Capablanca's 5 Simple Positional Rules to Win [Easiest Strategy]

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  @GMIgorSmirnov · 3 months ago (edited) · pinned

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  @CODM_Sean · 1 year ago

  &quot;Just blunder less.&quot; <br><br>Man, I wish I&apos;d thought of that sooner.

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  @millamant · 5 months ago

  Bro had a quote for everything

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  @LendriMujina · 1 year ago

  Fischer, known for being aggressive: &quot;To take is a mistake.&quot;<br>Capablanca, known for being defensive: &quot;Attack Pawns.&quot;

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  @antidisestablishmentarianism26 · 1 year ago

  1. Activate everything — Develop your least active piece.<br>2. Keep everything defended — Leave no weaknesses; Don&apos;t blunder<br>3. Always ask yourself; What is the opponent trying to do?<br>4. Attack weak pawns, they&apos;re easy targets.<br>5. You win endgames using passed pawns, they get more powerful the more simplified the game is.

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  @bokehintheussr5033 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I feel like Capablanca is the guy to study for at least 95% of chess players wanting to improve. When I play simple positional chess and play for material, following simple principles and avoiding mistakes and blunders, I win substantially more games than when I try to look for deep tactics.

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  @usibistro · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2IKO2co2oE&amp;t=548">9:08</a> that caught me off guard what the hell

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  @503matelo · 8 months ago

  I am winning more chess games sticking with Capablanca chess principles. I am married with a family. I do not have more than a half hour a day to &quot;study chess&quot;. &nbsp;I do about ten minutes a day of puzzles. I play a 15/10 game online. I also learn to play through the moves of &quot;legendary&quot; games. from memory. It&apos;s working. Igor Smirnov and his system of the Capablanca principles kill for &quot;serious&quot; hobby players who just want to enjoy playing chess. I also am spending time working on my calculation skills - how quickly I can calculate is allowing me to learn to go slow on the Capablanca style. No blunders is the goal. Not amazing combinations. Eventually your opponent seems to make an unforced &nbsp;error and then , only then, are you ready to plan and maybe unleash an attack . I also &nbsp;study rook and pawn endgames at least once a week. Nothing like pushing a passed pawn onto becoming a queen &nbsp;on &nbsp;the board of chess pieces &nbsp;in the endgame. Thanks Igor and your team. You have brought much joy to my chess playing.

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  @R4G1NG · 1 year ago

  NGL I just tried to play more like this and just lost the next 5 games

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  @Walter-j3c · 8 months ago

  I&apos;m probably around ELO 1000 (mostly playing computer) and after playing several games where I blundered, I have decided that my big problem was being in too much of hurry to attack. I was focused on winning material, often using a hit and run method. I wasn&apos;t developing my pieces enough, and was trying to attack with too few pieces. So, for many people, slow down and don&apos;t try to win material right away. With good position, you will eventually have plenty of opportunity to attack.

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  @andrewhatfield9151 · 1 year ago

  This was one of the first games my coach ever took me through in a lesson: SO BEAUTIFUL! I love this kind of simple, effective playing.

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  @simonrobbins815 · 1 year ago

  Thanks Igor, I love going through these classical games. &nbsp;The positional masters like Capa, Petrosian, and Karpov just make chess look so effortless.

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