I Never Blundered A Knight Fork After Learning This SIMPLE Idea

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@jstb6102]

The first example refers to what is known as the elephant's jump. Derived from the ancestor of the bishop: the "alfil". A piece of shatranj (ancestor of chess) that jumped two squares diagonally and was also called the elephant. Excellent video as always, congratulations GM Smirnov!

[@MacdonaldPhiri-n3i]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@LeeEvans007]

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

[@ÉdouardBrasseur]

I like those kind of video. Really helpful !

[@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.

[@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.

[@HaithamSamy-ff1ie]

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

[@Zywl]

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

[@MrPerrisC]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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-

[@sunilchristian3430]

Thank you!

[@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

[@Kenjitsuka]

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

[@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"

[@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]

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[@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!

[@THEGOATSLOVER-g9s]

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

[@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.

[@rdspam]

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

[@Zygnity]

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

[@fmvehns4106]

Bxb7 looks very dangerous

[@Jwumani]

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

[@kevinfoley7379]

Can't white castle in this position?

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

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[@Vector-io9cn]

HELLO MISTER IGOR ME LOVE UR VI DS

[@rutgerdeboom7424]

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[@TommyTimmy-w9j]

First:)

[@harishkhan2445]

Congrations you got a ❤ from Igor

[@AdOr-do9mz]

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