6 Simple Tips To Reach 1500+ ELO In Chess

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@farouqbaiti4315]

Yessir!🤓

[@joesweeney1712]

Igor, I hope that you read this. I just played three of my best chess games ever right after watching this video. Something was missing and I think that this was it! THANK YOU!! I was playing all of the intermediate player moves. Im so grateful that you included them in your explanations.

[@TheSuperhoden]

I gained 300 elo in the last 3 days. Somehow i started winning. I'm sure it's mostly thanks to you and Levy

[@gregwallace6159]

Levy is annoying J

[@Klaasje1982]

@@gregwallace6159 THA RRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOKKKKK

[@ProfGhosh]

Let's play

[@BrotherK-ex2co]

Don't forget to thank "The Rook!!!!"

[@JoshuaChukwurah]

I also learn from levy

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Most common chess mistakes below 1500 ELO rating2 00:17 Example-1 00:48 Tip-1 02:47 Tip-2 05:05 Tip-3 (Difference between beginner and strong chess player) 06:47 Tip-4 (How to calculate variations effectively?) 08:47 Mistake-5 and Tip-5 09:37 Tip-6 11:27 Puzzle of the day

[@rajghawale2231]

Thanks sir

[@farouqbaiti4315]

Puzzle of the day.🧩☀️ 1. Qb3 Nd4 2. Qd3 b5 3. Bb3 c5 4. Qc3 c4 5. Bxc4 bxc4 6. Qxc4

[@todesque]

In a practical sense, this is the absolute best chess channel for lower-rated amateurs trying to become intermediate or even advanced players. I wish someone had taught me these simple lessons/mindsets when I was a teenager!

[@yuezhao4576]

Hi Igor, I think the best answer for your homework is Nd4, and followed by b5 and c6 to kick the white quee away and take Bishop, if white play Bf7+. Just wondering how about white play Bf7+ and then Cxd4, @6:20. Thanks you so much!

[@lezty]

You right about Nd4 but you have to know b5 only comes after bf7. I got the answer instantly because I remember getting my Bishop taken when I was 850 elo.

[@lezty]

And the question for Bf7. white playing that is a mistake and you just have to move your king to the only square and you will be safe. then b5 to disconnect the queen and the Bishop and take the Bishop in the next move

[@bobolufson9861]

This is the best chess lesson I've ever watched and understood. Thanks man!

[@m4ttheweric]

recently, I’ve been doing well in the openings and middle games, but seem to have trouble blowing it during the end game. Your principles have really helped me get through openings in middle games with an advantage. But late middle game and endings seem like a big area. I need improvement. Any chance you could make some videos on those parts of the game?

[@OCLS-Crew_1]

For the homework: Push d5 2. exd5 Nxd5 3. Bxd5 Nd4 4. Qa4+ с6 5. Вхс6+ bxc6 They can’t take on c6 or d4 because they blunder the queen If they push: 6. c3 Nc2 and you fork the rook and you have a better position If they try f4 or Nf3 there passive moves because you still push Nc2 and win the rook Can someone let me know if I got it correct. Awesome video thank you for all the great content!

[@lezty]

I'm sorry but this is wrong. after Nd4 opponent sacks back Bf7 and stops the fork and you are left with a worse position

[@lezty]

the right move is Nd4 from the get-go. white playing Bf7 is a blunder and you just have to move your king to the only square and you will be safe. then b5 to disconnect the queen and the Bishop and take the Bishop in the next move

[@firestarter7884]

nice one, thanks a lot

[@TINUSTEPHEN]

1...Nd4 2.Bxf7 Ke7 3.Qc4 b5 win a bishop

[@IOSALive]

Remote Chess Academy, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Enisdirdir]

knight d4 bishop takes on f 7 check king e 7 queen c4 b5 queen d3 and king takes the bishop

[@svenf1]

Very helpful stuff, thank you!!

[@lionel4685]

9:50 how about Bishop to H6, if knight takes pawn then we can let the rook hang and take the white bishop, and next turn go to A2 and capture the rook (meanwhile the white knight's trapped) And if white takes the pawn with the bishop, move the king to e7, and next move we exchange the knight for our bishop and capture the white bishop ? I'd appreciate feedback on this. (sorry, I don't master chess notations so I explained it in plain english)

[@anter5791]

Igor what should I do to reach level 2000 I mean things like tactical tasks etc that I can do regardless of ranking along the way. My current ranking is 1300.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Maybe get to 1500 first?

