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Happy Birthday Igor! I can’t believe you’re 37; you look ten years younger. And thank you for these great videos that simplify this complicated game and make it accessible for all of us.
13:00 1. Qf1 sacrifice 2.after it captures recapture with Rf1+ 3.king moves to h2, Bb5+ 4.only move is to block by g3, Nf3+ is fork on the king and queen Master , i think this is the winning sequence that u missed😊 I love all your videos that i have watched❤❤❤
This is gonna be so helpful for my tournament. Thanks Igor for your dedication!I have been a long time fan btw. This is a topic that nobody covers, whereas you are the only person who genuinely cares about the all round development of a player
Strongest move: Queen-f1 check, Rook-f1 takes the queen, Rook-f1 takes rook w check, king-h2, bishop-e5 check, pawn-g3, knight-f3 check; forks the king and queen.
Igor indeed you have mastery at chess but you also have mastered the art of winning people's heart. I call you a reason of my important as you guided me time to time. Thank you
► Chapters 00:00 How To Find The Best Plan In Chess [Grandmaster Thinking] 00:08 Game-1 (GM Igor Smirnov's games) 00:42 Grandmaster Thinking System For Middlegame Planning 01:13 3 main factors for planning (to evaluate) 04:31 MOST IMPORTANT out of the 3 06:53 Start the attack 08:36 Key positional TIP 09:57 My opponent was the coach of Anand and Carlsen 11:07 Can you find the best move? 12:55 Puzzle of the Day 14:40 Game-2 17:20 Anti-blunder check 20:20 Finishing the game in style
All I see for the puzzle is 1...Qf1+2. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 3.Kh2 Be5+ 4.g3 Nf3+ 5.Kg2 Nxd2(better than 5...Rg1+6.Kf2 Bxg3+ 7.Ke3) 6.Nxe4(best)Bd4 7.Nxd2 Rf2+ followed by 8...Rxd2
In no time, I've skyrocketed from a beginner to over 2000 ELO, thanks to your videos and straightforward strategies! While my progress has been against untimed bots, I'm eager to translate this skill into live, timed games. I know blitz and bullet games are still a stretch, but my rapid rating has soared!
If I bought one of your courses, what do I get? Is it like a pdf or videos or something? And how long would it take me (estimate) to improve using this?
I'm new fan of yours sir smirnov, i can't afford to buy your books but tru this I'm truly glad bcuz i have gain lots of learning as newbie, Thanks and God bless sir to your vlog😌
@21:05 how would you choose Bxh7+ vs. Ne7+ ? Do both lead to mate? and why didn't you talk about King safety in that moment: White's King and Queen are lined up on an open diagonal? Thanks for all of the great videos!
How much do you consider your opponent's moves, closing down their pieces etc? They might have a fork or stunning sacrifice , shouldn't you look for this and try to stop it?
That last sequence in stockfish gives a weird result. King doesnt take the bishop, but it still says its mate in 8 for white. But going through the moves it then says its only a position of +7.5 or so after horsey jumps to discover check the white king. It looks like there is no forced mate.
A note on Nielsen as coach first for Anand then for Carlsen. Nielsen coached Carlsen i the Candidate Tournament 2013 but not in the World Championship so not to betray Anand with the knowledge he had about him
That initial position is just the kind that drives me nuts. My mind tends to go on tilt when I'm faced with a number of plausible moves in a complicated position. And I still agonize over whether to play ...fxe4 or ...f4, even after decades of trying to make up my mind. ...Nxc6 instead of bxc6 is a very instructive move, as I'd be inclined to automatically recapture with the pawn to contest the center, but it's easy to see now that recapturing with the pawn is superior.
the Ba6 move at the end looks completely normal even though it's a blunder and I think it would be easier for white to find the Nc6 tactic than it would be for black. If I was black and calculated Ba6 I wouldn't even think about calculating any further cuz the position seems normal so I would probably make the same mistake
Qf1 check rook takes on f1 rook takes on f1 king h2 bishop e5 check only legal move is to push pawn to g3 and then knight to f3 forks the king and the queen
Igor, im guessing the correct moves when you ask in your position "what the best move". But i cant apply it to my own game 😢. If i have an advantage, i just don't know how to carry it because i have no idea how to attack 😔
Only one problem and that is you talk to match even thier could be a small matter that you can finished it with only one shart sentence but you just keep talking and talking thus I don't watch your videos till the end. I can't your too much don't mind please.
