If I Wanted to Become a Grandmaster In 2024, This is What I'd Do [FULL BLUEPRINT]

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@paxtontherabbitpigpigworld1920]

Thank you Igor for all your high quality content for free for us financially struggling folks!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 7 Tips To Improve In Chess Faster 00:13 Tip-1 04:32 Tip-2 07:08 Tip-3 (Golden Rule) 07:44 GM Igor Smirnov's chess game 11:01 Tip-4 (Psychological Tip) 14:45 Tip-5 (Learn from your mistakes) 17:01 Tip-6 17:53 Tip-7

[@Galaxy_World]

no one will see this comment bruh its at the bottom

[@gojkocvijic8083]

You play as a GM, but as a couch, you are No 1!!! No comparision!!! Congrats!!!

[@GrandmasterWrichik]

Sir,im Wrichik Banerjee from India. Im currently 2160 rated.And beside my coach,you are my best teacher igor sir . ❤

[@Thankan6969]

Hi sir. Soon you'll be IM and GM 😍🔥

[@lobster_facts]

LMFAO

[@newappearance1644]

1500 to 2000 elo improvement any strategy or any book or any channels etc telling any once

[@Amj2739]

Hi sir. I am 16 years old and I don't know chess (just the basic moves). Can I become a grandmaster in the future if I start now? I'm Indian, do you have any suggestions for where to get guidance?

[@nerdysurya]

You can!!​@@Amj2739

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

I challenge everyone watching this video to start sac’ing pawns. For faster development, more open positions, better activity, all of the above. I promise that you are overvaluing material and Stockfish has proved time and time again that position can be worth a lot more than material but humans refuse to internalize this idea. Your ELO doesn’t matter, try it for a month and see if you win more games.

[@Justforfun_lol1234]

Instructions unclear clear am back from 800 to 300 elo😭🙏

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

I already know the idea of sacrificing pawns to gain compensation.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

And I use it

[@bodooor]

ive won too many games against opponents making unsound pawn sacrifices and converting the material to really buy into this

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

@@bodooor listen man, im not the best chess player but im between 2100-2200 and one of th most exhausting things online as a better b player is actually trying to help other players get better and they refuse to listen and change. It’s why a lot of people dont bother engaging to help anymore. Im not even asking you to listen to *me*, listen to *the grandmaster* telling you this exact same thing. It works all the way up to the GM level because humans are a thousand times worse at chess than stockfish and people need to stop blindly trusting eval bars. There are three aspects to chess: material, position and time. Humans love material because it’s easy to understand but position can be worth much, much, much more. And again, *dont listen to me* on this. Or even the grandmaster! *stockfish* tells you this. But humans are so reticent to internalize this idea and actually say that position and development can easily be worth more than material. Thats why a bunch of titled players just got annihilated on Title Tuesday by the GM sacing his rook for the bishop on move 3 - an objectively dubious gambit, but only if you play as accurately as stockfish.

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I am an American who first learned to play the game in the late 1960s from my dad. I have never played for a draw unless it reached a position where that would be a clear improvement and my best possible outcome. Every once in a while, even in that situation, I have had opponents totally blunder the game allow me back into the winning position, but I don't seek a draw until things are so far gone that it would be extremely rare for that to happen. I was actually shocked when (around the time of the Fischer-Spassky championship match) I first learned that such a large percentage of games by top players end in draws.

[@MrRobot25921]

Went from 500 to 807 ELO within 2 months watching Igor and I havent played chess since I was 10. I know others may climb at a faster rate but im in competition with my own skill set.

[@marklee331]

same here bro.. the last time I played I think was still a teen and totally forgot it... now im catching up again

[@MrRobot25921]

@@marklee331 nice whats your account name maybe we can practice?

[@jirikoudelka7283]

Nice to hear your progress, keep on going

[@theduckgang681]

Keep pushing, you’re doing well

[@lucalanteri8117]

Keep going

[@leewhitford2959]

Another great video to help all us amateurs. Thanks Igor

[@rpd350]

Finding good moves with good chess understanding to become GM. Super, simple & very subtle great advice at the core, thanks! ;-)

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

It really is true, though. People get tunnel vision and overlook moves trying to stick to their plans. Don't play automatic moves

[@peterbago4574]

6:00 I also noticed checkmate in one was only chosen by 74%, 26% of white players followed Lasker's advice and found something better to play. :)

[@KB-cp3bv]

A great video from a great teacher. Many thanks Igor

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Awesome to hear that from you!

[@newyorkslim2001]

wow. Really one of you best discussions of all time. Insightful, fast-moving, empathetic. Bravo.

[@AbhiKundu-qz7vk]

Content quality is brilliant without any sacrifices

[@marksmit8112]

A great chess mind Igor and useful analysis. The best teacher out there 👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Appreciate you for being here!

[@michaeljsprague]

Ohhh…. GOOD moves. I will try that.

