in this video i learned more than in my last 12 hours chess video consumpttion :D
@bernges7228
11 ай бұрын
Ayyyyyyyy
@WorldChessComunity-gh3xx
10 ай бұрын
indeed
@bluefin.64
Жыл бұрын
A nice, lesson, clearly and simply explained. This is my first time here and not the last.
@davidmac6094
5 ай бұрын
Checks > Captures > Threats is so valuable for a beginner like myself. Thank you!
@ReflectionOcean
4 ай бұрын
- Prioritize checks, captures, and threats in your calculations [2:30] - Avoid defensive moves without considering your own attacking options first [2:37] - Remember that your opponent's king in the center can be a vulnerability [2:46] - When under attack, still look for your tactical opportunities [3:13] - Make a list of forcing moves to find tactical ideas [7:07]
@johndileo8102
11 ай бұрын
You are so direct, clear and concise in your analysis and coaching. It is so helpful! You truly stand out amongst chess KZitemrs, thank you and please keep the videos coming.
@NghiaTuanLe
4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@marksteddom6941
Жыл бұрын
I’m a 68 yr old club player. I love your explanation of the position and the idea of checks/captures/etc! I will look at more of your content as I love this type of info! Thank you!
@nagee76
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson , Irina Krush.... the mindset of an elite chess player is truly different.. It is truly nice that chess experts such as yourself take the time to explain strategies to a lot of simpletons like me.
@Dadaadad268
11 ай бұрын
Well they hope to make money from these videos...
@ericzenk4404
Жыл бұрын
I am glad to see the youtube videos from Irinia Krush. I enjoyed some of her lectures at St Louis chess club. This particular video features an interesting position and useful rules for how to calculate. I am trying to learn as an adult and I see lots of beginning players look only at ways to win material. The forcing moves give better alternatives.
@PeterSodhi
Жыл бұрын
Irina is an incredible educator and player
@CC-ii3ij
3 ай бұрын
Wow! You give fantastic instructions!
@derekjones4640
Жыл бұрын
That was a great example position for the point you are making. I would typically focus solely on Black’s threat on the h file. Your analysis was mind-opening.
@mjsymes
3 ай бұрын
Hi. Just discovered your channel in the past few weeks. Your content and presentation style really complements the other channels I watch. Thanks - looking forward to going through the back catalogue!
@badjaeaux
11 ай бұрын
played more than 100,000 games and i still learned from this video excellent, concise, high quality 🙏
@MattduCouloir
Жыл бұрын
My favorite player ! I hope this channel becomes successful and we get lots of videos.
@guyscounter
Жыл бұрын
My favorite female GM! Finally, I found you here on KZitem!
@DelayedLaunch
5 ай бұрын
Another wonderful video!! SO happy to have found your channel! I had some profound insights analyzing the position here. Thank you, Irina!
@Ika_BB
Жыл бұрын
I think the problem is not seeing threats, captures, open files but the deep concrete calculation to the end, so you know it works.
@MarkAnthonyPhotog
Жыл бұрын
Great video Irina...You're a fabulous teacher and player!.. I have some of your other lessons on mp3, and I listen to them in the car over and over...I wish we were paired in the 2019 Berkeley Chess School blitz tournament, but it was great to see you there going over your games pre-tournament...
@oldschooloats
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on winning. Amazing moves
@altonbrek
Жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson. I am up for more.
@RonaldoMoura
5 ай бұрын
Every word you say worths so much. It's quite incredible.
@patrickfinney2623
10 ай бұрын
Nice video and great info. Thank you for speaking in a natural conversational voice and giving time to see and absorb what you are saying! Very helpful, will subscribe to your channel.
@showmethedamnvideos
Ай бұрын
I think Smyslov-Keres from the famous 1953 candidates is one of the all-time brilliancies in trusting calculation in the face of what initially looks like a terrifying attack on the H file as well! Keres had an Alekhine gun on the H file and Smyslov kept cool, calculated, and trusted his calculation that there was no win, and that his counterattack was faster- one of my personal favorites ☺
@alexanderfrost2943
3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Irina.
@anandbenegal
Жыл бұрын
This channel is set to explode in terms of popularity very soon. Much deserved^
@peterflom6878
4 ай бұрын
You are one of the best chess teachers on KZitem (along with Var Akobian)
@stardust4001
5 ай бұрын
I am really loving these tidbit lessons. As someone who does not have the time to watch long videos or streams etc these are a god send
@jamiethomas3122
Жыл бұрын
Great game and lecture.I first discovered chess during Kasparov vs the world in 99 when you were commenting on the game.
