I Never Blundered A Knight Fork After Learning This SIMPLE Idea

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@jacobhood5770]

Just by keeping your pieces on separate colours they can never be forked. Especially handy in blitz

[@FuriousEagle13]

Lol, I never thought it that way.😅 Thank you bro! ❤

[@mershenmoodley9042]

You just blew my fucking mind. Thank you

[@darkknight32920]

​@@mershenmoodley9042It's in the video in the first minute...

[@jimmywalker8354]

@@mershenmoodley9042 I found that out a few months ago and felt the same way!

[@georgebruh8325]

​@mershenmoodley9042 💀 bruh did you even watch the video

[@timporter8886]

Hey Igor, you have had some great posts on this channel, but this one was the most instructive yet. Such a subtle and masterful explanation on these principles to assist those of us not as advanced as most. It is appreciated and so thoughtful for you to spend time on posts for less skilled players and beginners. Thanks so much!👍

[@sumitdharmadhikari6728]

Make a video on how to calculate the number of pieces captured cause many players get confused in the capture chain.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Tips To Avoid Knight Forks In Chess 01:12 Tip-1 02:16 Tip-2 04:20 Tip-3 06:18 Tip-4 09:12 More than 2 million players make this blunder 10:28 How to save the game after blundering a fork 10:59 Tip-5 (countering a knight fork) 13:24 Tip-6 (countering a knight fork) 15:52 How I won the game after getting forked 17:51 Summary

[@tolisl5013]

Thank you very much Igor. As always, the quality is great and the content is top level. You own by far the best chess channel. It is really amazing that most of the books I have tried reading are committing such tips, like not wanting to share... Well, proud to be part of the Igornation sir!

[@tastethem]

GM Smirnov has an amazing coaching strategy. First, keep it simple, then put it in real life scenarios. Thanks for all your videos.

[@DemonArcMonster]

I've been looking (passively) for an instructor to go over knight patterns and the piece I was looking for was Diagonal Opposition, only 4 minutes into the video as of right now. Thank you GM Smirnov!

[@mschoenen]

Lovely - the tips in the first section - so obvious when you say it and I think about it....and yet, never realized before! Thank you Igor

[@THEGOATSLOVER-g9s]

I blundered a queen fork as a 1850 today and my opponent trolled me.😢😢 I was just trying to have some fun😢

[@MacdonaldPhiri-n3i]

Of all the videos I have watched, this one is simply dangerous, I feel sorry for my opponents🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Chris-87]

This is easily one of my favorite videos you put out. G4 did occur to me, but I looked at knight taking and then didn't follow up with it. When I was sub 1500, I used to hate these minority attacks.

[@tysonerfert5862]

This was awesome! Hope i absorbed some of that. Thank you

[@jackcityy718]

@17:38 but what about bishop g6 ?

[@gremlinn7]

I guess you could then disconnect the two black pieces with the light-squared bishop, and if black trades you have either knight to recapture, putting it on a better position in the center.

[@LeeEvans007]

Great tips, I just learnt loads and feel like a knight boss now. Thanks for making so many good tuts. ❤❤

[@kylesunfit]

golden tips as usual! people who aren't seeing this don't know what they're missing out on

[@jetenglish6427]

Всё гениальное просто. Браво! Спасибо, Игорь!

[@coolcat23]

Best chess channel on KZbin!

[@Zywl]

9:08 if black insists on keeping the c7 pawn guarded they can play Qa5 but that also fails to Bxc6+

[@kristianrother]

Very good advice. Thanks.

[@LanceNYC]

Attn RCA Video Editor - Please leave a little pause at the resolution of a sequence of moves. For example, at time 12:02, it's so tight, that it's even difficult to pause to appreciate the checkmate.

[@ÉdouardBrasseur]

I like those kind of video. Really helpful !

[@mikechurch6313]

Superb as always, Igor

[@Trex100]

Great instructional vid!

[@gremlinn7]

With the bishop targeting the b2 pawn at 15:03, in general, how do you know whether it's worth taking it and letting the rook get an open b file?

[@Zygnity]

16:48 What happens if black plays Bg6 because it still defends their knight?

[@fmvehns4106]

Bxb7 looks very dangerous

[@JamesFleming-s9w]

minute and a half in and already learned something extremely useful!

[@ekekonoise]

This is super useful, thanks!

