ONE Main Reason Why You LOSE At Chess [And How To Prevent It]

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There's one critical aspect of chess that's important to your progress, more than anything else. It is the primary reason why most players lose the majority of their games: BLUNDERS.

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares 7 simple and practical tips to help you reduce blunders in your games and capitalize on your opponents' mistakes.

Drawing from over 15 years of experience coaching thousands of students, GM Smirnov provides actionable advice that you can immediately implement in your games. Even adopting just one of these tips will significantly decrease your blunders and help you quickly gain several hundred ELO rating points!

Watch the full lesson to learn these invaluable strategies and elevate your chess game to new heights!

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00:00 7 Tips To Avoid Blunders in Chess
00:17 Example-1
00:49 Rule-1
03:33 Rule-2
04:21 Rule-3
05:26 Example-2
06:31 Rule-4 (most important)
10:02 Example-3
11:07 Magnus Carlsen is not the greatest tactical player...
13:28 Puzzle of the day
15:06 Example-4
15:38 Rule-5
16:28 Example-5
16:55 Rule-6
17:29 Example-6
17:57 Rule-7

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[gist]

Very good advice on blundering. I'll try to incorporate blundering into my games.

[cdexus]

Top 3 reasons why I blunder:

1) Time pressure (I look at the clock, see I'm in trouble and immediately hang my queen, I guess that's one way not to lose on time)
2) Being lost in my thoughts (ex. thinking about strategy or planning my attack several moves ahead and missing my opponent's mate in one)
3) Becoming impatient or careless due to tilt or being tired after several games

[kylesunfit]

This channel will reach millions of subscribers, it’s only a matter of time. The quality of the advice is just top notch

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 7 Tips To Avoid Blunders in Chess
00:17 Example-1
00:49 Rule-1
03:33 Rule-2
04:21 Rule-3
05:26 Example-2
06:31 Rule-4 (most important)
10:02 Example-3
11:07 Magnus Carlsen is not the greatest tactical player...
13:28 Puzzle of the day
15:06 Example-4
15:38 Rule-5
16:28 Example-5
16:55 Rule-6
17:29 Example-6
17:57 Rule-7

[timthaman]

This is hands down, the best chess tutor video I have ever watched.

[thewrittenlegalist]

Getting excited and immediately blundering has cost me hundreds of games. Thanks, Igor

[derpymoose]

I wanted to say thank you Igor. I was 1006 elo on June 17 and a bit depressed about how I was playing and got your course: how to level up your chess. I'm now 1162 (peak 1175). I still need tons of work but I have a bit of direction and hope now. thank you!

[nickfanzo]

Thank you

I am 44 and just started the game of chess. I played in middle school, so I have pieces and their movements already but far little after that

I am learning a lot and I am rated as a 664 after my first two weeks

Thanks 🎉🎉

[adamflory]

I’ve learned the tactic of complicating things where I have like 4 hanging pieces and often opponents don’t see the correct move and I can end up winning. Chaos is magic if you know what your plan is in the long run

[Truffle_Pup]

13:29 This is genuinely a brilliant piece of advice for all new players, especially those who play a lot online and are, instead of trying to learn the game properly, want to rise quickly like it is some computer game.
I'm afraid Chess doesn't work like that. This is human v human, mind against mind. You will burn yourself out and become desperate if you want redemption, and may even lose the love of the game. Accept the loss, and fight again tomorrow. There are many battles ahead of you.
Brilliant advice Igor I love you for this. Love the channel especially your middle game advice videos.

[klauspoetsch]

Great video as always!!
I´m over 2200 and oh man, I can`t remember how often I played in the casino!
So for me, I made the rule to stop after three losses in a row.

[JessieFleming-kb]

i am a sri lankan 15 years old student i also watch your videos nice videos and you are perfect🎆

[michaelstowbridge]

Great, great lesson. I think the second example was excellent: don't give up, don't panic, there is a move to turn the situation, it is there, find it. I love how you demonstrate the beauty of chess and logical thinking.

[michaelmurray]

Thanks for putting together this video on blunders. It was literally packed with awesome tips

[ahmedalsayed]

Thank you Igor, you are a very good teacher, i learn from you a lot, cheers

[JoeBob]

I just recently started doing chess puzzles, and it made me realise that my biggest issue when playing chess is patience. Because often times I just won't study the board hard enough and so I'll miss things.. Like I _can_ think 4, 5 or 6 moves ahead, but often I don't bother!
And when I'm doing puzzles I will again miss things when I don't study the position enough because I'll think "that looks right" and I'll just make the move, but I won't actually calculate out the whole sequence thoroughly, and then I'll get annoyed with myself and say _"for the next puzzle I'm NOT moving until I clearly see the point of the puzzle!"_ and after that I'll start doing much better.
It's a constant battle between laziness and determination.

[MikeLasruk]

8:43 would knight takes e5 pawn be a good attack instead of moving the bishop? This is what's difficult learning from videos, there are so many unanswered questions.

[lagbreaker]

usually chess videos don't help me much, but this one was actually incredible and I could feel myself getting a lot better from this ideo.

[viktor]

"Casino effect" is a good term for that phenomenon. It is also called a "tilt" in poker circles.

[friederermel]

Puzzle: Bb4 is a blunder, because white can go Qa4+ and take the bishop with the next move.