Everybody said QF1 sac but I thought Be5 and then Qf1. EDIT: after a few minutes it turns out I was right and you did just that and got check-mate but WHY did you say you missed the stronger move? Your Be5 was mate in 3. The Qf1 sac would be just a major reduction and still many moves to play before end.
Qf1 Rf1 and Be5 are all checks and force white to react. The move Be5 first is not a check and so white could play Rg1 for instance and there is no mate. So that is why Qf1 etc is the strongest sequence
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you have not enough pieces to be under 4% unemplyment. Exept every piece is employed.
Happy Birthday Igor! I can’t believe you’re 37; you look ten years younger. And thank you for these great videos that simplify this complicated game and make it accessible for all of us.
13:00
1. Qf1 sacrifice
2.after it captures recapture with Rf1+
3.king moves to h2, Bb5+
4.only move is to block by g3, Nf3+ is fork on the king and queen
Master , i think this is the winning sequence that u missed😊
I love all your videos that i have watched❤❤❤
Agreed! FREE
Be5+ no? Suspect this is a typo ;)
That's what I got too. I bought middlegame and endgame courses today, looking forward to studying them later.
..and the beauty is that NxQd2 also protects the R on f1!
But white Knight on D3 could kill the bishop after the e5 check. Pawn to g3 is not the only move😉
This is gonna be so helpful for my tournament. Thanks Igor for your dedication!I have been a long time fan btw. This is a topic that nobody covers, whereas you are the only person who genuinely cares about the all round development of a player
In an incredible weekly leap, my chess rating has bounded 184 points upward, from 957 to a new personal best of 1141!
I am going for 1800
thanks sir
Thanks Igor ❤, Nobody covers these important topics.
Strongest move: Queen-f1 check, Rook-f1 takes the queen, Rook-f1 takes rook w check, king-h2, bishop-e5 check, pawn-g3, knight-f3 check; forks the king and queen.
Cool 😎
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One of the main problems I struggle with is when to open positions or not. Would love a video on that topic. Btw happy birthday Igor
Igor indeed you have mastery at chess but you also have mastered the art of winning people's heart. I call you a reason of my important as you guided me time to time. Thank you
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This video is probably the most helpful chess instructional I have ever watched. Thank you!
Very instructive video!! I will give it another watch later today.
Thx
► Chapters
00:00 How To Find The Best Plan In Chess [Grandmaster Thinking]
00:08 Game-1 (GM Igor Smirnov's games)
00:42 Grandmaster Thinking System For Middlegame Planning
01:13 3 main factors for planning (to evaluate)
04:31 MOST IMPORTANT out of the 3
06:53 Start the attack
08:36 Key positional TIP
09:57 My opponent was the coach of Anand and Carlsen
11:07 Can you find the best move?
12:55 Puzzle of the Day
14:40 Game-2
17:20 Anti-blunder check
20:20 Finishing the game in style
Thnx, that helped me alot to understand mid positional game better now!
All I see for the puzzle is 1...Qf1+2. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 3.Kh2 Be5+ 4.g3 Nf3+ 5.Kg2 Nxd2(better than 5...Rg1+6.Kf2 Bxg3+ 7.Ke3) 6.Nxe4(best)Bd4 7.Nxd2 Rf2+ followed by 8...Rxd2
The missed winning sequence based on a knight fork on c2. 1..e3 1. Q x e3 a5 2. Nbd5 Nc2 fork.
