[Event "The MOST COMMON MISTAKE 💀: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/MJ9ZFfKI/TdYQMzgz"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [UTCDate "2017.11.29"] [UTCTime "15:44:17"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/MJ9ZFfKI/TdYQMzgz"] [Orientation "white"] { I'd like to thank GM Igor Smirnov for bringing out this wonderful technique to the chess community. I am basing this study off of his phenomenal YouTube videos. } 1. d4 { Welcome to FunnyAnimatorJimTV's study on The Most Common Mistake. In this study I'm going to explain the most common mistake typical players make in their games. I'm not entirely sure whether it's the most common or not, but it's definitely high up there. Please go through each chapter from here on and I will show puzzles and then reveal how noticing this mistake can help us find good moves and can have a significant positive impact on our playing. When I found out about this simple rule, my chess game improved drastically! I'd highly suggest TURNING STOCKFISH ANALYSIS OFF in the top right corner so you can try to think about the position and choices by yourself and not be distracted by Stockfish's arrows on the board. :) } *