Greetings Master Smirnov Henry writes to you from Spain, I have been on the RUclips channel in Spanish for years and I have bought several of your courses, almost all of them are great, years ago you sent me an autographed photo through your representatives in Spain, thank you very much for your work, with you I have learned to understand chess a little better and continue learning, I recently won first place in category B in an international championship in my city, that achievement is largely due to your teachings that have been given to me improve, you are the best chess teacher!!! admiration and respect, with affection Henry from Catalonia Spain
► Chapters 00:00 How to Play Against 1.d4 as Black 00:50 How to Play the Queen's Gambit as Black 01:48 h6 to push White's Bg5 03:18 1) If White plays cxd5 04:37 Attack in the center with c5 07:36 Mysterious, but BEST move for Black 09:31 Understanding chess like a PRO 10:23 If White avoids dxc5, plays 0-0 12:55 2) If White avoids cxd5, plays Bd3 13:45 Keep the b7-g2 diagonal open for bishop 14:58 3) White's most principled variation 16:01 Simple way for a balanced position
I just want to say thanks for all of the great videos. I’m just starting with over the board tournaments and you content is helping me a lot. Your material is always relevant and you have a great teaching style.
Excellent video, with a teacher like you who explains the variation in a very logical and easy to understund manner, it's easy to improve, thank you GM Igor.
iGOR, AT 12:10, white also has a passed pawn and can move his pawn to d5 attacking the black knight on c6, (the white pawn being backed up by the white queen sitting on on d1. How would you handle it if white pushes that pawn attacking the knight on c6 and then pushes again attacking black's queen? The black knight must move and then white can keep pushing that pawn to d6, attacking the black queen on e7 and white's pawn is only two squares from promotion.
Your videos are very helpful. Because of you, I believe my chess game is improving. I watch your video, I take notes, and I practice your tactics. Thank you.
I've just found your channel, and this is my second video of yours. I've played d4 for 25 years. After the first video I watched I have high expectations. I'll leave a follow up comment after I've watched this video.
@@GMIgorSmirnov Wow. I'm very impressed with your knowledge. I'm going to share this video with my partner, best friend, and neighbor. I play the queens gambit with white, and decline with e6 as black also. I've played exactly what you're covering as both colors several times in my life. I'm going to share this with them to help them in Queen's pawn games in general. Not just the Queen's gambit. A lot of applicable wisdom in the information you covered. Awesome video my guy. I really enjoy your presentation style.
Very instructive overview of the QGD Tartakower variation. I have watch a number of videos on this variation and yours is one of the most informative. Thanks
After the king's Knight has been exchanged, white often gets the Queen behind the bishop to give check. It looks tactically pointless (wrong, even), but I find it really annoying when they do it. What should you do in this situation?
In case of queens gambit declined I´ve made good expierience by keeping blacks position locked with pawn c4 c5 and don´t offer a bishop trade. You don´t need to castle because the whole queen side becomes a huge castle by itself. If c5 is attacked by b5 b6 pawn b2 b4 is a strong reinforcement. And in the mean time you can rip off blacks queen side with queen, rook, bishop and knights through the open door b and a lines. Usually blacks queen side is so locked that the pieces can´t move at all. If you´re done with the queen side you give up on your pawn struture and it´s easy to switch to the king side very quick with two or three pieces.
1:17 Didn't you told in Bg5 pin video that, we should attack on b2 pawn, so after Bg5 there's c3 and then we will play Qb3 putting pressure on be b2 pawn, to win the Rook.
A very big thanks to you.Honestly,you are a very good teacher.Meanwhile,I have used your underrated video opening and your czech defence.It isvery solid and you can easily win.