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1. King Safety
2. Piece Activity
3. Pawn Structure
4.Go opponnent territory
5. Find least active piece and improve it
6.
if u have 1 piece unemployed, it is 1/16 = 6.25%. so the only way to have less than 4% unemployed is to have all your pieces active
Using this approach has raised my rating level to new highs! Thank you!
Happy birthday Igor ❤ continue to rock the chess world
Absolutely superb, Igor! Thank you!
As usual, a very useful video! Thanks!
hi Igor, can you make a video about what to do in closed positions, i struggle with them frequently
In no time, I've skyrocketed from a beginner to over 2000 ELO, thanks to your videos and straightforward strategies! While my progress has been against untimed bots, I'm eager to translate this skill into live, timed games. I know blitz and bullet games are still a stretch, but my rapid rating has soared!
If I bought one of your courses, what do I get? Is it like a pdf or videos or something? And how long would it take me (estimate) to improve using this?
Belated happy birthday Sir. I love this man . Awesome teacher 👏
Nice theoretical lecture with practical examples, thanks ❤.
Unemployment the right term under the circumstances.
I'm new fan of yours sir smirnov, i can't afford to buy your books but tru this I'm truly glad bcuz i have gain lots of learning as newbie, Thanks and God bless sir to your vlog😌
Great lesson!
this channel is good for learning. Hikaru and levy are good foor entertainment and studying master games
We want a detailed middle game plan video . This video is really nice.I am a fide rated player 1400+ . Endgame also.
Best chess vid I've watched in recent memory.
@21:05 how would you choose Bxh7+ vs. Ne7+ ? Do both lead to mate? and why didn't you talk about King safety in that moment: White's King and Queen are lined up on an open diagonal? Thanks for all of the great videos!
unemployment rate here is 85%
I’m sure you are from Zimbabwe
Even malawi😂
Thank you GM igor . By the way Happy Birthday. Thank you for all that you think for us and care about.thank you
now i am 20 and start learning chess... thank you sir , learning a lot from you
Ive been stuck on the Li bot for months and after watching this video i beat her first time!! Thank you igor!! I found a mate in 5!!
Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3 (fork)
Is that right?
Thanks to this strategy my accuracy shot up!
ironically I am unemployed while watching this vid. btw thanks coach for your brilliant analogy. I definitely open job centre right now.
That was a really nice checkmate 👌
All the best Igor 😊
Thanks Igor . I used to follow levy . But you are better than anyone.
How much do you consider your opponent's moves, closing down their pieces etc? They might have a fork or stunning sacrifice , shouldn't you look for this and try to stop it?
u r the best Mr. GM !
Happy Birthday Igor❤
12:58 ...Qf8+ 2.RxQ RxQ+ 3.Kh2 Be5+ 4.g3 Nf3+ 5.Kg2 NxQ leaves black a rook up.
Make good moves and a plan will present itself.
That last sequence in stockfish gives a weird result. King doesnt take the bishop, but it still says its mate in 8 for white. But going through the moves it then says its only a position of +7.5 or so after horsey jumps to discover check the white king. It looks like there is no forced mate.
I can't believe i find all the moves within seconds.....
I'm playing since 7 months and i am a 1600 rapid because of your help
Thanks Igor
This guys videos are so good/dangerous that they might get banned by RUclips.
happy birthday Igor
Qf1+! RxQf1 RxQf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ win the Queen
Happy Birthday!
Thank u too much ❤
Igor is so much better than levy
Is that strange?😂
Igor is a GM. Levy is not
Even tho Igor is better just because people are gms doesn't mean levy will lose to them he has beaten multiple gms @@amaechivictor2292
@@amaechivictor2292 badluck of levy, he has grandmaster level skills and he proved it many times.
Both are better
@@Valkies-zj2bi literally bro levy crushes world's top players and no one knows who is igor 🤣🤣
A note on Nielsen as coach first for Anand then for Carlsen.
