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⌛ *GM Smirnov has spent years mastering chess—so you don’t have to.*
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🎬 About this video lesson:
Bobby Fischer’s strategy looked simple because every move had a purpose.
In this video, GM Igor Smirnov breaks down Fischer’s 1970 game against Svetozar Gligoric and explains 10 practical positional rules you can copy in your own games.
You’ll learn:
* How Fischer improved his pieces
* How to limit your opponent’s counterplay
* How to create small weaknesses
* Simple positional rules to win more games
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📺 Recommended Videos:
🔹Carlsen vs Chess.com's No.1 Bot (3200 ELO Maximum Engine) - youtu.be/DdD6pzlpKNw
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📚 Games & Other Resources:
Find the Fischer vs Gligoric game shown in the video in this blog-post - chess-teacher.com/fischer-vs-gligoric
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 10 Rules of Positional Play from Bobby Fischer
00:11 Bobby Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric
01:31 Rule-1
02:07 Rule-2
03:36 Rule-3
04:30 Rule-4
05:47 Rule-5
07:21 Rule-6
08:14 Karpov learned from Fischer?
09:30 Key Idea
10:08 Rule-7
12:00 Friendship between Fischer & Gligoric
12:38 Rule-8
13:44 Rule-9
14:53 Rule-10
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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.
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🌐 Follow GM Igor Smirnov on social media
Facebook: facebook.com/RemoteChessAcademy
Instagram: instagram.com/gm.igorsmirnov
TikTok: tiktok.com/@gmigorsmirnov
X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMIgorSmirnov/
#IgorNation #Fischer #ChessTips #ChessStrategy #ChessRules #ChessPrinciples
✅ *Achieve Your Goal of Reaching 2000 ELO With This Structured Guide. Get "Boost Your Elo to 2000 Bundle"* - online.chess-teacher.com/boosteloyt
⌛ *GM Smirnov has spent years mastering chess—so you don’t have to.*
*Learn from his courses* ► online.chess-teacher.com/shopyd
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
🎬 About this video lesson:
Bobby Fischer’s strategy looked simple because every move had a purpose.
In this video, GM Igor Smirnov breaks down Fischer’s 1970 game against Svetozar Gligoric and explains 10 practical positional rules you can copy in your own games.
You’ll learn:
* How Fischer improved his pieces
* How to limit your opponent’s counterplay
* How to create small weaknesses
* Simple positional rules to win more games
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
📺 Recommended Videos:
🔹Carlsen vs Chess.com's No.1 Bot (3200 ELO Maximum Engine) - youtu.be/DdD6pzlpKNw
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
📚 Games & Other Resources:
Find the Fischer vs Gligoric game shown in the video in this blog-post - chess-teacher.com/fischer-vs-gligoric
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 10 Rules of Positional Play from Bobby Fischer
00:11 Bobby Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric
01:31 Rule-1
02:07 Rule-2
03:36 Rule-3
04:30 Rule-4
05:47 Rule-5
07:21 Rule-6
08:14 Karpov learned from Fischer?
09:30 Key Idea
10:08 Rule-7
12:00 Friendship between Fischer & Gligoric
12:38 Rule-8
13:44 Rule-9
14:53 Rule-10
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
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: facebook.com/RemoteChessAcademy
Instagram: instagram.com/gm.igorsmirnov
TikTok: tiktok.com/@gmigorsmirnov
X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMIgorSmirnov/
#IgorNation #Fischer #ChessTips #ChessStrategy #ChessRules #ChessPrinciples
