Chessworld presents: my thinking process

[Buri1750]

Anyone know what happened to Majnu? Its been awile since he's posted...

[Majnu2006]

@Buri1750 I'm still here so now and then. I don't have much time for chess now. But there are some other great chess videos to be found here. Like Kingscrusher's.

Best wishes,

Majnu.

[Buri1750]

@Majnu2006 Glad to see your doing well. Its a pity you don't have time for chess anymore since you always did a great job with your vids. Hopefully sometime in the future you'll have time again. Thanks for all the vids you did get to do. Cheers! :)

[IBOUGHTYAMOM]

@Majnu2006 thats weird i make the same mistake again and again, even if i tell myself everytime to think deeper, its so crazy. btw is night to e5 is any good instead of taking d4?

[Jonttuboy104]

Oh i was mistaken it would protect f8 not f7

[Jonttuboy104]

In the starting position of this vid, doesn't Qd8 protect the threat of white queen to f7?

[Zelrio28]

At 4:52, I would have just taken on B2, and gladly claim a hold on the material advantage.

[nayagalria]

Mikhail Tal vs Teodor Zeid

URS 1952 · Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (D15) · 1-0,

Another game played by Tal with the white pieces. I thought you would like how he attacks and sacrifices a few pieces to set up an attack.

[centercounter]

Very nice and a truth that many of us just won't admit. Qg4 just "must" be correct. It is the only natural move. I would have also played it immediately and it would have taken a rare talent to have even had the sense of danger to look further. Another magnificent video, worth 5 stars (or more).

[ATCSkyClear]

Every chessplayer have made this kind of mistake. the point is to find something to learn so as not to repeat it. thank u very much 4 sharing

[TheKINGFEDOR]

he has strong bishop on b5. Your crossed Knights are cramping your style.  sub to me

[herrahuh]

This has been my very problem. It is a relief somebody else has been there too.

[Majnu2006]

All chess players have been there. But most are to proud to show it. ;-)

[steveminla]

Thanks for the post!

[kingscrusher]

Hi Majnu, from the initial position, the idea of Qxb7 seems very far removed. I would be concerned like you with looking at how my king would not be mated and be concerned about king safety more than the b7 pawn. I think this is an example of the "Catch up" concept I mentioned to try and reduce bias caused by oneself looking at longer term stuff, but you need sometimes to "catch up" to the details and finesses of the current position - which are created a bit with the inflitration Qf7 move.

[ChessNetwork]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It can be so routine to make such a move without giving much consideration to moves thereafter. Qg4 was my first thought as well. Excellent video. - 5 Stars from me. =)

[djcripsalot]

majnu i looked at this with computer also, the position is not erally equal after qxe6. it is a forced draw after Ng5!! and perpetual but if white does not play that move u are better, u will probably have 2 passed pawns to whhites 1

i think from what i have seen of your videos, u tend 2 be too concerned about opponents threats and should focus more on creating ur own!

[TeraHammer]

Its an obscure line. I didnt see it. Not a blunder, imo.

[halette20001]

MJ - U sound like me - "If I had only thought ahead ONE MORE MOVE!" LOL

I feel your pain brother!

[ollie705]

Before a game I always tell myself 'no blunders', yet they still happen sometimes. Quite a strong opponent gave me his queen last month. An experienced player like you shouldnt make this kind of mistake, but in the heat of a game anything is possible.

[brucewallace2]

What player hasn't done this. Indeed in every phase of the game. In August I played in a tournament and faced a player with a FIDE rating of 1945, over 500 points higher than me! The opening went 1.e4 (I was W) c6 2.Nc3-d5 3.Nf3-Bg4 4.Be2-Nd7? This just dropped a pawn after 4 moves with 5.exd-cxd 6.Nxd Why did this happen? My oponent said he wasn't used to my opening line and played Nd7? automatically. A pity as it cost him the game!

[Ruxistico]

sadly the joy of winning in this way does not counterbalance the pain of loosing in it...

[Chaldean4life91]

for some reason after your opponent plays Qf4, knight a7 looks good. if he calls check with queen, move king to h7, then he takes knight, then you take bishop with knight to b5 defending the pawn on b7 with the queen and if after he takes the knight with pawn on b5 you re capture with queen threatning mate in one. this is what i see idk if im mistaken or anything but correct me if im wrong. im still learning lol.

[Skiaffo]

thank you for this vid :)

[Ruxistico]

Ah, a nice vid! There was no patterns in the 'trap' that were uncommon or hard to see. What do you do when you fail to see the threat then? You analyze the patterns in your thought process to find out why you played a move that was below your usual abilities. That is really a good idea, also recommended by Kasparov in his How Life Imitates Chess. A couple of days ago I had a similar 'accident' where I fell for a mate-in-2 in a totally winning position. I will use this idea to analyze that game.

[Majnu2006]

Good to hear that Kasparov gives this advice.

[Ruxistico]

yea, he is not a TOTAL patzer lol :)

[comosera]

It would also be nice to see how the game ended, I think one learns from loses and victories.

[Ruxistico]

Indeed. Maybe you should check out Kingscrusher's channel if you haven't already? He uploads both loses and wins. He even uploads blitz videos of loses - with live commentary! That way you can hear his exact thoughts and what misconceptions he may or may not have about the position.

[Majnu2006]

Yes, Kingscrusher is a good friend of mine.

[Ruxistico]

btw - thank u for accepting my friend request on chesscube! I watched you kick some butt earlier today. Maybe we can play a game sometime? My nick is Ruxini.

[comosera]

Ok hard to follow, I think while you explain you could use some arrows explaining the strategy, I guess I haven't memorized the squares' algebraic notation yet so it takes more time to understand but great video :)

[Majnu2006]

I see. Okay, I'll use more arrows next time. Thanks for the feedback.

[number94]

Most interesting, thanks. Strange how one blanks out sometimes, in my case far to often.

[Majnu2006]

Yes, strange indeed. We seem to need to learn some lessons over and over again before we really integrate them in to our chess practice.

[mavaddat]

Great point, Majnu. Thanks for the video.

Incidentally, how did you get that position? Looks Frenchy.

[Majnu2006]

Yes, I played the French defence.