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@snoopstp4189

5 ай бұрын

interesting I always thought the "elephant" was in the rook position ie elephant = rook

I like how Igor is always on the attack and never passive. Almost every move that you can expect from a mid-range player is expected and dealt with.

The most amazing gift we have in this world is Igor

I guess you are talking about the "Alfil" (elephant) which kinda was the bishop 1000 years ago, so you are completely right. Thanksa lot for your great videos, always interesting and instructive!

@diegorojasmendez4213

Ай бұрын

in Spanish we say alfil for the bishop

These types of videos are insightful, this is due to the fact that they don't teach you an opening explicitly, however, the ideas and concepts provided are derived from well openings. My favorite idea of yours of all time is the golden trio : how can attack opponent' half? Take is a mistake and offense is the best defense. Thanks a lot, GM Igor!

@GMIgorSmirnov

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

just found this guy, very good style. very informative tidbits that help me more than line after line of opening theory. funny thing is i see these motifs in most of the openings i play. e4, caro, french etc

Thank you Igor!

Hey Igor thanks a lot! I reached 1500elo yesterday and they often play the phillidor defense and I didnt saw that, thanks! Could you do another video about the fried liver because I know how I can defend it but after this my pawn structure is bad. Is there any other way to prevent this?

Nice video, thanks!

@GMIgorSmirnov

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

That Qb3 move reminds me of Morphy's Opera game.

Very relevant lesson

Just subscribed! I love your channel! Just a beginner in chess ♟️❤️❤️❤️

@GMIgorSmirnov

5 ай бұрын

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That was gold! Most of my games result in the philidor defense, I'm gonna use this!

3:17 it actually was a queencidence, white queened all over the white squares

Can u show (or give the link when the opening from black is opened not with pawns, but with knights out first?

Can you do a video on the Petrov or Russian defense. Another of my opponents try it with black.

In hindi the modern chess pieces are called as under: Rook: 'Hathi' which means elephant Knight: 'Ghoda' which means horse Bishop: 'Ount' which means camel Queen: Either 'Rani' or 'Wazir' which mean queen or minister respectively King: 'Raja' or 'Bajshah' which means king Pawn: 'Pyada' or 'Paidal' which means an infantry soldier.

I've just started playing chess again, so perhaps I'm missing something, but at 2'26" in the video, after white plays QB3, isn't the best move for black then QE2? This guards against white's bishop checkmate sequence, and if white then takes black's pawn by QB7, black can respond with QB4, check, simultaneously threatening white's queen on B7. White can trade queens, (losing its own queen to black's dark square bishop guarding black's queen) but this ends the sequence with white only a pawn ahead, rather than the disastrous scenario for black described as inevitable in the video. Then again, maybe I've missed a devastating countermove to this . . . Love these videos.

@yzfool6639

5 ай бұрын

You lose a pawn, give black three pawn islands, and are much nearer an endgame after the Q trade where these two advantages can easily become decisive....Qe2 is a better defense though.

Do some bishop g5 pin as well

This is also how the Morphy Opera Game begins for the first few moves.

I love playing the French. Those little tactics are going to be a game changer. Igor I would love to see a video on the Pirc against 1.d4

@getnoobed6203

6 ай бұрын

Id rather play the caro kann.

@Palimoe90

6 ай бұрын

Against 1.e4?

@getnoobed6203

6 ай бұрын

Yea

@Palimoe90

6 ай бұрын

Wasn’t a fan of the opening.

@getnoobed6203

6 ай бұрын

@@Palimoe90 it's a positional opening and I can sometimes get a Queen side attack. That's why I enjoy playing it. In some variations you can get a kingside attack.

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Yeah I believe most models put a bishop around 3.25, but that can fluctuate depending on the game. Sometimes a knight is better. However, some people just love trading out their bishops for knights. I use to see it much more on the lower elo range. Now at mid range not as much.

Thank you oh wise and mighty one...

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"Wait a minute, the common thread was never bring your Queen out early!"

@yzfool6639

5 ай бұрын

That's for the commoners who prefer learning principles to learning to play winning moves.

