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Many chess players lose 90% of their games due to blunders. In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will share 4 practical tips/rules to help you eliminate blunders and improve your chess skills immediately.

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00:00 4 Tips To Avoid Blunders In Chess
00:10 Example-1
00:21 Tip-1
02:17 Example-2
03:29 Example-3 (Magnus Carlsen blunders)
04:35 Example-4
05:19 Tip-2
06:06 Example-5 (World Championship Match)
07:08 Example-6
07:30 Tip-3
09:07 Example-7
09:36 Tip-4
10:33 Example-8 (Quiz for you)
11:10 Question for you

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[DrewRanger]

So, the trick to not blunder is to not blunder? Blunderful!

[mafulmamdikar]

solution to the puzzle
Bxf7+ Kxf7, Rf1+ Kg8, Rf8+ Rxf8, Qg7#

[yogyasuri]

Puzzle answer is bishop takes f7 pawn then it's forced for king to capture as no square left then rook checks at f1(no castle as black queen covers g1) only square for king is g8 (another move can be black queen f2 but that will be a straight forward blunder ) after that rook f8 then final blow for checkmate queen to g7

[LT-klwu]

That blunder by Magnus is mind-blowing, irrespective of how much time he had. Plus that first example is dynamite. Thanks GM Smirnov.

[ashbell]

Hi, Igor I just got back into chess and your videos really helped me understand chess better and if I may answer the puzzle it's
1.Bf7+ Kxf7
2.Rf1+ Kg8
3.Rf8+ Rxf8
4.Qg7#
I'm sorry if I wrote it wrong, I'm not good with notation

[jimkyle]

In the puzzle, instead of resigning, White should have played 1. Bxf7+ Kxf7. 2. Rf1+ Kg8. 3. Rf8+ Rxf8 4. Qg7#.

[dancu]

A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!

[jetenglish]

Просто отлично, Игорь! Спасибо, Роман, София.

[MyBiPolarBearMax]

One of the corollaries of rule 1 is something you’ve talked about in other videos:

When your opponent is underdeveloped, open the position up.

Even if you have to sacrifice something, it can usually be worth it.

[ejsrowb]

I guess the idea of the puzzle is Bxf7+, notice that all other moves of black king are controlled by white's dark square bishop and black is forced to play Kxf7, but then white can play Rf1+ and black king must go back to g8 or to sacrifice the queen to delay one move. Then white can play Rf8+, since the rook is defended by the bishop, black king has no legal move and must take white rook with the rook, but then Qg7 is a checkmate

[fayskelley]

Thank you for the awesome chess gems!! 💎

[brokenbackcoil]

Puzzle, bxf7+ kxf7 forced rf1+ kg8 Rf8+ rxf8 forced And QG7 mate.

[dr.deepakgore]

Very nice tips given and illustrated through games, thanks GM Igor sir 🎉❤❤

[johnwalker]

1. Bxf7+ (demolition sacrifice to further expose king)

then 1...Kxf7 (forced). Then 2. Rf1+ (take advantage of how queen + bishop take away surrounding squares to prevent escape)

(technically not mate yet because of 2...Qf2+, but then simply White finishes with 3. Rxf2#)

(if 2...Kg8 instead, then 3. Rf8+ (deflection to neutralize pin against queen) and then after 3...Rxf8 (forced), then 4. Qg7#)

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 4 Tips To Avoid Blunders In Chess
00:10 Example-1
00:21 Tip-1
02:17 Example-2
03:29 Example-3 (Magnus Carlsen blunders)
04:35 Example-4
05:19 Tip-2
06:06 Example-5 (World Championship Match)
07:08 Example-6
07:30 Tip-3
09:07 Example-7
09:36 Tip-4
10:33 Example-8 (Quiz for you)
11:10 Question for you

[thoraciconcosurgerydrmohit]

1.dont open up the position before castling
2. Check all possible attacks from opponent
3. don't keep any hanging piece

[christopherstokes]

Very timely video: I'd had a bad day of chess yesterday, and this certainly makes me feel better!

As for the puzzle, 1. Bxf7+ looks very powerful. It forces 1...Kxf7, and then we have 2. Rf1+ Qf2+ 3. Rxf2+ Kg8 4. Rf8+ Rxf8 5. Qg7#.

[simmylein]

6:56 the (k)nightmare followed by that little "hehe" caught me off. I love it :D

[antomichael]

Most educative and very useful tips on chess strategies personally suggest to follow this channel...❤❤❤

[e.e.-tv]

For the example, in tip-1, would it had been better for black to attack the knight on D5 with the dark square bishop? I know the bishop would have been captured by the pawn on D4.