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Thank you, dear Master Smirnov, for your teachings, and for having been kind enough to consider showing games that I have played based on your teachings, I have always thought that you are one of the best chess teachers, who has been doing very honest and constant work for years, congratulations for you 👍💯 with affection Henry
The third tip seems to be the reverse of the principle which Bobby Fisher follows, the rule is "when opponent's piece enters my territory, neutralize it"; the third tip in this video seems like the opposite: "when my piece can enter opponent's territory without being neutalized easily, move it there"
Thats a good thing to pick up on! The corollaries of all of these ideas are true for the *opposite* side. Like Fisher said, neutralize the pieces entering your territory, look for how *your opponent* can counterattack when you begin an attack, etc.
Its the same basically pieces are at there strongest when there at the opposite half of the board therefore you should not let your opponents be on your territory but at the same time try to infiltrate to there territory
Thank you igor ! I would appreciate it if you read my comment :) Thank you very much... Every time i feel like giving up, your courses give me new hope...I’m meticulously studying your methods and I saw rapid improvement ! Although I still didn’t achieve a perfect play I feel like I can do it with your help 🙏 If you have any advice to give me I look forward to hear it.... Cordially, an ambitious chess player....
Long time lurker of the channel, I have gone up 200+ elo (1450) since implementing your chess openings and ideas. This has been a great, thank you sir.
► Chapters 00:00 3 Chess Tips to Reach 2000 ELO Rating 00:11 RCA student's success story (Proof) 00:34 Example-1 01:00 Tip-1 02:48 How to Beat 2000 ELO Chess Players 03:47 Example-2 04:19 Tip-2 06:49 Are you doubtful about reaching 2000 ELO? 07:26 Example-3 08:00 Tip-3 10:25 Summary of tips
2000 in lichess is 1400 in chess. To become 1400 you just need play some games and solve lot of simple tactics, just not Blunder in 1-2 moves and play reasonable moves, develop pieces, castle etc. Just follow simple rules. When I joined lichess i gained 1600 for nothing because it was the default value, now I believe its calculated after few games played.
@@Glicerolthats weird because I have seen some 1800 fide players in the 2000 to 2100 lichess range. I don’t think you can compare fide and classical like that since it is still very different. 2350 is really impressive tho, my trainer is around 2500 lichess and he is fide over 2200. how long have you been playing chess?
There is no universal conversion rate between online and FIDE ratings. Sure, FIDE is stronger but the gap is different for anyone. It can be from 200 to 600, some people are much worse OTB and some are decent there, too.
I started playing in January. I finally just hit over 1500. My biggest weakness is time. I mainly play 3+2. About 39% of my losses are from timeout. In those timeouts, about 75% are with me in winning positions.
I would encourage you to play a mix of time controls You’ll develop REALLY awful habits that will seriously harm your progression if you only play blitz (or even worse, bullet) But on the other hand, playing fast is sometimes necessary, and tactical awareness is great, and that is honed well by blitz games (you should analyze every single game right after you play it, even blitz games, if you want to improve) So I’m not going to tell you not to play blitz, but I am going to strongly suggest you also play longer time control games (even correspondence games can be great especially for learning opening theory)
@ifbfmto9338 thanks for the sound advice. I do play rapid as well. I enjoy rapid, but sometimes it's too slow. Bullet is too fast. I always seem to go back to the 3+2 as it helps to keep my mind engaged. I often play multiple hours a day (over 10000 games since January!).
