How To Play Middlegame: The Ultimate Beginner Guide | Chess Strategy

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
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    In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will teach you middlegame strategy. A lot of the chess players ask this question: "What to do in the early middlegame stage, right after the opening?"
    It is more or less clear what needs to be done in the opening stage of a chess game - you have to develop your central pawns, develop your knights, develop your bishops, and then castle your king. But what to do after that? What should be your middlegame plan?
    That is exactly what you will learn from GM Igor Smirnov in this video lesson. He will give you step-by-step instructions that will help you understand the middlegame strategy and planning.
    There are a lot of chess videos, books, and courses out there that teach you how to play different openings, endgame theories, tactical puzzles, etc. But most of them don't teach you the most fundamental things you should know to improve your chess skills. This video teaches you just that!
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    ► Chapters
    00:00 Intro to middlegame strategy
    00:41 What to do in the middlegame?
    01:01 So many choices of moves
    01:52 What to do after the opening stage?
    02:17 1) Develop your queen
    03:38 2) Develop your rooks
    04:20 3) Open up the position
    07:00 4) Alternate way to open the position
    08:26 5) Start attacking your opponent
    09:30 Best way to improve at chess instantly
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  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  2 роки тому +9

    💡 Register to GM Igor Smirnov's FREE Masterclass "The Best Way to Improve at Chess INSTANTLY" - bit.ly/3hWvJAk

  • @josephsalmonte4995
    @josephsalmonte4995 2 роки тому +111

    Thank you. Now I just have to master openings & the endgame 😂👍

    • @futuremagnus1393
      @futuremagnus1393 2 роки тому +5

      Well can we have a game.just to test yourself???

    • @josephsalmonte4995
      @josephsalmonte4995 2 роки тому +2

      @@futuremagnus1393 Fuck yeah homie. Bring it on lol

    • @beloglavisup2
      @beloglavisup2 2 роки тому +6

      First the endgame, then the middle game, and at the end, the openings.

    • @Cheesenipz97
      @Cheesenipz97 Рік тому

      Sooooo. You only gotta master basically the most important parts😆 noice

    • @JadenKing138
      @JadenKing138 Рік тому

      for beginners u shouldnt really focus on many openings. You should mostly focus on middle game and endgame but u can do whatever u want

  • @LDubsChannel
    @LDubsChannel Рік тому +25

    Thanks! I’ve found when playing the computer my opening structure seems far superior but I’m always dominated in middle game. There are some good tips here.

  • @jeffgorda1689
    @jeffgorda1689 2 роки тому +39

    Thank you. Your style and pace are perfect for my learning style. I’m grateful for all the free material you provide. I’m now beating players I used to lose to consistently. All the best, Igor.

  • @nagee76
    @nagee76 2 роки тому +9

    I think most people who come here genuinely learn a lot about the game !
    Thank you GM Igor and please keep teaching!!

  • @kenoath5717
    @kenoath5717 Рік тому +6

    Simple but powerful and immensely helpful. Thank you!

  • @uygarbaksi
    @uygarbaksi Рік тому +1

    great lesson about the middlegame strategy and attacking approaches.

  • @scottecooke
    @scottecooke 2 роки тому

    Both helpful and refreshing. Thanks Igor.

  • @i.g.l.z.9215
    @i.g.l.z.9215 11 місяців тому

    Such good grounds to know and practice, thank You for this instructive and inspiring video!

  • @K4sperx
    @K4sperx Рік тому

    Most instructive Video for myself. Thank you!

  • @richardcasey4439
    @richardcasey4439 9 місяців тому

    This is so good. It gives you some concrete steategies for the middlegame

  • @Chess_Enthusiast
    @Chess_Enthusiast 11 місяців тому

    Great video as always.

  • @jackk7310
    @jackk7310 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent!

  • @joefygalve4120
    @joefygalve4120 2 роки тому

    Nice gm smirnov
    Gives a lot of information

  • @Bennie-sn9ut
    @Bennie-sn9ut Місяць тому

    Awesome video man

  • @sion9453
    @sion9453 2 роки тому

    Really great video thank yoy

  • @edwardramirez3996
    @edwardramirez3996 7 місяців тому

    Thank you!!

  • @lohithreddy7286
    @lohithreddy7286 2 роки тому +2

    Good explanation

  • @SeitxiS
    @SeitxiS 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!!!

  • @travistucker4067
    @travistucker4067 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @gingerbreadmars
    @gingerbreadmars 2 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @Ohio12
    @Ohio12 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @arttificcer2324
    @arttificcer2324 2 місяці тому +1

    Me during opening: muahahahahaha i am a master of the board!
    Me during middle game: whoops. Whoopsy. Uh oh. Ooooo.

  • @masonplayzz93
    @masonplayzz93 Місяць тому

    This video helped a lot. I am pretty good at openings and end games but I'm not good at middle games and that causes over half of my losses. Now I am a little more confident in my middle games 😃👍

  • @stevesidare2493
    @stevesidare2493 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you. I just signed up for your free masterclass. I've been stuck in the 1700's (Elo) for too long and struggle in the middle game. I seem to be blind to my opponent's candidate moves, and even my own!

