5 Common Mistakes BEGINNERS Make in Chess
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Published 2022-10-30
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00:00-00:39 Intro
00:39-01:49 Mistake 1: Not moving your pieces towards the centre
01:49-03:03 Mistake 2: Moving the same piece twice
03:03-06:47 Mistake 3: Exchanging pieces for no reason
06:47-08:32 Mistake 4: Not calculating attackers & defenders
08:33-13:04 Mistake 5: Not using your king in the endgame
13:04-13:39 Outro
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All Comments (21)
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I'm now a GM because of this video
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I've been playing chess for 40 years. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen concerning beginner mistakes. Great job, Anna
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These types of beginners videos are really the only type of videos on this channel that I'm able to follow and truly understand. Please make more of them Anna!
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I do mistake 3 a lot. The reason is that as a beginner less pieces means simpler game. So I have to feeling to be able to strategize more after an null exchange.
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I would add to point No 4. Always check what defence you are taking away before you move a piece. For example at my lowly level very often you have a piece defending the queen which when you move causes a file or diagonal to open and consequent loss if there is an enemy piece strategically placed ie bishops stowed away in the back ranks!
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Thank you, Anna. Wonderful content for all ages as always. The point about not being scared of losing a bad bishop, was a really good point to remember. Practicing activating my king in an endgame has saved me from my horrible lost positions quite a few times. Not blundering a draw in a king and pawn endgame can be really hard when you're down to a couple of seconds though!
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Thank you Anna for being our chess teacher. :) The point of using your king in the endgame was something that really resonated with me because sometimes I have noticed that I just activated my king too late and ended up losing the game because of that.
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Calculating attackers and defenders is really good. Very helpful. Tack så mycket!
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Anna, this is really helpful. I just started playing and you got me thinking more about why and where I'm moving my pieces! Appreciate you!
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3:10 I like trading pieces in bullet games, specially if it's the opponent's knight which are often too annoying and hard to calculate
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Based on what Anna has seen she could easily do a "And here are the next 50 mistakes players make" video.
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This is a nice video. Thank you. I think that the biggest beginner mistake that I've and many others make relates to king safety, specifically castling - not castling at all, castling too late or castling to the wrong side of the board (undefended by other minor/major pieces).
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I popped into your stream a week or two ago to say that your vids from pogchamps were my favorite to learn from as a beginner. Thank you so much for making more of these!! I absolutely love your teaching style
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This video is not only a great education in chess, it is also a great example of how to do a video.
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I really appreciate this video, especially the part about considering where your piece is on the board as opposed to where your opponent's piece it at on the board when exchanging a piece as opposed to simply looking at the value of each piece irrespective of each piece's position . That makes so much sense but I had never thought of it that way before.👍👍👍
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Great video. I would have also included learning the points value of each piece. Pawn = 1, Bishop = 3, Knight = 3, Rook = 5, Queen = 9, King = (infinity).
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Anna, this is a HUGE help! And thanks for keeping your channel chess-focused, although you don't let that stop you from doing other fun things you want to do.
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Anna is such a good explainer and explains extremely well abt wat we should and shouldnt do and why. So educational and informative! Keep up the good work anna and continue posting awesome content!😊
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I just started plat chezz and this helped alot! A whole new world open up for me! Tack för underhållande videos anna! Cheers from sweden
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As a corollary to #3, it's also worth noting that taking "free" pieces is not always the best choice, especially if that piece is a pwn (sometimes, it is just a blunder). I learned that the hard way playing Chinese chess (close enough for the purposes of this advice) against a far stronger opponent. He offered me a handicap that allowed me to box him in very badly. He knew my greed, and fed me a pwn. After taking that pwn, everything went to hell, and he won easily.
