Ask Me Anything with CM Can Kabadayi!!

My knight is hanging and my opponent is a 100 am I safe?

Do you have any tips to improve in elo and not stagnate for too long ? Also, is it normal to lose a lot of games consecutively ? Is it like, "losing 1 to win 2 in the future" ?

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How to be you

Do u like dogs

You own that cat

Is gukesh will be the next WOLRD CHAMPION? what's your opinion. Or Ding liren will be back to back

Do you think chess can be pursued as a career for someone rated less than 2000?

Who is the goat? Magnus or Kasparov?

Is gukesh will be the next world champion? Or Ding Liren defend his title, back to back

Yes! I believe Anna Cramling started streaming when she was under 2000. Some careers might including:

• Player (earnings and/or sponsorship may be limited to prize money which likely needs a higher rating)
• Streaming or broadcasting (talent or behind the scenes)
• Coaching
• Author, writer, journalist
• Tournament organizer or community manager
• Arbiter
• Developer or designer of chess related software (gui, engines, fair play detection, etc)
• https://www.chess.com/jobs

I strongly believe that just being a chess player with a high Elo rating (or title) doesn't directly translate to success in some of these other careers.

Do you think chess is a relaxing or stressful pastime? Please give your reasons.

If you have a opportunity to edit the chess. What is it

Wow, such a great question. I think I need to make a video about this at some point.

Put simply, adults tend to be very busy, and they can't allocate the same time to chess as kids. Moreover, adults also bring several cognitive biases and misconceptions to the table, and unlearning those habits and thought processes becomes important when it comes to working with them. This was one of the reasons I created the Chessable course "Chess Crime and Punishment."

Given their busy life, adults' opening choices could be simplified and the focus could be on understanding recurrent middlegame patterns and chunks in their openings. On the other hand, adults tend to be good at self-regulation and self-monitoring (not all of them of course). I have an episode with NM Robert Ramirez that will be published on my YT channel later today, where we also touched on this topic of adult and kid difference when it comes to chess learning/teaching ☺️

We all do! I guess I have to recommend my Chessable courses and YT channel☺️

Keep the grind and passion for the game!

My cousin taught me when I was 8. She had chess classes in her school. I was fascinated from the very beginning.

I guess I have to say my win against an International Master in 2019. I went for the positional exchange sacrifice and won a nice game. Good memories☺️

A million-dollar question! There is no scientific evidence on this yet, but given the vast amount of coaching experience across the years, we have some good ideas/estimates.

It depends on the student's level, and the material should be structured accordingly. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. On the other hand, tactics/calculation training is obviously very important at all levels. Playing is very important, and analysing our games is crucial too. This way, mistakes become 'personal' and 'relevant', and human brain tends to keep relevant information while quickly forgetting the irrelevant ones. Deeply learning crucial chess patterns and chunks is important too, at all stages of the game. Spaced repetition helps not to forget those patterns, but the quality of encoding plays a huge part too (that is why I stress the 'why' question in my videos).

Then it is the grind and trusting the process. Not expecting very short-term results but focusing on the big picture. Passion for the game becomes crucial here, as otherwise, you may lose motivation. The game is so beautiful and worth investing the effort.

How do you handle gambits and sacrificial openings?

How do you prepare for tournaments or major games?