Wanna CRUSH 400 Rated Players?

I am 350 player and anyone 400+ develops properly, castles early, and does these basics well… I keep hearing how 500 players just move random pawns and barely know the rules, and the top chess streamers mock even 800 level chess as total beginners… yet it seems everyone is so much better in real life. At least Anna was surprised by how well he played “for a 400”. Maybe it’s become a lot more competitive recently but to me this is standard 400 level chess. I just don’t think people play as badly as everyone says. Or maybe I’m just much much worse at this game than I think.

Anna: *explaining what's going on, taking her time*
Me: "Anna your clooooooooooock!!!!!!"

You should continue this series; it is very educational.

I watched this 6 months ago , my elo increased from 320 to 1450 ) yes i used to play chess but i was stuck at 400-600 elo. I just improved my elo by learning openings and ideas like anna is giving)

as someone who started last week and has been hovering around 350-500, this is super helpful, and it's true that we aren't as bad as most ppl think we are (lmao)

I am 53 and just starting to play chess and it has become my delight. You were the inspiration for me to try it out, I watched your games with others and it looked so fun. I watched this video tonight and I played a computer bot level 1000 and I won! I kept repeating to myself to make simple moves. I have been playing by using your advice of engaging knights and bishops and I have been doing pretty well but I am a 400 and as you say, just wait and a 400 will blunder haha. However!! Tonight!! I followed the advice of, "keep it simple, do not make extravagant moves" and I won! It felt so great! Thank you for the great video and sharing your knowledge.

Im so glad that Anna, as far as I know, is the only chess streamer to actually explain how the speedrun accounts work.

You're a great teacher! I started playing chess a couple weeks ago now and my ELO is like 350-400ish. These games are really informative.

I just returned to chess after 20 years after watching your channel and this helped me right away to play an elegant 300 (me) v 500 game. No blunders and check mated white. So happy, no blunders for the first time today. 🎉 More education so welcomed! My seven year old also started. Thank you. I would enjoy basics on lets say 10 different openings.

As a 1100 player I always found the 400 players most challenging, thanks anna

You're helping me to get over 500 in blitz which is a great achievement for me. You're giving real advice with explanations not the gimmicks I've seen elsewhere. Thank you so much.

I've been watching your videos more often recently and its helped me a bunch. I've reached 584 rating! Thanks, Anna.

immediately won two games in a row after your video. all i needed to hear was ‘ play simple chess ‘. i was too focused this entire time on getting to endgame while in both openings and middle game. thank you.

Thank you for explaining what is simple chess I have tried many complicated tactics only to fail at some point. I'll grind my way up and, focus on simple moves and time management :)

Hi Anna, that was really instructive thank you. My problem is always wanting to take take take but you have hammered it home here that you should delay tactics until they’re really clear and spend the majority of the opening developing and playing to improve your position. 🙏

Hey Anna, I love this video. I really love learning chess from you and from your Mom. I love your methodical approach that breaks things down and makes chess accessible and fun. It's kind of Zen like. Rather than getting lost in complexity. It seems like your parents taught you that it's accessible and with the right attitude you can get good. I love that. It's such a positive approach. I want to find the rest of this series that you did. I've been playing a lot of bullet (I have a chronic illness and get tired easily so bullet is really fun for me--Chess in short bursts). Thanks so much for all your videos--you are such a bright light and so fun!

As a "500" rated player (I honestly feel like I have reached that rating on luck more than skill) this is a very educational and shrewd breakdown of the pitfalls players like me find ourselves in. I am constantly trying to be clever and come up with sneaky tactics and end up blundering multiple valuable pieces. This is a sobering reminder to stick to the fundamentals of chess and let the finer points of the game come to me as my skill level advances to the point that I can actually leverage them against strong opponents rather than be run through by my own sword. Thanks, Anna!

Yet another great teaching video. I learn so much by seeing MY mistakes exposed in other peoples' games!

Thank you Anna, these 400’s were just too much for me.

