Finegold-lectures are probably the best on the internet. Not that Finegold only is a grandmaster in comparison to others he also has a very good understanding of how to teach it to people.
Here is one of his great lectures on a positional sacrifice.
However, we need a more systematic listening of what he offers. I am particularly interessted into his strategic ideas.
Calrsen agains Kamspky
Queensgambit, declined, block an attack and defend well
Value 8/10 Understandability: 9/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbLZAqvMIj4
Strategic Ideas, keep the center closed against strong bishop
Tactical Ideas: Overloaded Queen, Moreover some ideas about RookEndgames
Value:7/10 Understandability: 9/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du3PwgeKBRM
Strategic ideas for Sicilian, and accepted QueensGambit
Value 6/10 Understandability: 8/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQQkBdNOROc
Basic Pawn Endgames
A little too rudimentary, however, for beginners well done
Value: Depends Understandability: 9/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnrMMktlpJo
The U.S. at the world cup
Value 3/10
Strategic Ideas for Tactics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iELWZ2_rXc
Tactic Analysis, The only Move,
Value: 3/10
only tactical variations, but funny as always
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXEse9IIjwI
The games of Paul Morphy
Value 3/10
only tactical variations, interessting though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbRkqqawcTo
How to create an attack
Value 5/10
Tells some strategical ideas that can be used for attacks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iELWZ2_rXc
Blocked Center positions
Value 5/10
Does not really give you strategical ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=049NnoR1LGE
To be continued
Mittwoch, 27. November 2013
Samstag, 9. November 2013
First game of Boring Chess - Anand vs. Carlsen
The first game between Carlson and Anand has happened
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 12. Bc1 Nd5 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qa3 Nc4
15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa3 Nc4 1/2-1/2
So the first game was a very boring game. The rule is: Safety first. Maybe it was just about testing the opponent? Kasparov once noted that Anand is a boring player, I am not good enough to decide this. Here is a grandmaster analysis, but he did not have to analyze very much.
So we did not learn very much. Maybe that the queen should not take on b7 as always?
Norman Schultz
So the first game was a very boring game. The rule is: Safety first. Maybe it was just about testing the opponent? Kasparov once noted that Anand is a boring player, I am not good enough to decide this. Here is a grandmaster analysis, but he did not have to analyze very much.
So we did not learn very much. Maybe that the queen should not take on b7 as always?
Norman Schultz
Donnerstag, 7. November 2013
How to deal with fianchettoed bishops and a general lesson about BAD bishops
Perhaps there are no general rules in chess, since the truth of chess is its completeness of possible moves that lead necessarily to a win. It is unclear whether there is a rule that applies to all possibilities of winning. There might be more exceptions than rules if we discover the real chess.
However, the only way we can understand chess is by understanding rules, even though the final godlike version of rules might obey to the particularity of the game instead of our generalized way of thinking. Since our cognition has to work with regard to rules (which is the way concepts are structured), we have to focus on rules if we want to learn something (one could also call this pattern recognition, however, how can a pattern be understood if not by rules?).
In the following lesson the grandmaster Smirnov presents how we can evaluate the strength of bishops. This is related to the pawn structure and what we usually know as the "Bad Bishop". Usually a black bishop controls the same fields as the pawnchain which tremendously limits the scope of its action. See the examples in the following lesson: Difficulty 2/10 Information value 8/10
Moreover, here is another very instructive example from GM Smirnov. The most common mistake to him is to make immediately possible exchanges. Patience pays of. In his instructive examples it is actually possible to gain positional advantages merely by waiting.
Difficulty 2/10 Informationvalue 9/10
Please comment and give hints to common grammatical mistakes I make and how to provide better information.
Norman Schultz
However, the only way we can understand chess is by understanding rules, even though the final godlike version of rules might obey to the particularity of the game instead of our generalized way of thinking. Since our cognition has to work with regard to rules (which is the way concepts are structured), we have to focus on rules if we want to learn something (one could also call this pattern recognition, however, how can a pattern be understood if not by rules?).