@@ZamirohI also play a ton of online blitz (and for that my favorite time control is also 3 + 2) but by far my favorite type of chess, is OTB 15 + 10 or sometimes even longer, that actually allows you to think and plan carefully and (usually) not have to move ‘impulsively’ to avoid losing on time Blitz time controls, as you’ve probably already figured out, favor two types of play: they favor offbeat, complex lines where if you have opening knowledge and your opponent doesn’t, they’ll waste so much time figuring out the right approach (or they’ll just miss it and mess up) that you’ll win or be close to it right out of the opening: a good example of this would be the Budapest gambit as black, if you put some effort into learning the lines you’ll murder people at 1500 level (and higher) Blitz time controls also heavily favor aggressive play, even if it’s unsound (Budapest gambit is a good example of this too, and there are lots of somewhat unsound piece sacs that are ‘good’ in blitz) And blitz time controls DO NOT reward careful play/planning because it simply takes too much time to play this way, it’s far better to just play actively and aggressively and ignore almost everything else And playing actively and aggressively is an extremely important part of chess so, blitz does help you develop as a player, but you’ll also develop major holes in your game if you don’t play other time controls and put some effort into studying Now a very strong player can play really well and incorporate positional play even in bullet, but frankly, most people can’t and never will be able to For most people, blitz and especially bullet is just an absolute s**** show 😂🤷🏼♂️ You say you play some rapid which is good, but I agree that online rapid chess has its flaws (people who just stop moving to waste time in lost positions, people who cheat, etc) whereas OTB these are not significant issues, and the OTB players tend to take chess quite seriously and are usually willing to discuss the game afterwards and this helps A LOT (as long as you’re playing a strong enough opponent, of course)
@@Zamirohplaying x+0 really helps with that. Like you HAVE to be aware of time otherwise you’re not gonna have enough time in the end game and i personally feel like 10+0 is the sweet spot between an engaging game and something you can play daily because it’s not really draining too
Hi GM Smirnov, just a quick question... the man said "and i have started doing this last course that you has published"... At the end of the video you said he is talking about 3 steps to 2000 elo because he started by saying "i recently bought the course 3 steps to 2000 elo"... but could he be talking about the other one you recently made? Cause technically that's the last course you published Anyway cant wait to watch the lessons of 3 steps to 2000 elo, i bought that months ago but as i'm trying to finish my university studies i postponed chess learning [And after that i'm really intrigued by the gm positional understanding one and probably others that I saw xD so far I need to improve my middle game and sometimes also endgame... i find myself in midgame often asking myself "what should i do now?" when the position is closed and checking the evaluation after the game i often find that my move either remove my slight advantage or even worse was a blunder xD]
I've been stuck in the 1300 to 1400 for a couple of years, just have to study though to improve. With all the resouces out there, there's no excuse for me, to not to improve, that is if I want it.
Thanks Igor. The hardest part is to convince my son to ignore tactical "opportunities" of fun tactical play with first minor piece or two, but to dev mp, castle, connect rooks. 🤦♂️ I am internalizing your rules and it is part of my ascent. Up 400 elo in 7 months.
yes, for the moment. but I am pretty sure that is a bad move. you shouldn’t just put your queen on the same diagonal as the enemy bishop like that. like for example what were you going to do after a simple move like Qc2 defending the bishop. because now a the pawn push is an even bigger threat and it looks like you have problems.
Yes, unfortunately it's very easy to get distracted by studying a bunch of different openings while neglecting other aspects of the game and forgetting to consistently apply the fundamentals of chess that are described in this video.
Too many people worry about ELO. If you're not a pro or a teacher, it's irrelevant so play for fun. Paul Morphy said..."Being good at Chess is the sign of a gentleman. Being *great* is the sign of a wasted life!" 😂
No but how else wil you measure your progress? ELO is an indicator of progress. People who play chess are competitive by nature so just to play for fun without improvement is frustrating and demotivating. If you're gonna do something might as well do it as best as you can.
I want to reach the title of national master, not to play competitively or like a pro but just to be able to say "hey hi, i'm a chess master" 🥲 very far from that goal tho 🤣
@@desmyt67It’s really, really, really hard to be a master in chess I have no idea what your level is, but for a ‘beginner’ around 1000 it usually takes several years to approach 2000 level And even though master is ‘only’ 200-300 points above that (depends on if you mean NM or FM or maybe CM) it usually takes years to progress from 2000 to that level
@@SpaceEag11The truth is that the vast, vast majority of players will never even approach 2000 level And……. That’s fine 🤷🏼♂️ you can play and enjoy chess without taking it hyper-competitively
@@ifbfmto9338 you really know how to break people dreams, dont you? Ahaha Anyway I have no rating yet xD i only play online so far (because i'm finishing my studies) and i'm only at 1600 xD but who knows... one day maybe...