[@張謙-n3l]

I guess the reason that players play for a draw against stronger opponents is twofold. The first part is that they feel their opponents should be more anxious about the game since the opponent will lose rating by the draw. The second part is that knowing the opponent is stronger will make players question their decision, like they will always assume their stronger opponents blunder is a brilliant sacrifice that they cannot see, so they will try to play solid moves and not open up possibilities for their opponents to win

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

Tip 5, 3 and 7 are arguably the most important things to becoming a grandmaster. Obv you gotta have a study plan and get the right mentallity but this is the basics of improving. Focus on making moves that are in the spirit of the position, that matches your plan and that(after calculating) works. Make sure you understand your opponent's ideas and are trying to refute them while pushing your own agenda, and ALWAYS analyze to get better understanding and more knowledge. These three things will help you improve and become a gm if you follow a consistent study plan, read books/watch youtube videos and actually challenge yourself

[@T.E.official001]

There should be a series in which igor will analyze games of low rated players and tell the flaws and solutions. This people will be Igor's subscribers.

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Very smart plan. You are the greatest coach on KZbin.

[@nazirkazi2531]

Thanks again for some wonderful guidelines! To me the most important one was not to memorize openings because that's exactly what I have been doing so far and always ran into trouble when my opponent did not play the expected moves for that opening. Also want to mention that to me "Level up your Chess" was one of your best courses!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome, appreciate you for being here 💛

[@kalelpi314]

I love your example in number 7. Sometimes I will feel overwhelmed by their attack on king side and need to remember what you said about having a solid setup so don’t worry. How do recall all the moves of games you played years ago? Thx for your help!

[@williamedwards8821]

Chess checkmate patterns are interesting, but so are the placements and powers of the pieces in the opening. There are so many patterns that open up in the opening that you sometimes get to wonder if Chess was invented by computer. Nearly any opponent that feels you are scripted in the opening will try to minimize damage, if suffer any at all, and then punish you in the endgame. If you are going to know an opening you may as well know it well.

[@ilyab.5127]

Becoming a GM today is much tougher than 30 years ago. All tournament players are prepared with computer lines.

[@GyanAkasham]

Another really insightful video

[@AlexanderUstymenko-nm3qd]

Number 1 actually just saved me from the 1000 rating and I’m gaining points now Спасибо Игорь!!!

[@thorsteinnlavoque3147]

Igor you are a great teacher I'm 70 years old have been playing apppx 45 years you have gotten me to try to reach 2000 if only 1900 I will still be happy

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Awesome to hear that from you!

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

This is the exact roadmap I thought was logical when I started and my rating accelerated faster than all my friends. It started slow but the results were exponential.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Appreciate you watching!

[@ranju235]

How to play endgame??

[@HarshChaurasia-we5di]

Same question

[@Harsh-j1b6p]

Yes

[@OompaLoompaPoopa]

Mark Dvoretsky's endgame manual. That should be your bible for endgames. You can get to a ridiculously high level using that book (even beyond the average GM level)

[@vlnow]

Play minecraft. It increases ones autism. Autism helps in end games.

[@user-jr9dt8tm7r]

Learn how to mate fast in the middlegame (75-80% of all games) and you won't need to play endgame.

[@akiraxhayume628]

Thank you Igor, You never failed to give me new knowledge in chess through every videos of yours, I thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@akiraxhayume628]

@@GMIgorSmirnov and because of you and my in real life mentor who is a cm, Adding up your knowledge as a GM, I won the Tournament in our church, there's a competition of chess and i got atleast 2nd place

[@BobChess]

My problem is really about opening. I have strong tactics but I always worse in the opening. I have to chance to show my strength.

[@LYNXSHADOW809]

Try playing openings with very low theory or generally good principled moves

[@vlnow]

Play 960. Its a better game anyway

[@mrnelgin]

When I'm white, I stick to one pretty universal opening that I can play no matter what black plays. I play the heck out of it until I understand it and its different lines. As black, most people seem to want to play a wayward queen or fried liver attack at my level so I work a lot on counter attack openings for those. Just pick a couple of openings for black and while and play the heck out of them until you're solid.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Sac your pawns to develop your pieces. If what youre saying is true, youll win a lot more games, trust me.

[@andrewwilson9123]

1900 here. You’re not following opening principles (developing pieces as actively as possible, controlling the center, getting castled, and responding to your opponent’s threats). If you do all of these, you will have played a successful opening

[@luyandaxulu-uv9ew]

Good Morning Sir , If I May Ask Which Book That You Recommend For Explaining Further More Basic Principles Of Chess [In Middlegames , Tactics , Strategy]

[@Agent-fo2dy]

13:10 white went knight h siiuuuuuuuuuu 😂😂😂

[@trollem09]

What i learned is to take is a mistake i also been playing london system lately but now im trying gambits like queens gambit and it improve thinking analysis

[@hiteshshinde1520]

Sir.. I request you to make video How to crush reti+ English opening Please

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

On every move, you should be actively asking yourself, "What is my opponent's plan? What does he want?"

