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@jamieearl688
Жыл бұрын
Just purchased a few! Looking forward to using them!
@penelopeallan6495
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas u lunatic. It’s not even June yet 🎉
@Easymoney1112
Жыл бұрын
Igor you are a gift to the new generation of chess players. This content is so valuable and for you to pump out amazing videos for free is so honorable. Thank you sir .
@MattArseno
Жыл бұрын
Agreed! For years I’ve not grown in my game. Always lost. Now I can try fun effective tactics and learn to attack and prevent them. Thank you !
@indranibiswas2893
Жыл бұрын
Igor? From Death Race
@lwandomasoka
Жыл бұрын
What's Christmas without Igor's great chess content 🤝🏿
@IsoM1es
Жыл бұрын
Probably christmas🙃
@Aufleitner
Жыл бұрын
Christmas is the day our savior was born
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
► Chapters 00:00 Best Chess Opening for White, Win More Games in 2024 00:27 Drawback of the Danish Gambit 01:34 Scotch Game: Goring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice 02:58 Surprising move discomforts Black's position 04:30 Brilliant combination wins the game for White 05:07 If Black plays Nxd5 instead of Nxe4 07:13 If Black avoids cxb2 09:03 Achieve your chess goals in 2023
@christiangro1927
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Igor. Thanks for your dedication to chess and helping us getting better ❤️
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
@soulfulplywood
Жыл бұрын
I'm a 1550 at 14, trying to branch out my openings. Watched a few videos of yours, and dang. I'm definitely subscribing man! I'm competing for a leadership position in my school chess team, and you're helping!! Appreciate this content
@PHO3NIX6173
Жыл бұрын
Good luck man 👍
@lou7284
Жыл бұрын
That’s low, but you are probably just a beginner! Goodluck!
@fun_2814
10 ай бұрын
@@lou7284he is litterally 14 bro
@gamal01
Жыл бұрын
Insightful! Ironically just yesterday I was really getting an understanding behind the fianchettoed bishop, how lethal it is and you displayed that well with this classical e4 opening.
@AndySalinger33
Жыл бұрын
I’m curious, what would you do if black plays Qf6 after blocking black with Nc3? Great video! Cheers, all. Forgive my amateur question.
@EfficientRVer
Жыл бұрын
I've been playing the Goring Gambit regularly for 50 years. It is my favorite opening as white. The position you show at 7:45 happens at least as often as them taking the second gambit pawn, ,if you consider their last move e6 as being equivalent to h6. I treat them interchangeably, for two reasons. First, the line I respond to it with, O-O, almost always causes them to do the other move, transposing and making it not matter which move order they choose. O-O and Qb3 are extremely similar in strength in the "grandmaster or engine" sense, but Qb3 alerts the opponent to danger more quickly. If in the position you show, my O-O provokes h6, and in fact for most other responses, I play Re1, to delay Qb3 one more move. It leads to many fewer lines I need to know, and that 3-move combo is as strong as anything coming out of lines from playing Qb3 immediately. Different opponents may grab the second pawn at any point along the way, and when they don't, you at some point need to take it. While there are specific cases where taking it with the queen is good, playing my move order (O-O Re1 Qb3) happens to prevent me from taking it with the queen in situations where it should be taken with the knight. The older I get, the fewer tricky things I have to remember, the better. It is rare to find someone who plays very precisely against the Goring Gambit, and I actually enjoy it when they do. More commonly, they fall into traps in predictable ways. In just my last 6 online games as white, I've had mates on move 10 and move 7 using the Goring against opponents my strength (1300s). That's unusually fast. One had fallen into a terrible trap, found the key move to escape it, then blundered by not making the followup move that was the only reason to have made the key move. He missed seeing that it was mate in one, versus escaping the trap down a little material but setting a trap I've fallen into myself one time, never again. It's a fun, beautiful opening. If you play it often, you'll find recurring themes in your games, showing you what the possible "great moves" and "brilliant moves" in similar but different situations tend to look like. Since watching your video on the Rousseau Gambit as black, that has become my most commonly played opening as black after white plays e4. I'm surprised at how many people play the Italian as white, and how many are taken by surprise with the Rousseau. Now if I can just stop opponents from playing d4, I'll be happy, though I do well against it.