[@cuberomer]

4:20 You missed a tricky drawing opportunity for black, after Nf6, a7, Nd5, a8=Q, black is just in time to fork the king and queen on c7, so white has to be careful and play Kc6 to stop the forking square.

[@rockyraccoon8270]

This was really good thank you

[@jaybingham3711]

13:53 What's shown next is played by a lot of Jobava London players. Just be aware that Bxe5 is also common...and better (in terms of human playability) despite SF evaluating them equally. When played correctly, the best you can hope for in that case is coming out of the battle down a pawn. Most will struggle to not barf up two pawns. But it can be much worse.

[@Luckey900]

Hey Igor also the Last Position after Black NX G4, then NE2-G3 then Q-H4 (Threatening mate !) I again got a losing Position against Computer ??? So far 2 Dubious lines that you recommended ?! (Other one is Bishop goes to G6 ??? I think your D4 Blunder would be better to Play D3 and Avoid this Mess all together ?! Categorically, I'm "Dazed and Confused" ! Jim Canada

[@ygalel]

8:25 Oh my god that is so cool!

[@Kenjitsuka]

The knight always attacks one single color; and no one told me this yet! Thanks as always!!!

[@laklsla]

Very instructive video, spasibo

[@Crelids]

The diagonal position... isn't it known as "knight check shadow" or something close to that?

[@southernrun9048]

Another great video showing ideas that never would’ve been considered

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it! 🙂

[@Totobimbo-d6w]

i know that in chess we need to attack by moving forward mainly in opponent's half of the board and if not possible immediately we need to prepare an attack for the next move making it with piece development at the same time if possible. but we also need to check what our opponent wants to do to avoid blunders , infiltrations , etc. My question is: when it is my turn to play is better to think first on my attack or on my opponent plan? i only want to know how GMs think specificly. Thanks

[@andrewprofilet2541]

Just develop, who cares what your opponent does, if he wins call him a cheater. I’m a super gm grandmaster

[@HaithamSamy-ff1ie]

may God bless you your tips and tricks in this and other videos are very useful

[@m.rubland6737]

Great explanations. For a player of my niveau, I had to stop at halftime, because it´s too much information in this little time. But I will continue the next day!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@modeob88]

Min 13:58 (at least on my level) , i think a lot of player will play Bxe5 Kxe5 ; dxe5 ; end with a pawn of advantage

[@sunilchristian3430]

Thank you!

[@hippophile]

That first position I was trying to see how after the "blunder" QxN that (after NxP+, Bf1 NxR) black can cope with Bb5+. Looks strong for W to me... so I thought that line must be the answer...

[@MrPerrisC]

Never occurred to me diagonal opposition for knight is a thing, thanks!

[@kevinkonig3892]

It came naturally to me because it was always such a pain to attack when a piece or the King is positioned like that.

[@MarathonMan1981]

Incredible. Definitely worth committing to memory 💪

[@rdspam]

2:12 Kb5 and black prevents a Queen by…?

[@Luckey900]

Hey Igor what if the Black Bishop goes to G6 in the last example ? Is white to play H4 ? I played it on the Computer and got my Butt Kicked ??? Jim Canada

[@qlvecchiopaiodijeans]

I thought the same thing: black has Bg6!

[@eminm6383]

at ttip4, can black not castle ?

[@weeblordgaming6062]

I was thinking that as well

[@Smol_PC]

Timestamp? I don't see where castling makes sense. If 8:44, then after black castles, white takes blacks queen with the knight.

[@weeblordgaming6062]

@ 6:44

[@Smol_PC]

@@weeblordgaming6062 My first idea: after black castles, white can go Qh5 to add another attacker, black would play h7, white would play nxf7 since only the king and rook is defending the pawn. Black is in danger of a discovered attack, if black doesn't take with rook, then they lose tempo by moving queen and next move getting discovered check. If rook takes, white is happy after recapturing and has a better initiative to attack. I'm 1200-1300 elo btw, this is what I see.

[@Sam000_]

3:30 ❤

[@luiealexy3139]

Hello ,love you ,can you make a video about gambit against English opening ?

