This Is Your Worst Piece | Chess Middlegame Strategy

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  • čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
  • You may have heard the chess advice, "if you don't know what to do, improve your worst-placed piece." But how are you supposed to know which of your pieces need improving? In this video, we'll go through a checklist to help figure out which pieces are the worst-placed. This checklist will help you develop good middlegame strategy to improve your own pieces, make smart trades, and capitalize on your opponent's weaknesses.
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    CHAPTERS:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:34 - The Checklist
    00:58 - Example 1
    03:39 - Example 2
    06:15 - Example 3
    08:27 - Example 4
    11:56 - Thanks for watching
    Original outro music by Nela Ruiz
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Komentáře • 59

  • @smithelliot
    @smithelliot Před rokem +46

    Seriously, your content is helping me improve ! I love how you can explain things in a clear and concise way that even my dumb brain can understand it. Keep up the good work

  • @fakeemcee9912
    @fakeemcee9912 Před 11 měsíci +4

    What a systematic approach to defeat the opponent.. its just amazing

  • @danibeck3771
    @danibeck3771 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Your videos have been insanely helpful in improving my positional play

  • @ppm2019
    @ppm2019 Před rokem +9

    This checklist is great! Similarly helpful as "checks, captures, attacks" when it comes to tactics :)

  • @johnwalker1058
    @johnwalker1058 Před rokem +6

    Thank you for this video. I know people usually say chess is mostly tactics, but it's still nice and refreshing to see a video that explains positional principles and ideas as well, as I feel like those often don't get mentioned or explained enough.

  • @UncleBill101FM
    @UncleBill101FM Před rokem +8

    Much Appreciate your approach. I watch videos by GMs, IMs, etc. and they run through things so fast that I don't learn anything.
    I'm actually learning from your videos. THANK YOU 😊.

  • @gainesdominique
    @gainesdominique Před rokem +2

    This was helpful. I took notes.
    Thanks !

  • @BrianTimmonsTX
    @BrianTimmonsTX Před rokem +17

    Another good video! I like how focused your content is. This is giving me a whole new tool to evaluate the way I play.

  • @danbrown3012
    @danbrown3012 Před rokem +2

    I've watched so many chess videos and randomly got recommended to your channel from Anna Cramling. Honestly, you think and play so similarly to me, but you explain it in a way that I can build on what I already know. Thanks!

  • @eliasaquino2152
    @eliasaquino2152 Před rokem +4

    Thank you so much for creating this video!!! Finally, a channel to help me improve!!!

  • @AmericasAlgebraTeacher
    @AmericasAlgebraTeacher Před rokem +2

    Thanks! I always get to these positions and just end up pushing a pawn

  • @rcnhsuailsnyfiue2
    @rcnhsuailsnyfiue2 Před rokem +6

    Your videos are fantastic! Keep it up! 🙌 Really enjoyed watching your channel grow, looking forward to the next one ♟️

  • @yakup123aku
    @yakup123aku Před rokem +2

    Hey! Really been enjoying ur content.
    I was wondering if you could show how a study day typically goes down. I know you have already shown what you do on your study days, but I was thinking maybe one that shows more how you actually do it. like how you study opening and analyzing your games afterwards.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @nc1609
    @nc1609 Před rokem +3

    I like that it's 4 U's so it's easy to remember. Did you come up with that or did you learn it somewhere?

    • @kamrynheidi
      @kamrynheidi  Před rokem +2

      Glad you like it! I came up with this checklist recently and was pretty proud of it lol

  • @jcel4378
    @jcel4378 Před rokem +4

    I stumbled upon your videos on my recommended page. And I'm now hooked. I'm trying to break through the 1000 ELO. And the plateau has just been dreadful. This checklist, though simplistic, is tremendously helpful. You're honestly a better teacher than Hikaru. Half the time, I have no idea what the man is talking about.

    • @SeaPhoenix01
      @SeaPhoenix01 Před rokem +1

      the thing is hikaru is more advanced player, and he really dont care too much about teaching, his play style teaches more. I am also trying to break through and archive 1200. Good luck grinding, champ

    • @tripv420
      @tripv420 Před rokem +1

      "if takes takes takes knight f4 takes then I take"

    • @rayanhiron9607
      @rayanhiron9607 Před rokem +2

      Hikaru's not really for beginner (or even intermediate in my opinion), his style of narrating his games is for club or advanced players already

    • @bt82
      @bt82 Před 11 měsíci

      Hikaru is for entertainment, Danya is for teaching.

  • @reidflemingworldstoughestm1394

    Nice -- methodical, thorough explanation of the basic thinking beyond general rules of thumb.

  • @ZaCoSmAcKo203
    @ZaCoSmAcKo203 Před rokem +3

    Keep up the awesome vids good job on being successful on youtube

  • @AnthonyThorburn
    @AnthonyThorburn Před rokem +1

    how to choose when to castle! would be a great topic

  • @cemsaglam9241
    @cemsaglam9241 Před rokem +4

    i love your videos ❤ you're really inspiring!