@immortily1673
Жыл бұрын
i totally agree w the last paragraph
@CRnaixx
11 ай бұрын
Bro 💀
@ezzo222
Жыл бұрын
I've only just started to play chess regularly and learn the game properly and the rabbit hole I'm now in is fantastic! Thank you for these videos and merry christmas (or other celebrated holiday!)
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Happy Holidays!
@copdatchoppa
Жыл бұрын
I think someone tried this position against me. I think so because their position in game looked very similar to this. At first I thought they were aiming for some weird scholar's mate trick. I declined the gambit and played in such a way where I used my knights to prevent their bishop from going to certain squares. And they ended up with such a messy opening. I could be wrong, but the position in this video just looks very similar to something i've experienced before in a game..
@threedeafears
Жыл бұрын
yes exactly. it is very easy to detect even if you do not know the opening
@Christiaan1958
Жыл бұрын
Thank you GM Smirnov, was looking for an Opening against 1.e4 that i can feel comfortable with and also that i could understand the positions reached, The Sicilians I've tried out they don't work for me neither 1.e4 e5...i never really liked those positions that those openings produced...so down the line i went and neither the Caro Kann nor the Center Counter seems right but this opening you showed us is just great, i can grasp what I'm suppose to do and what to play for, you are a born chess teacher and very underrated in my opinion!, thank you again Merry Christmas and a happy new year even though Christmas has come and gone already, God Bless!👍
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad the video was insightful and thank you so much for your nice wishes!
@keeganmurphy1
Жыл бұрын
Hey man only started playing chess again recently, thanks for the videos mate appreciate it. We’ll spoken well explained 👍
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it!
@MaximeSenza
Жыл бұрын
Messed up a bit in the order but fell back on my feet ^^ I've tried it on a couple games and it's definitely a fun opening, thank you for your content! [Termination "senzaaa a gagné par abandon"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nxc3 O-O 8. Nd5 a6 9. b3 Nxe4 10. Bb2 b5 11. Bd3 Ng5 12. Nf6+ gxf6 13. Nxg5 fxg5 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ 1-0
@albertdeckel9429
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, and all the amazing lessons in 2022!! They have made such a difference in my game ...and maybe they will be able to help me beat my son in a game someday!!! Keeping you and your loved ones in our thoughts!!
@shairamontefalco2730
Жыл бұрын
Love it as usual! Can you please make a vid showing steps of refuting pelidor defense agaist bishop's openning? Thanks.
@h00g
Жыл бұрын
Usually they don't take the pawn on move 3, but that made me study the scotch which isnt too bad. Had great success with this if they do take though! So much fun playing this variation
@Kettvnen
4 ай бұрын
if they dont take the pawn on move 3 then youre probably gonna have a good time, push your pawn to d5 and kick their knight away, you have a strong centre their knight will probably not be in a great position
@threedeafears
Жыл бұрын
i tried this on Lichess. 95% of the people do not follow the black moves AT ALL. and things turn very messy quickly!
@denzelgwande174
25 күн бұрын
True😂😂😂😂 u just hv to play you...!
@Zyrexia
Жыл бұрын
Let me 100% real, there is no one (on youtube at least) who explains chess openings and tactics in such details and in a very sweet sweet voice.
@SimpleAnimation.
6 ай бұрын
Gotham chess?
