Videos of Amateur Games 2014-Present
If you have a game to submit, put it in your ICC library and email me its location; I don't use all submissions but I do use many. These amateur game videos concentrate primarily on teaching basic (and intermediate!) principles and how they are applied. In some cases "perfect" computer analysis is applied (I usually use Rybka or Houdini) but, for much of the videos, I just do some basic "off the top of my head" analysis which (very) occasionally is incorrect (but hopefully not misleading). If you want the "truth" of the games you are welcome to submit the analysis to a strong engine, but that is not the purpose of the videos. The same can be applied to the "book" knowledge of the opening.
If you have a game to submit, put it in your ICC library and email me its location; I don't use all submissions but I do use many. These amateur game videos concentrate primarily on teaching basic (and intermediate!) principles and how they are applied. In some cases "perfect" computer analysis is applied (I usually use Rybka or Houdini) but, for much of the videos, I just do some basic "off the top of my head" analysis which (very) occasionally is incorrect (but hopefully not misleading). If you want the "truth" of the games you are welcome to submit the analysis to a strong engine, but that is not the purpose of the videos. The same can be applied to the "book" knowledge of the opening.
- Endgame Turnaround
- Just for Fun Queen Sac
- Endgame Study Negated with Fast Play
- Typical Amateur Loss After Up a Piece
- Desperation Pays Off
- Won Game Amazingly Lost
- How can I lose this Game?
- Time Once Again the Critical Factor
- Another Fun Najdorf Bg5
- Fast Play met by Faster Play
- Chances for Both Sides
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Lesson Game
- Opening Prep Wins
- Decision Boils down to One Move
- Well-played upset
- Strong Center Wins
- Benko Gambit Upset
- Young Expert Beats Older Expert
- Silly Speed Game with Some Lessons
- Center Counter Counterattack
- Yet Another 1-Move Killer
- Bishop Pair Wins
- A King Hunt!
- Counterattacks and Zwischenzugs
- Long Term Plus vs Short Term Time
- The Exception
- Zero Increment Time Management
- Fast and Faster - Again
- Complicated Endgame Played Too Fast
- Typical Good Amateur Game
- Questionable Trades Help Decide Game
- Another One Quick Move Loses Game
- Learn From Your Mistakes
- Wild Tactical Game
- Learning Technique
- Trading When Losing
- Open Up Lines When Attacking
- Black's Center Cashes In
- Bold Sacrifice Should Have Won
- Sicilian Defense - Morra Gambit Declined
- Madcap 15 min game with Instructive Play
- Exciting Opening and Endgame
- Opportunities Missed
- Critical Moves Played Too Fast
- Double Sneaky Pin!
- Amateur Game Won by Positional Play
- White Misses Theoretical Novelty
- Instructive Najdorf Game
- Rare French Sideline Leads to Instructive Game
- French Defense, Tarrasch Variation
- Learning Principles through Amateur's Mistakes
- Subtle Mistake - Giant Turnaround
- Thematic Tactics Missed by White
- It Only Takes One Move
- Center Game Crumbles on Opening Mistakes
- Smooth OTB win by Black
- Calm Opening Becomes Fun, Instructive Game
- Imbalanced Game with Instructive Points
- Castle Opposite Sides Delicate Balance
- Quick Endgame Moves Turn Win to Draw to Loss
- "Dull" Exchange Variation of the French
- Tricky Opening, Simple Tactic
- Reader's Questions about his Game Answered
- Anatomy of a Loss
- Desperado Errors
- Following and Not Following Principles
- Winning Pawns in Front of Your King
- Fast at Critical Junctures
- Critical K&P Endgame Moves Played Instantly
- Back and Forth then Over
- The Worst Move...
- One Bad Piece
- Cliffhanger