Middlegame Concepts To CRUSH Opponents

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Komentáře • 484

  • @truegreen733
    @truegreen733 Před rokem +743

    Here's a quick summary:
    1. Keep an eye out for weaknesses
    2. Be patient; don't try to brute force it
    3. Make threats, short or long term
    4. Get familiar with specific openings by looking at top players or stockfish

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess Před rokem +1325

    The middle-game is the most fascinating part of chess because it is a part when there are unique games. After I watch this video, my middle game will be more and more fascinating!

    • @benprescott9217
      @benprescott9217 Před rokem +10

      Imagine the middle game when you start with openings like the King's Gambit or the Advanced French

    • @shreyaskumar9175
      @shreyaskumar9175 Před rokem +28

      Everybody gangsta until englund gambait middle game is to be played

    • @yeahno3167
      @yeahno3167 Před rokem +2

      ​@Ben Prescott i play kings gambit 90% of the time and i love the middle games i get

    • @yeahno3167
      @yeahno3167 Před rokem

      ​@Ben Prescott i play kings gambit 90% of the time and i love the middle games i get

    • @OK-uf5ly
      @OK-uf5ly Před rokem

      ​@@benprescott9217 i playe king's gambit too but I like end games more I'm able to calculate very good at end

  • @callmecarlul8904
    @callmecarlul8904 Před rokem +483

    I would love lectures on midgame plans in particular openings, you could maybe even insert a GM game where certain plans get highlighted

    • @shevekable
      @shevekable Před rokem +5

      I second this!

    • @nguyentruongphu1383
      @nguyentruongphu1383 Před rokem +3

      +1 this

    • @TungstenWu
      @TungstenWu Před rokem +6

      absolutely, I would love to see one about the caro kann

    • @callmecarlul8904
      @callmecarlul8904 Před rokem +8

      @@TungstenWu Or even maybe more specifically the plans of the Exchange Variation, the Tal Variation, Bronstein variation etc. and slowly build out a video catalogue going over midgame plans for both sides for every opening variation.

    • @philipeby5418
      @philipeby5418 Před rokem

      Agreed

  • @squarestar5134
    @squarestar5134 Před rokem +109

    Absolutely! Please do make a series that analyses midgame ideas. I play the Queen's gambit a lot and typically just trade pieces after the opening because I don't have any midgame plans

  • @tedsassi1993
    @tedsassi1993 Před rokem +22

    I love that you pause to let the viewer try and spot the moves themselves - I found that really fun and helpful!

  • @EdMcF1
    @EdMcF1 Před rokem +64

    The main point to remember about chess is that it is perfectly organised at the start, and every move increases the 'entropy' (chaos) in the game. Managing the chaos so that it works to your advantage is what the game is actually about, keeping your opponent's position more chaotic than yours is the key.

  • @roblodocus2539
    @roblodocus2539 Před rokem +40

    I really need to focus on point 2. I often play aggressively once I’ve developed, completely forgetting to even consider playing patiently. I think subconsciously I’m worried I’m falling behind if I’m not moving forward. I’ve wrecked my own position this way so many times.

  • @tominmo8865
    @tominmo8865 Před rokem +4

    I had an Expert-level chess teacher for three years when I was first learning the game, who was very helpful to me. I watch some smart-aleck NYC guy who is very entertaining and also gives good instruction. I watch a Russian GM whose name sounds like vodka who is also a very good teacher. You beat them all. Your free content is head and shoulders above theirs in terms of clear explanation and covering areas that people actually need; this video being a good example. I always knew there was something missing in my understanding, and your lessons are filling that void nicely. So much of successful chess is seeing the board well, and then asking yourself the right questions, beyond king safety and the checks/captures/attacks checklist.

  • @FIG_OLR
    @FIG_OLR Před 11 měsíci +26

    I'd be interested in a series where you discuss the plans, key ideas and concepts for each opening and how they were played by top masters.