[@shokxtv4807]

experience and focus on smaller goals and progress ie wanting to get to 1400, 1500 etc

[@prawnydagrate]

At first I thought the solution to the puzzle was 1… Na5 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Qb5 c6 4. Qe2 Kxf7 -+ However, then I noticed that white can play 3. Qa4 instead of 3. Qb5 and in that case black has just lost a pawn, and castling rights. So the solution is 1… Nd4 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Qc4 b5 4. Qd3 Kxf7 -+ Also, in the last position in the video where you play h6 Nxf7 Rh7, it's also worth mentioning that Bxf7+ is met by Ke7, and white loses a piece by force. Their bishop is attacked by the king, but it's defended. However the defender itself is under attack

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

It's beyond Me @ this point, But Igor's method is sound; & I love the graphics(He is smooth).

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

I'm debating back and forth and decided to check the computer. It recommends Nd4, but my original thought was d5 and if they take with a pawn or trade off with the bishop they will be down -3.60 points in advantage vs -2.20 with Nd4. I personally would play d5 despite the video indicating Nd4 is the move.

[@lyingcat9022]

I was trying to figure out. …Nd4, Qe3 d4, Bg3 dxe4, Qc4 Qe7. And so on. Is there something better after Qe3 guarding c3? Edit: wait after Qc4 threatening mate black can play …Be6 and the queen needs to retreat to f1 or she’s gonna get trapped. Then black can trade bishops and c3 is hanging.

[@Black-Jf]

​@@lyingcat9022...Nd4, Qe3 then Nxc2+..

[@lyingcat9022]

@@Black-Jf yeah I meant Qd3 not Qe3

[@r33th]

I've reached the position in the puzzle many times after defending scholars mate. I always go Nd4, Bf7+, Ke7, Qc4, b5, Qc3/d3, and win the bishop.

[@13secman]

I guess 1. Nd4 to hit the queen, and after 2.Bxf7+; Ke7 and threats remans (knight tasrgets the white queen and depending where she moves Nxc2+ forking king and rook or Kxf7 if white doesn't blunder the queen)

[@lyingcat9022]

What about …Nd4, Qd3 protecting c3? I was calculating lines after Qd3 d5, striking in the center. A few different lines to calculate there but I think black comes out at least up a pawn.

[@13secman]

If 1. ...Nd4; 2.Qc3, Nxe4 threatening the queen, grabbing a pawn and 3.Qd3 or b3 to protect the c2 pawn, and then 4.Nb4 (for Qd3) or Nd4(for Qb3) and after 5.Qb3 or Qd3(to flee again) I don't see the following. And yes we have a pawn.

[@aioxio]

love your explanations! Thanks a lot!

[@張謙-n3l]

The move should be Nd4 to attack the queen and the c2 pawn. Then white probably plays Bxf7+ and black is forced play Ke7, then white must move the queen. The only move which deals with all threats is Qc4 which defends both c2 pawn and f7 bishop, but now black can play b5 to attack the queen and white will needs to move the queen away and allows black to either play Nxf2+ and wins a rook, or give up the bishop at f7

[@cikonianiggra1415]

Mistake: Nc2+ instead of mistaken - Nf2+. I agree with your idea.

[@eclecticmusic123]

are you guys nuts? still B x P f7+, and K can't take, and then very complicated. why not the simple Q-e7?

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@eclecticmusic123 Are you paying attention to the video? That's what a 1300 does.

[@lyingcat9022]

@@eclecticmusic123 Qe7 is very passive. Bxf7+ Ke7 is fine. The king is safe and it attacks the bishop. White has no other pieces in the attack and the queen is overloaded, she can’t leave the diagonal cuz it drops the bishop to Kxf7. And she also is sole defender of the fork on c3.

[@zsofi497]

​@@eclecticmusic123Nd4 is 3.2 points winning for black

[@wolfhard2420]

Extremely well explained.

[@ronaldmatthijssen4991]

During Tip 3, after h4 I would consider playing Bf7:+, followed by Kf7: cd5:, ed5: Bg5 and white looks better. That would be another good example of a counter attack.

[@Keep_Cozy]

the answer for the puzzle is pawn d5 this forces white to capture with the pawn and when they do knight d6 threatening a fork and attacking the queen. Alternatively if white captures with the bishop knight takes pawn takes and knight d6

[@theUroshman]

Great content as always, and congratulations on your 600K+ followers, which continue to rise each time I visit your channel!!!!!! I hope that by this time next year, you will have 1 million subscribers!