    • @wodan7338
      @wodan7338 9 місяців тому

      I’m stuck at 900, and this is my exact story

  • @abcdefg-yh2cq
    @abcdefg-yh2cq Рік тому

    Amazing vid

  • @joshuafurlong5270
    @joshuafurlong5270 11 місяців тому

    Right off the bat you told me what I suspected was my biggest issue. My rooks, and my queen. I always develop them too late and just get flustered mid game

  • @freakfamilyplayinggames6141

    thanks

  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  2 роки тому +36

    ► Chapters
    00:00 Intro to middlegame strategy
    00:41 What to do in the middlegame?
    01:01 So many choices of moves
    01:52 What to do after the opening stage?
    02:17 1) Develop your queen
    03:38 2) Develop your rooks
    04:20 3) Open up the position
    07:00 4) Alternate way to open the position
    08:26 5) Start attacking your opponent
    09:30 Best way to improve at chess instantly

  • @asrtemps
    @asrtemps 10 місяців тому

    Thank you from Indonesia

  • @Cheesenipz97
    @Cheesenipz97 Рік тому

    Loool thanks to you i can play with some intense aggrassive-ness😂 no hate, your accent is great, the way you say “bushup” makes me chuckle too 😅 thank u for the advice, new to chess and its definitely starting to feel more natural now that im about 25-50 games in

  • @jonbudi
    @jonbudi 2 роки тому

    Terima kasih

  • @mechmaverick
    @mechmaverick Рік тому

    I just played this exact open

  • @harveyfriedman4465
    @harveyfriedman4465 6 місяців тому

    I am a proud owner of your monumental book on the Scandinavian. I did hear that some GMs have felt that they can criticize some of your lines. And that you were planning to respond. Can you update me on the situation and perhaps provide some links?

  • @casualstory08
    @casualstory08 Рік тому

    Why u put ur pawn to risk on center pawn..
    If the center the most important to control
    5:31

  • @gabrielfernandezmendiguchi5768
    @gabrielfernandezmendiguchi5768 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @anilchakravorty8054
    @anilchakravorty8054 2 роки тому

    👍👍

  • @leylabaghirova9466
    @leylabaghirova9466 8 місяців тому

    My Strategy is to go Hikaru nakamura mode and plan out a whole checkmate and the pieces needed then make space by trading the un needed pieces then Go for the checkmate

  • @godofwar2901
    @godofwar2901 2 роки тому +6

    Hi igor thanks for the videos. I just have one queation can i become a GM at the age of 12? Right now im 31 years old.

    • @alien3200
      @alien3200 6 днів тому

      Are you unemployed and homeless?

    • @godofwar2901
      @godofwar2901 5 днів тому

      @@alien3200 both

  • @koroshabdoli1739
    @koroshabdoli1739 2 роки тому

    ایگوربهترینه Igor your is best

  • @wassimbelguet9027
    @wassimbelguet9027 Рік тому

    I’m sacrificing that black bishop

  • @kevinhardy8997
    @kevinhardy8997 9 місяців тому

    That pawn touching the edge of the square is killing me. I adjust I adjust please!!!!!

  • @JagmaChess
    @JagmaChess 2 роки тому +3

    Maybe i should just quit chess cuz after the much time I wasted learning it, i don't improve. I just find myself in a losing endgame from every game i play i just need some advice

    • @monodriver001
      @monodriver001 2 роки тому +1

      Heyy Dawg , keep on playing mann , you will improve eventually , when I began I was 600 and after 3 to 4 months , am a 900 ELO player , see I improved , even you can , just get good resources

    • @timothydelacy9571
      @timothydelacy9571 2 роки тому +6

      It took me 3 years but I went from 800 to ~1700 Elo.
      Look up John Bartholomew’s chess fundamentals on UA-cam I think it will be really helpful for you.
      If you are below 1,000 Elo I would suggest really focusing on hanging pieces because you and your opponents are going to give lots of opportunity to just give pieces up for free.
      After that focus on building pattern recognition through puzzles and opening theory.

    • @ijansk
      @ijansk Рік тому

      Me too. There is always a move from your opponent that you don't forsee. It ends up being frustrating.

  • @Cheesenipz97
    @Cheesenipz97 Рік тому

    Is it normal in chess for majority of wins to turn out in stalemate (as in all opponents r dead except the king resulting in an infinite game) or am i just a noob?😅

    • @OlgarthDB
      @OlgarthDB Рік тому

      Just means your end game approach needs to change. Maybe your trading too much in the middle game? Not protecting your hanging pieces? If you can keep at least one other piece alive, even a pawn, you can win the endgame. Stalemates should be a very small percentage of your games and they're usually cause by the person winning not realizing they just screwed their chances at mate. Just protect your pieces and make sure you're not losing an uneven amount of material. You're really just a few mating lessons away from not being stuck in stalemates. Also, look up what causes stalemates and how to avoid it when you're winning. You will be okay its easy to fix this.

  • @mikeymcmikeface5599
    @mikeymcmikeface5599 Рік тому

    "White is really confused."
    Yes. I am...

  • @peterhonkala1256
    @peterhonkala1256 2 роки тому

    Ok

  • @mikehill3426
    @mikehill3426 Рік тому

    Everything in this video makes sense but after trying to implement some ideas I dropped from 801 into the 500s.

    • @Orro006
      @Orro006 Рік тому

      That's natural considering you're changing the way you play the middle game, just trust the process and soon you will be back to your original ELO and you will even get a higher peak

    • @Deadeye1967
      @Deadeye1967 Рік тому

      If you have developed your pieces each piece is attacking something or protecting something or both, if you move it you have just unprotected something, so be wary of every move you make, ask yourself what squares have I just weakened with this move, and am I gaining more than I am losing with this move.

    • @wodan7338
      @wodan7338 9 місяців тому

      Same

  • @Alkis05
    @Alkis05 Рік тому

    Well, develop your queen and rooks are still tips of opening, not middle game.

  • @DM_Curtis
    @DM_Curtis 2 роки тому +1

    Nxf6#