@thinkerteacher.bsky.social
Chess coach & teacher who loves teaching how to think efficiently (analyse and draw conclusions) the best way possible plus enjoying the process! #chesspunks linktr.ee/thinkerteacher
When there is the discussion about the tactics, solving puzzles & ideas related to make it more efficient I jump in immediately. Most of such discussions are useless, pointless and/or waste of my time!
There is an expection therefore I share the link ๐
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Speedrun to 2000 (from 1200) - rapid games (10+0)
I was curious how many games are needed to reach 2000 at rapid time control (normally I only play blitz & bullet at chesscom) ๐คซ
Starting level 1200 & the goal (destination) 2000
Platform: chesscom. Tested 2 days ago
It took 22 games, however I estimated it would be 30-35 ๐ค๐ง
CHESS TRAINING SESSION - COLLAB WITH ASHDEANNA
There are some players which love playing dynamic chess - they get into time trouble due to overwhelming energy & time investement
If you want to see how @Imashleedeanna is going to work hard to expand her ideas & improve skills, you can consider watching our training session ๐ค
I especially love these type of videos when the player who devoted a lot of time and tested out many ideas, shares what and how it should be done - if you could start learning chess from the scratch!
What about that? Do you like such videos, too? ๐ค
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Are you kidding me to use LLMs for my revolutionary tasks?!
In case anybody would like to know WHY I do not use the LLMs (AI tools like chatGPT), this is the best & easiest answer I can provide ๐ต
BTW. I apologize all the hyped fans of this revolutionary technology that can "do everything you need & makes your life a way more efficient" ๐๐๐คก
This video should be recorded & uploaded to my YT channel about 4 years ago. However as they say - it is better late than never, right?
Chess coaches & players argue how many checkmate patterns one must know. What is your number? Can you explain why?๐ค
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Beginners have a lot of issues after they just started playing chess. One of the problems is the captures hierarchy. Why? Because nobody explains that & without it you cannot become a strong chess player! ๐คซ๐ญ
Can you pass the test I prepared for you?๐
youtu.be/kGbZ2SUT1cs
The next episode about the method for solving simple puzzles
This time I explained what are the hanging pieces all about & how to recognize if the piece is hanging. Have you ever heard the LDPO name? ๐ง
16 positions to present the concept in a simple way! โบ๏ธ
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The next episode about the method for solving simple puzzles ๐๐
I am not sure if I am getting older, but 23 minutes video is very short one as for my standards! Anyway very brief list of 20 tactical themes with simple puzzles & short explanation ๐ง ๐คซ๐ค
youtu.be/tMyr_Hzm1-4
There is a pretty nice mess in tactics. If you do not believe try to list all the most important tactical themes (some call these motifs) & you will see what I mean.
Anyway I am preparing next chess video & this is my list 4 players below 2K. Let me know Which tactics I missed! ๐ค๐ฏ๐ฏ
I have created dozens of concepts the last 5 years when I streamed chess at Twitch
Finally I have some time to record the videos. I want to share these with the community before AI starts creating the stupid ones nobody will be able to understand! ๐๐คญ
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Soon we start next training session - performed at Dotachess Twitch channel ๐๐ง ๐ช
If you wonder how I teach & help beginners to rise their chess to to the next level... just pop up at the stream & bring some popcorn if you like!
The session plan is stay alive up to 4 hours!
There is nothing I can do whenever I can see the interviews, training sessions &pieces of advice, from one and only - GM Jacob Aagaard!
Jacob has analysed millions of positions, wrote thousands of chess books pages & taught dozens of super strong players!
