How To Master Chess

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Shannon Number
1:22 - Shortcuts
2:41 - 1% Rule
3:36 - 1% Rule Example
5:27 - Summary

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[Flammable]

Bobby Fisher said it best I think when asked if anyone could become great at chess and he answered no, anyone can become good with a lot of hard work but not great.

[Gosuminer]

1% is not so much a rule but rather wishful thinking. We all know that learning happens fast in the beginning and slows down the further you progress, so your skill does not grow exponentially but much more logarithmically. If you know 100 things (like how rooks move, how bishops move, ..., how coordinates work, basic principles) then it is easy to learn one more thing which would be 1%. But if you know 10.000 things (like several openings with lots of variations each, mating patterns, etc.) it is much harder to learn an additional 1% wich would be 100 things.

[JesseHallock]

Yes when I first started playing chess and just played with random intuition I peaked at 1402 Elo after over a year of studying, memorizing lines, puzzle rushing, doing lessons and learning what you mentioned in this video I’m now sitting at a solid 1030 elo. It’s just that easy folks.

[devingolias]

I don't get why everyone doesn't follow the 1% rule. If Magnus Carlson just watched this video he could be 38 times better then he is now in just 1 year.

[deni]

I am addicted, I've discovered you only yesterday and have been binging on your videos, and don't plan on stopping. Really high quality and great content. Great work bro!👍

[AliRazaAgha]

Very well explained. Gathering knowledge step-by-step is a better way to master chess. Like an old saying, "Slow and steady wins the race".

[vorador]

Hey Nelson congrats on holding a straight face when u said time management

[Monikaful]

1% every single day seems imposible to me. I would be glad if i could get 1% every 2-3 weeks.

[katarinakovrlija]

the way people are taking the 1% thing too literally 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😂😂 he just means you have to keep learning a little bit consistently to become excellent at something which is in fact true.
great video and one of the best chess channels out there!

[ksubscriberswithoutvideo]

This channel isnt only for chess its for life lessons, thanks for the advice great video!

[djs]

Glad I found your channel! Clear, concise and well put together. Great job...this is only my 3rd or 4th from you but I will be back!! Thank you🤩

[revmo]

I'd like to thank you Nelson for taking the time to share your considerable knowledge with us. I'm an intermediate player at best, but going back and reviewing fundamentals with you has helped me to gain some beneficial knowledge only after binge watching a half dozen or so of your videos today. Thanks man ! You have a new subscriber

[voltical]

Thanks a lot Nelson
I was feeling frustrated of constantly losing in chess, this video gives me motivation to try my best again and yet I won 2 games

[stag]

Good advice, I've jumped around quite a bit learning a little bit about alot and forgetting things along the way, but its like everything in chess is connected in some way, you learn one thing and it leads to having to learn something else, like how learning the opening principles leads to having to learn about the Middle game which leads to having to learn some basic end games, which leads to having to learn queen v king # or rook v king, then I have to go back and refine my understanding of the opening and middle game and repeat

[alexz]

Fun fact: if you start at 600 rating and increase your rating by 1% each day, you will be able to beat stodkfish 14 in less than 200 days.

Disclaimer for the people in the replys: assuming you are an active player and didnt cheat your way to that rating. So aka your rating matches your skill level

[ahmedsaid]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this thought!

[jamesp]

You have a really good channel that should have more recognition. I’ll be sure to share it with my friends!

[SOULJAJOE]

Wow, I just finished The 1% Rule. I remember why I got it and it was because you mentioned it in this video. This is truly an impactful book, thank you!!!

[CramcrumBrewbringer]

One thing I’ve done that i think helped me out is only playing 2-3 games of rapid a day, and REALLY focusing on those games, rather than a bunch of lazy attempts. Spend the rest of your time studying theory, practicing tactics, learning strategies and endgames, etc. I’m by no means a great player, but I’ve gone from 700 to 1300 in about a year which I don’t think is a terrible improvement!

[jwf]

This seems to me to be very similar to the way Alex Honnold has described his preparation for his free solo of El Capitan. Focus on each step until that step is mastered...then go on to the next step. The whole project becomes comfortably possible when each step has become comfortably mastered. Or as I used to say to myself as an engineering program undergraduate, for each topic, say a section of calculus, "Do 200 example problems and the section will have been mastered". It never took completing 200 example problems to master any one section - but to master a chapter or a course, the process for mastery was focusing on each section until that section was mastered. The five problems assigned as homework were never sufficient, but the number of example problems to master a section was finite and not unreasonable. Mastering each section in that way produced mastery of the entire course material in the context of that academic course.