[@mariogilligan841]

Great video again! The problem I am facing is that I have difficulty to find the great moves you are talking about. I pretend I have to imagine moves that are against my actual "narrow" vision. I also feel a little bit like Luke being told by Yoda to unlearn what he has learned 😄 One example is that someone said to complete the opening before attacking, what has helped me and what goes somehow against your attacking moves in this video. I am scratching my head about how I will address all of this from now on 😵‍💫. That's what I like about chess, there is always something new to consider; even things we took for granted. Thanks.

[@othfrk1]

The key is to keep playing with all these ideas in mind. You'll probably make a lot of mistakes, but it will slowly make sense and become part of your games until you notice a big jump in your rating. I went from 700 to 1200 in less than a year following this method.

[@loeksnokes3658]

The thing to think about is not a fixed rule like "touch each piece one time in the opening until you are castled, Queen is off back rank, and Rooks are connected." That becomes like religion; fine on general principles, but problematic on details. Notice how Igor here compares the number of activated pieces at the end of each response, and chooses the one where your active piece count has grown compared to the opponent's, even though you might have moved a piece twice to get there? This is the key: respond to pressure by heightening tension with bigger threats than your opponent is making. This leads them to trading down to get out of pressure, and so, giving you a time advantage. You always want to gain time on the board. I am only 2100-2200 on LiChess, so not a Master, but hopefully this advice rings true for you.

[@Ooogway23]

This helped so much

[@tsunamisugumar8209]

For the puzzle, I think Nd4. After that Bxf7 Ke7, Qc4 b5 will cause the queen to give up guarding the bishop.

[@jamiecarle93]

I think the right move is a counter attack against the queen with knight d4, he cant actually checkmate you easily here with his bishop in front so knight d4 defuses the attack, takes center control and creates new initiative, once he moves then pawn d5 may get you 2 knights in the center.

[@Emin.V.Aliyev1]

Great advice

[@swamiji078]

11:20 Nd4 - threatens the queen as well as fork attack on king and rook, If opponent Bxf7 then Ke7, now black threatens 2 pieces

[@AdwaityaSahay]

Is answer D5? If pawn captures then knight to D4 ,if bishop captures then exchange with knight and after pawn captures again ND4

[@TraeFittz]

@11:30 D5, Exb5, Na5, Qc3, Nxc4 -Wins the Bishop. QxNc4.. Nxd5. Even Exchanges - Black is more Active. Could put Be6

[@matteovrizzi]

pawn d5 to shut down the battery immediately. then follow with Nd4. if Qb5+ c6 followed by b5. in other cases there may be a liquidation in the center which favors black

[@tgoods5049]

Skip d5 and go straight to Nd4

[@matteovrizzi]

@@tgoods5049 thanks! i am too cautious in my game. i will have a look at that line now

[@pratikpattanaik]

Found the best or second best move in all cases. Still 700 something in Blitz. (This channel has still helped me, no doubt about that).

[@saadnaveed2332]

When you counter-attack the bishop, white can give a check by playing bf7. And black will lose the chance to castle, lose the tempo and also have a weak pawn at the flank. Any solution to this?

[@Umaykalamay]

I would move e4 to block the bishop. Then it would eat the white pawn. Then i move my horse to e5 to attemprt to captute the queen.if the queen will move to e6 then that is triple fork by night to f7.

[@icme9287]

thank you. Can you offer a book for me (or any e content). Im about 1200 elo started 6 month ago. Probably my end game needs upgrading the most.

[@Zimcautions_a2]

Thank you Mr Igor

[@FatalxClouds]

Can we get more videos like this one, that shows the 3 different types of moves

[@javiazar]

I like the whole "keep the tension going" idea, but that only works if the other player also wants to do that. Faced with tension or exchange, 500-600 blitz players just exchange.

[@Animeking9327]

Is it pawn to d4 pls answer me man also thanks for your help

[@alexcerny5881]

Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play (Chant that every time checks/captures/attacks is a mistake)

[@peterochieng9040]

Nd4 counter attacking, if Bxf2+ then Ke2 attacks the bishop which will win a piece

[@halldormar]

Great advice, love it!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

So glad!

[@Money-Fast-Plan-a]

*"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."* __Pablo Picasso

[@brettbarreras48]

Total rookie here but is there a better move for the puzzle than queen E2? If he decides to attack you lose a pawn and a queen and gain a bishop and a queen. Plus he loses all development of his pieces. Sounds like a fair trade to me

[@brettbarreras48]

Actually pawn to d5 looks better now that I look longer. Damn you chess lol

[@IdaMelissa-q4q]

Какой кайфовый казик) полюбому зайду попробую! спасибо за инфо

[@kumarapush2221]

NxE4 , [d3 or Nc3], Nc5.

