This Ancient Technique Tells Your Chess Talent Level

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  @GMIgorSmirnov · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

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• DA

  @danh945 · 2 years ago

  Knowing that a puzzle is a puzzle makes it so much easier because you know a solution exists so you can keep looking until you find it. In normal play you don&apos;t know the puzzle is present, and without that guarantee your thought process is completely different.

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• EN

  @enderfries6213 · 2 years ago

  that zugzwang move made me have chills lmao thats a nasty move

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• RO

  @RonnieSidhu · 2 years ago

  1800 which is similar to my current rating. Toughest part is calculating opponent moves

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• XE

  @xenoph9380 · 2 years ago

  Awesome idea :D would be interested in more vids like this.

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• MY

  @mylove1618 · 1 year ago

  This guy is very good teacher

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• CH

  @chriszhang1660 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDOae516Lk&amp;t=289">4:49</a> Didn’t see the beef coming😂

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• SA

  @sahilhaque741 · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDOae516Lk&amp;t=490">8:10</a> We actually do not lose with Qh8+ but we can force a draw with Qe5+, Qh8+ repetition. Not the best move but something cool to notice.

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• OC

  @OcteractSG · 2 years ago

  I think a huge part of this is time. It&apos;s not just that puzzles have solutions, but that we take the time to find them. In a game, the ideas here won&apos;t necessarily jump out to players during the time that they allow themselves to think. This is why knowing patterns and having opening prep can be so powerful—they guide you to the correct response without requiring thought, and they also give you more time to think when you need it.<br><br>I miss-calculated Qe5+ Kf8 Re8+ Qxe8 Qh8#. It&apos;s not mate because of Ke7. Also, I was not entirely sure where the line with Kh6 ended, but I figured it would be better for white. Finally, from the position at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDOae516Lk&amp;t=543">9:03</a>, I saw Qf6 Qe8. I guess that puts me around 1500 because I fell just short of the 1600 mark.

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• DA

  @dangosypethau · 2 years ago

  Explore all variation lines and not just a few! That is my takeaway here. A lovely position to work through.

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• CR

  @crazypaul3315 · 2 years ago

  Bullet players laugh in the face of blinders 😂

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• LU

  @Lucy_Gx · 2 years ago

  Another epic video Igor! Please upload more videos like this! Thanks! 👍

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