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Rick's Chess Lessons
Chess - Scholar's Mate (4 Move Checkmate)
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3 years ago
The fastest Checkmate you can get using White pieces. This clip also shows the different variations of Scholar's mate and what to look out for and avoid.
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The fastest Checkmate you can get using White pieces. This clip also shows the different variations of Scholar's mate and what to look out for and avoid.
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Recent uploads Play
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Chess Tutorial #16 Triangulation-Opposition
- 3 months ago
- 648 views
This tutorial discusses the endgame concepts of triangulation and opposition, both which are essential in knowing to win any endgame that focuses on pawn promotion. -
Chess Tutorial #15 Semi Smothered Mate
- 3 months ago
- 617 views
This is a tutorial on the semi - smothered mate. This is a type of smothered mate similar to the Philidor Legacy smothered mate using a Queen sacrifice and a Knight to deliver the mate. -
Chess Problem- Who Has Checkmate?
- 3 months ago
- 581 views
This is a neat chess problem I created called Who has Checkmate? It all depends whose turn it is. I used two famous types of checkmates in this puzzle. -
Chess Tutorial #14 King vs 2 Pawn Triangle Position
- 4 months ago
- 757 views
This is a chess tutorial on a classic King vs 2 pawn triangle position that can arrive in the endgame. Notice the two pawns are one file apart and adjacent to each other. -
20 Chess Problems
- 4 months ago
- 434 views
Here are 20 chessboards that I found online that were set up wrong! I mean, how stupid can you be! Please leave chess and even setting up the board to chess players! -
Chess Tutorial #13 Elephant Trap
- 8 months ago
- 2,145 views
This is a neat trap for black in the Queen's Gambit Declined opening called the Elephant Trap. Black ends up 2 points ahead but more importantly has an extra minor piece on the board.
Popular uploads Play
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Chess - Scholar's Mate (4 Move Checkmate)
- 3 years ago
- 62,083 views
The fastest Checkmate you can get using White pieces. This clip also shows the different variations of Scholar's mate and what to look out for and avoid. -
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Chess - Fools Mate(2 Move Checkmate)
- 3 years ago
- 41,374 views
the fastest checkmate you can get in chess! -
Chess - Kings Gambit Accepted Trap
- 3 years ago
- 38,082 views
White takes advantage of Black when Black accepts the Kings Gambit in chess -
Chess Game Against a Master
- 3 years ago
- 31,117 views
A chess game against a Master Chess Player in Washington Square Park. -
Chess - Sicilian Defense Trap #1
- 3 years ago
- 27,273 views
Black loses his Queen as it is trapped in the Sicilian Defense in chess
My Pool Trick Shots Play
These are videos from my pool trick shot channel of me.
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Amazing Pool Trick Shots 2010
- by Prayingmantis72
- 3 years ago
- 396,891 views
Amazing pool trick shots done by Rick the PrayingMantis McAvay. -
Amazing Pool Trick Shots 2011
- by Prayingmantis72
- 2 years ago
- 133,081 views
New Pool Trick shots dedicated to my youtube friends who came up with some great ideas! music is RFM from musicbakery.com -
The Impossible Pool Jump Shot
- by Prayingmantis72
- 1 year ago
- 36,746 views
Thanks for over 2 million views! Here is an impossible billiards jump shot I came up with that just happens to be NOT impossible after all. Music is a royalty free music song called Achilles by Kev... -
50 Amazing Pool Trick Shots 2011
- by Prayingmantis72
- 2 years ago
- 49,623 views
Just some new pool trick shots dedicated to my 10,000 subscribers that I earned yesterday! I appreciate the support, the views and comments! Music is Head Trip from musicbakery.com and Eighties act... -
45 Ball Runout !!
- by Prayingmantis72
- 2 years ago
- 173,155 views
This is a straight run out using 3 racks of balls, 45 ball total. I sped the clip up which was the only special effect. Music is Rocket by Kevin MacLeod. -
Crazy Pool Trick Shots 4
- by Prayingmantis72
- 1 year ago
- 66,810 views
Amazing pool trick shots performed by Rick The Prayingmantis McAvay. Some of these shots are not to try at home or anywhere!
My Music Playing Play
Videos of me playing piano
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Adele Someone Like You ( Piano )
- by RickThePianoMan
- 1 year ago
- 1,369 views
A Duet - Someone Like You with Adele on vocals. I picked this up by ear so no need to criticize, its not perfect. -
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Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) Cover
- by RickThePianoMan
- 1 year ago
- 1,584 views
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera on piano. Cover by Rick This was done by ear and MY version of the song, I know its played differently.. -
When You Love A Woman (Journey) on piano
- by RickThePianoMan
- 3 years ago
- 11,095 views
When You Love A Woman by Journey on my Ensoniq TS 12 keyboard. Note** this was completely by ear so its not perfect just my version I guess! -
Titanic My Heart Will Go On
- by RickThePianoMan
- 3 years ago
- 17,879 views
Theme song from Titanic "My Heart Will Go On", written by James Horner and performed by Rick McAvay. I used my Ensoniq TS12 with no prerecorded tracks. I used a combination of piano and chorus with... -
How to play Who's Crying Now by Journey
- by RickThePianoMan
- 3 years ago
- 21,989 views
This is a tutorial on how to play Who's Crying Now by Journey on the piano. The camera was on a tripod so I have no idea why it looks like the camera is shaking!