I'm actually quite good at this "fire extinguishing". When I'm forced to find good moves, I do. But when I'm not forced to find good moves, I seem to miss every opportunity that knocks on my door 😆

Excellent lessons on defence and prophylaxis. "Where there is a will, there is a way!"

@shadeburst

5 ай бұрын

Where there is a will, there is a lawyer!

Great lesson, thanks Irina. For people who like to take notes from the video: In do-or-die moments, remember: - Don't give up on your position. - Don't play fast. - Look at all the resources on the board.

Grandmaster of thumbnails 😊

@mcronrn

5 ай бұрын

Jokes aside, great content as always! 👏🙏

@GodwardPodcast

5 ай бұрын

Thumbnails that give me a Krush.

@mcronrn

5 ай бұрын

I was in Q Boutique just now w my 7yo daughter, and we saw your pic in Chess Life Kids magazine! 👏👍🏽☺️

Thanks for another wonderful lesson, Irina! 😊♥ This is one of my favorite chess channels because every video is instructive. It's a pure instructive chess channel, and there aren't many like it because everything is so useful.

Glad you've been posting frequently, my favorite US player along with Shankland. Nice, concise lessons.

Just discovered your channel yesterday, and watched this video. I rarely finish watching long videos on KZread, but this really caught my attention and I watched the whole thing. Enjoyed the instructive content and teaching style. Coincidentially I played a classical game today where I had a good position until my rook seemingly got trapped. I felt like resigning, but remembered your advice of not giving up and looking for resources in the position. So after almost 10 minutes of searching I found the only move that worked in the position - moving my rook to a square where it actually could not be taken, as the pawn that could take it was pinned to opponent's queen. I am certainly going to watch more of your videos. If they are of the same quality as this one, your channel should be an absolute gold mine!

Beautiful advice 3 days before my next tournament. Thank you!

love your material irina!

Just found this channel and subscribed after watching the first video. The lessons are fantastic!

Excellent tutorial. Very smart series of questioning starting from crucial points in a game. Great methodology.

I paused the video, thought, came up with the move bishop d3. "Well, black came up with a not so strong move, bishop d3"

Your content is so great

Great examples and advice, thanks.

In the last game that was a great decoy.

Great lesson and example, Irina!

Nice video... Very informative 👍

Another great one.

good stuff seemingly but have to watch later

i can hear irina for hours

Thanks Irina for such an insightful video really helpful. Would you also please make something on endgames. and by the way again just love your way of explaining and the hair too😊

Irina, I like your lessons so much!

Good lesson. You take a nice picture.

Thanks Irina.

Thank you!

Thanks again.

Understand you are a new GM!

Irina is an incredible chess player and also happens to be the baddest hottie in the game.

Very useful and instructive on how to build fighting spirit😊

Nice lessons!

Irina, are black and gold your favourite colours?

Really instructive. I like working with books. Is there any books that you can recommends that works on this specific or similar area ? Thanks a lot Irina.

thank you thank you !!!!!!

In the first example, is it a good plan to put the black bishop on d3: let white take the rook, then black takes the white kings rook, then whites queen rook takes the Bishop and finally pick up the initial attacking light squared white Bishop with the black queen? Therefore black sold his bishop for a rook and bishop.

Why not the beautiful purple board!

I gotta get better with counter attacks

killer smile Irina

You look so amazing!

Loving the thumbnails..beautiful woman..and so smart 😍❤️

You have a fabulous head of hair. ❤

🥰🥰😍😍

🥰🥰🥰 How can I focus... I'll watch it twice...

I am a simple man. I see a beautiful woman, I click. 😊