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@zunrongliu2 ай бұрын
Hi! could you do a video about middlegame plans on Sicilian defense, Kan variation?
@AndileSiyali2 ай бұрын
Please do an opening video on the catalan
@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd2 ай бұрын
Fisher trap😂
@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd2 ай бұрын
@zunrongliu8 You have to say buhaaaaa
@farouqbaiti43152 ай бұрын
Ok.💪🏻
@sunshinechessacademy36992 ай бұрын
Love your work. A GM with a sense of humour who is easy to listen to and makes sense! 👏
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Glad you loved it! Thanks for watching!
@MessiLionel-f6dАй бұрын
@@GMIgorSmirnovhello hm what the most important skills i need
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
► Chapters 00:00 3 Tips To Calculate Better In Chess 00:10 Example 00:36 Tip-1 (calculating your moves) 04:12 Tip-2 (calculating opponent's moves) 05:24 When to STOP calculating a variation? 06:35 Tip-3 09:53 Visualization Training 13:01 Positional understanding helps your calculation
@ZDTF2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@joeoleary90102 ай бұрын
Great as usual, but can you do a video on how to calculate when you're deep into the middle game and your pieces are spread out and un-coordinated. What is the principle for restoring order to really chaotic situations?
@cavitied8742 ай бұрын
great idea , but i think it is better to keep your pieces well coordinated in the first place
@johnwalker10582 ай бұрын
I'm not a chess master myself, but from what I know as an intermediate player, perhaps the approach to "un-fudging" your positional structure is to think to yourself "how can I improve each piece so that it has more available squares to move to later?" Examine your position. Figure out which pieces seem badly placed (which ones seem to have a very limited amount of available squares to move to) and then seek to improve their positioning. For each piece whose position you're trying to improve, figure out how to improve its position. You may need to move it around another piece to get it onto a square or line where it can see more squares in its new position. You may need to move another piece out of its way so that it can see more squares from its current position. In some cases, you might try to exchange it for one of your opponent's more active pieces. Try to trade it for one of your opponent's good pieces (in this context, a piece that has plenty of available squares for it to use). That way, your position improves by getting rid of a bad piece that was clogging up the rest of your position. You also have the additional benefit that you made your opponent's position somewhat worse since you diminish the amount of activity and space control in their position by trading one of your inactive pieces for one of their active pieces. Anyway, there's probably a whole world of positional theory knowledge about how to skillfully maneuver one's pieces, but here are at least a couple simple ideas to help you get started.
@joeoleary90102 ай бұрын
@@johnwalker1058 OK, but I'm really thinking of bullet and blitz games where time is limited to calculate, and I am looking for a simple strategy or rule of thumb to re-order pieces that have been scattered.
@JCC052 ай бұрын
Personally, I just believe in improving the best piece. Identify the worst piece, which is usually the most passive or the one with the least prospects, and reroute it to a better position. If all pieces seem equally advantaged, look for a weakness to target or look to create a weakness. If there are no Weaknesses for your opponent and your pieces are all bad, you've probably messed it up too badly already
@Judgemental17912 сағат бұрын
Thank you GM Igor.
@ZekeGoodwin2 ай бұрын
This lesson made so much sense to me Thank you Igor!!
@bashamstra98942 ай бұрын
Igor, can you do a "system" vid again? Your dutch system with f5 and b6 works great for me! I don't have to remember a ton of variations and get good games in which I know what to do. Often results in strong attacks for black! More systems please, I too tend to forget dozens of variations. Greatings from a big fan! You are leagues ahead of the YT competition!
@HistoryGuy_YT2 ай бұрын
This video was well made and is easy to grasp 👍🏻.
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@FloydMaxwell2 ай бұрын
I appreciate the example, and suggestions. Thank you.
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tactician2496Ай бұрын
Qf7+,QF8+, RF8#
@sumsumwong4982 ай бұрын
I bought your superpack with the huge discount, and all i can say is, wow, I bought a brain of a GM, and no one in my chess club knows your secrets (including my coaches). Thank you for creating these courses and bringing me closer to my goal of getting a title!
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear that from you!💛
@sumsumwong4982 ай бұрын
@@GMIgorSmirnov I really do recommend your courses for people who want to push harder on their chess accomplishments
@haz_emm2 ай бұрын
Great video! How do I combine this with "checks, captures, attacks"?
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
CCA help in finding forced variation. Thank you for watching!