@@Agus-fw7dl I do not know if you have heard about the recent “Carlsen - Niemann Drama”. I add the link to a 1 minute video that shows only one chapter of this “drama”, and is to this that @Shorge Sato makes reference. ruclips.net/video/zfLbPO9RRa0/видео.html
I really struggle against people pushing the pawn on c4 to c5... it seems like it is such a strong move and I often just snap off the pawn on c4 but that allows easy development for white's light square bishop... any tips?
attack it with your B pawn then. If they support it with their b pawn, use your a-pawn to attack their b-pawn. just put your queensidepawns on squares diagonal to their over-extended pawns to soften up their queenside space. hopefully that makes sense
There are a lot of information regarding chess on RUclips in terms of strategies, principles, openings. As a beginner in Chess where would be the best way to start the learning curve and how to take my gameplay to the new level the right way. I started a RUclips Chess project and i would like some quality perspective of people who has the knowledge to point me in the right direction. I would appreciate that a lot.
Right? As a beginner I can't keep all of that openings and their various variation in my mind with the instructed coordinates on the board.... Would like to know how we should play to improve till we can learn the openings..... I guess this is also your concern or I might be wrong......
@@enthusiastsajan713 As a beginner you should focus on not losing pieces because of tactics and learn the basic principals of the opening (basically develop quickly). You also need to study endgame a lot since you need to know how to win with a material advantage, what types of endgames are winning/losing/drawing. If you dont know what types of endgame are good you basically cant play the middle game properly since you might trade down to a losing endgame. I am rated above 2k elo and i have never learned the variations in the opening, my recommendation is to play b3 as white (igor has good videos on that) and just learn the main lines of one solid opening as black for d4 and e4. Its not the end of the world if you dont remember all variations, 95% of the time a developing move is the best move, so you can find it over the board.
GM SMIRNOV- I am so curious where did you learn to speak English so well. You dont really have an accent its very internwtional in its sound. Makes me think maybe you had an English speaking parent/s or spoke English often at home or socially. Maybe you were born in an English speaking country. You speak so well i assume there is no way you learnt as an adult then mastered it. However if you did its unbelievable because the ease and level at which you speak tells me you probably learnt as a kid naturallyone of your first languages Please tell me i am really curious.
GM Smirnov is a great chess teacher and he speaks great English too, but: I don't know where the poster is from, but to my American ear, GM Smirnov has a strong Russian / slavic accent. Just the way I hear it . . .
And, as usual, the computer engines never plays the lines shown in the video. Surprise surprise. (By move 3, in most cases.) What about 3.c5 or 3.Qb3 or the other lines that engines actually play? Funny, no videos for those lines - again, as usual. Get all psyched up watching these chess opening videos only to be disappointed every single time in when trying to put to practical application.
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Greetings Master Smirnov Henry writes to you from Spain, I have been on the RUclips channel in Spanish for years and I have bought several of your courses, almost all of them are great, years ago you sent me an autographed photo through your representatives in Spain, thank you very much for your work, with you I have learned to understand chess a little better and continue learning, I recently won first place in category B in an international championship in my city, that achievement is largely due to your teachings that have been given to me improve, you are the best chess teacher!!! admiration and respect, with affection Henry from Catalonia Spain
where are you from bro?
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► Chapters
00:00 How to Play Against 1.d4 as Black
00:50 How to Play the Queen's Gambit as Black
01:48 h6 to push White's Bg5
03:18 1) If White plays cxd5
04:37 Attack in the center with c5
07:36 Mysterious, but BEST move for Black
09:31 Understanding chess like a PRO
10:23 If White avoids dxc5, plays 0-0
12:55 2) If White avoids cxd5, plays Bd3
13:45 Keep the b7-g2 diagonal open for bishop
14:58 3) White's most principled variation
16:01 Simple way for a balanced position
I just want to say thanks for all of the great videos. I’m just starting with over the board tournaments and you content is helping me a lot. Your material is always relevant and you have a great teaching style.
Great to hear! Michael. Good luck with your chess progress.
Excellent video, with a teacher like you who explains the variation in a very logical and easy to understund manner, it's easy to improve, thank you GM Igor.
Glad it was helpful!
iGOR, AT 12:10, white also has a passed pawn and can move his pawn to d5 attacking the black knight on c6, (the white pawn being backed up by the white queen sitting on on d1. How would you handle it if white pushes that pawn attacking the knight on c6 and then pushes again attacking black's queen? The black knight must move and then white can keep pushing that pawn to d6, attacking the black queen on e7 and white's pawn is only two squares from promotion.