  • @seydoudia7828
    @seydoudia7828 Před rokem +1

    Great stuff, subscribed!

  • @randallewebb
    @randallewebb Před 10 měsíci

    That was a fantastic video.
    Very concise and easy to understand.

  • @manathy6576
    @manathy6576 Před rokem +1

    The explanation was very nice!

  • @Jeff-gw1lq
    @Jeff-gw1lq Před rokem +1

    Love your videos. Thank you.

  • @TricksticKx
    @TricksticKx Před rokem +1

    Thanks Kamryn!

  • @DawnPatrol101
    @DawnPatrol101 Před rokem +1

    Great content!

  • @alex_spaghetti
    @alex_spaghetti Před rokem +1

    this is exceptional work

  • @sarahk8397
    @sarahk8397 Před 11 měsíci +1

    You're a great teacher. Just subscribed

  • @marzianeri8372
    @marzianeri8372 Před rokem +1

    Great videos!

  • @user-gn9fe3zi6s
    @user-gn9fe3zi6s Před rokem

    We need more of this content please

  • @123chesss
    @123chesss Před rokem +1

    Thank you ❤

  • @claudiogiordani89
    @claudiogiordani89 Před rokem +1

    Very helpful

  • @giuliasardi684
    @giuliasardi684 Před měsícem

    Your videos are gold!!!

  • @SeaPhoenix01
    @SeaPhoenix01 Před rokem

    Hey great video, I´d like to see a video about middlegames ideas to archive a winning endgame

  • @brendasullivan7553
    @brendasullivan7553 Před 3 měsíci

    Good video!

  • @werners5191
    @werners5191 Před rokem

    Excellent instruction!
    Agadmator, take note!

  • @SharpCookie
    @SharpCookie Před rokem

    This was really helpful! The games you chose look so similar to mine. How do you know when the right time for a pawn break is? If it's a very closed position and you've both castled, I never know the right time.

  • @jorgepichardo7436
    @jorgepichardo7436 Před 12 dny

    Show us some of your most recent games from Las Vesgas

  • @James-zr7ec
    @James-zr7ec Před rokem +1

    This is such a helpful video, Kamryn. I will definitely be using this checklist.

  • @marzianeri8372
    @marzianeri8372 Před rokem

    About the middlegame, it would be great to have suggestions on how to win a won game and how to survive when you have a disadvantage to see if the opponent does a mistake.
    In the end, how to play a solid game and when it is worth to risk a bit.

  • @thalio
    @thalio Před rokem

    Can you do a video about Carlsbad pawn structure, please? As a London-player I guess you can share your knowledge.

  • @JakeLYT
    @JakeLYT Před rokem

    For the last example, wouldn't Qe1 then h4 be a faster plan?
    Great content as always!

  • @postmortemjunkie
    @postmortemjunkie Před rokem +2

    You are awesome.

  • @agneltjoseph
    @agneltjoseph Před rokem

    Wonder ful

  • @arbo3495
    @arbo3495 Před rokem

    Good video. How to use lichess to improve?

  • @boredash4020
    @boredash4020 Před rokem

    In that last position, how about playing nc5 to open up the d4 square for the knight with bf3-ne2-nd4? The knight puts pressure on blacks biggest weaknesses and even though it breaks the rule of exchanging a good piece for a bad one, the knight on d4 is very much worth it

  • @vladislavshevchenko9970
    @vladislavshevchenko9970 Před 5 měsíci

    6:30 i guess it comes from London, but I never get into this kind of positions. Too solid. I love creating threats, creating chaos and against London i simply play King's Indian, don't let them have any fun and strike at the center and finally got the opening of the position. I hate locked positions. I often sacrifice my f pawn on move 3 both as black and white, Viena gambit, Rousseau gambit are the loves of my life, king's gambit is also good, but I stopped playing it when I discovered Vienna gambit.

  • @Mr22rabbit
    @Mr22rabbit Před rokem

    Top Video

  • @chaineloisir2506
    @chaineloisir2506 Před rokem +1

    Thank you a lot!
    I'm 1450, let see it that helps me

  • @GoodmanMD
    @GoodmanMD Před rokem

    I came here to argue that knights aren’t bad…she got me

  • @Devi_Shammuramat
    @Devi_Shammuramat Před 11 měsíci

    Your thumbnail seems to imply that knight is the worst piece (tho after watching the entire video, I can confirm that this was probably clickbait)

  • @grimawormtongue1949
    @grimawormtongue1949 Před 11 měsíci

    Why does she skip through 4 or more moves so quickly? I want to be able to see every move. Leave one second between each move. That way I and I think many others could follow better.

  • @Matrix9364
    @Matrix9364 Před rokem

    its not!!!! the knight can be very helpful

  • @jorgepichardo7436
    @jorgepichardo7436 Před 12 dny

    Show us some of your most recent games from Las Vesgas