8 RULES To Think & Calculate Like A Grandmaster

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares 8 key chess rules that will help you find tactical combinations and calculate variations like a grandmaster. Understanding these rules is essential for efficient calculation during your games.
Many chess players excel at solving puzzles because they know that they should look for tactical combinations. However, they struggle to apply this skill during their actual games. This video addresses this challenge by teaching you how to think effectively while playing chess, enabling you to find the best moves consistently (grandmaster thinking process).
These 8 rules are practical and can be easily applied in your games, enhancing your tactical abilities and overall performance on the chessboard.
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► Chapters
00:00 8 Chess Rules To Think Like A Grandmaster
00:11 Example-1
00:55 Rule-1
01:55 Rule-2
03:03 Example-2
03:21 Rule-3
05:14 Example-3
05:21 Rule-4
05:59 Rule-5
07:55 Practical Rules To Apply In Your Own Games
09:35 Example-4
11:05 Rule-6
12:12 Example-5
13:53 Rule-7
14:29 Rule-8
14:55 Example-6 (Puzzle For You)
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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@leszekryniec7054]

Thanks for this video(I'm 1700)

[@InternationChessMaster]

answer to the puzzle is Qxh8+, Kc7, Qc8+ , Kb6 and Qxb7#

[@davadid2831]

This is, no joke, the best, most comprehensive, easy-to-follow video explaining how to improve at chess. Thank you, and great job

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Wow, thanks!

[@KurtvonLaven0]

14:56 After Qxh8+ if Black plays Qd8, then White plays Qxd8#. If Black plays Kc7, then White plays Qc8+. This forces Kb6, where Qxb7#.

[@VirginVulture]

Please make more videos like this! They’re very instructive.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 8 Chess Rules To Think Like A Grandmaster 00:11 Example-1 00:55 Rule-1 01:55 Rule-2 03:03 Example-2 03:21 Rule-3 05:14 Example-3 05:21 Rule-4 05:59 Rule-5 07:55 Practical Rules To Apply In Your Own Games 09:35 Example-4 11:05 Rule-6 12:12 Example-5 13:53 Rule-7 14:29 Rule-8 14:55 Example-6 (Puzzle For You)

[@AlSuChess]

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing!

[@gregoryfray4366]

QxRh8+, Kc7, Qc8+, Kb6, Qxb7 mate

[@MrPeterprinciple]

Excellent mate and the only one I can see. Of course, I didn't see it myself. 👍👍👍

[@grigorhovhannisyan6019]

It is in dead the answer

[@keithwald5349]

Very practical stuff!

[@ccemcoffingonzalez5304]

Excellent video Igor. Thanks

[@dennisharrell2236]

I would love to see more videos like this.

[@lhavebeenthereman]

Thank you for putting your effort into making this video.

[@chlopakzpolski]

Sir, 8:47 - 1. Qg6+, RxQ, 2. PxR+ Kh8 3 RxP mate

[@unclelarry3207]

Thanks for sharing these great tips!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad it was helpful!

[@prithvib8662]

This is one of your best videos. Fantastic content, thanks so much!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MoneySuccesswithAndy]

I love this type of video where you give us puzzles and then ask us to think about the solution before you reveal it and why. I think it really helps. so thanks for posting

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Najeem118]

Thank you igor ❤

[@paultharp4626]

Thanks for helping viewers unlock how upper level players approach the game

[@raselju]

Wow! that was really a nice lesson! You taught some basic winning principle! Thank you, Igor, again for another great lesson. The puzzle seems easy than the other positions, because, to me, it requires less calculation. The solution is 1. Qxh8+ -- Kc7, 2. Qc8+ -- Kb6, 3. Qxb7#

[@eddiescherer]

Great content, as always!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@niravapurv4578]

Nice video, good positions, went strait into my studies. Ty 😊

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Excellent!

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Good lessons, thank you

[@jamesbell1613]

Wow fascinating!!

[@user-ll2vf8im9n]

You are so good teaching one of the most complex game in the world I learn a lot from your videos I hope you will continue making this type of vids.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks, will do!