Have the same doubt
Your videos are very helpful. Because of you, I believe my chess game is improving. I watch your video, I take notes, and I practice your tactics. Thank you.
Great to hear!
I've just found your channel, and this is my second video of yours. I've played d4 for 25 years. After the first video I watched I have high expectations. I'll leave a follow up comment after I've watched this video.
Great to hear, James. All the best playing against d4.
@@GMIgorSmirnov Wow. I'm very impressed with your knowledge. I'm going to share this video with my partner, best friend, and neighbor. I play the queens gambit with white, and decline with e6 as black also. I've played exactly what you're covering as both colors several times in my life. I'm going to share this with them to help them in Queen's pawn games in general. Not just the Queen's gambit. A lot of applicable wisdom in the information you covered. Awesome video my guy. I really enjoy your presentation style.
Very instructive overview of the QGD Tartakower variation. I have watch a number of videos on this variation and yours is one of the most informative. Thanks
Glad this was helpful for you💛
Thank you for the lesson, it is great and very clear about the possible Queens gambit scenarios !
After the king's Knight has been exchanged, white often gets the Queen behind the bishop to give check. It looks tactically pointless (wrong, even), but I find it really annoying when they do it. What should you do in this situation?
Thanks for the explanation. I really appreciate you GM.please continue the good work amen.
In case of queens gambit declined I´ve made good expierience by keeping blacks position locked with pawn c4 c5 and don´t offer a bishop trade. You don´t need to castle because the whole queen side becomes a huge castle by itself. If c5 is attacked by b5 b6 pawn b2 b4 is a strong reinforcement. And in the mean time you can rip off blacks queen side with queen, rook, bishop and knights through the open door b and a lines. Usually blacks queen side is so locked that the pieces can´t move at all. If you´re done with the queen side you give up on your pawn struture and it´s easy to switch to the king side very quick with two or three pieces.
Now THIS is chess ASMR. The soundness to your reason is music to my ears
1:17 Didn't you told in Bg5 pin video that, we should attack on b2 pawn, so after Bg5 there's c3 and then we will play Qb3 putting pressure on be b2 pawn, to win the Rook.
Thank you so much GM IGOR. I learned a lot and improve my technical knowledge of your video.
Great to hear!
Excellent presentation …thank you
A very big thanks to you.Honestly,you are a very good teacher.Meanwhile,I have used your underrated video opening and your czech defence.It isvery solid and you can easily win.
Thank you! 😃
Super stuff, I really needed that
its very useful for me
What do you recommend vs the catalan system,I have lost many times to catalan system.
It's interesting how I've slowly gravitated towards the QG and French structure.
Thanks, can you please do a video about the other options for black than e6?
Very useful, thanks!
What are your main openings as white & black? your favourite against e4? Many thanks :)
My coach really liked your videos, and so did I, I am a 1544 UFCF rated and do u think I can play this in 1500 to 1800 range?
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What is the opening called where the queen goes diagonally to the side, then the center, then to the back corner ?
How to win for white against black ...1.d4..e5..: 2. e4..ptp (p takes p..3. qtp (q takes p). qk at f3..4.q at e1.... Also 1. D4..c3..... Thanks
Genius! Thanks 🙏🏾
Thanks for the great video
Thank you for this. I am traditionally uncomfortable the when d4 is played but this helps greatly.
Glad it helped!
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I play the slav as black. I thought everyone might be thrilled to know that!!
2. c4 YOU RESIGN NOW
As the Capi would say: “I unterstood that reference”
Yup
@@antonpirulero9343 what reference?
@@Agus-fw7dl I do not know if you have heard about the recent “Carlsen - Niemann Drama”.
I add the link to a 1 minute video that shows only one chapter of this “drama”, and is to this that @Shorge Sato makes reference.
ruclips.net/video/zfLbPO9RRa0/видео.html
What is the name of this defense?
fun fact. Bobby Fischer crushed Spasky when he played this opening.
