► Chapters 00:00 How do chess grandmasters think? 00:50 Example-1: How most chess players think 01:38 Example-1: How do GMs think 03:09 GMs know when to begin their attack 04:44 Example-2 05:34 How an amateur chess player thinks 06:22 How a chess grandmaster thinks 09:21 GMs think about their plans 10:44 Learn to think like a GM
For the first one, I'll go for bishop to g2 after opening up the square and for the second one I'll take with the knight because that feels safer to me
1~ would of moved to e4 hoping to open the position up more start an attack. I suppose I had the right idea but the wrong move to put that idea into effect 2.~ I guessed correctly this time but it was only because I wanted to keep the knight on its square. Please GM SMIRNOV could you make this a a regular feature of the channel. Comparing the thinking of a GM to us amateurs really is an instructive tool. THANKS FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL VIDEO. YOU ARE A CHESS LEGEND !!!!!
example 2 a takes b3 looks more intuitional you are capturing towards the centre its better than moves like c takes b3 because now you are not capturing towards the centre you are exposing your king on the c file you are giving black more attacking chances now black doesnt have to put extra effort to open up lines and the queen side looks very vulnerable and if n take b3 then your moving a piece twice and its a very nice centralised knight and you are losing a tempo which is a crucial factor in middlegames were opposite side castles occured and after a takes b3 if qh5 then white can simply play kh1 and white is doing great
I like Qf4, pawn e4, and pawn d5. I thought of Qg5… then Qe7 if castles, but that knight though. Dumb idea. I thought about Qh6?? AFTER Bc1, sacrificing and blowing up the king, but… then there’s my king… and I thought for a half second g3, but then …Bb2 means Rg1… but then I guess that makes g4 look really interesting, considering black’s precarious position… I don’t know. I would probably knee jerk reaction the pawn to d5 though… knowing that e4 is probably better for the bishop, but hey. I can do that in a minute, not to mention the double attack on the rook and f5 pawn if black were to take… of course black would probably just develop his bishop in response, but is it a good idea to get rid of the d7 pawn? He wants to castle… but he has no material support there yet… goodness. I would settle on pawn e4. It feels like the wisest move, his Queen has me feeling like it has too much freedom. And I need to get my pieces working if I’m going to attack anyway.
My candidates #1 : g3, d5, h4, (bonus crazy candidate) O-O-O (or Rad1 in case if castling is unavailable) My candidates #2: I'm having a tough time on this one, Axb3 feels like it takes away a1 and even b1 from the king; Nxb3 feels like it loses progress; cxb3 feels like it leaves the c file wide-open, but with the cushion of having connected rooks, though Black's rooks + queen are connected. I lean toward Nxc3 for now I think, since I think Black can respond with either Qa5 or Ba4, and Nxc3 at least prevents both. (edit: I knew another option seemed better, argh). Thank for for the insight, GM Smirnov!
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@1:02 You literally just enumerated all the moves I thought of... I just got slapped by the fact that I'm average player lool
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Oh don't think that if yourself.
► Chapters
00:00 How do chess grandmasters think?
00:50 Example-1: How most chess players think
01:38 Example-1: How do GMs think
03:09 GMs know when to begin their attack
04:44 Example-2
05:34 How an amateur chess player thinks
06:22 How a chess grandmaster thinks
09:21 GMs think about their plans
10:44 Learn to think like a GM
It's a great video as allways. Thank you Igor.
Glad you liked it!
thank you for this video!
Excellent video Sir.
Thanks 👍
For the first one, I'll go for bishop to g2 after opening up the square and for the second one I'll take with the knight because that feels safer to me
1~ would of moved to e4 hoping to open the position up more start an attack. I suppose I had the right idea but the wrong move to put that idea into effect
2.~ I guessed correctly this time but it was only because I wanted to keep the knight on its square.
Please GM SMIRNOV could you make this a a regular feature of the channel. Comparing the thinking of a GM to us amateurs really is an instructive tool.