Nielsen coached Carlsen i the Candidate Tournament 2013 but not in the World Championship so not to betray Anand with the knowledge he had about him
First, watching this 35sec after upload
That initial position is just the kind that drives me nuts. My mind tends to go on tilt when I'm faced with a number of plausible moves in a complicated position. And I still agonize over whether to play ...fxe4 or ...f4, even after decades of trying to make up my mind. ...Nxc6 instead of bxc6 is a very instructive move, as I'd be inclined to automatically recapture with the pawn to contest the center, but it's easy to see now that recapturing with the pawn is superior.
...qf1+, rf1 (FORCED); ...rf1+, kh2 (FORCED); ...be5+, g3 (FORCED); ...nf3+, k any; ...nd2.
Happy birthday bro
If it was me to play I may consider playing rook f3 at 19:20
the Ba6 move at the end looks completely normal even though it's a blunder and I think it would be easier for white to find the Nc6 tactic than it would be for black.
If I was black and calculated Ba6 I wouldn't even think about calculating any further cuz the position seems normal so I would probably make the same mistake
At 16:06 is bishop b5 good?
I thought of it seems really good
Happy birthday :)
Qf1+ RXf1 RXf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ Kg2 NXd2
Q1f RXF1 RXF1 KH2 BE5+ G3 NF3+ WINS THE QUEEN
Qf1 check rook takes on f1 rook takes on f1 king h2 bishop e5 check only legal move is to push pawn to g3 and then knight to f3 forks the king and the queen
Qf8+...Rf8+...Be5+...Nf3+
Knights, mostly, are my 'nemisis' so i trade or take them asap...
Igor, im guessing the correct moves when you ask in your position "what the best move". But i cant apply it to my own game 😢. If i have an advantage, i just don't know how to carry it because i have no idea how to attack 😔
Is it Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ forking
Near the end what if king does not capture the bishop sacrifice and instead moves to h8 then what
Qf1… wins the white queen because the knight no longer protects from bishop e5+.
Qf1+...Rf1...Be5+...NF3+...
Qch, rook takes, rook takes, Kh2, Bch, G3, K check and bye bye White Queen, hello sunshine...
Oh, at 13:56
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The strongest move in any position is king e2
And he sacrificed .... His opponent respect 😅
I am also thinking like a GM but not even became IM yet
Wow, 99 views in 3 minutes lots of remote chess academy fans.
For the puzzle: a5,e3 & nc2 i think
(Correct me if I'm wrong)
Isnt it queen sac??
You don’t think that much in blitz
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50 th comment ! Beg u ! Please pin! Happy Birthday!
Edit : I did not believe , when I saw this this thank you sir!
how could i lay this as black if i would never have gotten to this position? why is the king on h7?
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I followed your logic but then you moved your good rook. That didn't follow from your 3 ideas. I assumed you would move an unemployed piece.
qf1+, ...rf1; rf1+, ...kh2; be5+, ...g3; nf3+; ...k any; nd2.
You don't know how to teach chess, but that's okay. Most people don't know how to teach chess.
Qf1+ rxqf1 rxrf1 kh2 and be5#
First comment plz pin or reply to my comment MR Igor. I love your videos.
Only one problem and that is you talk to match even thier could be a small matter that you can finished it with only one shart sentence but you just keep talking and talking thus I don't watch your videos till the end. I can't your too much don't mind please.
Everybody said QF1 sac but I thought Be5 and then Qf1. EDIT: after a few minutes it turns out I was right and you did just that and got check-mate but WHY did you say you missed the stronger move? Your Be5 was mate in 3. The Qf1 sac would be just a major reduction and still many moves to play before end.
I was wondering the same, checkmate is better than queen capture anyhow
Qf1 Rf1 and Be5 are all checks and force white to react. The move Be5 first is not a check and so white could play Rg1 for instance and there is no mate. So that is why Qf1 etc is the strongest sequence
At approximately 13:03 Queen to F1 would be the move I would play. And then see what happens from there.
thank you so much Igor this video make me climb up 300 elo
hope u teach how to use pawn in middle game It's really difficult to play in middle game 🥲