This is an incredible course going through some great games to showcase tactical opportunities that come up in games. Highlights how miniature games can be so educational and enjoyable with excellent explanation by SmithyQ.
Dino
(5)
Perfect continuation to opening principles
This course was an absolute joy to watch. Miniature games are such a underrated way to cement in your opening principles. We all (hopefully) learn the chess opening principles in our chess development, and by following them you often get a good position. But, then what? How do you actually use this advantage? Knowing how to punish your opponent playing bad play is a skill in itself. Seeing many examples of opening crime-and-punishment is a perfect way to learn how to actually use your opening advantage.
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.
Doff
(5)
Smithy's Mini
Wonderful overview and very understandable explanations
Ian
(5)
Great Course
Great way to learn or remind yourself of some fundamental chess ideas.
Michael
Fun way to explore chess
This is an incredible course going through some great games to showcase tactical opportunities that come up in games. Highlights how miniature games can be so educational and enjoyable with excellent explanation by SmithyQ.
Dino
Perfect continuation to opening principles
This course was an absolute joy to watch. Miniature games are such a underrated way to cement in your opening principles. We all (hopefully) learn the chess opening principles in our chess development, and by following them you often get a good position. But, then what? How do you actually use this advantage? Knowing how to punish your opponent playing bad play is a skill in itself. Seeing many examples of opening crime-and-punishment is a perfect way to learn how to actually use your opening advantage.
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.
Doff
Smithy's Mini
Wonderful overview and very understandable explanations
Ian
Great Course
Great way to learn or remind yourself of some fundamental chess ideas.