A RIDICULOUS Chess Puzzle

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  • čas přidán 17. 01. 2023
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  • @albimousse3500
    @albimousse3500 Před rokem +318

    "I saw it, I saw it! I didn't do it Nelson!" 🤓

  • @ThatAnnoyingGuyOnTheInternet

    The most amazing part of this puzzle is that it can actually happen in a real game and the idea of boxing out the king is super important.

  • @truskawa8476
    @truskawa8476 Před rokem +40

    Hello Nelson, I`m from Poland, and I really like watching your films, you use simple words so i can understand it and I`m learning English thanks to you, keep doing thanks!

    • @arminulrich2319
      @arminulrich2319 Před rokem +3

      I also watch one of Nelsons videos almost every day - I am not an English native speaker, I am German.

  • @tiletapper4ever
    @tiletapper4ever Před rokem +73

    6:00 to be honest, I said "I won't take it" because I knew it would be a trick or something xD
    Really cool endgame though, I love your videos :)

    • @klutch_edits
      @klutch_edits Před rokem +3

      me too

    • @anonymall
      @anonymall Před rokem +7

      We only say we won't take because we know this is a puzzle

    • @tiletapper4ever
      @tiletapper4ever Před rokem

      @@anonymall exactly

    • @wojciechtomaszewski8594
      @wojciechtomaszewski8594 Před rokem

      To me both options would win the pawn eventually but since it's is a puzzle only one can be correct therefore It became obvious there is some trick

    • @plantbefore
      @plantbefore Před rokem

      i said "dont take" b/c losing opposition is AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @TheBest-mu4pc
    @TheBest-mu4pc Před rokem +34

    At 6:03, I saw it. It felt like gaining opposition was more important

  • @calebklingerman7902
    @calebklingerman7902 Před rokem +1

    I bet the black pawn on e4 went “phew!” when the king finally stepped towards the other pawn

  • @ughur3026
    @ughur3026 Před rokem +2

    6:13 I first tought take the pawn then i was like it can't be this easy it has to be opposition

  • @five2112
    @five2112 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Damn, this channel is amazing. I looooooove these puzzles, they are way deeper than regular quick-shot puzzles and far more instructive. Keep it up!

  • @MarciodaGama
    @MarciodaGama Před rokem +2

    Fascinating!

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess Před rokem +2

    Opposition is so important in the endgame and this is an example

  • @aviationlover999
    @aviationlover999 Před rokem +3

    i love ur puzzle videos man keep up the great work

  • @beanbag8449
    @beanbag8449 Před rokem +2

    Of the two videos I've watched, each puzzle seems to have a theme of teaching you a particular technique that isn't immediately obvious
    The first was promoting to everything but a queen and this is teaching you how to opposite an opponent's king

  • @Road2Med
    @Road2Med Před rokem +5

    Wow great puzzle. Highly instructive ideas

  • @emphyriohazzl1510
    @emphyriohazzl1510 Před rokem +1

    Thanks, funny and instructive! I saw this a long time ago but it's always good to refresh your endgame knowledge (I had absolutely completely forgotten about it :P).

  • @PavlosPapageorgiou
    @PavlosPapageorgiou Před rokem +9

    Hey Nelson, do you have a video covering 'metagaming' principles such as wanting to complicate the position when you're losing, attacking to run down the clock on your opponent, or playing tricky openings against lower level players who might not know them?

  • @user-mu7zw7kj9l
    @user-mu7zw7kj9l Před rokem +2

    Very interesting pawn endgame, TY Nelson!

  • @abriamblair6890
    @abriamblair6890 Před rokem +1

    I saw it, thanks for the consistently great content, Nelson!

  • @prakashholla7331
    @prakashholla7331 Před rokem

    Excellent. Thanks.

  • @yogi9631
    @yogi9631 Před rokem +1

    Another amazing video 👍👍
    Mind stimulating.
    Best Chess tutorial chanel 👏👏

  • @peabody3000
    @peabody3000 Před rokem

    i learned a ton here, ty

  • @jsmariani4180
    @jsmariani4180 Před rokem

    I have to say Nelson, I am finally learning from you. Even after watching dozens of your videos, my improvement was minimal at best. In this puzzle, however, I got almost all of the moves. Watching Carlson's games is fun, but you make us think hard. thanks.

  • @cwalenta656
    @cwalenta656 Před 6 měsíci

    The intricacies of the end game. Quite beautiful actually.

  • @hcgreier6037
    @hcgreier6037 Před rokem +2

    Nice puzzle!
    It's amazing how rich such positions can be. I did not see that the black King has to be pushed away once the wK is on f5 and NEVER take the black Pe4. I think this technique is called "shouldering away" the King. I wondered in the first place about the pawns on b2/b3, why they are there...

