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"What can I attack" is a real game-changer. It's amazing how often hidden resources jump to life when you ask it regularly. The problem is that it is so easy to fall back into passive habits; it takes discipline to think of counter-attacks on every move. Something I am still working on.
Every move should create a problem for your opponent. Passive moves have to have specific purposes. Its something im still trying to make sure i consistently do while keeping my other principles in line. Its why strong players always feel like they are “leaning on” you. They are following basic chess principles but putting pressure on with every move.
Hello, I have really enjoyed listen to your tips and teachings on chess. I am a 69 yo guy who was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago. I decided to return to the game of chess that I had not played since I was a teenager. It is a wonderful game. I enjoy playing 5 min games. Many thanks for your top notch UTube videos. Dana via the coast of Maine
► Chapters 00:00 3 Universal Rules to Improve Your Chess 00:36 Example-1: How would you play here? 01:16 Rule-1: To take is a mistake 03:02 Rule-2: Create problems for your opponent 04:34 Example-2: Bg5 pin on your knight 05:04 Rule-2 extension: Offense is the best defense 06:19 Example-3: Can you find the best move? 07:19 Rule-3: Calculate when there is tension between pieces 08:13 Forcing moves: Captures, checks, and attacks
I'd never heard "to take is a mistake" until you said it...and just by following that one thing, I've been getting stronger. Now I ask the question...am I helping my opponent? Does my opponent want to get rid of this piece because it is hindered? I love it. Thanks!
Whenever i teach chess to someone wanting to get better, after all the basic stuff (development center tempo time material), the first thing i teach is “only take for a specific reason.” It really is a basic idea but getting used to playing closed games and leaving tension will help you advance so so so much.
A great lesson, even for those of us who have been playing for a while. Many 'forced' moves are anything but. Unless you are in check, you may miss greatness by just reacting defensively, as shown here. Defending a piece is meh if you had a great counterattack or other thwarting move. To boil down the nuances of chess into easy to grasp and easy to remember and apply lessons- true genius. Thank you.
You have the most useful chess videos ever!!! I just got from 1300 to 1500 in blitz by learning some of the opening lines you show in your videos. And I remained at 1500. Thanks.
PLAY. LONGER. TIME. CONTROLS. Whatever control you are playing play at least one higher. Amazing content as always Igor. I recommend your channel to everyone i know that plays chess. 👍
Nice, seeing 5 moves ahead is really cool. My dad was into chess, big time. I was playing chess by 7 years old. My dad played Bobby Fischer at a chess club in Chicago, where Bobby went from table to table, and was blindfolded, so he made all his moves by knowing where every piece on the table was without looking, which is extremely impressive.My dad got down to the last pawn, and Bobby won, but the point of this is that my dad taught me to play the same way you are teaching, to always look for an attack to keep the pressure on, and to always have a strong defense.Always think of defense 1st. Great video, I really enjoyed it.
If you don't mind me asking, how did Fisher keep track of all the pieces, his & his opponents? Since being blindfolded, when his opponent made a move, did they tell him the notations? And he just memorized, EVERYTHING, on every board? That is impressive.
@@DecrepitBidenthey do it by calling out c3, e5, etc… kind of like battleship, his mind knows how to develop the game based on his opponent’s strategy. It’s pretty wild! Some players can call out their moves without ever looking at the board
Hi Igor. As a beginner I watch your segments over and over. Thanks for these tips. I wondered what attack(s) to use. I heard Judit Polgar plays as an attacker, now I have some knowledge how to. I wish you all the best. Now I will subscribe to your channel. Regards, Tibor.
Best chess channel on RU-vid. Practical advice with examples that is actionable and works for many cases and you don't just play games. Thank you! I just reached 1600 and I am improoving very fast.
By far the most helpful video I’ve ever watched on chess. Seriously, I feel like I can actually go back and start to analyze my games after watching this because I know what to look out for lol. Otherwise I was just guessing
Wow this is a fantastic video. Very very helpful for someone just getting into chess like myself, you really helped me understand some of the hidden nuances of chess besides just moving pieces one turn at a time!!
Brushing up on chess. Watched a few other people which are very entertaining perfect but I believe I'm liking yours, your advice the best and how you do it. Thanks
Hi Igor I like you vidoes alot and I also learned alot from you in this short time watching your vidoes...So that's why I would like to see you do all of these tactics in a LIVE GAME only if you don't mind😁🙏💯
I agree with the 1st rule 100%, but into the certain position maybe we can have some compensation for it, because we are going to create isolated pawn.
Hilarious, next game i played after watching this video, skipped eating a pawn and created a small problem instead. My opponent got confused and committed a blunder. Game over.
nice tips! I'll keep this in mind and think a little differently. I never thought about that cheeky tactic in this opening. opps will be demoralized as well going into the endgame haha
6:13 I understand why it would be helpful to be thinking "how can I attack". But isn't this a bit counterintuitive? Considering that you should focus on developing your pieces and not move a piece more than once in the opening? When does that rule become an exception?
Your videos are very helpful. My Elo was 900 when I first saw your video. But now it is 1400. And it happen under 5 or 6 days. Your videos helping so much to improve my chess games.
Number 00. First you have 2 read or LOOK first at your opponents LAST MOVE brother, and then ask yourself, "What is the LOGIC behind that move boy?" Get my point? And then this. I learned this from a boy, an "FM" boy Step #01. Candidate moves 02. Delete Candidate move 03. Calculate 04. Decision make and 05. Make the move This "Technique" helps me sometimes when I'm playing Rapid My Elo rating in lichess is 1599 hahaha gg Well Played boy Respect and Chess
6:20 is queen d5 a good option he never addressed it? To me it seems like a good move because it's aggressive and forks the bishop and knight but idk I'm pretty garbage at chess
7:26 I found a really nice move here Nxe4 with the idea that if they take your queen you take their knight forcing them to give up their queen too and the opportunity to castle and like that the king is unsafe and you can win tempo easily Edit: you explained another move similar to mine but I'm really happy with my find Edit: my move was not as good as I thought it'd be because I also need to sacrifice my right to castle sadly
I am a beginner and I am not saying this is the best option but at 5:50 you could have moved your pawn at h7 to h6 so their bishop would have to take pawn but if i did the rook would take the bishop if I am wrong please correct me
I would Queen to A5. It unpins the queen puts in check and if they move knight to block then I am free to take the knight on E4 because I am no longer pinned. The other way you are just Queen swapping.
I never play this opening, but I would have taken thinking the isolated pawn a target with helping him developer, what's wrong with this reason for taking?
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But White has Nxe4 and if Black captures Knight with d5 Pawn then you lose queen, can't capture bishop because it is now defended by both Knights, so the best move would be push f6 Pawn or move your Queen. So you would be losing because you are down a Knight.
Obviously, after 6. dxc4 Bxc4, 7. Bg5 will turn out badly for the reasons indicated. But if White doesn't do that, it seems to me that 6. dxc4 does serve a purpose - it leaves Black with an isolated d-pawn, which should be advantageous to White, no?
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