► Chapters 00:00 Common Chess Opening Mistake 01:01 If they exchange their bishop for your knight 02:04 Exploiting the absence of their bishop 03:17 Targeting/Attacking the light squares 04:22 Example-2: French Defense, Advance Variation 07:19 Double pin seals the game for Black 08:07 Example-3: Queen's Gambit

Igor is up early this morning!

Opera Game 😃

Part 2 with bishopxknight pin trade BUT you create double pawns in exchange

Actually we say that the knight is a horse, bishop is a camel and the rook an elephant. But very sweet of you to bring that up

Isn't this the Operahouse game?

Poli Machan😂

I always learn something from Igor.

@GMIgorSmirnov

5 ай бұрын

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I love you Igor

@GMIgorSmirnov

5 ай бұрын

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And he blundered… THA ROOOOOOOOOOK

Sir: You are an excellent educator, but if you slow your pace it would help me.

@yzfool6639

5 ай бұрын

You can slow the video yourself and put it on 'CC" (closed captions).

In indonesiang language bishop is gajah which means elephant. Queen is sometimes called menteri which means minister. Knight is called kuda which means horse 😁

Why not take black queen with queen - and give a check. Knight has to take white queen, then bishop takes knight and gives check, then bishop takes rook. This probably gives white an even greater advantage.

I rarely use my knights, so I mostly bait my opponent to trade their bishops for my knights.

The Summary is:Never pin a knight in the Philidor as Black otherwise White will have an open position. It happened to me as White in Daily.I was crushing my opponent.

A knight is much stronger in end game. If you're up a pawn and have a knight, and all your opponent has is a bishop, then it's a really easy win for you. Now if you both have bishops or he has a knight, then you're pretty much screwed.

@yzfool6639

5 ай бұрын

How can adding minor pieces take away your extra pawn advantage, Mr. Dunning Krueger?

@vitaminb4869

5 ай бұрын

@@yzfool6639 there can be 5 other pawns on the board, which you need to get rid of. Would you rather do it with a crippled bishop or a knight that can go anywhere and over anything?

Indian Hindi Chess Names are as below.. Knight = Horse, Bishop = Camel and Rook = Elephant

Bishop symbolises a camel 🐫 and rook is for elephant🐘

It is the Rook that is sometimes represented by an elephant.

Bishops Camel and Rook Elephant.

Bishop is a Camel, and Rook is an Elephant

These videos underestimate the pin.

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His point was bishop was stronger than a knight and that's all, whatever it is elephant, dinosaur, dragon, ostrich it's doesn't matter, that's all..

I'm from India and I would like to correct you. The Bishop symbolises a Camel and The Rook symbolises an Elephant.

@lukaswolek7294

6 ай бұрын

In Chinese chess it’s the opposite

@valvennis

6 ай бұрын

His point was bishop was stronger than a knight and that's all, whatever it is dinosaur, elephant it doesn't matter..

@choudharyrahul722

6 ай бұрын

@@valvennis My point is just like Elephant > Camel > Horse , Rook > Bishop > Knight.

@valvennis

6 ай бұрын

​@@choudharyrahul722That's right stronger than or greater than, that's all..

@ElvargsBane

5 ай бұрын

you are correct but also wrong. The modern names in India denote as you say but the historical names coming from Chaturanga (Chess' precursor) it was Elephant/Bishop, Horse/Knight, Chariot/Rook. Chaturanga is a different game but I don't think Chess would exist as it is if not for it.

For someone who is making his living speaking on videos, your vocal mannerisms need improvement. Stop mumbling! Slow down your words, speak clearly! The object is to be understood, not to speak as fast as you can. Consciously make an effort to speak slowly. It will make people want to listen to you and watch your videos. When you mumble, it gives the listener the impression that what you are saying is not important enough to say. I'm a native American English speaker, I know how it sounds to Americans when people mumble. Listen to how news broadcasters in America speak; they do not mumble. Imitate them, they make their living just like you do, from being listened to.

This is in the Opera game by Paul Morphy

As Kasparov would say "Lol this pin again !"