    • @matheuusss1
      @matheuusss1 Před 11 měsíci +1

      THIS! That'd really help a lot

  • @jasonhe5578
    @jasonhe5578 Před rokem +4

    Wow my instinct was screaming Qb3 and it turned out to be a mistake

  • @lexycat
    @lexycat Před rokem +86

    You are by far my favourite Chess channel on the platform, thank you so much for making such helpful and fun content

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  Před rokem +9

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @lexycat
      @lexycat Před rokem

      @@ChessVibesOfficial :D

    • @AmadeMuse
      @AmadeMuse Před rokem

      But we should wonder what their honest opinion on GothamChess is lol

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 Před rokem

      Ditto. Nels can relate.

    • @unliving_ball_of_gas
      @unliving_ball_of_gas Před rokem +1

      @@davidjames149 Because he's straight to the point and very concise. Doesn't mean that I don't watch channels like Levy. I watch Levy for entertainment, and Nelson for learning.

  • @setablazee3570
    @setablazee3570 Před rokem +8

    A good rule of thumb for noticing weaknesses it to re-analyze the board after a pawn moves 👍

  • @altonbrek
    @altonbrek Před rokem +1

    Brilliant! Thank you for your patient unfolding of the middle game plan and the wonderful suggestions for improvements.

  • @chemquests
    @chemquests Před 10 měsíci +3

    This was great. There’s so much on openings but a middle game review is a rare gem. It’s the most complicated part of the game where it can fall apart.

  • @fullofitray
    @fullofitray Před rokem +8

    Once again, another great video! You are a great coach/teacher! You explain everything so well and it's easy to understand! I saw someone comment that it may be easier for you to make a poll and see what openings we play most often. Then you can base your content off that. Thank you!!!

  • @moniqueheubel8970
    @moniqueheubel8970 Před rokem +1

    I really love the way you get to the main ideas and concepts in chess. Sometimes I am too detailed and miss the main ideas. I would love to grasp the main ideas behind the Catalan and the Kings Indian Defense to a broader understanding. I have been working on these during the pandemic and have great success with them, but I am still learning.

  • @thales7438
    @thales7438 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Nelson reminds me of my elementary school history teacher; he made things interesting using the rhythm of his voice and his hands, no rush, patience to weave a story or a particular idea. It's a gift.

  • @stevehill2570
    @stevehill2570 Před 7 měsíci

    Fantastic video! I’ve known these concepts for a while but have failed to follow through on them more times than I care to admit. Seeing real examples with various solid or sub-par moves from a hypothetical opponent is invaluable.

  • @nguyentruongphu1383
    @nguyentruongphu1383 Před rokem +2

    You can extend the fourth plan and try to cover middle game plans for some other popular openings as well. Great video like always!

  • @shulmpino5505
    @shulmpino5505 Před rokem

    great video nelson! I'd love to see some more middlegame videos in the future!

  • @javiermijares
    @javiermijares Před rokem +1

    Very keen on videos that explore different openings in detail!

  • @patricksegura1810
    @patricksegura1810 Před 9 měsíci +1

    im down to start that series of openings! What a great idea nelson

  • @odinakauduma-stupendousmat749
    @odinakauduma-stupendousmat749 Před 10 měsíci

    I love this Nelson. Thanks for teaching these concepts

  • @dailychessyy
    @dailychessyy Před rokem +3

    Thanks, I increased 50 lichess rating by using these techniques !!

  • @Liam_The_Great
    @Liam_The_Great Před rokem +3

    I would love a series discussing opening ideas!

  • @Spenserifically
    @Spenserifically Před 3 měsíci

    Very helpful and clear video I hope you will do more videos on openings and the plans/patterns applicable to them, I'm a big fan of your channel thank you

  • @simoleppanen120
    @simoleppanen120 Před rokem +1

    Thanks very useful! Videos on opening ideas sound very interesting. 👍

  • @Flarkit
    @Flarkit Před 7 měsíci +1

    “What now?” I always find my self asking this question after the opening 😩

  • @user-gh2bj3vy9k
    @user-gh2bj3vy9k Před rokem +2

    If you do start the series, please make an analysys on the London opening midgame plans! I usually get a pretty decent position from the opening, but don't really know how to convert the advantage in a clever way

  • @RichardNebenfuhr
    @RichardNebenfuhr Před 6 měsíci

    Awesome video!!!! Thanks for the pauses to get us to look for stuff!!!

