1.5M views · Jan 2, 2015 · 54:38 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2021
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN chess improvers recommend Bartholomew's beginner playlist as a clear, approachable path to getting better.
“I'd recommend these youtube videos [1] by John Bartholomew.”HN comment, 2019
“I recommend this playlist by International Master John Bartholomew”
Chess lesson playlist by an International Master.
If you want to improve this chess, I recommend this playlist by International Master John Bartholomew: this video I recommend link over chess.com for a far superior UI.
“I'd recommend these youtube videos [1] by John Bartholomew.”
Beginner chess videos by John Bartholomew.
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] this video
“Watch this youtube series”
Beginner chess video series.
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 this video