Cheers Anna. Thanks for taking the time to help us, I am just a beginner myself and have been trying to solve chess puzzles as a way to gain ideas. Be great if you had a Anna Cramling chess puzzle app or something. Also enjoyed watching you play your Mum and Dad in the other videos... All the best GN

Video Request: How to get better at visualizing in chess. (I have real trouble visualizing the board accurately more than 3 moves out.)

from experience most 300-400 elo players are actually suprisingly good, they know the proper opening basics and how to fork/pin very well; I honestly believe the 400 elo mark is downplayed by many however many players at 300-400 elo are suprisingly better and decent making it harder to get above that 400 mark

I learned to play chess when I was twelve (in 1968). The school had placed chess sets in the elementary school class room, and a fair number of the boys in my class (no girls that I recall) got interested. I went so far as actually to read a chess book, and of course I came across all these now familiar platitudes: take control of the center, castle, don’t develop the queen prematurely, etc. I immediately implemented these rules playing my friend Larry, who didn’t read chess books and hadn’t even bothered to memorize the relative piece value scale (rook is worth five pawns, etc.). What happened? Larry destroyed me. Why? Because you should never move any piece ever without some plan of attack at least vaguely in mind. I don’t care what level you are. As far as I’m concerned that’s the real and only rule of chess strategy, and Crambling tells us here to do the opposite.

Anna this is great. I'm not approaching 400 yet, but as a beginner, I just love the way you are explaining and emphasizing the fundamentals of developing pieces, Thank you!!!

You should definitely continue this series this is where I’m stuck at right now like 450 I’m starting to checkmate a lot more thanks to you and it is def your thought process❤

I've been playing chess my whole life. I'm 42. I remember playing yahoo chess in the mid 90s- late 90s. 1200s back then we're like 1100s. Now a days you play a 1100s they are like 1200-1250s. Ether people are getting better or I'm getting worse.

Anna, you are an excellent teacher! I appreciate your advice for beginners. Clear and helpful :)

I began playing chess last month and my elo at the start was 500 now it’s 400-450 and I can’t seem to move up. Thought it would be quicker but I guess I just have a lot to learn

Super informative! I have watched too many of your high level games and have been trying to emulate the complexity. I def. need to simplify and be more simpler!

Excellent lesson, Anna. I am a new chess player and your commentary has helped me to see how the game works. Thank you.

I‘ve noticed that when playing black against the 400-800 range players, short castling often turned into a bit of an own goal for me. Mostly my opponents relied on fancy moves by the queen and started rampaging through my defense, which led to me moving forward my pawns from the castle. Now I‘ve started favouring long castling and suddenly I started winning (combined with a more defensive approach).

You helped me reach 920, was so happy I saw the queen move that attacked the rook and knight

Instructions unclear.
Tried to defend my pieces but ended up in a nasty fork resulting in the loss of my queen.

I'm not sure exactly where I am because I've beaten 1600 and I've lost to 700 shits confusing

Hi Anna , You did a wonderful job ,making chess interesting for beginners.

Thank you for doing a noob level tutorial! I'm below 300 so would love the Twitch one too! and THANKS for clarifying that you're not just violating noob players for kicks!

Anna. I mentor young adults and I find your teaching style absolutely outstanding. You are great in your teaching (I presently am a reticent beginner in chess but want to encourage my mentees to do chess and be inspired by how I suck but persevere). You are wonderful in your explanations. You are simply outstanding as a chess mentor! Thanks for what you do.

Thanks a lot, very helpful! You've a nice way of presenting, keep doing this kind of 'tutorials or instructions'.

Please keep doing these. They are very helpful.

As a 600 most people play the basics and principles really well just comes down to sacrificing and pattern recognition

Love your content! Thanks for all the explanation. On a funny note, I realized you say "moves" like "me-you'vs"! haha, and "new" as "ne-you's", and "now" as "knee-ow"!

Thank you, Anna. This is very helpful for chess beginners like me.

Yes! I have been wondering about tactics for low levels! Thank you for explainig what "simple chess" is!

I just want to play chess. I don't want to crush nobody.

If im fighting anna on the chess I would be already asleep while anna is still explaining

Great Explanation Anna thanks for these lesson's ❤️

In order to not lose as anything under 1200, is just to not blunder any pieces and that’s it.

This has got to be the most useful video series

Yes please carry on, these are great!

You explain it so much easier than Levi lol. Love watching both of your videos tho. Been stuck in low 400s, just trying to learn

I am putting myself up for adoption by GM parents 🤫

Thanks. This advice boost me up 200 with higher accuracy.

This guy played well,
he doesn't seem like a 400 rated player, he seems much more

awesome. Just rekindling my chess love and really enjoy these tutorials.
greetings from Alberta, Can.

I am going to go to 500 for today, congratulations for myself 🎉🎉🎉 caused of you anna i started play a chess game, maybe a couple weeks ago and still blunder at some point and didn't have yet pattern and strategy for any movement or develop...

I can't wait for one day when Anna is the one filling her parents role perhaps and appearing in her kids videos

bouncing between 200-300. Can't believe how often people pull the early game bishop/queen checkmate combo on me. Even now that it's happened so much I keep trying to prepare for it when I see it coming but they still get me.