youtu.be/KXz-a9m1jIs
Many times my chess students are clueless how do they know if the endgame position is already lost or they can survive ๐ง
I thought and create such a short list: 9 practical & 4 technical rules. I am wondering which points you know & which ones are new to you
Is that helpful? ๐ค
It would be great if Matt played more OTB games - preferrably rapid ones, to see (feel) the difference between online and OTB games & to get more experience. I believe he will do that at some point as he wants to become a chess master (NM) and it is necessary to play OTB games in order to achieve it
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Probably some of you may know Matt Henningsen - he is the NFL guy who is chess passionate at the same time! ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐
We start next training session - performed at Matt's Twitch channel. I am in the background trying to use chesscom platform to help Matt's chess to get to the next level! ๐ฒ
I probably do not need to recommend it, but I do it anyway. This is the series of chess podcasts I really love & I am grateful for these! ๐๐๐ง
@drcanchess.bsky.social interviews Christopher Chabris & this discussion lasts for 100 minutes! What a treat! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Probably some of you may know Matt Henningsen - he is the NFL guy who is chess passionate at the same time! ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐
We start the training session in 8 hours at Matt's Twitch channel. I am in the background trying to use chesscom platform to help Matt's chess to get to the next level! ๐ฒ
Whenever @GMJacobAagaard shares his chess concepts, experience, ideas & knowledge - I simply listen to as much as I can
Whenever @drcanchess.bsky.social shares The Chess Cognition Podcast I simply watch ot listen to these!
Yes, this is as simple as chess! ๐๐๐ช๐ง
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There are many more or less famous chess players in the chess community. One of my favourite one is of course GM Daniel Naroditsky (Danya)
When Danya speaks I shut up and listen. Imagine a special 2,5 hours interview with Danya = dream come true! ๐๐ง๐ง
youtu.be/HHPp1RgRUj0
This is the type of the video I love watching. Even if it is 40 ming long.
However the idea of collecting and briefly presenting the same idea by various authors & your own opinion is priceless ๐ฅ Stjepan did a great job. I simply love it guys! ๐๐ง ๐
youtu.be/7AjAUaJJBqM
This is the type of the video I love watching. Even if it is 30 ming long. However the idea of collecting and briefly presenting the same idea by various authors & your own opinion is priceless ๐ฅ
Stjepan did a great job. I simply love it guys! ๐๐๐ง
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There are some chess guys I listen to very carefully & analyze deeply what they want to share. One of such guys is of course GM Jacob Aagaard - great chess coach
Just 9 minutes, but you can extract 5 ideas & dive in very deep to look for the connections & meaning (function)
youtu.be/rvjkECy9o8A
This time our friend/coach Sandro aka @lionchess.bsky.social published the video about the calculation - when to stop calculation!
It is another great video & I highly recommend it to everyone rated below 2000
Thank you for recording & sharing very valuable videos my friend!
youtu.be/mJKXVZJwUqU
10 powerful chess concepts you must apply to boost your chess ๐ง๐ง ๐คซ
I love sharing ideas & decided to show you what concepts I use during chess games. Some of these are more dynamic while others more positional (static).
youtu.be/HE7PChLOHz8
DRIVING OFF THE KING from the bad into the right corner by using the same concept
The key positions when the King is driven from the bad corner into the right one (Bishop colour)
The closer to the right corner the less defensive lines you need to know
The weaker the defence the easier & faster you can reach the goal (mate) as you need to use only 2 ideas!
What about that guys?
Yeah! You have some many interesting points of view that every time I listen to your podcasts I can squeeze another idea for my own concepts to grow!
David caught you off guard when he asked you about the evaluation vs calculation idea! If I did not know it was not scripted I would not believe it!
From my experience it seems like it depends on a few factors: 1) the tempo of the game, 2) the level of the opponents 3) the familiarity & complexity of the positions we reach, 4) the focus and concentration, 5) the type of the position we excel & reach, 6) other factors we do not control
14.03.2025 13:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If you can (& wish) to elaborate on that more, I would be more then happy to comment.
For now I can say that tactics helped me to get to reach 1500: then I needed basics of strategy to learn. After that (1750) I needed endgames (1900) & againt tactics (2000), then strategy (2100) and now I am 2200
KNIGHT_RESTRICT_THE_KING_3_TYPES_POSITIONS (missing part)
Recently I noticed the missing K+N types that can restrict the King! Even if black has infinite number of moves they cannot break the cage! (box)
For now I believe the positions & calculations are (should be) correct: Can @meermaurits.bsky.social confirm? ๐ค
7 TYPES: 124+96 = 220 (options) ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ต