  • @bgamercc6589
    @bgamercc6589 Před rokem +1

    Definitely an opening series! When watching top games, sometimes they drop how opening ____ is aggressive or opening ____ is passive, etc. would love to fully understand why

  • @ArunAloChakraborty
    @ArunAloChakraborty Před rokem

    Amazing content in this channel! Btw, I would love to learn from a series of openings you talked about in the video. Looking forward. Thank you!!

  • @josephmargaryan
    @josephmargaryan Před rokem

    please do a video series where you analyze each opening with potential continuations that can be seen as positional weaknesses and show how to capitalize upon them. Thank you for your videos

  • @petergreen5337
    @petergreen5337 Před rokem

    Beautiful lesson and demonstration.Thank you

  • @nibiyabi
    @nibiyabi Před rokem

    This is among my favorite types of videos. Thank you Nelson!

  • @kr0znik379
    @kr0znik379 Před rokem +1

    yes please. plans in certain openings would be interesting

  • @bloodblade9782
    @bloodblade9782 Před rokem

    Great video. A very in depth video on the queens gambit would also be helpful

  • @kianushmaleki
    @kianushmaleki Před 11 měsíci

    Nice video. Thanks. Id love to see a video series about plans in different openings.

  • @elz50
    @elz50 Před rokem +1

    you're awesome man
    I'd also love it if you'd make an opening plan series. that would be so helpful

  • @chaaazgould4828
    @chaaazgould4828 Před měsícem

    Nice middle game overview. Thanks!

  • @janeadlington7150
    @janeadlington7150 Před 8 měsíci

    Really helpful. Thank you

  • @veronicasmith2131
    @veronicasmith2131 Před rokem +1

    This truly is my favorite chess channel! Thank you so much!

  • @robertmclean4953
    @robertmclean4953 Před rokem +1

    I would love to hear about some mid game concepts for the Vienna, been learning for past 2 weeks

  • @gosukiwi
    @gosukiwi Před rokem

    Awesome video! Opening middlegame ideas would surely be great, most opening videos are just discussing lines and very rarely they throw a few middlegame ideas out in the air but it's like, they spend 20 minutes in the opening and the last 2 minutes before the video ends on a few ideas.

  • @brentinjapan
    @brentinjapan Před 4 měsíci

    Much appreciated. And yes, opening specific strategies videos would be great.

  • @MikeOtranto
    @MikeOtranto Před 11 měsíci

    This is a very helpful video! Thanks for creating it. I often struggle with coming up with a plan in the middle-game.

  • @colescalisthenics
    @colescalisthenics Před rokem +2

    Thank you Nelson, believe it or not, I have decent opening plays and counters and a really good/decent end game but I am always stuck trying to figure what move will benefit me the most in the middle-game

  • @happyhornet1000
    @happyhornet1000 Před rokem

    It's a very good point about the opening matching the middlegame plans. So many players simply learn opening moves by rote and don't understand why the moves are played. It's more important to understand the 'why' than the 'what', when thinking of what move to play in the opening.

  • @ThatGuateKid
    @ThatGuateKid Před rokem +8

    A series on the openings and the ideas would be amazing! Your channel got me into chess since you are able to present information very well and are clearly very knowledgeable.

  • @Dmitriy_D
    @Dmitriy_D Před 3 měsíci

    You are definitely have some great points here! Thank you for the awesome lecture!

  • @bloodblade9782
    @bloodblade9782 Před rokem

    thanks. This was one of my favorite videos yet

  • @makarelsardines8457
    @makarelsardines8457 Před rokem

    PLEASE MAKE THAT SERIES I NEED THAT BADLY

  • @bloxy9996
    @bloxy9996 Před rokem +5

    𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎:
    You play martin but you have to go in piece value order when playing each move.
    Pawn > Knight > Bishop > Rook > Queen > King
    If you have none of that piece you skip it. If you are in check you can move any piece.