[@chrisball8356]

1.. Nd4!! 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 forces a win of material.

[@FallenAngel-sd8mg]

I have watched hundreds of tutorials, I've gotten a very decent opening knowledge (London as white, Caro as black) and I have an advantage in the opening but then my neanderthal brain comes into play in the middle and end game and all the of hours I spent on youtube, lessons, puzzles and games goes to waste I play 10 minutes rapid or sometimes 15, but it must be my stupidity stopping me from improving what's even worse is that about once or twice a month I can play really good, beating 1200 and even 1300 at times (my elo is currently 1208) to casually losing to 800 and ending up telling myself in the mirror how useless and stupid I am nonetheless I really enjoy your content Igor. you are really good at what you're doing! both at chess and teaching chess. I just wish I had the brain to actually put what I'm learning into practice

[@andymonks7126]

Nd4, Bxf7+, Ke7, Qc4, b5, Qd3, Kxf7

[@fearlv1rattata]

Igor is such a cool name. Thanks for the video!

[@kanishkchessing7987]

I am trying to reach 1700 but when i get close i start losing. What should i do?

[@HiraPandey-hl4qv]

More practice

[@Shahumeen]

“The more you want something, more likely you are to lose it” - somebookIread So when you get close to 1700 play like you don't care much

[@JapanLovez]

Relax your mind. Don’t play too much. You can just solve puzzles. Eventually, the game becomes easier as you learn the best moves in most situations.

[@stoneyyungrsa2367]

The stronger you become the stronger your average opponent. Just take a break while maintaining learning and playing then go back. Getting a chance to close the gap for your new average opponent

[@PR3PPY.PIX3]

For the first example, after you play g6, the white queen can capture e5 and fork your rook and king

[@BillsYouTube1960]

If white Qxe5, black knight on c6 can capture the white Q

[@THE_REACH]

Literally won the game after I watched this!!!!

[@cjp6475]

Isn't take free pawn on e5 with knight the correct answer? as white queen moved and blundered by leavinh hanging pawn? You only gaining half point by trading with white after bishop queen fork...

[@komonolitri]

move I think is Na5, bishop can still check but then after king steps forward, the queen must be saved and there is no place where she can cover the bishop, so the bishop is lost sooner or later ?

[@scionescire]

Qa3+ needs to be considered

[@lyingcat9022]

@@scionescire blocking with d6 should be fine.

[@lyingcat9022]

Yes Bxf7+ losses the bishop for a pawn ruining blacks castling. But what happens after …Nd4, Qe3 defending c3? …d5 maybe?

[@bibsp3556]

D5? If pawn takes, simply move the knight to d4 forking queen/pawn with the further fork on c2. Thatd be my move, but i am not great.

[@SvenGM-j8h]

Knight on C3 to D4 is the best move I think for the puzzel

[@joeoleary9010]

I'm amazed that so many Europeans can not only speak basic English but also know colloquialisms like "evergreen question."

[@5piral0ut]

That will often be because there is a phrase in their own language that they like to use and so they sought a suitable English equivalent.

[@apurbabhaduri1905]

I think knight d4 is the move because after bishop takes f7 check king e7 the bishop is attacked the queen is attacked if queen c4 b5 the queen cannot defend the bishop if queen c5 check king takes f7 the queen has to move to c3 to defend the c2 pawn then bishop b4 sacrifing the bishop to lure the queen away from the c2 pawn after queen takes b4 knight takes c2 after king d1 knight takes b4 and black is a queen up

[@hhhmok3057]

Why queen have to take bishop b4 to get forked ???

[@ghromm1]

I immediately knew not to take the queen. Learned it from the thumbnail. If anyone needs chess advice from me you can ask me I can help you become grandmaster

[@JamesLuganu]

How can I reach you

[@tominmo8865]

If you learned it from this thumbnail, you are just an amateur player and not a very good one. 😅 You are in no position to help anyone become a GM.

[@ghromm1]

@@tominmo8865 I'm far above grand master level, I helped my neighbour's friend's brother become GM

[@mitchsmix269]

@@tominmo8865sarcasm ✈️

[@scissoroarscissoroar3214]

Should I use the horsey or should I use the castle bit to go diagonal

[@iamtheboxer]

Qe2 ?