@starlitnight6982Ай бұрын
You are doing great work
@drsrikanthb12Ай бұрын
Wow amazing vedio best ever seen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thanks a lot!!!!!!
@OttoTheDoge2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot :) just passed 1600 today mostly thanks to your videos
@bjaurelio2 ай бұрын
You never calculated a3, which results in trapping the queen if black takes on b2.
@skeats202 ай бұрын
Exactly why I came to the comments
@TheRifild2 ай бұрын
at which point? cuz can't an opponent just capture your knight on c3 with a check?
@tanus19892 ай бұрын
ur horribly wrng u lose a knight
@bjaurelio2 ай бұрын
@@TheRifildafter Qb6, go a3. If Qxb2, Na4 traps the queen.
@emperorsascharoni9577Ай бұрын
It’s hope chess that’s why. Don’t calculate moves that rely on your opponent making a mistake.
@2009Neelam2 ай бұрын
Awesome video! 😊😊😊😊😊
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Not_Even_WrongАй бұрын
Damn thanks for the stockfish diss at 5:45 i need to keep in mind that maybe it's not the objective truth, at least in attackers advantage. Maybe other things too.. How about a video on that?
@BastianXXIV2 ай бұрын
💖 Thank You‼
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@yakovvidberg7035Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video but in 3:36 you’re wrong cuz after c3 qxg5 you have nb5 fork and you fine so I thought it could work so checked it with my super engine and he obviously had surprise cuz after c3 you don’t take bishop you play bishop d7 and white is minus 4.8
@AlexanderUstymenko-nm3qd2 ай бұрын
Спасибо огромна !!!! Уважаю тебя и твой видео (; Держись !!!!
@onlychessbydhanush2302 ай бұрын
In first position it is hard for below 2000 to calculate the poison pawn variation
@unclebob19592 ай бұрын
Nd5 was sweet!
@mutalederrickchelu2 ай бұрын
This video has helped me get back to 2000+,but igor...how do you see an advanced advantage,like weak square,pawn structure,well developed pieces etc As in keeping your advantage... especially on pawn structure and opposite side castling?
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
👍These are important middlegame concepts.
@tastethem2 ай бұрын
12:06 knightmare
@drxyd2 ай бұрын
"Takes, takes, takes" - Hikaru Nakamura
@Catspostytshorts2 ай бұрын
Another AMAZING VIDEO hopefully using this in game can get me past 1600
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Appreciate you for watching!
@Bobafettcool6 күн бұрын
The sea of Luxembourg my favorite
@TK_ProdАй бұрын
For better or worse I would have played bishop to b5 to block with 2 knights in backup and to check.
@franek-l5b2 ай бұрын
12:20 knight c7
@chrisgardiner2206Ай бұрын
Pawn to A3 lure the queen to take the b pawn the play knight to A4 traps the queen
@2009Neelam2 ай бұрын
12:20 You could play Nc7 and he’s done for! 😅
@gtm7812 ай бұрын
Pretty good lesson again by igor smyrov again and I love you and your lessons so much❤ I have a question: in 8:05 what if he takes my bishop and then plays Qxb2? Does this make any difference?
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
You're welcome, appreciate you for being here 💛 White will defend the pawn after pawn takes bishop on f6.
Actually I don’t agree with Knight D5 on C7, cause black Queen next move will make a fork A5, and you’ll lose your Knight. Knight on B5 is much better, because it’s will be protected by rook. Am I correct? 13:59
@Kesy_lazy2 ай бұрын
Man, if u put the knight on c7 it's check, wake up
@sl81372 ай бұрын
@@Kesy_lazy OMG. Thanks! My bad 🤭
@STRAW_HAT_ENTERTAINMENTSАй бұрын
12:04 Its about to be a knight-mare for black
@ariseyhun20852 ай бұрын
13:31 why would moving the rook to b1 and losing a pawn first instead of straight going for the knight to c7 fork?
@dragosmihaiciorba4039Ай бұрын
On Nc7 black plays Qc3+,picking off the knight
@sajms21 күн бұрын
You can sell your course cheaper and get more buyers or students
@Dhanalakshmi-jp3km3 күн бұрын
What about d5
@AndileSiyali2 ай бұрын
@GmIgorSmirnov please do a video on the catalan
@glorhytajiri2 ай бұрын
12:05 pun intended
@bartoszklimaszewski98332 ай бұрын
I would go pawn a3 and If Queen takes B2 then Knight to a4 and Queen is trapped.
@jonjones8202 ай бұрын
That was my thought too.