    • @JS-bx9ef
      @JS-bx9ef Před rokem

      Maybe if you are in check and you can’t block with the piece that you’re supposed to move, you lose the game.

  • @yureqz7447
    @yureqz7447 Před rokem

    These tips are really helpful, thank you :)

  • @charlesbanda4508
    @charlesbanda4508 Před rokem

    Wow. I love your lectures. Hope to learn a lot from this channel.

  • @hangonhangon433
    @hangonhangon433 Před rokem +1

    you sir is very helpful and this ideas are gold for us who cannot afford coaching

  • @Flancc
    @Flancc Před rokem +1

    I always get a good start but then always blunder at middlegames. This video really helps me out alot

  • @capkarr
    @capkarr Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for your video- it helps a lot

  • @philipsaoud244
    @philipsaoud244 Před rokem

    The reason that plans are specific to certain openings usually comes down to one characteristic. Pawn structure. That's a huge consideration when forming a middle game strategy.

  • @ChromeKnight26
    @ChromeKnight26 Před rokem

    Amazing first example I needed this! I always struggle with getting to a winning endgame

  • @minhdao-nn7ho
    @minhdao-nn7ho Před měsícem

    Thank you. Very informative

  • @Darkhorse0000
    @Darkhorse0000 Před rokem

    Great vid, love your work!

  • @JohnnyU9999
    @JohnnyU9999 Před 7 měsíci

    Excellent video, thank you.

  • @domthebeast6423
    @domthebeast6423 Před rokem

    I really needed help with stuff like this, thank you Nelson

  • @FrankNobelMusic
    @FrankNobelMusic Před 8 měsíci

    this awesome- more mid game videos pleeeease

  • @JFGames365
    @JFGames365 Před 7 měsíci +1

    You are my favorite chess youtuber, and I will tell you why. I'm sorry for being a bit harsh to some of the other guys, but you speak in a normal calm voice. No over excitement or 1930's radio-broadcaster voice that people for some reason think they have to use when speaking in a video. You also explain things very clearly. Good job. Thank you.

  • @cerebralcomics
    @cerebralcomics Před rokem

    Excellent video, once again. Thanks for the insights.

  • @FrJacobRogers
    @FrJacobRogers Před rokem

    This was a great video, man. Thank you! Please do the London and Caro-Kann!

  • @dalykmiha6221
    @dalykmiha6221 Před rokem

    Yes do a series about a specific openings I'll watch all of them

  • @Gamma_KiD
    @Gamma_KiD Před rokem

    yah would be a good idea to see all kinds of possible ideas in a particular opening

  • @Road2Med
    @Road2Med Před rokem +4

    Great vid, love your work!🎉

  • @viktorvondoom9119
    @viktorvondoom9119 Před rokem

    Exploring different openings sounds like an amazing plan Nelson

  • @AdvaithOMGOfficial
    @AdvaithOMGOfficial Před rokem

    I love your videos, man. Keep it up!

  • @Cinephile..
    @Cinephile.. Před měsícem

    11:00: this is the problem I face ; I am so convinced of my plan that I forget that the opponent has already set all the pieces to give a quick checkmate

  • @onnoquinten2944
    @onnoquinten2944 Před rokem

    im totally using this for my coaching sessions, thanks so much Nelson you are the best on youtube at breaking things down to beginner level in concrete things, As a coach, I can't just tell people the same thing every week, even though they still blunder their pieces every week :P

    • @ChessVibesOfficial
      @ChessVibesOfficial  Před rokem

      I appreciate that!

    • @onnoquinten2944
      @onnoquinten2944 Před rokem

      ​@@ChessVibesOfficial The appreciation is all mine, all I can do is tell all my students to follow you!

  • @iladshyanchess
    @iladshyanchess Před rokem +1

    Wow this is the most helpful chess video on the platform. Your tips are always easy to follow and makes a player simply better. Thank you for making all this content free.