@gregorykl2317
Жыл бұрын
Hello, everyone! I wanna share with you one interesting fact! I d been playing chess for a year, but I really played it: I analysed every single game, watched a lot of streams, chess youtubers. My rating was about 800. Recently I've started playing there (cause before I had a kind of fear of loosing), but surprisingly I reached 1600 easily. It happened 3 weeks ago. I had been sitting there before I lost the access to my account. After I made new one, and I had to go through some kind of calibration. VERY surprisingly It went okay. Firstly, it was hard, because the rating was about 1600. But I won. After, a very strange thing happened. At 1800 my opponents started to miss mate in 1! As the calibration gives you a lot of points, I went through 1800 with only 2 games. After that, there were normal games, one was very hard (I lost, I ran out of time), but others I won by their silly mistakes. Now I am 1971. Guys and Igor (if he reads it), I don't think that this is my rating, but at the same time it seems very fairly, cause I didn't cheat (of course). I don't know what to think. I won against the opponent with rating 2047. I saw it only in KZitem videos. How do you think, am I so smart or it's just luck? Also, I want to thank Igor for his videos. I won 1 game using his trap (I mean that the opponent didn't notice it and couldn't handle after). That's all. Thanks all. I am gonna keep you in touch in next Igor's videos (lol)
@andersjonsson8403
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a soo nice Chessstory! Which You best of Luck! 😊👍👍♟
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
This sounds awesome, keep it up!
@aBetterWorldTogether
11 ай бұрын
Pretty freakinggood channel man ! You explain very well ! Thank you!
@dangelvette2519
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas my friend and thank you for all the wonderful lessons I'm definitely going to buy some of your courses this year
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@NatchathiraOviya
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 GM-Smirnov
@86bpn
Жыл бұрын
This is the one of best opening for white in Chess. I win in the first match by opening this trick. Thanks a lot...
@beren9657
Жыл бұрын
05:28 What if black's knight attacks the white bishop on a5?
@gopico6634
Жыл бұрын
It can’t, the bishop is in E5
@ConsciousExpression
8 ай бұрын
I've been using this to great success. People just don't seem to know this line. They don't like taking all three pawns usually, but it doesn't matter all that much, because I get developed so much faster than them anyway. This is pure gold at my level of chess (don't ask I'm not gonna tell my rating).
@jacobjastrzembski8562
Жыл бұрын
Igor, thank you for the video.”I find it helpful. Quick question, what would you do if, at the beginning, black moves his Queen to f6?
@JaimzBond
Жыл бұрын
what elo range should you play this? i'm1200 and cant seem to make it work
@nickyork8901
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your excellent videos this year, I really enjoy your channel.
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@davidg4595
Жыл бұрын
@ 8:50 N-D5 attacking the queen, cant Black Q just take the pawn at E4 pinning your Bishop to your queen? What dont i see>
@bekobeko526
10 ай бұрын
Hi. I was wondering what the solution might be if the black knight goes 5A after white develops the two bishops and castling. This disrupts the whole strategy. Thank you.
@spinningforever119
Жыл бұрын
im new to using chess openings so I'm a bit curious on what would i do if they decided to long castle
@debbypaul9811
Жыл бұрын
Merry christmas sir
@NikkuIsRyu
Жыл бұрын
What if the enemy plays after checking with bishop and me defending with knight, queen f6 and not the knight f6
@Fondil_Mabols
Жыл бұрын
What do you recommend after Nd5, black goes Be7?
@mikecorazza
5 ай бұрын
What do I do next if Black's opening reply to my opening E4 is Knighg to f6? I had asked similar question in a previous video and somebody said "you must not have watched entire video" and they were right..but I don't think he shows what to do when opponent (black) doesn't start with their pawn to e5?
@sava_v
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, your videos are truly amazing, i am going on a tournament today and i plan on using this opening.
@sucuk9347
Жыл бұрын
Finally beat the 1200 Bot after tying for days. Thank you so much!