I hate these kind of videos. Online videos are alwaya based on online chess rating. Chess rating online is always higher than the real rating people would be over the board. Who cares about rating online.
true, I am above 2000 on lichess and they are all much better than the ones in the video. but maybe that is because I don’t play crazy openings that get into complicated positions.
Well - 11:52 - the black had 2150. I donˇt understand how such strong player has played so stupidly in the beginning of the play. The last player made also horrible mistake. At the beginning this combination by the last play wasn´t better to play Kf6-d5, than to play d6xe5?
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Thank you, dear Master Smirnov, for your teachings, and for having been kind enough to consider showing games that I have played based on your teachings, I have always thought that you are one of the best chess teachers, who has been doing very honest and constant work for years, congratulations for you 👍💯 with affection Henry
Thank you.
Wait, you're the featured player? This should be top comment.
The third tip seems to be the reverse of the principle which Bobby Fisher follows, the rule is "when opponent's piece enters my territory, neutralize it"; the third tip in this video seems like the opposite: "when my piece can enter opponent's territory without being neutalized easily, move it there"
It’s the same thing..
Thats a good thing to pick up on!
The corollaries of all of these ideas are true for the *opposite* side. Like Fisher said, neutralize the pieces entering your territory, look for how *your opponent* can counterattack when you begin an attack, etc.
But I remembered Mikhail Tal saying he prefers it when his opponent's pieces are in his half.
Its the same basically pieces are at there strongest when there at the opposite half of the board therefore you should not let your opponents be on your territory but at the same time try to infiltrate to there territory
Not 100% the same. It is to attack something there, not necessarily to move piece there.
Your content is fantastic! Thank you!
I love your videos Igor. I find them really helpful. Thank You. Honestly.
Thanks!
Great teacher!!
Thank you igor ! I would appreciate it if you read my comment :)
Thank you very much...
Every time i feel like giving up, your courses give me new hope...I’m meticulously studying your methods and I saw rapid improvement ! Although I still didn’t achieve a perfect play
I feel like I can do it with your help 🙏
If you have any advice to give me I look forward to hear it....
Cordially, an ambitious chess player....
Great to hear from you. Chess progress happens in steps so don't lose hope. You keep learning, training and suddenly there will be big jump.
Thankful to you sir
Long time lurker of the channel, I have gone up 200+ elo (1450) since implementing your chess openings and ideas. This has been a great, thank you sir.
Gratz to him!!!
Always such great tactics and strategies
I love ur teaching ..
► Chapters
00:00 3 Chess Tips to Reach 2000 ELO Rating
00:11 RCA student's success story (Proof)
00:34 Example-1
01:00 Tip-1
02:48 How to Beat 2000 ELO Chess Players
03:47 Example-2
04:19 Tip-2
06:49 Are you doubtful about reaching 2000 ELO?
07:26 Example-3
08:00 Tip-3
10:25 Summary of tips
2000 in lichess is 1400 in chess. To become 1400 you just need play some games and solve lot of simple tactics, just not Blunder in 1-2 moves and play reasonable moves, develop pieces, castle etc. Just follow simple rules. When I joined lichess i gained 1600 for nothing because it was the default value, now I believe its calculated after few games played.
@@RedScotland yes, I am 1750 fide and my record is about 2350on lichess, usually I am around 2280 in rapid
@@Glicerolthats weird because I have seen some 1800 fide players in the 2000 to 2100 lichess range. I don’t think you can compare fide and classical like that since it is still very different. 2350 is really impressive tho, my trainer is around 2500 lichess and he is fide over 2200. how long have you been playing chess?
There is no universal conversion rate between online and FIDE ratings. Sure, FIDE is stronger but the gap is different for anyone. It can be from 200 to 600, some people are much worse OTB and some are decent there, too.
I started playing in January. I finally just hit over 1500. My biggest weakness is time. I mainly play 3+2. About 39% of my losses are from timeout. In those timeouts, about 75% are with me in winning positions.