@sayafkhan748
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Irina for this substantive lesson! You got my sub. Looking forward to more helpful content. Much love❤️
@ganeshpillai7545
4 ай бұрын
You give me what I need. Thank-you Irin.
@wesleyraphaeljr
11 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
@MisuLIIQ1
Жыл бұрын
Very clear explanation, thank you Irina :)
@ManishSingh-bq2un
Жыл бұрын
Very nice tactical attack and instructive video 😀
@GeometricStalemate
Жыл бұрын
Excellent example. Congrats on winning American Cup!
@luke2066
Жыл бұрын
Great content thank you very much, much love from Scotland
@Evilforzapalermo
10 ай бұрын
I love this idea of looking at your opportunities instead of always defending and retreating, this is a principle I will abide to 😊
@carloszamudioysla3555
Жыл бұрын
We all need a clear approach like this to face complex positions. You have anew subscriber
@johnphamlore8073
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for showing a variation from a game of Smyslov's. It's incredible to me how relatively rare attention Smyslov's games have in the general Western chess playing consciousness, when so many of them, particularly in the earlier phase of his career, have these fantastic tactical complications and instructive ideas and plans. I suppose your chess education would have given you exposure to the Soviet philosophy of dynamism on the chessboard during this time. I have to wonder if at that time and place the chessboard was the one of if not the only outlet for creative vigor that also speaks the truth.
@gamal01
10 ай бұрын
I still believe the board is for that purpose! Great to see such a thought still.
@ermanevcil
Жыл бұрын
A really nice tutorial ! Thank you
@fazzolarijames
Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you 👍
@mcronrn
Жыл бұрын
Very nice, thank you! 🙏👏👍🏽
@AH-gk6qs
8 ай бұрын
Very instructive
@cloudysunset2102
4 ай бұрын
thank you for reminding us about this basic tactic!!! it is so easy to let it slip away in the midst of an attack.
@WorldChessComunity-gh3xx
10 ай бұрын
Great analysis , nice
@seinundzeiten
Жыл бұрын
you are a good coach
@jimzeglobal2357
3 ай бұрын
Very helpful as always, thank you
@manylch7964
11 ай бұрын
Great lesson
@blimolhm2790
11 ай бұрын
This is a great video I'm ~1600 on lichess. Was able to spot all the options that led to dead ends and the tactical solution was mind boggling to realise. Love your work!
@embraceislamandeventuallyy1006
11 ай бұрын
Is lichees an app?
@ifixfridges7792
Жыл бұрын
Didn't realize you had a channel! Great stuff!! Thanks or posting
@cwgriffin1
11 ай бұрын
Irina-a very helpful lesson. I think you some of the best material. A subject that I find fascinating and somewhat related to the material in this video is compensation. I wonder if you ever cover this subject.
@danielprytz
Жыл бұрын
I never knew Irina did youtube! I learnt she had twitch last year from her commentating and speaking about it but she said she wasn't interested clearly she is now and I'm here for it!
@travischampagne3252
11 ай бұрын
Good video 💪🏾
@fightclub571
5 ай бұрын
Your channel is great
@manmoth_1990
Жыл бұрын
Concise, logical and instructive. Rxf5 was actually my first candidate move there. I didn't see the Nd5-f6 idea however, but Rxf5 just felt almost obligatory. I also looked at Qg4, but that shows my lack of training in these types of positions because Qg4 isn't a check or a capture. I guess it sort of threatens Rxf5, but the move felt a bit diffuse and non-concrete. Great video, Irina! Thank you. What should black play after Qg4 do you think? Kf8 looks weird but may be right. Oof, maybe h3 is possible for black there. Or Ne5 might just outright win!
@_DD2024
4 ай бұрын
I love how Irina never says bye at the end of her videos . 😂 Stern and Stoic. Dont change. Its funny and we dont deserve the emotion. 😂
@epicchess2021
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel thank you, Irina! Found your videos after you won the American Cup (congrats 🎉) and you mentioned your KZitem channel. Let me know if you ever want to collab!
@xtysonz
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I subbed
@enfither9280
11 ай бұрын
Your amazing
@chiburger
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic example. That was totally not obvious to me; I would have gone on the defensive and missed the aggressive response.
@TJHeezy
Жыл бұрын
Delighted to have found Irinas channel
@dino.6007
3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@askashutosh8667
Жыл бұрын
Subscribed!
