Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎬 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

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📺 Recommended Videos:

🔹Crush Everyone with the Most Aggressive Opening for White - youtu.be/k56f00GD59A

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📚 Games & Other Resources:

Find the puzzle along with the solution in this blog-post - chess-teacher.com/chess-thinking-system

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⏱️ 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)

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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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