I would encourage you to play a mix of time controls
You’ll develop REALLY awful habits that will seriously harm your progression if you only play blitz (or even worse, bullet)
But on the other hand, playing fast is sometimes necessary, and tactical awareness is great, and that is honed well by blitz games (you should analyze every single game right after you play it, even blitz games, if you want to improve)
So I’m not going to tell you not to play blitz, but I am going to strongly suggest you also play longer time control games (even correspondence games can be great especially for learning opening theory)
@ifbfmto9338 thanks for the sound advice. I do play rapid as well. I enjoy rapid, but sometimes it's too slow. Bullet is too fast. I always seem to go back to the 3+2 as it helps to keep my mind engaged. I often play multiple hours a day (over 10000 games since January!).
@@ZamirohI also play a ton of online blitz (and for that my favorite time control is also 3 + 2) but by far my favorite type of chess, is OTB 15 + 10 or sometimes even longer, that actually allows you to think and plan carefully and (usually) not have to move ‘impulsively’ to avoid losing on time
Blitz time controls, as you’ve probably already figured out, favor two types of play: they favor offbeat, complex lines where if you have opening knowledge and your opponent doesn’t, they’ll waste so much time figuring out the right approach (or they’ll just miss it and mess up) that you’ll win or be close to it right out of the opening: a good example of this would be the Budapest gambit as black, if you put some effort into learning the lines you’ll murder people at 1500 level (and higher)
Blitz time controls also heavily favor aggressive play, even if it’s unsound (Budapest gambit is a good example of this too, and there are lots of somewhat unsound piece sacs that are ‘good’ in blitz)
And blitz time controls DO NOT reward careful play/planning because it simply takes too much time to play this way, it’s far better to just play actively and aggressively and ignore almost everything else
And playing actively and aggressively is an extremely important part of chess so, blitz does help you develop as a player, but you’ll also develop major holes in your game if you don’t play other time controls and put some effort into studying
Now a very strong player can play really well and incorporate positional play even in bullet, but frankly, most people can’t and never will be able to
For most people, blitz and especially bullet is just an absolute s**** show 😂🤷🏼♂️
You say you play some rapid which is good, but I agree that online rapid chess has its flaws (people who just stop moving to waste time in lost positions, people who cheat, etc) whereas OTB these are not significant issues, and the OTB players tend to take chess quite seriously and are usually willing to discuss the game afterwards and this helps A LOT (as long as you’re playing a strong enough opponent, of course)
@@Zamirohplaying x+0 really helps with that. Like you HAVE to be aware of time otherwise you’re not gonna have enough time in the end game and i personally feel like 10+0 is the sweet spot between an engaging game and something you can play daily because it’s not really draining too
@@Zamirohtry 5 min
Thank you for this 3 good advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi GM Smirnov, just a quick question... the man said "and i have started doing this last course that you has published"... At the end of the video you said he is talking about 3 steps to 2000 elo because he started by saying "i recently bought the course 3 steps to 2000 elo"... but could he be talking about the other one you recently made? Cause technically that's the last course you published
Anyway cant wait to watch the lessons of 3 steps to 2000 elo, i bought that months ago but as i'm trying to finish my university studies i postponed chess learning
[And after that i'm really intrigued by the gm positional understanding one and probably others that I saw xD so far I need to improve my middle game and sometimes also endgame... i find myself in midgame often asking myself "what should i do now?" when the position is closed and checking the evaluation after the game i often find that my move either remove my slight advantage or even worse was a blunder xD]
As a person who has been stuck at 1600/1700 for 3 years straight, hopefully these tips will help me break out of this barrier
I've been stuck in the 1300 to 1400 for a couple of years, just have to study though to improve. With all the resouces out there, there's no excuse for me, to not to improve, that is if I want it.
@kevinmalone3210 real, also stuck at the same rating
how was it?
Thanks
Thx I Am Rated Over 2000k And This Is Still Helpful.
Thx So Much GM
Thanks Igor. The hardest part is to convince my son to ignore tactical "opportunities" of fun tactical play with first minor piece or two, but to dev mp, castle, connect rooks. 🤦♂️
I am internalizing your rules and it is part of my ascent. Up 400 elo in 7 months.