Lessons:
1) go for longer diagonals for bishop
2) keep your pieces together
3) play simple moves, be patient

Thank you for your help! It is greatly appreciated.

Thanks. I saw you in the streamer awards for best chess streamer and was about to vote Gotham but realized I wasn't familiar with you so I decided to watch you. Turns out I made a good decision and you are great at explaining positions, better than Levy or Nelson.

You are by far my favorite chess channel. Your enthusiasm is great, your content is great and fun to watch.

Nice idea Anna, im here for it

Thank you Anna! Very informative.

Thank you for this I actually found this helpful and I’m a 700 rated player!!

i think i’ve been missing out. Trading looks so intriguing!

As a 350 rated player, this series is great for me!

It took me 15 months to reach 730 then lost 200 in 2 days and it’s took 3 weeks to gain back 100 of that. Chess is a horrible game

Pls make video on how to crush 700 players

I learn so much from you. Thank You!

Anna I'm truly grateful I met you (I mean by your videos haha), you are an incredible chess player and motivate me so much to keep learning, as well as falling in love with chess everytime❤❤ adding to this comment, you seem such a nice person, really✨the way you express lovely about your parents, as well as your personality of a sunshine❤✨you're truly amazing, I have so much admiration for you❤❤ keep making awesome videos!! ✨✨✨

Thank you Anna. You explain really well.
Cheers.

nadie se habia preocupado tanto por mí Gracias Anna

I do alot of chess puzzel and play alot of online chess that i went from losing to almost winning every game

I'm stuck at 150 because I don't wanna use my head in my free time 😂😂

(Not referring to this video, this video is good.) Chess has become toxic with the hunger and arrogance for ratings. It should be a fun game. I think many people who mock ratings 300 to 800 players like they don't even know how to play are people who are naturally talented in chess and was rated higher at a young age. They are not players who don't know how to play, they lack consistency and are super careless. But I do feel people lower rated look down on each other too. They would always try to checkmate very early by getting their queen out so early. They also play very unreasonably aggressively. Yeah but they do know how pieces move.

I'm improving a lot, Anna. Thank you for all your tips. I got here after painfully learning to take things easy, develop pieces so I can castle, and defend my center pawns. Just by doing that, I'm able to consistently avoid losing too fast.
By the way, do you have a preferred android app?

I just want to say thank you. I learn a lot from your lessons.

Awesome lesson, Anna. 👍

when playing extremely low rated players you just wait until they blunder LOL

Yes Please Anna! I like this approach! you are an awesome coach 🙂🙃😊😘

I think she was abt to say bc you suck at this level, but held herself back.

There is being a good player and then there is being a good teacher. Anna is both! :)

Thanks Anna!
Your content is always so educational! 😊

I was 650 when i started watching this and now im 400, thank you!

Anna you are amazing: a great teacher and great chess player. I've never seen anybody which such skills in didactics. I love to watch your videos.

I've been playing against the hardest 250 elo players can't seem to beat them unless they lose they're connexion lol

I’ve gone from a 1200 player back to an 850 😭😂 I think I just play a lot of quick games that I just can’t finish because I am too busy

I at 550 elo, and i will say, people dont play that bad it seems.. yes sometimes I blunder and them aswell. But it seems like players know what they are doing for some reason

I'm 1700 and this is exactly what I'm looking for!! ty

Thank you! You are a brilliant teacher.

Really helpful thank you!

I would have ran out of time and most in the time you talked about the first two moves

Very nice keep up the teaching. Thanks

Возникли мысли о том, как важно следить за глобальными экономическими событиями для успешной торговли.

Yeah, step on me

how do you can see that the enemy is normally higher then his rating he is playing ? :)
because iam 401 and last time i played against someone with 250 rating but he was the best player i ever met, better then 500 rated players i played against. he also had a vip membership and other symbols near his name!

I would love to see the Cramling sisters vs. the Botez sisters

I am in 200-300 range on blitz and everyone i play has real openings and defenses, plays quickly, and blunders don’t usually come until time pressure starts.
I genuinely don’t understand how I’m stuck. Over 1200 on puzzles and understand all kinds of tactics and CCA, but still 50/50 W/L on blitz against 200s.
I play like Anna describes 800s playing but it seems impossible to gain ELO above 300.

I will say that you have some really great instruction videos on tips to playing better chess and you make them easy to understand. Thanks you, I lhave earned a lot from them!

I just played game after this video on my 500 rating and I got 85 accuracy clear win :D