[@user-kh6xl4yg1j]

Excellent video with doable advice

[@NJDJ1986]

@14:38 ah ok, now i know why rook takes rook check, then queen captures knight doesn't work because king still escapes!

[@whitexdevilyt4857]

very helpful for me as a 1400 thank you for your deep support

[@AbhishekGuptacaring]

Pawn to C7 check, QxC7, QxH8 check, Bishop e8, QxE8 check, QC8, QxC8 and mate

[@cawkecabdi7745]

Thanks 🎉❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@yuurai]

I've hit a chess plateau recently and hopefully this lets me push to 1300. Thanks for the video!

[@sahtregon709]

Can someone send me a link of video that has a link to blitz video made by grandmaster. Explaining how to win blitz games. I would be really grateful thanks

[@wa1ufo]

Excellent!

[@user-ej7sr3ow8b]

I've just used the 8th rule to finish a puzzle, thanks a lot

[@prappo07]

Hey igor I understand it. But what are you doing in close position. ❤❤

[@JuventusMedia]

Queen takes on h8 check, king goes to c7, queen check to c8, king goes to b6, bishop takes to e3 check, king goes to a6, queen takes to b7 checkmate

[@davidhead7725]

QxR ck, K moves Qc8 ck, K moves Qxb7 mate

[@playandlearnwithichu2876]

igor sir, how to play against the trompowsky attack

[@user-ru6gd4vg4h]

What is the best approach if he opponent is playing randomly and not doing the expected response for your opening .

[@biswajitpramanik5650]

same as the video mentions, you calculate forcing lines to check if you can punish them, if not follow basic opening pronciples of chess

[@czarlguitarl]

brilliant

[@user-mf8ji4kt1i]

thanks sir

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I've got Qxh8+. If black interposes his queen, then white has Qxd8 mate, so black will instead play Kc7. Next, Qf8+ forces the king to g6, the only move available. Qxg7 delivers the mate. This is also a lesson on looking at the whole board. I initially focused on moves towards the king, and I missed that the rook was hanging. I had considered Qxa7+ and f7+, but neither of those went anywhere. In each case, the checking piece is captured, and it is over. Qxd6+ made a little more sense, but after Qxd6+ exd6 (or Bxd6), the only forcing move left is f7+, which still fails.

[@enkidu2488]

00:07:56 ❤️❤️❤️ The "problem" with puzzles

[@Lovetheviolins]

Thank you oh wise and mighty one...

[@lgndsoumay4381]

Puzzle Soiution- 1. Qh8+ Kc7 2. Qc8+ Kb6 3.Qxb7#

[@longtermcoin7545]

beautifully explained method. I am 2100 Rated and I approve this techniques.

[@Amazing_wildlife7721]

Kudos to Igor for following the Magnus rule "create something out of nothing"

[@HJRC_]

Let's go!!!!!!

[@mschoenen]

QxH8# If Qd8, then QxD8 mate If Kc7, then Qc8#, Kb6, QxB7 mate

[@KurtvonLaven0]

0:17 Black only has two legal responses to Nf5+. If they play Kf7, then White plays Kg7#. If they play Bxf5, then White plays Qg7+. This forces Ke6, so White plays Qd7+. This forces Ke5, so White plays Qd6#.

[@Dmitriy_D]

Great video GM Igor! Thank you for sharing the wisdom! 👍 Edit: I've beaten a stronger opponent that i wouldn't beat before watching this video, this is how good it is.

[@user-de8ft9vy1w]

You had an error in this video. Where black king was on h8 and you had black rooks on g8 and g7. If you play rook on g2 and take black rook on g7the black rook on G8 must take white rook on g7. After that if you move h1 rook to g1 you have mate in 3. Black can delay the mate in 1 by 2 moves by blocking with bishop g2 then queen g3 but after that queen to g7 is check mate.the black rook on g7 can’t take the white rook on g1 because it is pinned by check mate by the white queen on f7.

[@georgekosinski8957]

The last puzzle looks like a simple mate in three. I wonder if I'm missing something.

[@user-ro5rm8ot9i]

queen takes h8+ if king to c7 then queen to c8+ king is forced to b6 then queen takes b7# if queen to d8 then Qxd8#

[@josieswan9526]

Thank you Igor! At last I am sometimes winning a game against my husband, who is a much better player than me!