Great video.
the best RUclipsr ❤️🔥
Can you make a video about bongcloud opening? Ive been searching all over yt but got only little bit reference. Thx in advance
Great video and channel. Do you plan on making another video for black when white goes for the Carslbad?
Look up Eric Rosen's QGD content. He covers variations where white exchanges early
Hello, Igor! What if white undermine black's pawns with e4, not b3 ?
Thanks a lot👍👍
Thank you for this video
what application is good for screen recording?..when we make a video and will upload it to yt?
Try OBS
This video is nice, maybe not the best against d4 but quite good! Thanks
Thanks Bro, love from India❣️
14:40 Why didn't he went for e4
I really struggle against people pushing the pawn on c4 to c5... it seems like it is such a strong move and I often just snap off the pawn on c4 but that allows easy development for white's light square bishop... any tips?
attack it with your B pawn then. If they support it with their b pawn, use your a-pawn to attack their b-pawn. just put your queensidepawns on squares diagonal to their over-extended pawns to soften up their queenside space. hopefully that makes sense
We always use this trick 😁
Thanks!
Thanks man🙂
No problem 👍
Thank you so much
There are a lot of information regarding chess on RUclips in terms of strategies, principles, openings. As a beginner in Chess where would be the best way to start the learning curve and how to take my gameplay to the new level the right way. I started a RUclips Chess project and i would like some quality perspective of people who has the knowledge to point me in the right direction. I would appreciate that a lot.
Right?
As a beginner I can't keep all of that openings and their various variation in my mind with the instructed coordinates on the board....
Would like to know how we should play to improve till we can learn the openings..... I guess this is also your concern or I might be wrong......
@@enthusiastsajan713 As a beginner you should focus on not losing pieces because of tactics and learn the basic principals of the opening (basically develop quickly). You also need to study endgame a lot since you need to know how to win with a material advantage, what types of endgames are winning/losing/drawing. If you dont know what types of endgame are good you basically cant play the middle game properly since you might trade down to a losing endgame. I am rated above 2k elo and i have never learned the variations in the opening, my recommendation is to play b3 as white (igor has good videos on that) and just learn the main lines of one solid opening as black for d4 and e4. Its not the end of the world if you dont remember all variations, 95% of the time a developing move is the best move, so you can find it over the board.
Mate that opening is brutal
A la Carlsen, also known as the Anti-Carlsen Opening
Nice video
GM SMIRNOV- I am so curious where did you learn to speak English so well. You dont really have an accent its very internwtional in its sound. Makes me think maybe you had an English speaking parent/s or spoke English often at home or socially. Maybe you were born in an English speaking country. You speak so well i assume there is no way you learnt as an adult then mastered it. However if you did its unbelievable because the ease and level at which you speak tells me you probably learnt as a kid naturallyone of your first languages
Please tell me i am really curious.
GM Smirnov is a great chess teacher and he speaks great English too, but: I don't know where the poster is from, but to my American ear, GM Smirnov has a strong Russian / slavic accent. Just the way I hear it . . .
Very good
Thanks
Christine Hollow
You don't play against D4.
You get developed first and find ways to
equalize in the center later.
Sir, please show the chess board in the conventional way of white at the bottom (pawns moving upwards) and black at the top.
@@rakeshmisra8018 If I'm playing black, the black pieces are at the bottom.
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Sick of playing against the london system players that play their opening on auto-pilot?
Then the Czech Pirc is for you.
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It's NOT a Queen's Gambit until 2.c4...
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I hate the way you people castle, a king can't move two spaces.
Why don't you use the rook that's not being used? Instead of leaving your king vulnerable?
What?
He moved the kings rook to 1.) give the king breathing room from potential checkmate battery and 2.) to guard the pawn in the center
@@Copypastedates who the hell's guarding pawns.
@@Tkidddd the pawns and the position
And, as usual, the computer engines never plays the lines shown in the video. Surprise surprise. (By move 3, in most cases.)
What about 3.c5 or 3.Qb3 or the other lines that engines actually play? Funny, no videos for those lines - again, as usual.
Get all psyched up watching these chess opening videos only to be disappointed every single time in when trying to put to practical application.
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