Gm Igor next week I'm having a tournament and I would Appreciate if you give me some ideas because I struggle a lot when it comes to end games
Is this some sort of online rating or official fide rating?
Well, now it's time to make 2000 to 2200 course ❤
Currently peaked at 1850 hoping to reach 2000 in 1 and half years
I bet you could get it in 10days brotha I believe in you
At 1:28 how about q-g6. Wouldn't that also prevent the pawn from moving?
yes, for the moment. but I am pretty sure that is a bad move. you shouldn’t just put your queen on the same diagonal as the enemy bishop like that. like for example what were you going to do after a simple move like Qc2 defending the bishop. because now a the pawn push is an even bigger threat and it looks like you have problems.
what do you do after develop, 0-0 and connect the rooks?
- "blunder"
I just reached 2000 by watching the first 10 seconds of the video thank you Remote chess Academy 🙏
😂
Lo wat
The title says ELO -> expected FIDE -> got lichess (which is fairly low).
Yes, unfortunately it's very easy to get distracted by studying a bunch of different openings while neglecting other aspects of the game and forgetting to consistently apply the fundamentals of chess that are described in this video.
A thousand thank you's Oh Wise and Mighty One...
is 2000 elo is in FIDE/lichess?
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2000 USCF is not so easy. Online ratings are highly inflated.
Have fun. It's a game!
I am still hanging under 1100 in my 3 months experience so far😂
I think in 2:22 we have nd6 then bc5
Nd6 isn’t a legal move.
@@betterdayz2011probably meant Nd3
how to buy package to reach 2000 Elo dear GM.
Thanks for the question. You can find our courses in our shop here.
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2000 lichess = 800 fide
more like 1500 elo
what is your lichess rating then?😂
Why?
Rating starts from 1400
2000 on lichess is like 1800 over the board.
No about 1400
Ol no I'm 2k lichess 1.8k fide
Too many people worry about ELO. If you're not a pro or a teacher, it's irrelevant so play for fun. Paul Morphy said..."Being good at Chess is the sign of a gentleman. Being *great* is the sign of a wasted life!" 😂
No but how else wil you measure your progress? ELO is an indicator of progress. People who play chess are competitive by nature so just to play for fun without improvement is frustrating and demotivating. If you're gonna do something might as well do it as best as you can.
I want to reach the title of national master, not to play competitively or like a pro but just to be able to say "hey hi, i'm a chess master" 🥲 very far from that goal tho 🤣
@@desmyt67It’s really, really, really hard to be a master in chess
I have no idea what your level is, but for a ‘beginner’ around 1000 it usually takes several years to approach 2000 level
And even though master is ‘only’ 200-300 points above that (depends on if you mean NM or FM or maybe CM) it usually takes years to progress from 2000 to that level
@@SpaceEag11The truth is that the vast, vast majority of players will never even approach 2000 level
And……. That’s fine 🤷🏼♂️ you can play and enjoy chess without taking it hyper-competitively
@@ifbfmto9338 you really know how to break people dreams, dont you? Ahaha
Anyway I have no rating yet xD i only play online so far (because i'm finishing my studies) and i'm only at 1600 xD but who knows... one day maybe...
Me -3 elo player watching
I beat the lie chess bot woow
Please don't write ELO. It's not an acronym. Elo is correct.
Even with 2000 tips I wouldn't reach 2000 elo
Well not with that attitude! xD
2000 rating does take a ton of work and usually many years of playing chess.
I hate these kind of videos. Online videos are alwaya based on online chess rating. Chess rating online is always higher than the real rating people would be over the board. Who cares about rating online.
These must be paid actors or 2000 high on some good weed😅. I’m 1600 and no one plays this bad at least in Rapid.
true, I am above 2000 on lichess and they are all much better than the ones in the video. but maybe that is because I don’t play crazy openings that get into complicated positions.
Well - 11:52 - the black had 2150. I donˇt understand how such strong player has played so stupidly in the beginning of the play. The last player made also horrible mistake. At the beginning this combination by the last play wasn´t better to play Kf6-d5, than to play d6xe5?