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@randallbowman2930
9 ай бұрын
This is all great, except that after I moved pawn to D4, they didn't capture it. They move their pawn to D6, opening up the diagonal for their bishop and can now pin my F3 knight on their next move, unless I go pawn to H3. That kind of changes things doesn't it?
@Cloud_GamingHub
Жыл бұрын
What do you do if the black knight (E4) goes to (C5) threatening the white bishop?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
What timestamp?
@edmonespina7879
Жыл бұрын
Coach can you please analyse also the game of maoi lu.. there's a lot gambit that she use..
@efthorpe
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas
@yellowandy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Any suggestions if they take your knight on C3 in the opening sequence? Then you loose the advantage of being able to move to D5.
@kuo-kun7915
Жыл бұрын
So my problem is people in my elo just don't take the d4 pawn and compeletly ignore it
@chameleon6758
Жыл бұрын
Amazing thank you!
@doogianhowser9322
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Igor! Thanks for alk the lessons have a Happy New Year!
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
@johncooper7242
3 ай бұрын
just started playing again after a 50 year gap and I'm finding your videos very inspiring and helpful thank you. However could someone please explain to me why black castles instead of taking the undefended free pawn ?
@BenFoodieVlogs
Жыл бұрын
Happy Christmas & Happy New Year Igor
@robinhwang2100
Жыл бұрын
Hi Igor, can you play an iteration where black knight instead of moving back moves to A5 and puts pressure on the bishop?
@pleunvandergrinten9367
Жыл бұрын
Same question!
@03jishuathomas85
Жыл бұрын
any sols. same here@@pleunvandergrinten9367
@jeneilharder9905
Жыл бұрын
❤ thank you for giving us nice tactics and tips God bless you!
@koolkid8699
Жыл бұрын
What happens if they take the knight on c3 with the bishop
@philnichols6837
4 ай бұрын
@ 5:35 what if the knight goes side ways to A5 and chases off your white bishop?
@benjaminflanagan9409
7 ай бұрын
What happens if they move pawn to c6 at the beginning of the game instead of the knight?? How do you move forward?
@the-real-et
Жыл бұрын
merry christmas igor! best gift we could get is one of these free elo openings
@gregorykl2317
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Igor!
@nikola.khalil
8 ай бұрын
What happens when you try to play this but black opens c5 instead ? next step to playing this ? or what other strategy?
@josephsalmonte4995
Жыл бұрын
Good video, thanks. Merry Christmas Igor 👍
@jboushka
Жыл бұрын
What do you recommend against the Petroff (incl, Stafford gambit, or do you refer 3 d4 etc
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
This video answers it: kzitem.info/news/bejne/somPznp5rXl5o3o
@glenngutierrez5219
Жыл бұрын
Thank u for knowledge...gud tutorial
@ingogoldbeck2886
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff! I would love to know how to proceed if the opponent captures my knight at 6:56! 😊
@robertharper1307
Жыл бұрын
I'm loving your videos Igor thank you. Though when you suggest black knight takes e4 and a bad option. Surely that knight can be defended by the queen sliding over to e8 in the next move, meaning it can't then be taken? Is there are solution for that?
@03jishuathomas85
Жыл бұрын
nxnd4 instd of taking e4, what if N moves to a5......... ????
@ryandoherty9461
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Igor!!!
@kohop9219
Жыл бұрын
"put a grimace of horror on your opponents face" 😂 wonderful channel you have. Thank you!
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
😂
@mustaphakassab3943
Жыл бұрын
Your content is so spectacular Igor , you took me from 1400 to 1900 , thank you ❤
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@michaelfairchild5228
Жыл бұрын
wonderful instruction!
@stellakemner4847
Жыл бұрын
Igor is the best. He should have an own TV show!😊
@scottllamas5426
Жыл бұрын
i wish you would put recommended chess ratings on your videos. I am only 1200 but no one falls for this in blitz
@donsarazen6053
Жыл бұрын
What if black captures the pawn with the knight at d4?
