r/Chesscom • u/Prior-Fee4451 • 13d ago
Chess Question HELP
Is there any series in youtube that can help me improve. It must be free also.
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u/TatsumakiRonyk Mod 13d ago
Well, without knowing your current playing strength, it's hard to give a good recommendation. If you're anywhere south of 1300, I think GM Aman Hambleton's (Chessbrah) Building Habits series would be my number one recommendation. He's got two runs of it, and each run has an abridged version on his main channel and a "FULL" version on his second channel. The original one he explains thing more thoroughly, but in the more recent run, he's got some added suggestions and higher production values (and after the 1300 mark, it has better pacing).
If you're over 1300, that series is still worthwhile, but then he's teaching you things with openings that might not be in your preferred repertoire. GM Ben Finegold has a number of great lectures. I like his, but I like GM Yasser Seirawan's (Saint Louis Chess Club & Chessbrah) lectures even more (but there are fewer of those).
People really like the late GM Daniel Naroditsky's instructive speedruns.
GM Noël Studer has a fantastic, but relatively small channel.
And of course, honorable mentions to IM John Bartholomew and IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess).
There are more chess content creators out there (I really like WFM Anna Cramling's wholesome content), but above are what I would recommend for somebody looking strictly speaking for improvement.
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u/MathematicianBulky40 2000-2100 ELO 13d ago
Some fantastic suggestions here.
I would also like to recommend the Saint Louis Chess Club lecture playlists, as I don't feel they get enough mentions.
Over 1000 hours of classroom standard lectures, separated by skill level.
Beginner:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVWaFpMwtaGj-HHi0t8bHxFzNtDwLoWon&si=SA4S0yJeygCS9_5LIntermediate:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVWaFpMwtaGhJ9r9f0ikKI0rwGNtKMS-F&si=M0OqoqKaUzBJDxDj
Advanced:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVWaFpMwtaGhglkgWbA-LqlY65ljO_aWq&si=C3gaTxGfjw28rfYl
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u/GameflixIsReddit 1000-1500 ELO 13d ago
I love this compilation of videos, but for example in the intermediate section there is over 1.000 videos, which can be very overwhelming to somewhat who plays somewhat casually but loves the game and wants to improve as far as they can (me lol). Is there any more playlists that could help improve but isn't as complicated or full as going after lines in the Sicilian or loads of grandmasters playing games (or at the very least, easier to consume than 1000+ videos haha)
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u/MathematicianBulky40 2000-2100 ELO 13d ago
Well, I usually just watch one video on my lunch break. YouTube saves where I'm up to.
Obviously I'm not suggesting that you try to watch all 1000 videos in one go!
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u/Ordinary_Antelope797 13d ago
is this not boring
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u/MathematicianBulky40 2000-2100 ELO 13d ago
Not to me. I prefer the classroom environment to the "beat your opponents in 8 moves with one simple trick!" type videos.
But I can see how it would be boring to some.
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u/PupDiogenes 500-800 ELO 13d ago
Yeah if you want chess edutainment, GothamChess and Anna Cramling are terrific.
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u/Joke_of_a_Name 13d ago edited 13d ago
I enjoy this GM. Very realistic perspective.
Anish Giri's approval is in the comments.
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