@agapenasruas1531
5 ай бұрын
Very good
@MMusic91
Жыл бұрын
Whoa Irina Krush has a YT channel?! Sign me the hell up 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
@sebasforest963
11 ай бұрын
I just discovered you channel, great video! could you make one on how to practice the ability to calculate and visualize? even by limiting my choices with candidate moves, I still have touble visalizing acurately a position a few moves deep and my great ideas end up going nowhere because of an oversight!
@RedStar-dz5tc
Жыл бұрын
Subscribed Sensei!
@ansh2771
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the vid
@hhigh_af
11 ай бұрын
Cool thank you great video!11❤
@alexf0101
Жыл бұрын
good stuff
@michaelalando
Жыл бұрын
Fab!!
@gokselkabaroglu2946
Жыл бұрын
Thanks🙏🙏🙏🙏
@pawnpusher
Жыл бұрын
My first instinct was to play g4 but then I saw Nb5 and the Rxf5 and d6 is weak so that's where I stopped. Taking the knight first so that the d5 square is available, very nice!
@michaelgrishko8028
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I don't think g4 would be a mistake. It permits to remove the black knight still with a rook attacking f7...
@brendanpolk6038
Жыл бұрын
you're awesome
@chuckchuckster8704
Жыл бұрын
awesome
@raulandresviasusperez9191
4 ай бұрын
Muy linda.
@youngt2827
Жыл бұрын
Good shit
@TheDataArchitect
Жыл бұрын
Found your channel finally😮
@ahmeds.mansour1293
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@mcronrn
Жыл бұрын
2yrs back to chess and I just now stumble across your channel? Why?????
@Sherlock2022
Жыл бұрын
I sometimes forget to think about the forcing moves first, often responding with a response to an attack. Some books simply focus on moving, blocking or capturing the attacking piece.
@plywoodcarjohnson5412
Жыл бұрын
Great upload, thx! Attack is the best defence. I'd look at this as defence. Bcoz you can defend by 1. Retreat. 2. Reinforce 3. Capture or 4 counter threat. Or possibly sacrifice/ignore the threat. Or 5 simply resign the game. Lol! No, but seriously I never look at checks, captures and threats. Simply bcoz I think it is boring. I think people should look at stuff like open lines, being worth a knight. Or the tactics of the greek gift wouldn't exist. Pins are worth a piece, at least temporarily. I personally base my entire thinking on: "Tactics flow from a superior position" and: "Development is key". Checks, captures and threats? I think people need to consider way more, and frankly other things than that.
@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
Жыл бұрын
If part of your decision making in a game of chess is based on whether you think something is boring or not, you're not going to get very far in chess. If there are certain types of moves you never look at, you are not going to get very far in chess.
@fun2222
Жыл бұрын
I know how 2 answer.
@jamesl6839
Жыл бұрын
yesss!
@izzymarz6788
Жыл бұрын
You're my second fav female player, after Judit of course, nice vid
@jonshive5482
Жыл бұрын
"Chess tactics are the foundation of everything else."---GM Huschenbeth You can say that again. Either you see them or you don't, and after all is said and done it's probably the main factor separating elite players from puny woodpushers. This skill in calculation is probably intuitive, since as legendary trainer Mark Dvoretsky said, most players reach a plateau from which they can never ascend to the heights of mastery no matter how much they study, practice or play. Despite this apparently natural limitation on excellence chess is still a fascinating game for even mediocre players as skilled handling of pieces in combination never fails to resonate with that quality of wonder in all of us. If chess magic be the food of admiration, play on, play on.
@eduardomedeiros8692
Жыл бұрын
Wait, Irina Krush has a youtube channel? Niiiice!! Subscribing :)
@Chandshutru-gs1eq
Жыл бұрын
Hi i am your big fan ❤
@thecricketpodcast2223
11 ай бұрын
I hv a doubt can someone clear it...should i look for checks captures and threats on every move for my opponent and also for the move i play???
@timothyrothenhoefer9260
Жыл бұрын
wow Irina your an even better coach than a player.
@rafrokid79
11 ай бұрын
My thoughts were Nb5...Qd8, g4 (kicking the knight and closing the pawn structure on the kingside)...Nd4, Nbxd6 check winning the pawn. I can't see why sacking the rook for knight was necessary at the beginning as I can't calculate very deeply
@ogsnus4509
Жыл бұрын
no way i stumbled on the channel of tye same Irina Krush who played against Kasparov with other GMs. legend❤
@embraceislamandeventuallyy1006
11 ай бұрын
And lost
@schinglu
Жыл бұрын
ty
@justinspace1
Жыл бұрын
calculation: checks, captures, and threats. I just played a couple games doing this before my move and its working!!!