[@The1nOnlyProtagonist]

at 6:27 bishop can check the king and win a pawn how is it good?

[@ockertwessels649]

6:25 Is ... Bxf7 gaining a pawn worth considering?

[@robertmagen]

Blacks best move will be i guess to counter attack with knight on A5 it forks bishop and quin.

[@rich842]

Puzzle of day; im THINKING start with D5 push somewhat like the fried liver line?

[@adammcdowell7652]

Hell yeah brother

[@farouqbaiti4315]

It's the easiest example to explain those chess principals.😎

[@wolfgongscheibe]

after watching your video, I would do Knight on D4 😉

[@ompande1907]

Found the best move thanks

[@lilybrady5635]

ur my favourite gm

[@stevemacmillan6976]

I would like Nd4 but that doesn't stop the Bishop checking the King, so Qe7

[@Axiomatic75]

Nd4 is the move though. You allow the check, move the king up, white queen has to move to c4 (she has to protect the bishop) and then I guess just b5 to kick away the queen. Wherever she moves she'll have to stop guarding the Bishop and/or c2.

[@tecnolinux1469]

@@Axiomatic75 i was thinking after Qc4, b5 or Na5 but i think b5 is better than Na5

[@mazenlababidi4925]

N d4 , what do you think

[@teraumatirapoutama8260]

Pawn to D5 Thanks for the videos

[@kgolfer2]

I'm mid 1300s & I've been employing counterattack for some time now. I think Igor overrates 1500 players & underrates players of my standard. I've noticed in other clips. He seems out of touch with a large group of very good players who can't crack 1500. Incidentally, finding the correct move at the 7-min mark on the clip (Rxa2) was pretty easy to see for anyone on my rating. I won't go into detail right now, but I think Igor also gets it wrong at around the 11-min mark when he forgets that it's actually a rook-PAWN tradeoff for the knight -bishop, so if bishops are worthy a little more than 3 pawns, white is slightly worse off in material terms.

[@Wh4t0n34rth]

It looks like the move is Nd4 Nd4 Bxf7+ Ke7 Qc4 b5 or Nd4 Qc3 Nxe4 Qd3 d5 or Nd4 Qd3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Qxd5

[@lyingcat9022]

…Nd4, Qd3 d5, exd5 Bf5! And the queen is skewered to c3!

[@subhranshusekharsahu3008]

What if at 6:26 white first attack f7 pawn after king capture it white can take knight

[@dimitrywasnttaken3165]

Ive been watching igor a lot and finnaly after 1.5 years reached 1500, not stopping till 2750

[@richardbenz9490]

Good luck man, just yesterday i hit 1500 rating in a year on and off

[@ricwhk]

Na5 to attack both Queen and bishop

[@azozbadr]

Puzzle answer: Na5

[@ToyaLax]

Rb1 and the xb4?

[@DebanjanNath-bv9mc]

Puzzle solution- knight d4

[@kiraishagaming]

6:20 I thought white can play Bxf7 then capture back the Knight 😅

[@AyushAyan-zh7bq]

Nd4. Thank you for making the video Igor it's very helpful.

[@eclecticmusic123]

are you guys nuts? still B x P f7+, and K can't take, and then very complicated. why not the simple Q-e7?

[@NotIceGamesNL]

I think Kd4 is the best move, it attacks the queen and threatens a fork on c2

[@grsharkgamer2249]

Na5 right? Its a fork and it defends the b7 pawn

[@jasonparker6138]

Always retreat. Except once in a while when a counterattack is better :)

[@rajghawale2231]

Thanks sir

[@rajghawale2231]

I love the content you create , but can you make a video on pirc defense with traps😊

[@rajghawale2231]

Sir Knight d4 ,Nd4

[@sadiaafrin8450]

Nd4,bxf7+ Ke7,qc4 B5,qb4+ Kxf7,qc3 Bb4,qxb4 Nxc2+🎉🎉

[@lyingcat9022]

…Nd4, Qe3 I think there’s some winning lines still but more variations.

[@sadiaafrin8450]

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[@rengoku4729]

Knight to d4??

[@kennethblaabjergfog2197]

I would say Nd4 looks pretty good to me

[@garahan4298]

My elo sails between 1500-1650 yay! :)

[@deepbhardwaj6817]

Can you make a video of SEMI SLAV PLZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@graccusbro2061]

d5?

[@claudenyunya548]

best move...Pd5?

[@sanjayguptasanjay2100]

N D4

[@fivescoop]

Nice