Ep. 123: The Most Confusing Chess Concepts for Developing Players

This week's episode is a response to the Reddit post What are some of the most advanced and incomprehensible concepts in chess? At the time of this recording, there were over 150 responses. The following concepts, among others, were frequently cited as being difficult to understand:

• Pawn play
• En passant
• Rook and pawn endings
• K & Q vs. K & R
• Initiative vs. material
• Piece coordination
• When to fianchetto
• Piece sacrifices

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