  • @vishy
    @vishy Před 6 měsíci

    I really enjoy this guy’s videos - explains things clearly and to the point. Quality

  • @R0dman91
    @R0dman91 Před rokem

    Thank you, very clear and precise logic. The different openings (bishop?) will be welcome :)

  • @srikkanthank
    @srikkanthank Před 9 měsíci

    Whenever I get into closed positions, i get impatient, sac some piece and think I simplified it but end up in worse situation

  • @SureRox
    @SureRox Před 11 měsíci

    The thing about letting your opponents make mistakes was a great help

  • @bpro5848
    @bpro5848 Před rokem

    Great video! For the series you are taking about can you do one on the London system?

  • @CarlosGonzalez-qi1vb
    @CarlosGonzalez-qi1vb Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for this video! Pretty eye opening for a beginner player.

  • @daflaminporg2454
    @daflaminporg2454 Před rokem

    Thanks you so much! Before this in my middle game I would always be at a disadvantage but now I can win most of the time! Thanks!

  • @Ovi810
    @Ovi810 Před rokem

    The concepts really fascinating

  • @ClaySouthern
    @ClaySouthern Před 3 měsíci

    Always great content! Very informative with how you explain concepts

  • @bechirbenothman5044
    @bechirbenothman5044 Před rokem

    Insightful advice which I rank among thé Best I have seen. Thank you for sharing

  • @hmm9705
    @hmm9705 Před měsícem

    I would love if you could make that series analyzing openings. If its possible using your idea: You can analyze how you should play certain openings by showing the plans of the same GM playing the same opening multiple times or even different GMs playing it and seeing what their plans would've been. Thank you so much and it would be so helpful if you can do that.

  • @nicolastoro4594
    @nicolastoro4594 Před rokem

    Great idea the series please do it

  • @JustAnotherCommenter
    @JustAnotherCommenter Před rokem +3

    Chess, but every 10 moves, one of your pieces is downgraded randomly. Queen - Rook - Bishop - Knight - Pawn. Your king is obviously not involved.

  • @ijsbeer1499
    @ijsbeer1499 Před rokem

    love ur content, keep it up.

  • @harrisonclark4382
    @harrisonclark4382 Před rokem

    You are an outstanding teacher. Thank you sir.

  • @Vineger23
    @Vineger23 Před rokem

    thanks for the tips will use them to win in tournaments

  • @anassorbestiak
    @anassorbestiak Před 10 měsíci

    This video ia Golden, a masterful class on simplicity and solidity.

  • @OpGaming-hm2pw
    @OpGaming-hm2pw Před 2 měsíci

    Sir please make a full series on some or all the lines of top openings for both white and black..
    We would be happy for those.............

  • @garydirkse9900
    @garydirkse9900 Před 5 měsíci

    Great teaching and I think that you mentioned before, look for overworked defenders. Occasionally a queen or rook will be defending several other pieces. Plans to make said queen move via trades may lead to adventure, fun, disaster or incremental advantage.

  • @TheBinaryWolf
    @TheBinaryWolf Před rokem

    Excellent tutorial, as usual.

  • @x4fir-_-768
    @x4fir-_-768 Před 5 měsíci

    helped alot man

  • @melwinsgovind4377
    @melwinsgovind4377 Před 7 měsíci

    Bro Can you make a video of different types of openings, It will be very helpful and also beneficial for your channel because no one ever posted that content

  • @datbubby
    @datbubby Před rokem +1

    This is a great video! I've always struggled with this part of the game :)

  • @jaybingham3711
    @jaybingham3711 Před rokem

    The setup for trapping black's lsB in item 3 is very much worth explaining in detail how the approach works. These kind of traps and/or advantaged (winning) plays are chock-full of best-practices made in conjunction with some known standard approaches. Some may be uncommon. Some may even be rare. But I'd love to see a Top X number of them that tend to fly under the radar. Tactics training may expose you to some of them. But using your discretion to build out a list that you feel confident a player ought to see every X games...rather than every 100 or more games. I think that would elicit beaucoup interest upon upload.