3 Simple Steps To Find The Best Move In ANY Position

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@HonkMok]

you have not enough pieces to be under 4% unemplyment. Exept every piece is employed.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

20:42 I would jump my knight to check the king. Then I would do the Greek sacrifice and slide my queen over to the H file and that makes me dangerously close to checkmate especially once I get my rook or rooks in there. You actually did the Greek sacrifice first. That's something that you pick up early on if you play the London system a lot. That pattern is something you begin to look forward to.

[@BlunderBunny]

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.

[@ShuptahNeelakandan-cg4tn]

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❤❤❤

[@freeandfighting3069]

Agreed! FREE

[@emmanuelmouquet3243]

Be5+ no? Suspect this is a typo ;)

[@URCHIN9107]

That's what I got too. I bought middlegame and endgame courses today, looking forward to studying them later.

[@egbertus]

..and the beauty is that NxQd2 also protects the R on f1!

[@kelsonmaurotelli]

But white Knight on D3 could kill the bishop after the e5 check. Pawn to g3 is not the only move😉

[@abhishekop9300]

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

[@GnanJanithKoralla]

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

[@neilrhyanllumpera8712]

1. King Safety 2. Piece Activity 3. Pawn Structure 4.Go opponnent territory 5. Find least active piece and improve it 6.

[@JoshuaQuinn222]

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.

[@ShuptahNeelakandan-cg4tn]

Cool 😎

[@starlink2970]

😮 wow❤

[@markking5448]

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[@stolenphofficial]

Timestamp?

[@JoshuaQuinn222]

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► 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

[@shivanshgupta2741]

Thanks Igor ❤, Nobody covers these important topics.

[@pagariganjoshuamacanang1733]

Thanks for all your videos GM Igor eversince I started watching your videos 9 years ago until now my chess skill improving continuously😊

[@yyroyde]

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

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

13:04 I'm going to sack the knight on C7 and forced the queen over a square. This allows my bishop to pick up that pawn in the middle of the board and now he has two clear diagonals. Most importantly it can help protect my passed pawn. No matter what they move next my pawn is going up 2 spaces And they are going to feel the pressure of a new queen. I might be behind a piece but that pawn is either going to take it back or create so much cross play that I might actually be able to start pushing other pawns.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

0:00 Black: C3xd5 White: C5xd5 B: F5xe4 W: F3xe4 B: Looks for Left side knight play W: White looks to get rook involved F file B: Looks to use bishop to steal a pawn on 7 & pressure A8 rook if White is caught lacking on the Knight attack from the left.

[@chessnoob4461]

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

[@shanuagarwal675]

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

[@BulletTacos]

This video is probably the most helpful chess instructional I have ever watched. Thank you!

[@joeleidig2199]

Using this approach has raised my rating level to new highs! Thank you!

[@NokLegend]

this channel is good for learning. Hikaru and levy are good foor entertainment and studying master games

[@ehishealer]

The missed winning sequence based on a knight fork on c2. 1..e3 1. Q x e3 a5 2. Nbd5 Nc2 fork.

[@AmanRaj-mb4kw]

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

[@Valkies-zj2bi]

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[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

11:11 Qg4 If you go there you can jump your knight and check him because you will have his pawn pinned by the queen. If he pushes the H file pawn down to you you will checkmate him by simply sliding up and moving into the H file which is also protected by the knight.

[@develop3628]

Very instructive video!! I will give it another watch later today. Thx

[@melitsyt9322]

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😌

[@NewLegend-t4q]

Bro,Thanks to u for this masterpiece.Love from Bangladesh ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

13:04 why haven't we pushed the H file pawn and gotten the bishop into this fight? According to the second rule it's two passive and you could use the extra piece? I would have done that instead of putting pressure on the knght which really had nowhere to go anyway. I could have always followed up two moves later with that. The queen would have gotten tempo and who knows what that would have led to

[@mishikasexplorationofunkno2935]

Belated happy birthday Sir. I love this man . Awesome teacher 👏

[@jamessavery276]

12:58 ...Qf8+ 2.RxQ RxQ+ 3.Kh2 Be5+ 4.g3 Nf3+ 5.Kg2 NxQ leaves black a rook up.

[@MitsakezCODM]

11:24 Rf3 is strong imo as ur moving into opponents territory and creating space for queen to form a battery behind the rook. Also, if pawn takes on f3 then knight takes f3 check and the queen is dead

[@dancitube]

So far by far the most useful video for me as a beginner. Thank you.

[@sakthiprabhakar]

awesome coach

[@milehighslacker4196]

@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!

[@SamuelCarterNZ]

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!

[@SamuelCarterNZ]

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?

[@dororo2921]

Thnx, that helped me alot to understand mid positional game better now!

[@rufusmafija8674]

hi Igor, can you make a video about what to do in closed positions, i struggle with them frequently

[@shashanksshetty5011]

Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3 (fork) Is that right?

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Nice theoretical lecture with practical examples, thanks ❤. Unemployment the right term under the circumstances.

[@mariogilligan841]

As usual, a very useful video! Thanks!

[@mikechurch6313]

Absolutely superb, Igor! Thank you!

[@DRC85]

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.

[@NewMusic.FreshIdeas]

At 14:40, why not pin the knight to the king with bishop b5?

[@leechapa7279]

Happy Birthday 🎂 Great principles, this is where I usually mess up. I make a bad more or a move that really doesn't do anything. Also I sometimes make mores in the wrong order to try to get check. So on the second game I would have put the King in check first instead of taking the pawn with the bishop and that doesn't win the game.

