2 RULES That Differentiate Strong Chess Players From Beginners

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@AnujAnuj-q4x]

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 2 Chess Rules to Reach 2000 ELO Rating 00:08 Example-1 00:23 How beginners think 00:47 Rule-1 of strong chess players 01:56 Rule-2 of strong chess players 03:01 Example-2 05:46 Example-3 (Quiz for you)

[@NJDJ1986]

Thanks for timestamps

[@kato2048]

I really enjoyed this video. Finding Intermediate moves is something that i struggle with. I can often find the best move to begin counterplay, but then get lost in the continuation

[@abah9033]

BxNf6 QxBf6 Nxd5 If RxQc2 then NxQf6 with check and win a rook

[@ohyeahohyeah1071]

Be3 or Rfd1 will keep the position equal, I guess

[@bawleroftoast]

Rfd1 loses to Qxc3

[@Anonymous-ic3db]

I'm the mfin chosen one son! Bxf6, Qxf6, Nxd5, Rxc2, Nxf6, Rxc2!!!!! We get a winning endgame with the rooks baybay!!

[@vishalfgm]

reached 2000 elo now please also provide content for 2000s to go up

[@MaxDooDat2]

This video is both full of BS and helpful advice. The BS is the idea that merely following certain rules or concepts will make you a "strong" chess player; which is typical of KZbin click-bait. That's what all of these teachers like Igor want you to believe so you will keep coming back for more. For sure, you first need to learn the basic rules and concepts. But what actually determines your prowess is how quickly you can think and analyze (many moves ahead) all of the possibilities that are available to you in any particular situation; along with all of possibilities that are available to your opponent. And then wisely use those rules, concepts and possibilities to create a smart, cohesive plan that doesn't include any blunders. And then continue to wisely use them as new possibilities crop up as the game progresses. So what you really need to become a strong chess player is to improve your brainpower. Just watching videos like this won't do it. The helpful advice is showing that IF (and that's a big "if") you have such capability and can quickly formulate a great set of moves, then you can turn around what appears to be a bad situation and pull out a win, or at least create a great advantage.

[@adrien8572]

This is the truth !

[@Genfixial]

Just practice calculation, you'll get better and faster at it.

[@cameronmiller6240]

I think you really mean “in between moves” rather than intermediate moves. I think that’s a bit clearer.

[@ianjohnson171]

I'd be happy to make 1000 lol been stuck in the 800's for awhile now

[@pettym3]

5:50 bishop takes f6, guarding your knight. if he trades Nxd5 forking the queen and the bishop. if he takes your queen you take his queen back with a check

[@fezan173]

Black will play kg7 after knight check now?

[@fezan173]

Even if he decides not to trade the queen you still got a pawn in return which you're already down!

[@yakovvidberg7035]

It’s not over there he move the queen queen e6 you move the queen queen d3 and than rooks trade and it’s look like a draw no more

[@bigredracingdog466]

@@fezan173 Yes, but after 1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Rxc2 3. Nxf6+ Kg7 4. Rxc2 Kxf6 White is up the Exchange.

[@ReflectionOcean]

- Identify counterattacking moves instead of just defending to advance your gameplay. 0:57 - Consider intermediate moves that your opponent might overlook to outsmart them. 2:08 - Use the concept of counterattacks and intermediate moves together for strategic advantage. 2:29 - When in a challenging position, look for moves that offer dual threats or escape paths. 3:42 - Always search for additional intermediate and counterattacking moves before deciding on an obvious recapture. 4:45 - Think about how to parry immediate threats while setting up future counterattacks. 5:17 - Practice finding counterblows and intermediate moves in different situations to enhance your strategic thinking in chess. 6:11

[@nicholassapp6542]

Id go NxE2 if forcing either queen trades then rook trades leaving your rook on open file or if he moves his QxE5 attacking bishop QxC8 RxC8 RxC8 ✓ king moves BxE3 trading your queen for both his rooks for a positive gain. I wouldnt trade a bishop for a knight as most people here suggest if theres another option as this game is already pretty open and bishops are stronger than knights in an open game.

[@arob2575]

Those in-between moves are simply and elegantly called szwiiîitdschenddgzzhüunggh

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Bxf6, Qxf6, Nxd5, Rxc2, Nxf6+, Kg7, Rxc2, Kxf6. Up 3 material. If decide to not take queen, white can take the rook with the queen and best case for black is even exchange?