[@Moonjuro]

If you're under like 1800-2000 elo or smth like that just forget opening theory altogether. Opening theory doesn't matter in lower ratings. Just stick to a single opening for white and another for black and ignore these useless opening traps and gambits, not like you're gonna memorize them all anyway. Instead focus on understanding key patterns and solve lots of tactics/puzzles. Also try reading a chess book like "How to Beat Your Dad at Chess"

[@elderlycatpatriot]

Igor might very well be my favorite chess teacher. He's everything a teacher should be, and then some. The primary reason why he's a fantastic teacher is because he is *pleasant and friendly.* He understands that you're probably not going to know _everything_ and instead of going on long rants about the wrong move and wondering why you would do that, he just calmly explains the mistake (and everything else you can do wrong) before stating what you _should_ do. I remember watching that (in)famous Ben Finegold "why people never get good" video, and I turned it off after five minutes. I did that because Ben is a textbook example of how *NOT* to be a good teacher. Unlike Igor, Ben is, to put it very bluntly, a gigantic asshole. *Completely unlikeable.* Call it "brutal honesty" or whatever you want; it doesn't do anything to excuse the fact that he's extremely rude, and thus incredibly discouraging. Like, imagine you're in school again, and you're having trouble understanding the material for an assignment. Would you rather have: *Igor,* who will calmly explain the problem and walk you through how to do the assignment, OR *Ben,* who will do nothing but berate and demoralize you, in addition to just making you feel completely stupid and worthless in general, until he finally gets to actually helping you? I don't know about you, but for me the decision is _extremely_ clear. Long story short: The chess world needs a lot more Igor Smirnovs, and a lot less Ben Finegolds. Maybe then, struggling beginners won't feel so discouraged.

[@comicus6769]

Oops, taking with the Queen in your opening example is not a blunder. White is likely winning and if black takes the rook he loses for sure.

[@yamaha6981]

I was thinking that I'm not a professional but I usually win that happens.

[@BeThe_Inspired]

The Knight and Batman are definitely related

[@pirateking1Luffy1]

i swear when i first was a 500 elo rated player i thought Igor was bobby fisher or kasparov.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😀

[@kevinkonig3892]

6:33 Damn. I would have played this. Good thing I'm just 900 Elo tho.

[@penchanski673]

How is 2:08 losing? The black king can't come in without losing the knight a7 b6 b5 a8 c6

[@thebenc1537]

Jokic this year is averaging 1ps, 6 rebounds and almost 6 points. That's the difference between Jokic and Tatum.6 rebounds and 6 assists more per game? There are men who played 10 years in the league with those kind of stats! Jokic is a decent player and Tatum combined.

[@TheBlinkyImp]

Most of my blunders are from revealed attacks of bishops that I didn't notice. Any tips for that? 😅

[@Jwumani]

Sent from the GOds I just blundered this today for the first time, I'll make sure not repeat it

[@signedelacroix7213]

I just can't do it, the center is protected so I can't place my bishop to protect my N. My N get taken by the Q or K.

[@kevinfoley7379]

Can't white castle in this position?

[@Kartik-f4w]

12:05 !!

[@mariondiabolito4054]

another quick calculation he left out! if you don't want a knight to attack you, in a fork or otherwise, move the piece to a colour OPPOSITE that of the knight. with seconds on the clock it's another guarantee.

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

👍

[@Vector-io9cn]

HELLO MISTER IGOR ME LOVE UR VI DS

[@3isallwesee]

Modern Chess has been ruined by pawn promotion. Simply advanceing pawn to end of board is way overpowered. Through the history of all chess it was never unlimited promotion. The old way was you can only promote to a piece you lost- so you can never have two queens- or it became a piece that could move 1 space diagonally. Until that rule is changed back to how it should be consider modern chess ruined-

[@getcloveryourself]

Easy solution, don't let your opponent push a pawn all the way down the board

[@Georgewalsh100]

But I think that’s a worthy reward for that kinda fight! Pawn advancements would be ignored if the reward wasn’t great!

[@3isallwesee]

@@Georgewalsh100 The fact remains was never done all the way up to the 1800s the furthest it went was trading a piece that had been taken and if no piece was taken it stayed till a piece was available or was made into a new piece that could move 1 square diagonally like a bishop that can move one square two queens is not normal for the game of chess it wasnt how it was designed. It makes it too easy

[@rutgerdeboom7424]

:)

[@AdOr-do9mz]

I beat a 2000 elo bot in bullet many times how to be 2200

[@shrirangbondale2263]

coach you are bad for giving such quality endgame/sureshot improvement tips publicly for zero cost, that too without exaggeration. you are just bad. atleast exxagerate it a little bit or make it dramatic lol

[@TommyTimmy-w9j]

First:)

[@harishkhan2445]

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