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In den second chapter of the tutorial, last video, the guy says at minute 2:00 that f7 is the weakest spot ˋas you know´, but I didn’t know that, did he mention it before ? Did I miss something?
Mar 30, 2022
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In the starting position f7/f2 are usually called the weakest points because the only defender of that square is the king.
Ok ok got thanks, I was just curious because he said ´as you know´ but never mentioned it before, or did he and I missed it ?
Mar 30, 2022
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I don't know, I haven't seen the videos.
My guess is he made a mistake by saying "as you know." He should realize that if the video is for beginners then it's possible they've never heard that before.
Which GMs (and why?) should I follow if I play chess like this?
I liked the way i played i proceeded to won this game although it is very inaccurate.
I would like to improve my game.
Any comments will be appreciated
Mar 30, 2022
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YChess7 wrote:
Which GMs (and why?) should I follow if I play chess like this?
I liked the way i played i proceeded to won this game although it is very inaccurate.
I would like to improve my game.
Any comments will be appreciated
5.d4
With the pawns like this, the long term goals for both players are set. Players should play on the side of the board where they have further advanced pawns and/or more active pieces. White will seek play on the kingside and black in the center / queenside.
5...Bb6
Strategically this is a bold move. Black announces he will make white's kingside play stronger (moving the bishop away from the kingside) for the sake of maximizing black's play in the center / queenside.
The next few moves are sensible.
But moves that don't fit the general plan of kingside for white and center / queenside for black are not sensible. Moves like 9...Nf5 and 18.Nc4
In general white had a strong attack all game long and failed to win. 29.Re1 is silly. 29.Bxf5 is crushing.
As for black I want to draw attention to the move 16...d4. It's useful to think in terms of how friendly pieces block each other. The d4 pawn is cutting off your b6 bishop and is also annoying to your c6 knight, and this is true even before we start talking about how the pawn is weak, that white is already tying defenders to it, and that a very useful function of the b6 bishop was keeping a white rook off of g1.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
