Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎬 About this video lesson:

Great tactics often begin with strong positional play.

In this video, GM Igor Smirnov breaks down 4 simple positional rules from Garry Kasparov’s games, showing how to improve your position, restrict your opponent, and build pressure before launching decisive attacks.

You’ll learn:

* How to improve your pieces
* How Kasparov created constant pressure
* How to identify targets
* Simple positional rules to make better strategic decisions

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📺 Recommended Videos:

🔹Carlsen's 10 Simple Rules to Win [Copy His Easy Strategy] - youtu.be/T8GaQhVpbJg

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📚 Games & Other Resources:

Find the examples and games shown in the video in this blog-post - chess-teacher.com/kasparov-4-simple-positional-rules

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⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Why Your Chess Rating is Stuck & How to Improve
01:10 Kasparov's Method (4 TIPS)
01:31 Tip-1
01:40 Tip-2
01:56 Tip-3
03:31 Importance of TIME (development) in chess
06:01 Positional Sacrifices in chess
07:06 Tip-4 (most important)
10:57 Igor Smirnov's game
11:42 All 4 factors in one game
13:42 Exchange Sacrifice in chess

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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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