Chess World.net presents Instructive Game: Strategic complacency - potential pawn breaks part 2 of 2

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Chess World.net presents Instructive Game: Strategic complacency with respect to potential pawn breaks part 2 of 2

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[hueypham04]

KC can you please bring back the board with the numbers and letters. i am a chess noob and cannot figure out the squares quickly enough. :P

[halette20001]

KC - Thank you for making these very instructive videos. I play on FICS and my blitz rating has gone up 300 points since I started watching your videos. I used to have a terrible time trying to formulate a plan in the middle game, but now I find it much easier because of your instructive examples.

I really appreciate the time you take to make these videos. Thank you very very much! :D

[senorgringolingo]

or rather 3:53. the time is shifty.

[senorgringolingo]

at 3:48 @3:48 why not ...Rh8-g8? Then if Nxh5 you have ...Rxh4+, gxh4...Qxh4+, Qh3...Qxd4 threatening both taking the rook and the pawn for check on e5. Basically sac your rook to open up the king and white's weaknesses.

If he doesn't move Nxh5 then you will win it through similar moves through Qh4+

Is that sound?

[raptusdream]

If i was to play u and u knew that the only way i was allowed to play vs u was to avoid theory and mainline and kill your king in a "new" self discovered way, while u could play any moves ud like what is my chances basicly?

[raptusdream]

U always look for a "killing plan" and u never look for the 1 best move , but a plan to break the opponennt down, and that often includes his king.

Your problem is that u refuse to look at chess in the 100% result-oriented way.

I think u give your opponents far more crdit tehn they deserve.

Maybe all they have to do a lot of the times is to watch u throw urself at the sword?

Ur too kind, and u love chess 2 much basicly!!

Wish u all the best, greetings from sweden

[elbay2]

I'm actually not bad at identifying the squares but I still prefer the presence of the letters and numbers..

By the way, your analysis of your tournament games is great; it reminds of an interview with Kasparov where he was arguing how important it is to coldly, objectively, analyze your losses. He essentially said that the player who loses is lucky because of this opportunity for self-analysis and - ultimately - improvement.

Well done!

[Nola213]

I had to pause a few times myself too Hueypham04. I bet you can point to any sqare on the board and players like KC could tell you E6! within a half second.

But thanks for the upload KC, good game, and good job on the tourney.

[jewbinson]

Really instructive videos: can you refute white's plans with an early c5? e.g. 8.c5