The importance of understanding pawn breaks · Training Game

A rich strategic position in which both sides were aiming to gain an edge with a timely pawn break.

In the end we both got into time trouble, so the game became chaotic and we both made serious mistakes, but it was still very instructive. I missed key ideas at several points, and have a lot to learn from this one.

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[siddharththakkar]

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy these slow (by YouTube standards) games as I can try to play along and understand what is happening. As always, keep teaching & keep inspiring.

[ClassicPass_]

These training games are GOLDEN... such instructive content!!
Reminds me of the old days of John Bartholomew doing his 15 min games on ICC forever and a day ago!!

[SEAKPhotog]

These training games are my morning highlight. Your thought process/explanations and game analyses are terrific and easy to follow. I'm even learning to better think in coordinates (I'm admittedly a visual/arrows kinda guy). Thank you!👍🏻

[-huynhgiabao]

Like the way that you are changing your backgrounds recently :)))

[salovamrani]

Stockfish: Inaccuracy
Stjepan: Blunder

[jonathanelmore]

Thank you so much! Hearing you thinking through decisions is so helpful

[FreeManLetov]

Takebacks shouldn't be allowed in rated games. And you definitely shouldn't feel bad about your opponent losing the game because he has made bad move and proposed a takeback that you didn't accept.

[puzzlesbreakfast]

I love it... "My opponent is playing the exchange slav.... NOOO!!!"

[floridaman]

Thanks so much for the video :) Just got into over the board with a club and I'm having a great time learning from much better players

[DoctorTung]

You can disable takebacks. Highly recommended.

[ChessHoodie]

You did well by not giving him the takeback. From my experience, people who ask for takebacks, play dirty at every opportunity(usually). I had this same story many times: I give a takeback and in one of the next games against the same person, the guy plays R vs R trying to flag me and declines draw offer or something along those lines. As I said, I had this story numerous times. I still occasionally give a takeback (when it feels like it was a misclick), but It shouldn't be done

[jiggs]

Your games are very instructional and also very amusing to follow along with on an engine.

[salovamrani]

Yea, i was thinking about king h8 instead of g7 because of the possible fork. But i didn't calculate, thought about it just as a safety measure

[dylanlapointe]

Very instructive game! Hope you kick that cold soon!

[MojoJeo]

I love you videos bro and even the old videos

[solarflare]

bro really said his shorts are not feminist 😂

[iXNomad]

This dude is 200+ ICQ cause he knows when he explains something he has learned to others he actually understands it much better and improves his chess much faster.
His 1700 - 2000+ elo leap is just huge. Grats :)
I learned a lot. Thank you, I got from 700-800 to 1200-1300 in a year.

[akselhallundbk]

After Bxd5 Nxd5 (the "blunder") the Queen would be attacked so it doesn't work. Oh, you saw it later in the video :-)

[Creeperking-bwwi]

32:22 Why exactly does Bxd5 work?
Isn't there just Nxd5 Ne6+ Kg8 (Might not be best just a king move) Nxf4 Nxc3 with you being up a piece for a pawn?

Edit: And in case of Bxd5 Nxd5 Qxc4 bxc4 Ne6+ Kg8 (Might not be best just a king move) Nxf4 Nxf4 you are still up a piece for a pawn but your pawn structure is messed up a bit more

I don't see why this move should work

[AbdulMalik-uzok]

You current rating is your birth year How Lovely I hope it never changes