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Chess Fundamentals #1: Undefended Pieces

John Bartholomew · 1.5M views · 2015-01-02 · 54:38

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Overview

First video in John Bartholomew's Chess Fundamentals series, focused on spotting undefended pieces. He teaches habits for scanning your own and your opponent's position to avoid hanging pieces.

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HN chess improvers recommend Bartholomew's beginner playlist as a clear, approachable path to getting better.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2021

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Chess, board games & puzzles
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sb636 · 2021-10 · Recommendation

1) Learn how the pieces move 2) Play along with some beginner chess tutorials on sites like chess.com or Lichess 3) Watch this youtube series [VIDEO]

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newen · 2019-01 · Recommendation

If you are just starting out, and you know the rules and played a few games, I'd recommend these youtube videos [1] by John Bartholomew. Youtube has a bunch of other good videos for beginners, e.g. chessnetwork, st louis chess club, etc. Also, I wouldn't bother learning strategy until you get to like >1500 rating or so. If you get really good at tactics, you can get to 2000 without having much strategic understanding. [1] [VIDEO]

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hellbanner · 2017-08 · Recommendation

If you want to improve this chess, I recommend this playlist by International Master John Bartholomew: [VIDEO] I recommend [LINK] over chess.com for a far superior UI.

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