[@NandyFox]

How can i subscribe igor?

[@JohnWoellner]

I know what you're saying but my problem is that I can't find the moves...

[@jdmnc27]

how did white’s c pawn get captured? white usually blocks black’s Bc4 by c3

[@PinasPiliNa999]

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[@MubasshirMiraj]

Bxf6 Qxf6;Nxd5,.....

[@E7M.]

Bxf6 Qxf6 Nxd5 Rxc2 Nxf6+ Kg8 Rxc2 Kxf6 Rc7 That’s all I could find

[@bigredracingdog466]

2...Rxc2 is a blunder.

[@Saksham1541]

4:56 " I LOSE" was personal

[@jaswinderg.kapoor7969]

Bishop takes knight queen takes bishop knight takes pawn queen of go to a safe square and game continues

[@kledmass]

you sunk my battleship

[@robby1816]

Rxc2(Queen)

[@wanderhillen2435]

@@robby1816 That doesn't work because white can take the queen on F6 with check: 1. BxF6 QxF6 2. NxD5 RxC2 3. NxF6+ KG7 4. RxC2 KxF6 And white is up the exchange and should win the upcoming endgame as the isolated passed pawn will be difficult to protect.

[@andrewandsueniemeyer6958]

If RxC2, then Kxf6+, (king move), followed by RxC2, queen and a rook for a queen, maybe a knight too

[@Black-Jf]

​@@andrewandsueniemeyer6958 Nxf6+..

[@flpsnk4848]

First position I guessed ...Qb6 e3 Qxb2 (with idea of Qxc3+) Bb5+ Kf8 Rc1 Bb4 and I wasn't that unhappy. Not counterattacking enough I guess.

[@KurtvonLaven0]

Bxf6

[@vilmarcabanero2500]

Cool. I'm learning a lot from you, GM Igor. ^^

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad to hear that!

[@andrewandsueniemeyer6958]

I've seen the comments advocating for BxF6... How about Nxd5? If Rxc2, Nxf6+, (king move), Rxc2 trading rook, pawn, and knight for a queen, If black recaptures, Qxd8, Rxd8, Rxd8+, not an even trade but the knight was dead anyway

[@mohammadsaeed7749]

Bishop takes knight G6. Queen takes bishop on g6. Knight c3 takes pawn d5 forking queen and bishop. If rook c8 takes queen, you take queen with check. After king moves, u take rook and u r at least up 3 points

[@nishusaif6085]

Can you create a video on the crab opening? It is a very underrated opening for white where white plays a4 and h4 then e3,d3nd2,be2 then when he castles you push g4 and play b3 and fianchetto your bishop for a strong attack.

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Qe6 3. Qd3 Rxc1 4. Rxc1 Rd8 5. Rd1 =

[@ericneilson8189]

Instead of 3. Qd3 white plays 3. Qxc8 Rxc8 4 Rxc8+ and black can't recapture because Ne7+ picks up the Q and white is a rook up. I believe blacks best move after 2. Nxd5 is to play Qd6 defending his B. The material will be 2 Rs and a N vs. Q and B which should be a slight advantage to white, if he can coordinate his pieces, but may not be enough to win.

[@bigredracingdog466]

@@ericneilson8189 3. Qxc8 Rxc8 4 Rxc8+ Qxc8 5. Ne7+ Bxe7.

[@jordancrofoot7903]

Clarity wins chess, not confidence, but competence born out of clarity.

[@vishnusaini3636]

Bxf6,Qxf6 Nxd5,Rxc2 Nxf6+,kf7 Rxc2,kxf6 White will have 2 rooks and black is having bishop and a rook

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Rxc2? is a blunder. Better is 2...Qe6= 3. Qd3 Rxc1 4. Rxc1 Rd8 5. Rd1, etc.

[@dynasty4851]

These were easy examples for me, but I get why you did this video

[@NandyFox]

How can I avail of your courses

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You can find our courses here. online.chess-teacher.com/

[@mhdgaming9390]

Rd1 (the f1 rook) I like this move and i see it equal or better

[@robby1816]

After Bxf6, Stockfish calls it a draw

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I am seeing Bxf6. If Black play Qxf6, White follows with Nxd5. He threatens to take the queen with check. Black should respond with Qe6. (Qe5 fails because White can play Qxc8, and if Black plays Rxc8, White plays Rxc8+, gaining both rooks for the queen.)