@rainerschnelle12 ай бұрын
Why do you even consider Knight takes Bf6? Isn't it a mistake to take? And isn't the Bishop a little stronger than the knight? What do you get out of that exchange?
@Guitatheist2 ай бұрын
Capturing the knight on f6 allows white to play nd5 on the next move (if you dont capture the knight on f6 before, black can just trade knights), which attacks the queen and threatens nc7+, forking the king and the rook. So it gives white a strong attack Moreover after exf6, the d6 pawn is backward and isolated, and white will very likely capture it later in the game because its so weak. And after gxf6 black's pawn structure on the kingside is in bad shape, and the black king could be in danger because castling would be unsafe
@Kesy_lazy2 ай бұрын
He just explained that!! You can put your knight on d5. To take is a mistake is a rule to remember when u want to trade unnecessarily or without a clear goal
@no-one-in-particularАй бұрын
Yes you are right, you should follow that rule and never take, ever.
@sudhaDevi-z2t7vАй бұрын
In ilchess 1750 rating is good in rapid for ten old boy
@heuw73792 ай бұрын
good
@Devil_boy_242 ай бұрын
Knightmare 😂
@katzumihanzo54712 ай бұрын
😂😂
@killerkonnat2 ай бұрын
8:33 what is wrong with the white bishop taking a pawn in this position? Letting the opponent develop their bishop? My understanding with the situation is that it's a "free" pawn because you were going to lose that bishop anyway, and if the opponent captures your knight in response they blunder a free piece to your bishop. So they have to take the bishop first and then you end up back at the same position but a pawn up. Clearly there must be something wrong with that logic if he didn't talk about that move being an option for an attacking move. I just don't see why.
@pushupkid42032 ай бұрын
If you are talking about bxg7 or bxe7 then black can take the Knight with check then take back the Bishop so they win a piece
@killerkonnat2 ай бұрын
@@pushupkid4203 Thanks.
@onlychessbydhanush2302 ай бұрын
Flaw in first position
@Saintmadman2 ай бұрын
Knightmare 😁
@gaMingclipZ-ke2gb7 күн бұрын
I would play ND5😂
@davidmasse28292 ай бұрын
Excellent
@kwanxin95062 ай бұрын
Why is Igor holding back on a3? Maybe saving this trap for another lesson? 😂
@farouqbaiti43152 ай бұрын
Sicilian is just complicated for both sides.😂💀
@no-one-in-particularАй бұрын
Just take pills and stare at the ceiling
@BlunderBunny2 ай бұрын
Another great video! Very helpful.
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@iceicebaby69802 ай бұрын
This video is almost 15 minutes. I play 1:0. OMG, I'm doomed.
@5gearz2 ай бұрын
10:21 if c3 black takes the knight
@z-e-t-aanimations88232 ай бұрын
The knight is defended by the Queen.
@5gearz2 ай бұрын
@@z-e-t-aanimations8823 ohhhhh i see now
@KingPanda-lp5ir2 ай бұрын
@@5gearzit’s a very common tactical theme c3 defending the knight
@tonyyoung16622 ай бұрын
❤
@paulosantorops2 ай бұрын
I can't find a better instructor on internet. Greetings from Brazil!
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it! 🙏
@Opeth123412 ай бұрын
Lol Nakamura burn
@elasmojones2 ай бұрын
go pawn grabbing, lose a rook.
@ExgarPond2 ай бұрын
uuuggghhh so many bots
@HelloGuyz_212 ай бұрын
There are like 11 comments ... I don't see any chat bots
@williamzhou12 ай бұрын
@@HelloGuyz_21There are 4 bots
@ExgarPond2 ай бұрын
@Learner980 I'm not a bot bro
@xMoonlove2 ай бұрын
@@ExgarPondthats what a bot would say
@ExgarPond2 ай бұрын
@@xMoonlove my pfp isn’t a bikini picture though so…
@f_b_i_2 ай бұрын
Maybe I am a good chess player 😂
@whollenbeck82 ай бұрын
good tips, can't stand accent though.
@Skarhoang2 ай бұрын
How about a3?
@hughfuve2 ай бұрын
Seriously, why waste your time on all these options when a3 just shuts the black queen down?
@haiyamaster2 ай бұрын
meow
@o.i.s12 ай бұрын
meow
@chelovek10117Ай бұрын
wome
@6ARE82 ай бұрын
Why didn’t you consider a3? I guess black won’t be able to capture that pawn!