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Amanda2018

I can never find anything with the search engine and i don't know why?  When trying to find a video on the Tarrasch Defense for the Queen Gambit Declined opening... i first go to LEARN, then click on VIDEOS, then enter search criteria in the search engine... and it always comes back with "NO VIDEOs FOUND"    In the Keyword field i entered: Tarrasch  - In the Opening field i entered: QGD (or sometimes, Queen Gambit Declined)  and Mr. Search Engine says "no video's found"  So I try it again changing the criteria around: Keyword QGD (or sometimes Queen Gambit Declined) and opening: Tarrash...  i use various combinations of Tarrasch and QGD in all the fields without success.  The only hits i ever got were for "Simon Loves The French Tarrasch"  hmmm?  Is it possible the only vid's we have are for the French Tarrasch?  Tnx 4 any help... i'am going crazy with this so called, Search Engine.

Martin_Stahl

What if you only try one of the searches without combining them? It is also possible there isn't a video that matches your criteria.

Amanda2018
Martin_Stahl wrote:

What if you only try one of the searches without combining them? 

 

tnx... i get many more hits that way.   i thought MORE search criteria would have to be better?  if i did the opposite of everything i think i should do, i would have an easier life

 

Amanda2018

I still find the search feature for videos discombobulating... Grrr!  every time i think i understand how it works... i really don't.   for instance;  A vid by Daniel Rench called "Isolated Queen Pawns, It's So Simple" starts by saying... we continue the series on Isolated Queen Pawns"  Ok.  How in the world do I find previous vid's in the series????   I thought I was at least reasonably intelligent..  until i try to navigate the search engine!??!  If anyone can help me find the vid that comes B4 - ISOLATED QUEEN PAWNS, ITs SO SIMPLE byDaniel Rench... I'll give you $341.57 (everything in my bank account!!!!)  What i really find ironic is the title of the vid series is ...IT's SO SIMPLEhappy.png  This search engine is anything but simple!!!!!!

 

Martin_Stahl

You might want to switch to v3. You might be able to get better results. You can search by keyword and author. I did a search with the keyword Isolated limited it to IM Rensch. Too many to really list here grin.png 

 

www.chess.com/switch -- if you want to try it.

Former_mod_david

You could also try using Google and see if that finds things better - use "site:www.chess.com" as an additional search term and Google will return the results from all of Chess.com that it can get to (I'm not sure if it can access areas restricted to premium members, though).

Amanda2018

tnx guys... and google seems to work for me...  when i find wat i'am looken for i jst click the link to bring me back to chess-com.  umm.. i was only kidding about the reward.  school is starting soon and i'll need it.. sorry happy.png