1 Key Rule to Prevent 50% of Your Chess Mistakes

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Do you find yourself stuck in a cycle of inconsistent results despite your efforts? In this video, we delve into the one key rule that can prevent a whopping 50% of your chess mistakes.

Imagine gaining insights that could lead to a leap of 300 rating points or more!

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00:00 How to progress above 1600?
00:22 Example 1
00:42 Typical thinking process
01:00 Main reason you have inconsistent results
06:49 Example 2
08:52 Example 3
09:42 Example 4

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[josephsalmonte]

My biggest problem is the instant move. I start slow & methodical, get into a winning position, then Insta-move & lose on the spot 😭

[TheSuperhoden]

Your first 1 minute 50 sums up my whole chess career

[Maurya-mljl]

Answer to last question:
Ne3,
if bxe3, Kh1
1) if e2xf1 and promote to queen with check, then white Qxf1
2) Calculate for other lines.

[stevenwheeler]

I made a different blunder on the first question that may be instructive to others. I saw that the knight was threatening the pawn on h3 and immediately decided on Ng1 to "protect" it. It was only after I started the video again and Igor pointed out that the Queen was also attacking h3 that I realised my mistake. I think the lesson I should learn from this is that when I see one threat I shouldn't react until I've finished the process of scanning the board for other threats.

[FredPlanatia]

summary: evaluate forward-moving moves. that is those moves which move into the opponents half of the board (both your own, and those of your opponent). Usually these are the one's you need to worry about.

This fits in with a main theme in Igor's lessons which is: the best moves are forward-moving, attacking moves. These moves challenge your opponent and further your plans.

[p.jeffreyungar]

These short videos are very helpful! You really do provide ways to think that can be applied without major mysteries.

[mishabs]

Alright ill just watch this video twice

[vagabundo]

Trying to solve the daily puzzle @5:59
First I opted for the move Qa7 to put pressure on f2 with the threat of mate: 1. ... Qa7 2. Nd4 exd4 3. Bd1 Nxe4 4. Bxg4 d3, but 5. Qf4!
Now I've realized that I didn't calculate the line after 1. ... Nh2+ when I saw that the king could get out of check. But it's mate in 3: 2. Kg1 Nhf3 (Ke1 Ngf3#) 3. Kg2 Qh3#

[PrakharRSingh]

Block check with Knight.
Bishop takes, Check - Kh1
Can't take Rook and promote since Queen snipes it from a6.
Can't promote to queen on e1 because of the Rook. And now, the Rook is under attack as well.

[JCC]

Got this notification at the end of watching a video or yours on positional chess. Love the videos keep it up!

[nilakshtayade]

Awesome Video!! This dropped right when I needed it.

[iamtheboxer]

Ne3 blocks the bishop and opens path for White queen to help in defence of F1 Square

[attilahalmai]

Very good, instructive video, thank You again!

[eschiedler]

The 2nd puzzle is Ne3 clearing path for queen to defend Bxe3+ Kh1 exf1=Q+ Qxf1

[Lmb]

We want a rating climb... Appreciate the content 👏

[trombonemunroe]

The move I picked at 0:29 after careful consideration was g4 to doubly protect h3, since I saw it was being attacked twice, once by Ng5, and once by Qd7. I haven't finished watching the video yet, but the move seems sound from what I can see. I'm thinking Ng1 as a follow-up move since my primary concern right now is king safety.

[robmo]

These lessons are great. Informative yet straight to the point without waffling on. 👍👍👍

[AverageRNGHater]

just got notification after brutally losing a game 😭

[iiSoulz]

Great teaching and explanation, very thankful!

[johnp]

GM Igor, thank you for all you have done for the chess community!
Would you consider doing a video on online chess etiquette?
For example, if your opponent makes an obvious mouse slip, do you ever offer a draw in this circumstance?
Or, if an opponent does a loser thing and offers you a draw when they are obviously in an inferior position, do you let their clock run down on them while they are waiting for your response? Or do you refuse such draws immediately without burning their clock down?
Thank you for considering!