[@franktaggart-qs5ff]

Thank you for your help

[@steve_m7383]

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?

[@jamessavery276]

Great lesson!

[@summerbou6820]

Happy birthday Igor ❤ continue to rock the chess world

[@sovanacharjee9015]

We want a detailed middle game plan video . This video is really nice.I am a fide rated player 1400+ . Endgame also.

[@skinthekat0530]

Best chess vid I've watched in recent memory.

[@cyan_wings5420]

11:14; Can't you sacrifice the Knight on F3 and then play Queen to G4 check after the pawn takes? And King to F3 then hangs a pawn to the rook while checking again and suddenly white has a very fierce position with Queen to G1 which wins a Rook. And if the king goes to H1, white just loses a Queen anyway. (?)

[@ananyamarik1153]

Thanks Igor . I used to follow levy . But you are better than anyone.

[@xaviqv205]

That was a really nice checkmate 👌

[@speedingtrack_47]

Thanks to this strategy my accuracy shot up!

[@andrzejszubinski9101]

All the best Igor 😊

[@RaminduPerera-v6m]

Happy birthday igor 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Eurekagivens]

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!!

[@farj3946]

now i am 20 and start learning chess... thank you sir , learning a lot from you

[@chrisedwards2539]

Very nice.

[@willshangaming]

Thank you GM igor . By the way Happy Birthday. Thank you for all that you think for us and care about.thank you

[@georgekosinski8957]

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.

[@tommikruncajs9336]

Probably the best rules for chess

[@sanjaykumarbehera8281]

Happy Birthday Igor❤

[@gamerdv6390]

At 16:06 is bishop b5 good?

[@Vihaan-p6c]

I thought of it seems really good

[@stephennjuru396]

unemployment rate here is 85%

[@godwishnyambuya9737]

I’m sure you are from Zimbabwe

[@richardmlauzi]

Even malawi😂

[@NewLegend-t4q]

😂😂😂😂​@@godwishnyambuya9737

[@EmileDoran]

Puzzle is Qf1+, Rxf1, Rxf1+, Kh2, Be5+, g3, Nf3+ winning with a royal fork

[@rajghawale2231]

11:10 SIR WHAT ABOUT SACRIFICE OF ROOOOOOK ON f3

[@shadowphoenix8962]

Make good moves and a plan will present itself.

[@hyprgaming3865]

Thanks igor

[@mattiasskaerved424]

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

[@epic_collection_influence]

21:25 Anastasia mate

[@MrTC707]

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

[@techmainframe6864]

This guys videos are so good/dangerous that they might get banned by KZbin.

[@ccemcoffingonzalez5304]

Thanks Igor

[@kamrulhassan7352]

u r the best Mr. GM !

[@Valkies-zj2bi]

Igor is so much better than levy

[@amaechivictor2292]

Is that strange?😂 Igor is a GM. Levy is not

[@notBiggieCheeseYT]

Even tho Igor is better just because people are gms doesn't mean levy will lose to them he has beaten multiple gms ​@@amaechivictor2292

[@sking7252]

​@@amaechivictor2292 badluck of levy, he has grandmaster level skills and he proved it many times.

[@yetto1277]

Both are better

[@sking7252]

@@Valkies-zj2bi literally bro levy crushes world's top players and no one knows who is igor 🤣🤣

[@jonaskarlsson5901]

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

[@youtube_nateriz8124]

Near the end what if king does not capture the bishop sacrifice and instead moves to h8 then what

[@aqikaxar9995]

ironically I am unemployed while watching this vid. btw thanks coach for your brilliant analogy. I definitely open job centre right now.

[@develop3628]

If it was me to play I may consider playing rook f3 at 19:20

[@antoniomallanao7091]

happy birthday Igor

[@PaTaT0R]

Qf1+! RxQf1 RxQf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ win the Queen

[@devthemasked4343]

Is it Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ forking

[@ranjanaagrawal8583]

First, watching this 35sec after upload

[@Shamchess]

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 😔

[@TarekYahia-v2j]

Thank u too much ❤

[@francheskamaddissen]

Qf1+ RXf1 RXf1+ Kh2 Be5+ g3 Nf3+ Kg2 NXd2

[@leost152]

Happy Birthday!

[@МаратМухин-р3д]

thanks! tried a new strategy and it’s paying off. withdrew $750

[@ThomasNogaro]

...qf1+, rf1 (FORCED); ...rf1+, kh2 (FORCED); ...be5+, g3 (FORCED); ...nf3+, k any; ...nd2.

[@pfg_pedals]

Qf1… wins the white queen because the knight no longer protects from bishop e5+.

[@ramilendrina]

Qf8+...Rf8+...Be5+...Nf3+

[@AlchimistDer]

13:00 i know, i know: check, check, checkmate

[@AlchimistDer]

And ine more check✌️

[@rajghawale2231]

12:23 NOW A SAC ON F3 BY THE QUEEEEEEEEEEEEN

[@Idkots]

Happy birthday bro

[@annasmetanova168]

Qf1 Rxf1 Rxf1 Kh2 Be5 g3 knight f3 IS a fork

[@AbdulKaberoow]

Q1f RXF1 RXF1 KH2 BE5+ G3 NF3+ WINS THE QUEEN

[@harryp829]

Qf1+!!

[@Jo007kin]

Knights, mostly, are my 'nemisis' so i trade or take them asap...

[@Vihaan-p6c]

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

[@ramilendrina]

Qf1+...Rf1...Be5+...NF3+...

[@mrnelgin]

Happy birthday :)

[@PassedPawn]

And he sacrificed .... His opponent respect 😅