[@somerandomvideos3139]

Can u cover the Relfsson gambit

[@AmitJaiswal-e6y]

Bishop opening boii variation

[@I61void]

Igor i went from 600 to 1300 in like a month because of you and this other dude who just focuses on exploiting stock fish in certain unassuming (even) positions, who looks like a history teacher i forgot his name. I watched gotham when i first started and i just got worst if jot just plateau. Kings gambit is my favorite opening. Currently 1600 i havent played in like a year.

[@nomoreblitz]

good video.

[@jonathansampson7450]

Thank you for the video 🙏 i have a question-- even ehen i play long time controls (15|10) I'm always better in the opening and way too often I give away my advantage in the middlegame or endgame because I get very low on time. Should I just play an even longer time control (30 min, 60 min), or is there something else I can do to fix this? Thanks!!

[@manaschaturvedi-su8cc]

You can take his masterclass It's free and only 64 minutes long

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Free Masterclass link: chess-teacher.net/improve-chess-instantly/

[@Steve_K2]

#5, Learn from your mistakes: can someone please tell me how to do that with Lichess?

[@waffleocalypse]

Go to your game > Click Analysis Board > Click Request a computer analysis and wait for it to finish > Click Learn from your mistakes

[@manaschaturvedi-su8cc]

11:14 i learned the counter to this from you

[@azurehydra]

I'm strong at openings but completely blunder the end game even when I have the positional advantage. Bad at using the rooks.

[@spankymcduff9683]

Doing end game puzzles (on lichess for example) might help.

[@azurehydra]

@spankymcduff9683 good idea 💡 I will start

[@luladrgn9155]

show this to levy

[@maximepoca9396]

I'm happy as a gambit and agressive player that you think playing active moves is the best way to improve, clearly what I'm trying to do ! Very nice video ! Very useful !

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for watching!💛

[@Tai_mi07]

I keep missing checkmates. Mate in 2,and even mate in 1 move. So I lose games inspite of having higher advantage.I don't know how to overcome this😢

[@waffleocalypse]

Polgar's 5443 book. Also you can drill mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 puzzles on whatever website you prefer.

[@barrybarry9141]

These chess advice can literally be applied to forex trading

[@27_narkarmayurpramod49]

Send it to Gotham

[@KingTheLines]

There's a channel that's taking your content , putting it behind a voice changer and passing it off as original. I tried reaching out on Twitter but my account was locked for sharing a link (to the channel) .. to whom it may concern

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you for your support, could you share the details here?

[@KingTheLines]

@@GMIgorSmirnov the channel is called 'Stockfish' one of the specific videos I'm referring to is titled 'The MOST SPLENDOUR Opening Trap Preferred By Stockfish Himself in Chess' .

[@CarlosAugusto-fr6gt]

👏👏👏

[@ironman20150]

my elo is 1600, you think i can get to 2500 guys?

[@gabrielfernandezmendiguchi5768]

❤❤❤❤

[@jefferyw91]

1 st comment 1st like

[@eushasamin1234]

No like from me😂

[@vlnow]

Openings suck. Normal chess sucks. I am 1400 at 960, under 1000 at normal chess. Normal chess at my level is just opening memory and memory of tricks due to where the back rank order is set up. Thats not the chess i want to get good at. I only play normal chess to get better at open board and end game. If i make it that far. Only bonus of normal chess is more players. Otherwise, its a super bad format for beginners, and an inferior game

[@KingPanda-lp5ir]

Ummm nobody at 1000 knows openings

[@OceanOfTears-z2d]

For your own understanding, elo/statistical comparisons across different populations are low validity. Say you compete in a sport in high school and you’re in the 70th percentile. Making the assumption that this places you in the 70th percentile among college athletes or all athletes would be a mistake. You might think your scenario is because of tactics or openings etc, but it could just be that less people play 960 seriously, or that the players there have worse tactics making yours look better. Conclusively saying anything is hard because it’s purely spitballing how we feel

[@leszekryniec7054]

Go learn basic tactics and mates

[@longbeards100]

@@KingPanda-lp5ir As a 1000 player, there's a glut of people who ONLY know openings. As soon as you defeat whatever line they basically blunder every piece from the queen down. But it sucks to have to go against trap after trap on the way up as a mediocre player.

[@vlnow]

​@@longbeards100 if i survive the opening tricks, at 1000 elo lichess, i can often still win even down a piece if i have an okay development. But i normally lose the game in opening only from bad eventual position of tricks.

[@alpha_5248]

another click bait classic

[@Heavymetalisgirlypop]

wdym? This dude is giving golden tips for free working towards being a grandmaster isn’t easy

[@ohnah6261]

Found the 300 rated player

[@5gearz]

Can you prove it?

[@manaschaturvedi-su8cc]

I want this to be pinned

[@manaschaturvedi-su8cc]

Pin of shame

[@brianpso]

@gothamchess

[@pbToast03]

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