Calculation Technique: 2500 GM vs 2000 ELO vs 1600 ELO

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov illustrates how chess players of different levels (ratings) calculate variations. With the example of a chess position, you will see exactly how a 1600 rated player, a 2000 rated player, and a 2500 rated Grandmaster think and calculate variations.

You will learn the right techniques to improve your chess calculation skills. GM Igor Smirnov presents to you 3 useful tips to calculate variations easily and effectively!

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00:00 Improve Your Calculation Skills in Chess
00:17 1) How a 1600 ELO Player Calculated
03:06 2) How a 2000 ELO Player Calculated
03:52 3) How Grandmasters Calculated
05:04 4) How GM Igor Smirnov Calculated
05:20 Grandmaster's Calculation Technique
08:26 Calculating opponent's forcing moves
09:37 What separates GMs and others?
10:28 Calculating the line further (actual threat/goal)
11:40 Summary: 3 Tips to Calculate Easily

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[jurrgames]

Absolutely love this kind of content Igor, very insightful. I always learn the most from watching your video's. Thank you!

[sirpsionics]

You really do need to make a lot more of these videos. They definitely help a lot more than most other chess videos as far as I am concerned

[reidflemingworldstoughestm]

This is a great lesson. Really gets down to the nuts and bolts of finding good moves.

[giftphiri]

Thank you Igor, you are one of my best online coaches so far

[AlwaysAudacity]

Great content. I think the hard part of finding a move like Re7 is that you are threatening a capture or check on the 2nd move, not the first. For example, you are threatening Bxf7+ next move, and if Qxe7, then you push the pawn to d8 and queen with a check.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Improve Your Calculation Skills in Chess
00:17 1) How a 1600 ELO Player Calculated
03:06 2) How a 2000 ELO Player Calculated
03:52 3) How Grandmasters Calculated
05:04 4) How GM Igor Smirnov Calculated
05:20 Grandmaster's Calculation Technique
08:26 Calculating opponent's forcing moves
09:37 What separates GMs and others?
10:28 Calculating the line further (actual threat/goal)
11:40 Summary: 3 Tips to Calculate Easily

[dr.deepakgore]

Beautiful example for how to calculate explained by you sir, Kudos to you, hats off to you, you are best teacher, guide, coach , mentor 🎉🎉❤❤

[chaosdemon]

What I have learnt from your videos isn't some nasty opening traps or how to calculate. What I have learnt is trying to go forward with every move and interesting things might happen. Following this approach has seen me become a much more attacking player . I have learnt that as long as you go forward with a piece it's a good move as long as you don't blunder it .This way you can keep improving your pieces and your position and when your position becomes superior tactics will naturally appear .

[OcteractSG]

I did find the collinear move move of Re7, and that's actually pretty typical for me. Finding aggressive moves is no problem. What trips me up so often, though, is missing my opponent's resources.

[MVuke]

One of the first couple moves I thought was Re7, and I'm not that high of a player. However, do love those puzzle rushes. Really nice one here. 👍

[ChristopherBalbuena]

Thank you coach Igor! I learned something brilliant again today!

[AseykinNews]

Игорь, побольше таких видео, пожалуйста. можно еще задачки подбные ?

[gm]

I am going to adopt your heirarchy of candidate move identification. That sounds awesome and more structured than just taking in the whole board.

[minibrawl]

I first thought of the move Qg5, pinning the knight with 2 threats:
1. Sacrifice the queen for the knight with a back rank checkmate
2. Re8+ And after the knight recaptures you take the queen and mate soon too
But then i realised i just blundered the most crucial pawn

[hunterklein]

Great video. Your content has helped me improve continuously which is what I’m after

[matthewcoffin]

Thanks Igor, I will give this a go! But surely it is CCA X 2 IE. Are there any checks, captures or threats from your opponents last move and then, if it is all clear CCA? The reason I ask is that I often get tunnel vision and throw away a winning position 😅😅

[PeterWhite-qk]

So pleased I discovered your channel and have been a subscriber now for 1-2 yrs. I gain something every time I come for a visit (at least x5/week). After you eliminated the bishop move I found the rook move in about 3 mins. Without knowing it I used the essence of your tutorial. At 73 I no longer play chess regularly. Self taught, my highest rating was 1900-2000. If I had you to learn from I'd probably have been an IM level player :^). So, thank you!

[jonmetaphorist]

Great Video, two most important points, 1. Try to see every candidate move by looking at every target and then decide what to calculate 2. Be serious on finding counter-attack first and then the most tenacious defence

[SnapThority]

My logic for rook to e7 was rooks like being on the second last rank 😅🤣🤣

[Nurrad]

MAN!
I'm so happy and proud that I somehow found Re7 in maybe 3 minutes or so .... being 1400 rapid elo rated .... on Lichess!! 🤣
I think solving puzzles really helped me in these case
Thank you for your instructive and helpful content!