen takes

G5 and they're just winning a KN and

getting a winning position so how do you

secure yourself from those kind of

things like one of the questions to ask

yourself is am I moving a piece to a

safe Square very straightforward so if

you're going to play Knight to G5 ask

yourself that question am I moving a

piece to a safe Square fundamentally

it's actually the same one move check

which we talked about previously you ask

yourself after I play my move can my

opponent go forward and take or attack

something but anyway we're just getting

even more tactical because if you do

that one move check you will still

realize that not many of your opponent's

players can move forward and cause

damage maybe this bishop takes F2 or

queen takes G5 and you can quickly

notice that Bishop takes F2 doesn't do

that much you just recapture with your

king but Queen takes G5 wins the Knight

so that's one thing which is simple but

anyway being even more specific you can

ask yourself am I moving a piece to a

safe Square can it be captured and here

is a more advanced version of the same

thing it is black to move and in such

positions many players are going to play

Pon E4 just because they notied that

this is a double attack to the bishop

and the Knight they got excited and that

is a very dangerous moment very often

I've noticed that when people get

excited about delivering a fork to

opponent's king and queen they just play

this move out only to realize that like

it was a fork but that square was

defended so it was actually your blunder

and in this position after you play E4

that's another idea about count counting

attackers versus Defenders you've

probably heard about this idea before

but just in case I'll mention this so if

there are several pieces controlling the

same square then we need to compare the

quantity of attackers and defenders in

this case white has two pieces bishop

and a knight which attacks the E4 Square

two and black has only one Defender

therefore two is greater than one which

means that white is going to win as a

result of this exchange and E4 is not

going to win anything it's going to be a

blunder White's got two attackers versus

one Defenders and white will end up

winning matal and here is the final

question that you may ask yourself here

black went for this Owens defense pretty

good opening by the way Bishop B4 pins

the Knight and therefore attacks this

Pawn on e4 white guards it Knight F6

attacks this Pawn once again and white

goes

E5 now a lot of players in such

positions would follow the first mistake

we've been talking about in this video

instant moves they'll notice that the

Knight is attacked and they would move

it to D5 now we know that we should

avoid instant moves and another question

which I love asking myself after my

opponent has played a move is what has

changed just to comprehend what's going

on with the game overall so when your

opponent has just played a move Pawn E5

even if you think you're going to play

Knight D5 you can pause for a second and

ask yourself what has changed now

obviously this Pawn is now more advanced

and it is attacking your knight you're

going to need to do something about that

okay is there anything else well we

notice that by moving the pawn forward

that actually opens up this diagonal

making it possible for you to grab the

PA as well as the rook and that would

just win matural and that's the best

thing for black to play so E5 turns out

to be a blunder and black can play Bop

G2 grabbing The Rook on the next move

and yes you're going to lose the Knight

right here but you are going to win uh a

couple of Pawns and The Rook therefore

you'll be up matural and you'll win

however I would say that even if let's

say that blunder was not in place if

let's say Bishop takes G2 was not

possible for whatever reason still

noticing that this diagonal is now open

and you can capitalize on it is also an

interesting fact just to be aware of for

example you may realize that besides

this move Knight to D5 you can actually

go forward with kn4 and that is also

move worth considering it's even a more

advanced move which controls greater

quantity of squares into your opponent's

position and this Knight is actually

pinned so it can capture a knight it is

rather the opposite you're attacking the

Knight but from here you're also

controlling all these squares so 94

could be even stronger so therefore

asking yourself this question what has

changed can help you to understand

positions better and to find better

moves and some new opportunities that

you would have missed otherwise please

let me know in comments below which

advice resonated with you the most and

which one you going to incorporate in

your games and I'll be curious to follow

up also uh if you want to improve your

positional understanding overall head to

my free Master Class by clicking the

link below in the description or up

there and there you'll find those few

little ideas that are going to be making

a big difference finally if you missed

out on my video about the single Fishers

rule that can double your chest results

check out the video right here