Great way to learn or remind yourself of some fundamental chess ideas.
Pavel
(5)
Great analysis
These miniatures are really fun to watch, the analysis is perfect, entertaining and educational at the same time. Even though I do not truly believe that we learn much by watching videos without spending any real effort doing exercises, analysis and generally a hard work, but since these are short, very thematic and focused, I think that some of the material presented here will stick with me. Highly recommended!
David
(5)
Tasty, brutal and short ...
SmithyQ crushes it with tasty, brutal, and short examples of recognizing opponent's mistakes and capitalizing on them. You always hear talk about "punishing your opponent's mistakes", but how to do that? How do you a) recognize mistakes worthy of punishment, and b) actually enact that devastating punishment? SmithyQ shows you how it's done and builds a catalog of thought process mistakes along the way.
Anthony
(5)
Useful ways to think
This is a good course that isn't just about short games with egregious blunders: it's about how to approach thinking in a game and how to avoid errors of thought process that lead to errors on the board, such as "tunnel vision" or not thinking about what your opponent plans to do. For people new to Chess or returning to it after many years away, these are needed lessons. Recommended.
Ian
Great Course
Great way to learn or remind yourself of some fundamental chess ideas.
Pavel
Great analysis
These miniatures are really fun to watch, the analysis is perfect, entertaining and educational at the same time. Even though I do not truly believe that we learn much by watching videos without spending any real effort doing exercises, analysis and generally a hard work, but since these are short, very thematic and focused, I think that some of the material presented here will stick with me. Highly recommended!
David
Tasty, brutal and short ...
SmithyQ crushes it with tasty, brutal, and short examples of recognizing opponent's mistakes and capitalizing on them. You always hear talk about "punishing your opponent's mistakes", but how to do that? How do you a) recognize mistakes worthy of punishment, and b) actually enact that devastating punishment? SmithyQ shows you how it's done and builds a catalog of thought process mistakes along the way.
Anthony
Useful ways to think
This is a good course that isn't just about short games with egregious blunders: it's about how to approach thinking in a game and how to avoid errors of thought process that lead to errors on the board, such as "tunnel vision" or not thinking about what your opponent plans to do. For people new to Chess or returning to it after many years away, these are needed lessons. Recommended.