WEBVTT 00:01.290 --> 00:03.150 Hi there in this thing. 00:03.310 --> 00:11.130 I just want to show you the concentric circles model, which the course uses in the course I'm trying 00:11.130 --> 00:14.050 to introduce in the introductory sections. 00:14.070 --> 00:16.650 The guiding philosophies and principles. 00:17.490 --> 00:20.370 So in the opening, there are guiding philosophies and principles. 00:20.370 --> 00:26.340 For example, put yourself beyond the feet before going on the attack, which is not a war principle. 00:27.300 --> 00:33.810 And in chess terms, it basically means to develop your pieces, effectively, try and control early 00:34.050 --> 00:36.570 and only then think about active operations. 00:36.930 --> 00:39.280 Otherwise they will tend to backfire. 00:40.470 --> 00:44.060 So there are certain guiding principles in openings. 00:44.070 --> 00:46.610 It doesn't matter what technical knowledge comes later. 00:47.100 --> 00:53.850 Those overarching principles and philosophies can be very, very useful as we go to an outer circle 00:53.850 --> 00:55.500 of understanding in the opening. 00:56.550 --> 01:06.660 There are specific details and exceptions to think about and more technical information. 01:06.660 --> 01:11.970 So specific names, openings, and they have their own nuances and specific technical information. 01:12.600 --> 01:19.020 But the principle holds that we have these kind of free, interconnected concentric circles in chess 01:19.420 --> 01:22.850 chance chances logically divided into opening little game and end game. 01:23.280 --> 01:27.230 The middle game is where creativity and flair come in. 01:28.920 --> 01:36.360 And in this case I show you that through certain processes and patterns you can actually navigate the 01:36.360 --> 01:37.880 middle game quite effectively. 01:38.250 --> 01:45.110 For example, an emphasis on calculating forcing moves tackle Cheque's captures a major threats like 01:45.150 --> 01:46.770 threats of made one and two. 01:48.060 --> 01:56.100 We see that with specific examples to train certain processes and look out for patterns, whether they 01:56.100 --> 02:04.640 be mating patterns or general tactical patterns that you can make use of within your process of calculation. 02:05.790 --> 02:14.310 So the middle game philosophies and principles are still there and we have specific positions where 02:14.550 --> 02:20.400 we try and use our processes and patterns and bring the downsides out of the opponent's position, which 02:20.400 --> 02:25.460 for me, as an overarching philosophy, generally, when I play the middle game, I'm looking to find 02:25.830 --> 02:27.050 where is the opponent weak? 02:27.840 --> 02:30.900 How do I bring the opponent down using those downsides? 02:31.290 --> 02:38.130 And all the tactical tools and resources are subservient generally to that. 02:39.720 --> 02:46.770 So we look then, you know, from those processes and patterns, we can look at specific positions and 02:46.770 --> 02:49.260 see how that works. 02:50.040 --> 02:52.890 The end game has its own philosophies and principles. 02:52.890 --> 02:58.610 In the end game, the is often more active out on the ball because it has less chance of being checkmated. 02:58.890 --> 03:00.830 Past pawns are a greater priority. 03:01.500 --> 03:07.420 So those principles and philosophies, they guide us to understanding certain types of game. 03:07.890 --> 03:13.560 But we do look into more specific and games and exceptions are more technical information there and 03:13.560 --> 03:14.570 the outer circles. 03:14.970 --> 03:24.270 So this process of having these inner core philosophies and principles, I think is the foundation of 03:24.270 --> 03:24.990 this course. 03:25.710 --> 03:28.590 And so you see through the labelled sections beginner. 03:30.140 --> 03:35.150 Or rather, introduction, even before beginner introductions introduce philosophies and principles, 03:35.570 --> 03:44.480 beginner continuation sometimes of an intermediate, we go into those circles from the inner circle, 03:45.140 --> 03:51.590 the introductory philosophies and principles and to the intermediate later specific details, exceptions 03:51.590 --> 03:52.620 and technical information. 03:52.880 --> 03:54.650 So I hope you appreciate those. 03:54.980 --> 03:57.460 But also, you know, chess is a matter of psychology. 03:57.470 --> 04:03.980 You'll find in the winning and improving test sections that we really need to be able to treat chess 04:04.370 --> 04:09.140 as a kind of scientific discipline to have a thick skin. 04:09.140 --> 04:14.570 If we lose, we need to learn all the lessons possible for our free circles and keep feeding them. 04:15.080 --> 04:22.910 So it might be sometimes upsetting to lose, but we have to see it in a positive way of enriching our 04:22.910 --> 04:26.060 free samples of the opening mental game in and game all the time. 04:26.390 --> 04:32.890 When we look at games of Masters and there are world championship world champion games to look at, 04:33.350 --> 04:35.300 we're again enriching our circles. 04:35.720 --> 04:39.290 So this process of enrichment is continuous. 04:39.500 --> 04:42.110 Learning chess can last a lifetime. 04:42.140 --> 04:45.280 Life is too short for chess, someone said so. 04:45.290 --> 04:54.080 But basically you'll get a solid foundation in the free circles in this course and you'll be enriching 04:54.080 --> 05:02.300 them all the time when you study monster games eventually or more specific details of openings and games. 05:02.540 --> 05:07.700 But the mental game is where creativity exists and is my favorite aspect of the game. 05:07.700 --> 05:11.720 And I believe, you know, tactics is a major component of the mental game. 05:12.050 --> 05:14.660 And I really enjoy tactics. 05:14.660 --> 05:20.450 And I think that is the major undo button in chess that even if you get a very bad opening, sometimes 05:20.450 --> 05:23.240 you can get claw your way back. 05:23.240 --> 05:27.650 You know, you can swindle the opponent in a little game or even the in-game tactics pervade actually 05:27.650 --> 05:28.820 all three circles. 05:29.030 --> 05:31.160 You can have very, very tactical endings as well. 05:31.610 --> 05:40.370 So there is an emphasis on tactics, which Teichmann said of chess is 99 percent tactics and there are 05:40.370 --> 05:45.520 various spins on that of the players have Grandmaster said it's also calculation as well. 05:45.530 --> 05:46.310 Very, very important. 05:46.730 --> 05:52.250 So in this course, hopefully you get a very, very solid foundation. 05:52.250 --> 05:58.400 If you take this course very seriously, you get a solid foundation in these very logical aspects of 05:58.400 --> 06:00.560 the game, opening mental game in and game. 06:01.340 --> 06:07.880 And you take this philosophy of concentric circles, the model, and you use it to enrich these circles 06:07.880 --> 06:08.630 all the time. 06:09.800 --> 06:15.800 So you're on a long journey, a voyage of discovery here, which I hope you thoroughly enjoy. 06:16.430 --> 06:19.400 I learn about chess and yourself in the process. 06:19.880 --> 06:21.470 OK, Hashemites.