@RashidulIslam-uc9or
Жыл бұрын
Its a pleasure to find my crush on youtube. Nice lessons.
@N3fario
11 ай бұрын
You are now my chess waifu
@sottx8268
11 ай бұрын
This title is hilarious! What's next? Spelling 1,2,3?
@rexfrommn3316
Жыл бұрын
Everyone should learn to play chess like General Falkenhayn at the battle of Verdun in 1916. The purpose of warfare is relentless meatgrinder attrition to grind up your enemy's reserves and manpower. The best generals make the best mincing machine using firepower and maneuver to kill off the enemy at greater rate than his own casualties. Yes, chess is different but why not come up with chess formations that emphasize aggressive attacking defensive moves? After the chess player is taught a basic opening, say the hypopotamus defense then start playing "hungry hypo" by relentless continuous exchanges to tear apart your opponents army? Win, lose or draw the objective should be to protect your own king by aggressive defensive attacks to counter and wear down your opponent so he has nothing left to work with?
@alef2648
11 ай бұрын
Did you put this online for free? Thanks G!
@shivsankaranarayanan4738
Жыл бұрын
In a real OTB game , what would a reasonable amount of time to calculate be before committing to Rxf5? How much is intuition vs visualizing all the forcing lines mentioned ?
@bluefin.64
Жыл бұрын
There really isn't such a thing as a reasonable amount of time that can be prescribed. There's just your ability vs the position, how much time is on your clock, and your best judgment about managing it. That comes with experience. As for intuition vs calculation, weak players have to calculate in positions where strong players know what to do automatically, but whatever your level your intuition has limits after which calculation becomes necessary if you want to play your best.
@rathelmmc3194
Жыл бұрын
I think in this position there's no calculation that's going to show a pure win. I think this is one of those exchange sacrifices that you intuit is really strong because of future attacking potential.
@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
Жыл бұрын
@@bluefin.64 "weak players have to calculate in positions where strong players know what to do automatically" I think it is somewhat the other way around. Strong players calculate as much as they can. They don't guess. They don't rely on instincts. They don't make automatic moves. Those are things weaker players do. Of course, there are times that stronger players know what to do automatically, but that is because they have a vast store of chess patterns to rely on, and the calculation is very quick and automatic. In the position in the video, I would guess that strong players would immediately be attracted to Rxf5, but they wouldn't play it automatically (unless it was blitz or there was extreme time pressure). Before playing it, they would have calculated everything that Irina showed.
@bluefin.64
Жыл бұрын
@@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579 "I think it is somewhat the other way around." The other way around: strong players have to calculate in positions where weak players know what to do automatically. LOL
@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
Жыл бұрын
@@bluefin.64 I think you should read my whole response.
@tzodearf2596
Жыл бұрын
Step 1: Look for checks, captures, and threats. Checks are easiest, then captures, and finally, threats. The problem is that risk averse players will overlook tactical captures when there is a perceived loss of material value because of ignorance about positional strengths and weaknesses.Threats often are nebulous and hard to see, especially after building up a mental fog of phantom moves, swirling doubts, and incomplete variations. I appreciate the main step but hoped to get ideas about how to consider candidate moves in some organized way which reduces the chance of overcast and partly cloudy thinking.
@BMWE-hm7uz
11 ай бұрын
You have to look at the imbalances in the position. Irina explained about the Knight on e4, and open files for the rooks, she also explained that the Knight on f5 is a powerful piece. So now we have those in mind, what's next? We'll how do you utilise your pieces or defuse blacks pieces. Obviously you aren't looking at moves like a4, as that makes no sense, aids nothing so we have already established that we have at least narrowed down ideas. First move to consider is what if it is blacks turn to move again, what is it he is wanting to do? Is hxg3 actually a threat? Establish that. Do you have to defend that threat or ignore it? Looking at the position, every white piece is practically doing something, whereas what is the rook on b8 doing for black? Or Bishop on b7? I see the only good piece for black as the Knight on f5 don't you? If black manages hxg then the rook on h8 will be a good oiece too. Secondly, king safety, blacks King is in the centre and generally busting open the centre is good, especially with the Bishop pair. Rxf5 should become a candidate since based on this logic. That's then where the calculation comes in. It isn't simple to learn, it comes down to experience and many hours of game time. Look into books like the amateurs mind, or how to reassess your chess for a good explanation on how to read these imbalances and "actually understand the road map" to positions like this
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