THANKS FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL VIDEO.
YOU ARE A CHESS LEGEND !!!!!
awesome man thank you be blessed
My 2nd example candidate move will be axb3.
Nice lesson
example 2 a takes b3 looks more intuitional you are capturing towards the centre its better than moves like c takes b3 because now you are not capturing towards the centre you are exposing your king on the c file you are giving black more attacking chances now black doesnt have to put extra effort to open up lines and the queen side looks very vulnerable and if n take b3 then your moving a piece twice and its a very nice centralised knight and you are losing a tempo which is a crucial factor in middlegames were opposite side castles occured and after a takes b3 if qh5 then white can simply play kh1 and white is doing great
first one i will play d5 advancing the pawn to gain space advantage and restricting black pieces mobility to move freely
XLNT way of teaching.
knight on b3 gets take taken by the knight on d4 because the pawns on abc file have a good structure.
For the second one, capturing with pawn on c2
More videos like this please.
i would do pawn to e3, so i can give some breathing space to my bishop and give opportunity to castle and move the rook in position.
You evaluated my moves , i chose cxb3.
For 2nd one I'd take with the knight to keep my pawns connected
In the first example Im considering as candidate moves d5, e4 and h4, lets see the solution :)
I would play e3 after considering dxc5 first
I would take with the c pawn
I like Qf4, pawn e4, and pawn d5. I thought of Qg5… then Qe7 if castles, but that knight though. Dumb idea. I thought about Qh6?? AFTER Bc1, sacrificing and blowing up the king, but… then there’s my king… and I thought for a half second g3, but then …Bb2 means Rg1… but then I guess that makes g4 look really interesting, considering black’s precarious position… I don’t know. I would probably knee jerk reaction the pawn to d5 though… knowing that e4 is probably better for the bishop, but hey. I can do that in a minute, not to mention the double attack on the rook and f5 pawn if black were to take… of course black would probably just develop his bishop in response, but is it a good idea to get rid of the d7 pawn? He wants to castle… but he has no material support there yet… goodness. I would settle on pawn e4. It feels like the wisest move, his Queen has me feeling like it has too much freedom. And I need to get my pieces working if I’m going to attack anyway.
I should have realized the pawn g4. Of course.
ex2 : D4 x B3
G4, D5 or H4
I win 45% win the white pieces and 83% with black pieces, do you think I can ever become a grandmaster
Sir do you have a video to avoid stalemate?
Thanks for the suggestion. We will consider making a video about it
I would play cxb3 then try to double up rooks in the c file
My 3 candidates move is d5, e4 and g4.
This is for the 1st example.
I'm Nxb3 player, I'm so smart😀
c into b3
oh，i played 3min 2 add and i feel i didnt think enough
My candidates #1 : g3, d5, h4, (bonus crazy candidate) O-O-O (or Rad1 in case if castling is unavailable)
My candidates #2: I'm having a tough time on this one, Axb3 feels like it takes away a1 and even b1 from the king; Nxb3 feels like it loses progress; cxb3 feels like it leaves the c file wide-open, but with the cushion of having connected rooks, though Black's rooks + queen are connected. I lean toward Nxc3 for now I think, since I think Black can respond with either Qa5 or Ba4, and Nxc3 at least prevents both.
(edit: I knew another option seemed better, argh). Thank for for the insight, GM Smirnov!
D5
Ohh What I understood this video is first we must evaluate to know what going on and then we must think our move
I like your videos. But today I miss something - where is your cat? 😎
3 candidates d5 e3 f3
Why you are not seen in world Championships
D4 a4
After watching this video i can guarantee that you are not grandmaster 😅
i am lichess 2000 and i would take with the knight...lets see wath gm think
d5
E3 g3 rb1
cxb3
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Instead of talking in the video u should get to the MAIN point of the solution.
Instead of commenting you should skip the 1st chapter
Firsttt
Imma leave this comment here , like when i win against carslen
i believe you bro......