00:00Remember, it's not, you know, it's not a game for one person.
00:04You have another opponent, and of course you know about all the resources that your opponent can use to cause you harm.
00:13Tess is 100% transparent game, but you don't know how he or she can use it, can employ these resources to create counter threats.
00:23So that's why you always should be on guard about your opponent's intentions, and you should look, though I understand, psychologically it may not be easy, since you could be absorbed with your own combinations.
00:35You may say that chess is similar to real life, because when we are overwhelmed with our own ideas and plans and projects, we tend to forget that there's always a competition.
00:47But in real life, you know, the competition may not be as stiff, because it's, for some reasons.
00:55In chess, it's always your opponent who makes the next move.
00:59So in chess, the rules are very strict.
01:01And if you're no longer on guard, if you are overwhelmed with your ideas, and if you pay no attention to your opponent's plans and abilities to cause you harm at the chessboard, you'll be in trouble.
01:20When you're under multiple threats, you should look for the most effective way of preventing immediate threats,
01:27but also creating sort of a solid configuration between your pieces.
01:32So that's why the first instinct is just to bring rooks together.
01:38Because when rooks are defending each other, they are unbeatable.
01:41Queen cannot do any damage to them.
01:43So that's why bringing rooks together on the same line, the same row, it's a first instinct.
01:50But then we should remember that it's not just about two rooks, it's about our king.
01:54And that's the most important lesson, because at the end of the day, the game of chess ends when the king...
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