  • @kawaiiaqua9072
    @kawaiiaqua9072 Před rokem +2

    I never knew the power of opposition till now

  • @ZhiTian
    @ZhiTian Před rokem +7

    Hi Nelson, I am new to the game. I’ve been watching and learning from your puzzles every day. Very clever and entertaining. Thank you very much.
    A question: why not start with moving the king along G1, F1, E1, D2?

    • @1AmTheStig
      @1AmTheStig Před rokem +1

      I wondered this too, I assume once you reach D2 you're in a disadvantaged position but it looks strong.

    • @woxyjr
      @woxyjr Před rokem +3

      Then black plays G6, F5, E5, E4. Then it's a draw. I think.

    • @jiangchuYT
      @jiangchuYT Před rokem

      @@woxyjr If black plays G6,F5,E5, white plays D1 instead of D2, only after E4, then white plays D2. Is that still a draw?

    • @kirbyheadphones6666
      @kirbyheadphones6666 Před rokem

      @@jiangchuYT Black will repeat E5 F5 until white plays D2 then it's a draw

    • @jiangchuYT
      @jiangchuYT Před rokem

      @@kirbyheadphones6666 Got it. Thanks.

  • @virt1one
    @virt1one Před 13 dny

    your B pawn is protecting A3/C3 and the black pawn on B3 then means the black king has to get to D3 to sneak around, so you need to prevent the black king from being able to get to D3.

  • @chriswatson7965
    @chriswatson7965 Před 8 měsíci

    A puzzle that is actually instructive! Who'd have thought.

  • @49spinoza
    @49spinoza Před rokem +1

    Muy instructivo y muy bien explicado.
    Like al vídeo.
    😀👍🇲🇽

  • @manuelgarrido5602
    @manuelgarrido5602 Před rokem

    Thanks you very much.

  • @jovansoh
    @jovansoh Před rokem

    Notice how opposition is the true power of the king and not to cowardly take the pawn when the opportunity presented itself 3 times

  • @jrjr1313jrjr
    @jrjr1313jrjr Před 20 dny

    I think a bee line along to back row for position D2 also wins.

  • @martinstephens7057
    @martinstephens7057 Před rokem

    I saw it! Need to get that 1000-1500 course, too...

  • @eliteteamkiller319
    @eliteteamkiller319 Před měsícem

    A year later… "I saw it, I saw it! I didn't do it Nelson!" 😂

  • @jonathancauley5345
    @jonathancauley5345 Před rokem

    Awesome sauce!!

  • @christopherwellman2364
    @christopherwellman2364 Před 5 měsíci

    I'm moving my front pawn forward and letting it be captured

  • @Supergoon1989
    @Supergoon1989 Před rokem +1

    Right at the start I saw the white king trying to move up diagonally would just get boxed in by their king doing the same thing. - What if you don't do that and you move you're king along the [1] rank and then up the left side of your pawns? You can get the white King to [D2] and then the black king of [E4] has no choice to retreat or to offer a pawn trade, which still leaves white ahead, I think. Since after the trade you can move the 2nd pawn back up to [E3] and then the Black king is in check and you still have opposition. Fairly sure this is also a winning endgame for white.

    • @karelspinka3031
      @karelspinka3031 Před rokem +1

      Looked it up in endgame database, the Black king will keep opposition on e5 the moment you go on e1.

  • @kenjiesanico6645
    @kenjiesanico6645 Před rokem

    “I saw it, I saw it, I didn't do it Nelson!”

  • @ahouyearno
    @ahouyearno Před rokem

    My noob brain wanted to take the pawn but the puzzle prepped me to know I should keep opposition so I have control of the magic squares.

  • @vevericac3294
    @vevericac3294 Před rokem

    6:07 yes, i saw it. didnt want the black king coming back and the white king is closer to the other pawns

  • @icecream5125
    @icecream5125 Před rokem +1

    1:43 I may be confused but can’t you move the furthest away then move the pawn forward because if he takes it you would get there first if he doesn’t you can push it?

  • @MARSHTMP
    @MARSHTMP Před rokem

    First time I succeeded in aa puzzle. I didn't fall for king takes pawn because he was stressing opposition so much.

  • @philburns5656
    @philburns5656 Před rokem

    At first I thought I'd directly go for the b3 pawn, but Black is fast enough in taking the white e-pawns and pushing his d-pawn, so that it ends in a draw.

  • @christopherwellman2364
    @christopherwellman2364 Před 5 měsíci

    My first thought was to move the king left, left, left

  • @vihannes3
    @vihannes3 Před rokem

    For a split second I thought about taking the pawn but then I realised that I'd be losing the opposition that you were just talking about

  • @diyfan2808
    @diyfan2808 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I neither saw it, nor did it 😂

  • @moothechicken8904
    @moothechicken8904 Před rokem +2

    Pawns are poisonous. 💀

  • @v3rlon
    @v3rlon Před 7 měsíci

    5:57, given the situation, why not go black king to C4 and start work on the other pawn that is the key.

