Of course you can. I’ll die before we can finish such a series. I’ve quit playing correspondence chess, however. Too much foul play.
Arrange the match with BYP. I’ll be happy to play him. He’s a nice guy, and I might enjoy giving him lessons. Maybe after the lessons, I can give him some tips that might redeem his videos, too.
His technical production skills are very good. That alone makes it understandable that his channel is popular, despite his horrid misunderstanding of the chess books he is reading and his tactical failures. He also communicates reasonably well and with enthusiasm.
His main problem is that he fails miserably at self-diagnosing the weaknesses in his play, and hence does not adequately target those weaknesses. Then, in the documenting of his journey, he fails to correctly locate himself on the map and thinks that he is far further along the path. With a better map and compass and a bit more objectivity, he might be able to start a series that could be instructive.
Of course, he’d be better off with a teacher but there are not many players in his region with the requisite skills. I think there is one player in the southern 2/3rds of Idaho rated over 2000 USCF. There was an IM a few years ago, but he moved to California. I don’t think online lessons are his style. I could be wrong, though. Maybe he’s just not willing to shell out the cash for such lessons.
2000? Ya gotta be kidding me.
anyone 2000 or under is guaranteed to have at least 1 very important lesson not yet learned in every one of his chess related videos.
Your claim that a player under 2000 may need to learn makes sense. What you fail to explain is how a teacher who cannot get his OTB rating over 800 is capable of providing this lesson.
BYP draws content from players above 2000 strength and does an excellent job of relaying not only a dumbed down, layman's take on other player's thoughts and games but you have his whole journey, ongoing, from beginner to USCF master and for a sub 2001 player,
He’s made an awful lot of videos documenting the first ten feet of a 10,000 mile journey. For anyone looking for instruction, observing that journey is an abysmal waste of time. For most viewers on a similar journey, he’s guiding them backwards.
If you played 20 games against BYP you'd lose at least 2 of them.
I play 100 games a year against my students, almost all of whom are much stronger than BYP. I give up a few draws most years and sometimes lose one.