In the following lesson the grandmaster Smirnov presents how we can evaluate the strength of bishops. This is related to the pawn structure and what we usually know as the "Bad Bishop". Usually a black bishop controls the same fields as the pawnchain which tremendously limits the scope of its action. See the examples in the following lesson: Difficulty 2/10 Information value 8/10
Moreover, here is another very instructive example from GM Smirnov. The most common mistake to him is to make immediately possible exchanges. Patience pays of. In his instructive examples it is actually possible to gain positional advantages merely by waiting.
Difficulty 2/10 Informationvalue 9/10
Please comment and give hints to common grammatical mistakes I make and how to provide better information.
Norman Schultz
Sonntag, 3. November 2013
What you should not do in a game
I do not see any lectures on the internet that are that clear as the lectures of Igor Smirnov. Most important he teaches strategy and I do not see that any other grandmaster teaches that well. Here he teaches you mistakes that are commonly done.
1) you should not spend so much time on tactical puzzles (it should be only a secondary part of your studies), instead you should invest your time into critical thinking, since chess is still a thinking game
So Smirnov interesstingly enough teaches you Thinking
2) Analysis of GM games is a mistake is insufficient, however, what do you get out, when somebody analyses a game?
3) Obscure theories, instead of focusing on 1000 rules you should focus on less rules. Less are better, because you can make better desicions.
Unfortunetly Smirnovs books are really expensive, since I think these are probably the best lessons we can learn.
1) you should not spend so much time on tactical puzzles (it should be only a secondary part of your studies), instead you should invest your time into critical thinking, since chess is still a thinking game
So Smirnov interesstingly enough teaches you Thinking
2) Analysis of GM games is a mistake is insufficient, however, what do you get out, when somebody analyses a game?
3) Obscure theories, instead of focusing on 1000 rules you should focus on less rules. Less are better, because you can make better desicions.
Unfortunetly Smirnovs books are really expensive, since I think these are probably the best lessons we can learn.
Samstag, 2. November 2013
Why chess is intrinsically a strategical game and how you play against tactical players
Here is another great Video of the GM Smirnov who teaches you how to win:
He provides the analysis of a typical chess player, who plays according to two basic characteristics
1) an Attack
2) Tactical Tricks
The question Smirnov asks is: How to beat this player? His idea is simple: Take away all what they can attack. So they will have no tactical ideas, they do not know what to do, and you will win by strategy.
This works, since chess is intrinsically a strategical game. Of course you must always keep an eye open for tactical possibilities, but the goal is to learn how to outplay any opponent by strategy.
To demonstrate you this skill, Smirnov will analyze this with regard to a grandmaster game, while out of a Kings-Indian attack Black makes serveral mistakes.
Game: Value: 7/10, Difficulty 3/10
He provides the analysis of a typical chess player, who plays according to two basic characteristics
1) an Attack
2) Tactical Tricks
The question Smirnov asks is: How to beat this player? His idea is simple: Take away all what they can attack. So they will have no tactical ideas, they do not know what to do, and you will win by strategy.
This works, since chess is intrinsically a strategical game. Of course you must always keep an eye open for tactical possibilities, but the goal is to learn how to outplay any opponent by strategy.
To demonstrate you this skill, Smirnov will analyze this with regard to a grandmaster game, while out of a Kings-Indian attack Black makes serveral mistakes.
Game: Value: 7/10, Difficulty 3/10
Freitag, 1. November 2013
Grandmaster smashes some lower rated players - Sicilian Wing Gambit, Caro Kahn
The first game is certainly interessting, because you see how the grandmaster evaluates the endgame and pushes a pawn through by building up an advanced pawn position without great calculation.
The second game is a caro-Kahn variation with severe positional considerations on defense. However it is less instructive since he loses on time.
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