6 Tips To Break 1400 - Chess Tips, Strategy, Ideas - How To Get Better At Chess-Intermediate Players

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In this video I share the top 6 mistakes players rated around 1400 are making. I will share tips and tricks on how to get better at chess and improve your chess rating quickly and push past 1400 to reach 1500,1600, and beyond. I talk about the difference between a tactics mistake and a blunder in chess, as well as forks in chess and discovered attacks and discovered checks. I also talk about dealing with time trouble and how time pressure can affect your games I also go over a very common chess opening trap that many players have fallen for. Please comment below and let me know if you've passed 1400 for the first time!

[richardwestfall]

I commented awhile back about advancing from 550 to 850 using your videos. I'd like to state that I am now 1250 and climbing. Thank you.

[krishnathiagarajan]

Blunder Check:

1. King in danger?
2. Queen in danger?
3. Afterwards, will the piece I'm moving be in danger?
4. What was my opponent's last move and what does it do?

[glennwilkinson]

“When you see a good move, look for a better one”
― Emanuel Lasker
4:00

[cyberneticbutterfly]

The problem of blunders is often playing while tired, being impatient to start a new game and get into it, or other emotional things like that.
How to deal with that?

[ghostbluster]

For the knight forks i have few tips maybe it might help some people :
1) When you consider 2 of your pieces and wonder if they can be forked by an ennemy knight, look at the color of the square below them. If your two pieces are on the same color, they might get forked. Otherwise no fork possible
2)you need to learn the shape of the knight, it will help you prevent and find forks, knight maneuvers etc.. you know the knight spider with the eight maximum possible moves that a knight can do from a given square ? A fork is just two of these, with two of your pieces inside.
Maybe im rumbling but if it can help someone out there

[YonyBear]

So, the biggest thing I have gotten out of this series of videos is how to analyze and breakdown my reasons for losing. Then, taking advantage of the recommended lessons the app gives me after each game. Videos, lessons, puzzles and then playing less has helped me the most. Thanks for all the knowledge you share!

[hplovecraftmacncheese]

These concepts are probably new to people who are brand-new to chess rather than intermediate level. I think as a 1400 player, the takeaway is to have a mental checklist before you make a move to prevent immediate losing moves.

[dkpandey]

That was very insightful. I often suffer from tactical miscalculations and time trouble. Thank you for making these videos, they really help lower rated players like myself.

[nickmeyer]

Another really good practice that has cut down on my getting forked by a knight: when considering your opponent’s knight moves look not just to where it could go next but where it could go after that—at least 2 moves. Sometimes even the threat of that fork will force you into a given move.

[vladpetre]

From my experience 90% of slow chess games I lose at 1400-1500 fide are because of bad strategical decisions (put pieces on wrong squares or bad trades long term) and only 10% because of tactical misses.

[ConfectionerCat]

Literally 1:07 in to the video and I already know what I need to work on.
This is extremely well done and informative; you actually gathered data, made a spreadsheet, and hit us in the face with calculated results that show a statistically significant reason what players around 1400s are struggling with.

Now THAT is convincing and I had an immediate revelation. Thank you, liked and subscribed. 😁

[stevesidare]

Blunders are also not seeing/taking hung pieces when you should have, according to engines.

[NawfalHasan]

This is the greatest chess channel on youtube for title-less players like me, period! There is hardly anything like this anywhere else. All I see is bunch of GMs and IMs either instructing like pros or trying to sell their courses. Danya Naroditsky is great but still needs patience to sit through. These are great capsule lessons which can be consumed during our busy day-to-day schedule.

[sahaswimalasena]

I even recommend ur channel to my friends. Ur content are so valuble👌

[tolgacetiner]

I refuse to believe the last game was played by 1400s… even 1400 lichess can’t be that bad, right? Right!?!

[indiachessclub]

9:12 a triple fork, a double attack and a pin at the same time

[ajarnray]

Thanks for the video very instructive you explain things very well and clear. Also your video's look very professional. I'm very happy that I found your channel.

[benedictineonchessable]

To get over 1400 you need to drill simple tactical patterns over and over so that you don't make the tactical errors which are highlighted in this video. It takes time building up tactical knowledge so don't worry if you are making such errors. It comes with practice.

[meesh]

these are actually really informative and straightforward lessons, thanks

[frankc]

The two top reasons are blunders and tactical calculation errors, you are right and by working on these problems one can greatly improve the rating. Be extra careful when doing tactics. One of the biggest problems in doing tactics is counting errors, people just don't count the pieces they are winning and losing, believe it or not! This is a very insightful video.