[@bigredracingdog466]

@NickZ-zu8jf 1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Qe6 3. Nc7? Qe5! wins. For instance, 4. g3 Bd6 5. Rfe1 Rxc7 6. Qxc7 Bxc7 7. Rxe5 Bxe5.

[@NJDJ1986]

Because strong players have bigger brain than beginners!

[@19-MauleshKonar2F]

1.bxf6 Qxf6 2.nxd5

[@SAMSAM-kl6fv]

Bg5xNf6 Qd4xBf6 NC3Xd5 Rc8xQc2 Nd5xQf6 check and so on wherever the king moves Rc1xRc2

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Rxc2? is a blunder. Better is 2...Qe6= 3. Qd3 Rxc1 4. Rxc1 Rd8 5. Rd1, etc.

[@calmsongs2745]

Great content, like the thinking like this but it seems in 800, others think same😢

[@itskarim7256]

1)Bxf6 Qxf6 2)Nxd5 Qe5 3)Qxc8 Rxc8 4)Rxc8+ Kg7 5)Nxb4 white has 3 pieces for the queen

[@robby1816]

1)Bxf6 Qxf6 2)Nxd5 Qe6 3)Qxc8 Rxc8 4)Rxc8+ Qxc8 5)Nxb4 white has 2 pieces for the queen & rook

[@NandyFox]

How can I avail of your courses

[@Aeth-x]

So for the puzzle Bishop takes knight f6 Queen takes back And then kc3 takes d5 (If black takes our queen we take theirs with check)

[@fmvehns4106]

Qc3*

[@cosminiliescu8012]

😮

[@anuradhashinde6948]

Bishop takes knight.. queen takes knight then white knight takes the pawn and forks bishop and queen

[@கணேஷ்குமார்-ன4ழ]

R d1

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Rd1 loses the knight on c3. Black just plays 1...Qxc3

[@MarkCheyne]

K b5

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Nb5 loses to Qg4. The black Queen is attacking White's Bishop and the black Rook is attacking the white Queen on c2.

[@raselju]

Another great video lesson! Thanks Igor. To solution of the puzzle, to my opinion, is - 1. Bxf6 -- The obvious response should be Qxf6 2. Nxd5 forking the bishop and the queen. If the rook takes the queen, the night takes the black queen with check first, then capture the rook. If queen moves to elsewhere, Queen takes the rook will win 2 rooks with check and then grab the bishop. This will ensure way more material than the queen and thus win. If queen moves to e6 to support the rook, then the queen will move towards the square to support the knight and thus have a little advantage.

[@nicholassapp6542]

Do that and you gain a pawn, but trade a bishop for a knight in an open game where bishops are stronger than knights generally and leave your knight susceptible to a pin with RxD8 pinning the knight to the queen which is almost guaranteed to be lost (This is supposing QxE6 to support the rook) then white QxD3 to get to safety and support knight)

[@slsw89]

In the first example.. Ne4 - SACRIFICE THE QUEEEN!!!, if Bxd8 then Bxf2#. If white doesn't fall for the trap, and instead Nxe4, then.. you're down a knight.. but hey, it was cool while it lasted? What ELO would that be?

[@slsw89]

Even with f6, Bxf6, Black recaptures with either Qxf6 or gxf6 and then White Nxc5. White is still up a knight (and a pawn) right? Both are down the dark squared bishop

[@DarchrowTheEnigma]

The final example is really interesting.. As a beginner I could not see anything good comes for Black after the move; 1. Bg4 takes Kf6 2. Qd4 takes Bf6 3. Kc3 takes D5 4. Qf6 move to Qc6 (offering Queen Trade) At the end of this sequence, Black will down a piece or did I miscalculate.. Anyway I couldn't see any other variations for Black because if after 2. Kc3 takes D5 - Black goes 4. Rxc2, White will have a tempo advantage by taking the Black Queen with check. Then loses a Rook. Wow.. interesting position.

[@bigredracingdog466]

1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Nxd5 Qc6 loses to 3. Qxc6 and both 3...bxc6 and 3...Rxc6 lose to 4. Nxb4.

[@DarchrowTheEnigma]

@@bigredracingdog466 Ahhh.. ok thank you! I couldn't see further ahead of 3 or 4 moves. I need more practices >_

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