How to Play Perfect Chess

Original outro music by Nela Ruiz

Please note: I do not offer coaching or training games online.

[ItsKyleMang]

You are the best thing I've found on YT to help my chess progression. Thank you.

[ColossusFitness]

Love your videos! You earned a new subscriber 💪 looking forward to more

[Jiten-pmlz]

Yes. This was exactly the kind of game i was expecting when i voted for it in the poll. The neo-catalan is my opening with white. You are correct that its similar to a catalan setup and ne2 nc4 ideas with pressure on a semislav bishop is something traditional in the line. The main reason its a neo-catalan is that your delaying d4 in case bf4 were to happen, you have flexibility to play d3 and turn into a plan involving the Botvinik stuff and the Marocsy Bind. But that gets a bit into theory. It also makes for very high cap score games as its very easy to continue the drawish pattern. Very instructive type of opening and interesting that you faced it in this move order situation in round 5. Look forward to seeing how your tournament progression goes over the next few months as i likewise start mine. Jiten.

[max_thegoldendoodle]

I actually saw you at the Rochester Open this year and watched most of your games. I wanted to say you’ve helped chess so much, and if you’re also going to the Roger Hale Chess Celebration (just an hour up from Rochester near the twins) I’ll be there too.

[dleen]

Fantastic game and really informative video! I am still a beginner, but at 16:05 when you say the knight was going after your light square bishop and you need it to defend your white squares since all your pawns (except one) are on white squares - I got a bit confused. Isn't it ok in that case since the bishop doesn't have much mobility anyway? Thanks!

[aravjha]

He probably watched Sam Asaka’s video on the Catalan where he recommends to go nfd2 and then nc3 for e4 against the semi-slav. This would have been a very strong plan if he hadn’t gone b3 (which is considered a little waste of time in this variation). Btw good job on accurately punishing it with e5. (Sam asaka’s video is on youtube btw)

[executivelifehacks]

Had a similar game in the 90s recently, not quite as high though. Well done. Playing a game like this is a window into the GM experience, where we fluke a bit of the accuracy they are able to consistently maintain, and it is a game of who makes the first mistake that the opponent recognizes and capitalizes on - and if that doesn't come we have a drawish game. If you are into MMA it is reminiscent of Adesanya Whitaker II.

Btw Do you have problems with playing chess compulsively? How much chess is too much, and strategies to introduce control, are there IRL advantages of chess improvement you find, if so, what are they? And downsides?

I feel like I am part the way towards the 2000 elo climb (500 elo in almost 12mo), and thank you (and others) for giving me a roadmap/gameplan to get there, but feel like my obsession retarded aspects of career and home life. Part of that is post-extended chess cognitive depression, for want of a better word. The mental equivalent of playing a weekend tennis tournament and then asking your body to do manual labor on the Monday. I am mentally useless that Monday without sufficient sleep.

Consider a "life review" after achieving 2000+ ELO. How has chess helped and hindered. I get that the channel is kind of part of your career, but if it wasn't?

[benediktduckers]

How to Play Perfect Chess? Play an opening without real attack ideas and trade all you pieces!

[jimmccann]

Congratulations on your impressive Accuracy Score! I was surprised that your USCF rating is 500 points below your online rating?!? (What is going on there?) I was also surprised to hear that you drove 8 hours to play OTB - could you not play USCF Active online, and save a lot of gas money?