  • @john2001plus
    @john2001plus Před rokem

    The first part was pretty intuitive for me, but I missed Ke5.

  • @mimzim7141
    @mimzim7141 Před rokem

    I would have gone with king from below the double pawn to arrive in thr middle of all pawn before black king

  • @adithyarajesh6750
    @adithyarajesh6750 Před rokem

    I also saw it and went with opposition

  • @supercars_lover2472
    @supercars_lover2472 Před rokem

    Yes i saw it, you lose oposition after taking the pawn. Then black King to C4 and the White King has to go f3 and then black King is going to take the other pawn and make a Queen at time

  • @JayJay-br
    @JayJay-br Před rokem

    I'd have taken the pawn in a heartbeat

  • @Edymos1000
    @Edymos1000 Před rokem

    The E5 was to push the king further out, opposition was the key to the puzzle I saw it

  • @AbouTaim-Lille
    @AbouTaim-Lille Před rokem

    Very very tricky puzzle !

  • @jamesknapp64
    @jamesknapp64 Před rokem

    King and Pawn endgames are so crazy that you can have a move that is M in 20ish but the wrong move and you can be mated in 20ish

  • @grantfraser5430
    @grantfraser5430 Před 4 měsíci

    Very instructive. I'm not very good at these king and pawn scenarios. I thought starting with h1-g1-f1-e1-d2 might work. When you didn't even suggest that I looked again. At least I found the flaw in that plan. Starting to remember why I stopped playing chess.

  • @samuellinn
    @samuellinn Před rokem

    I guessed KE5 because I had a feeling taking the pawn was a trick question

  • @The1Jebrim
    @The1Jebrim Před rokem

    What if you started moving the white king to e1 and swinging around the back to d2 at the beginning instead?

  • @austinslaughter319
    @austinslaughter319 Před rokem

    I saw it, instead of taking the pawn, it's better to keep position of opposition with the king.

  • @chesfern
    @chesfern Před 5 měsíci

    White can also win by moving its king sideward to the left (g1, f1, e1) and then d2 to prevent the black king from taking e3. After black king moves away from e4, WK can proceed to d3 or c3 and there's nothing black can do.

  • @vivaankohli9448
    @vivaankohli9448 Před rokem +1

    I saw what happens when you take the pawn Nelson. If you do take the "free pawn with Kxe4" then black's king would put you in opposition. I didn't do it.

  • @chrismia2402
    @chrismia2402 Před 9 měsíci

    I find my pawn end game to be really weak so am enjoying your videos and hoping they help
    Me improve my end game play.

  • @philshorten3221
    @philshorten3221 Před 4 měsíci

    I marched white king left across the back g1, f1, e1, d2
    While Black king tries but fails to get to pawn e3 which is now protected and Black King has to back away 🙂

  • @user-ej7sr3ow8b
    @user-ej7sr3ow8b Před rokem

    BTW, at 6:46, if the black king goes to c1 instead of c2, the promotion will be with check and white will have a big trouble to defend the continuous checking from black queen

    • @distrezz9919
      @distrezz9919 Před rokem

      You mean after king takes b2 right? If that so it's still a draw because white also get the queen first. You're right about promotion with check but it doesn't matter that white will move queen to e4 to block the black's queen and offer a trade for the next move.

    • @user-ej7sr3ow8b
      @user-ej7sr3ow8b Před rokem

      @@distrezz9919 yes, but forcing a queen trade is much safer than dancing around the queen

  • @botondhetyey159
    @botondhetyey159 Před rokem

    The only reason I saw it is that the way you asked it made me think it would be a trick question, lol

  • @MarcelElfers
    @MarcelElfers Před rokem

    My first solution was Kh1-g1-f1-e1-d2 targeting the c3 pawn directly. You would lose the e3 and e2 pawn but you will be able to escort the b2 pawn.

    • @philburns5656
      @philburns5656 Před rokem

      Was thinking that as well. But Black is fast enough getting his queen. 1. Kg2 Kg6 2. Kf1 Kf5 3. Ke1 Ke5 (!) 4. Kd2 Ke4 5. Kc3 Kxe3 6. Kxb3 Kxe2 7. Kc3 Ke3 8. Kc2 and it's a draw.

  • @wynlewis5357
    @wynlewis5357 Před 10 měsíci

    This is a wonderul lesson in chess stratergy. I wonder how many strong players would not be able to solve it ? I also wonder what percentage of G.M.s would not be able to figure it out ? Many thanks for your videos. Keep em coming !