[@458tha2]

Bro is even more underrated than my Grandma's pickles

[@Pokemongamer958]

Where do you see the rabbit hole? Because I would be surprised if there would be a hole on the board

[@frankbeerbaum5593]

Qxh8+ Kc7 (only move) Qc8+ Kb6 (only move) Qxb7#

[@yogyasuri9348]

nice

[@TeeGar]

Is that ground beef you're holding in the thumbnail?

[@maniraj842]

1)Qh8 Kf7 2)Qc8 Kb6 3)Qb7# is the answer of this puzzle

[@chefmonsur]

So true...I can do 2000 level puzzles but I'm still only 1000 level

[@Mnsukesh]

It's because of the habit and time pressure

[@advitmahipati1728]

1. Qxh8+ Kc7 2. Qc8+ Kb6 3. Qxb7# wins the game for white.

[@peterochieng9040]

LOVE YOUR videos GM. Just started my chess classes and they are really helpful. All the way from KENYA and you're really rocking. The best chess teacher ❤❤❤. Kindly pin me 📌📌

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤.

[@peterochieng9040]

@@GMIgorSmirnov ❤️

[@icyyy6102]

the puzzles were so easy

[@KurtvonLaven0]

3:10 I would simply play Bd7.

[@user-de8ft9vy1w]

Sorry typo it is pinned by the white queen on f6 not f7

[@1264036]

Kids coaches will now add this one to their students.

[@dude.8982]

Igor missed a checkmate in 1 playing drunkenstein. explain that! haha

[@mewhenscripting]

but not everyone is stockfish..?

[@ronaldocallanta8088]

😊❤

[@thedude5599]

and he sacrificed the queen

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@KurtvonLaven0]

Shoot, I am going to have a harder time increasing my rating if more of my opponents watch this video.

[@andyrahman5744]

QxRh8,Qc8+,and,Q×b7+.1-0

[@eudesgeoffroy8416]

That's not calculate like a GM, ir's solving easy puzzles like a GM. Red thumb.

[@CuberSourav]

First Time First EVER(I am only 1300 elo in chess)

[@simplicitas5113]

That's a perfectly respectable rating for an amateur. I am currently "only" 1270 myself and I have played recreationally for over a decade and I am highly intelligent outside of chess and visual puzzles.

[@jayeshthanvigaming4980]

Qxh8+ kc7, qc8+ kb6,qxb8+#

[@kaushikraj17]

Qxh8+ Kc7 Qc8+ Kb6 Qxb7#

[@anordinaryuser1655]

first!

[@charleshendrix232]

100,000 butt whooping to realize you aint no grand master

[@clarencemercurio1833]

Qxh8+ Kc7 Qc8+ Kb6 Qxb7+#

[@utkarshchawla1611]

Qxh8+ kc7 Qc8+ kb6 Qxb7#

[@brazilid-sd7qo]

Pin me plz❤ love your videos bro📍

[@sylvainprimeau8866]

Qxh8+, Kc7 Qc8+ , Kb6 Qxb7#

[@alexaroohi4275]

Please pin me 😅😅 . ❤from INDIA ......

[@mazenlababidi4925]

QxR+ , Qc8+, Qxb7#

[@snakkeshit]

1. Sacrifice the queen by moving to g6. 2.Black has to eat with the rook. 3.White pawn takes rook which delivers check to black's king 4.King moves to the only square left which is h8 5.Rook takes pawn on h6 CHECKMATE! Just a beautiful checkmate by sacrificing your queen to win the game.

[@ricardopinto2611]

I saw this rules and they make sense and are excellent. But I also saw the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqPCoWiPhZlrgNksi=_U3YNCxcdVkxKenR and I like that creative method of thinking that some pieces are not in some place and then force to make it work. How can I mix this method in your video and the method in that link? Thx.

[@simasproo2036]

QXrH8

[@grigorhovhannisyan6019]

Qxh8+ Kc7 Qc8+ Kb6 Qxb7#

[@utopianphilosopher]

Qxh8+ Kc7 Qc8+ Kb6 Qxb7#