How to Play Better Than 99% of Chess Players

🎓 Struggling to improve at chess? GM Smirnov reveals the 3 rules that helped him jump from 1600 to 2260 in one year. FREE Masterclass ► https://chess-teacher.net/masterclassyt/ 💡 Checkmate your doubts—GM Smirnov’s courses will level up your chess game! 👉 https://online.chess-teacher.com/shopyd ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎬 About this video lesson: Strong chess players don’t just find good moves — they use a better thinking process. In this video, GM Igor Smirnov shows one powerful puzzle exercise that reveals how Grandmasters think and what your approach says about your chess level. You’ll learn: How to analyze a position correctly What strong players notice first How to improve your chess thinking Why finding the move is only part of the lesson ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📺 Recommended Videos: 🔹Crush Everyone with the Most Aggressive Opening for White -    • Crush Everyone with the Most Aggressive Op...   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📚 Games & Other Resources: Find the puzzle along with the solution in this blog-post - https://chess-teacher.com/chess-think... ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Chess Puzzle Rating Test (Find Your Level) 00:18 500 ELO Rating 00:53 700 ELO Rating 01:59 1000 ELO Rating 02:55 1300 ELO Rating 03:09 Chess Positional Understanding 06:56 Bonus Idea 08:21 1500 ELO Rating 11:07 1800 ELO Rating 13:46 2000 ELO Rating (important thinking) 15:13 Black's Strong Defense 16:36 2200 ELO Rating 18:09 2600 ELO Rating (solution) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ℹ️ About GM Igor Smirnov Igor Smirnov is a Chess Grandmaster, leading online educator, and the founder of Remote Chess Academy. 1.2M+ learners across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok Founder of Remote Chess Academy (2009) — a global online chess school with 75,000+ students across structured training programs Author of A Promoted Pawn and creator of the RCA “system of thinking,” helping players break plateaus and reach 2000+ ELO Winner of Kasparov’s Cup (2009) and Ukrainian U16 Champion, with deep tournament and coaching experience A mentor who has conducted seminars and simul exhibitions in India, featured in The Hindu, and published 1,700+ instructional chess videos Having earned the GM title through years of disciplined training, he blends classical chess strategy with psychology-based decision-making to help players think clearer, avoid blunders, and take control of their chess growth. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🌐 Follow GM Igor Smirnov on social media Facebook:   / remotechessacademy   Instagram:   / gm.igorsmirnov   TikTok:   / gmigorsmirnov   X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMIgorSmirnov/ #IgorNation #ChessPuzzle #ChessTactics #ChessTips ChessPuzzles