  • @thereddragon8957
    @thereddragon8957 Před 11 měsíci

    I saw that part where 90% of people said to take the pond

  • @waynemiller6070
    @waynemiller6070 Před 4 měsíci

    Good one.

  • @zdrak2
    @zdrak2 Před 8 měsíci

    "I saw it, I saw it! I didn't do it Nelson!

  • @mikelecheverriajaurrieta3103

    Hi Nelson. What about the white king moving to g1 - f1 - e1 - d2? Do you think that this can be also a winning line?

  • @user-kg4or7so1t
    @user-kg4or7so1t Před 21 dnem

    "I saw Ke5 Nelson"🎉

  • @wayneyadams
    @wayneyadams Před 7 měsíci

    Before getting into solving the puzzle, it is obvious White is in a much stronger position haven the two pawns with clear paths.

  • @Icycloud07
    @Icycloud07 Před rokem

    i saw Ke5 idk its the move i didn't see but i think that was for opposition

  • @resengor1300
    @resengor1300 Před 3 měsíci

    Actually, I was thinking about rushing with the white king to D2 through the 1st line.

  • @nasimamirza3280
    @nasimamirza3280 Před 8 měsíci

    I did not even notice that the pawn can be taken, and found the correct move 😂

  • @purplecat5w
    @purplecat5w Před rokem

    saw it Nelson

  • @SergeySvotin
    @SergeySvotin Před 7 měsíci

    Pretty sure you can just go for a left black pawn and win it sucessfully defending

  • @andyclark8991
    @andyclark8991 Před rokem

    8:18.
    Winning move King to C3.

  • @ludwigchurr7744
    @ludwigchurr7744 Před rokem

    Kinf to e 5 was my move, based on your analysis.

  • @lewisone
    @lewisone Před rokem

    I went with K to E5... For some crazy reason I didn't even worry about taking because it had no real power to move, I was more worried about pushing that king away...

  • @jainvc
    @jainvc Před rokem

    Can you explore white king g1, king f1, king d1, and king d2, I think black can't do anything

  • @victorwong8813
    @victorwong8813 Před 9 měsíci

    My first move would be King to G1, then F1, E1, D2, D3, D4. The black King can't come closer and has to go back. White Pawn to E4 for the trade.

  • @MrRokkit
    @MrRokkit Před rokem +1

    I'd have been curious to see how the game would have played out if the white king had moved along the bottom rank to get to D2.

  • @vascofernandes295
    @vascofernandes295 Před rokem

    6:04 black's just gonna win the other pawn and win the race

  • @theaaron1844
    @theaaron1844 Před rokem

    I saw it, but only because I thought "well it's going to be not taking the pawn cause I always get these wrong and that's what I want to do"

  • @fridolfwalter2256
    @fridolfwalter2256 Před rokem

    I also saw the trick where you don't take the pawn.

  • @masscreationbroadcasts

    I didn't say take the pawn, I was thinking "it wouldn't help to have more opposition". But I wouldn't have gone around to take the left pawn.

  • @hemidactylusfrenatus173

    I didn't see it, I didn't see it! I did it, Nelson!

  • @axiswolfstar
    @axiswolfstar Před rokem

    I didn’t see it. But once you said not to get the pawn the first time I realized I had to go for the other pawn.

  • @realteamwall
    @realteamwall Před rokem

    6:00 the reason i didnt say to take the pawn is that if it was the move you wouldnt have asked
    i said king e5

  • @dndabke
    @dndabke Před 6 měsíci

    1.. at the time when black king takes white b3 pawn, white king has better go to d5 instead of f5 from e4.🎉

  • @nibiyabi
    @nibiyabi Před rokem

    I did guess Ke5 to maintain opposition! Not confident I would have actually played that in a game, though. 😅

  • @MatheusRibeiro
    @MatheusRibeiro Před 7 měsíci

    What if the white king goes along the 1 row towards the peon on the left? It is able to protect its peons, black cannot mirror due to peon e3 and white can get in b3 first.
    White king goes h, g, f, e then d2. Black king will be at e4 at this point. It cannot take e3, nor move to d4 (peon check). What happens then?

  • @majikwizard
    @majikwizard Před 5 měsíci

    at 7:09 what is stopping the black king from just going to C4 and forcing a stalemate again?

  • @arturoxavierpachecovaladez5772

    Excelente.

  • @_iamkar_
    @_iamkar_ Před rokem

    7:18 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this was super hilarious

  • @jacobpope9269
    @jacobpope9269 Před rokem

    Time for my Persona!

  • @ethancollingwood3234
    @ethancollingwood3234 Před rokem

    I did not fall for the pawn bait. Saw the opposition trap.

  • @basteala525
    @basteala525 Před 6 měsíci

    In a real game I feel I would have taken on G4, but in the context of the puzzle my gut told me to keep opposition, so that was what I said.