@GMIgorSmirnov
Жыл бұрын
Both White's options are good - you can either take 4.Nxd4 or 4.Nxe5
@kereama0
Жыл бұрын
What happens if knigtht doesnr go back and attacks white bishop
@wittymartin
Жыл бұрын
7:05 What if he defends with pawn to F6 after queen moves to C3?
@lukasbruderlin2723
Жыл бұрын
at 5:33 - why would the night have to go back? I would intuitively move the night to a5 attacking White's bishop ... or why is this a bad idea?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
Bishpp d3...
@simpletimes2819
Жыл бұрын
Smart move.. make the other variation in another video for alg boost. Love the content bud
@berliozbetty5230
Жыл бұрын
5:35 what if black goes knight a5 threatening to take the bishop?
@ce9821
5 ай бұрын
Thanks just made a spectacular win using this strategy.
@Beofff
Жыл бұрын
At 3:35 what is stopping black from moving their night onto a5 to put pressure on white's bishop?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
That just puts the knight on a bad square, you play simple Bd3 (or even Be2 with the thread of Qd4 mate attack)... and the real threat is that after you retreat the bishp , a6 (with tempo) + b5 captures the knight, as he has no squares to go.
@divyanshujain5809
Жыл бұрын
What is the name of this opening? Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤ to all! From India 🇮🇳.
@caden1120
8 ай бұрын
Everyone please go to 3:52 What do you do if after you move that white square bishop, your opponent moves his F pawn to the 5th rank, defending the knight. PLEASE AND THANK YOU
@divyajyoti261
Жыл бұрын
That's so good information sir
@ogkushclouds2535
Жыл бұрын
Theres a couple holes where this plan falls through like if they take your knight with bishop but what a cool new strategy
@241hnd
Жыл бұрын
I'm confused. At 5:35 How does the knight on f3 control e4?
@birthdayzrock1426
Жыл бұрын
it's a misclick
@EveryGameGamer
Жыл бұрын
thats what i was thinking
@alanbertrand6081
Жыл бұрын
7:24 What if black plays bishop to B4? I think you just lose a rook, unless I missed something?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
bxc3 witth tempo, hitting the bishop. You don't take any rook, just loose a tempo.
@SmokesOnMe
Жыл бұрын
2:40 what's a good response if the opponent goes queen f6 instead of knight??
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
At 2:40 you just take it with the bishop.
@dylanm7178
Жыл бұрын
after knight does bad move of knight e4 and then we do bishop d3, what do I do if he goes knight c5?
@AbbeydPatriot
Жыл бұрын
At 6:57,what if black goes Re3 checks the king and white loses the queen?
@Lucky_Yt1
Жыл бұрын
I played this today oh my god i checkmated him from all sides
@komegolfwithkole
Жыл бұрын
Can you only do this if your opponent responds with e5? What if they do another opening?
@BanterrClaus
9 ай бұрын
Thankk you Igor :)
@86bpn
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas 2022-2023
@KRATOSMORT
Жыл бұрын
2:17 what if black's Knight goes b4?
@YouTubeutscarchive
Жыл бұрын
Спасибо Игорь!
@outstanding1448
Жыл бұрын
This is helpful, somewhat...., but at 1:26, after Nf6, white can play Bf7, followed by Qb3. Isn't this line more successful? I always play like this to whoever bites and take my d and c pawns. This is what I was looking for - /watch?v=Nd7ZiSvdwN8&t=1560s. This person covers everything. A bit of surprised that you were satisfied with just a line, but that's ok. Now I can study more what's left of it.
@legin3795
Жыл бұрын
What’s the name of this opening in this video?
@paly8738
Жыл бұрын
What do you do if black plays d5 attacking the pawn 1:46
@BobChess
Жыл бұрын
This is super DANGEROUS! Mikhail Tal would love this
@NateJuarez
Жыл бұрын
What to do if black just moves there pawn to c2?
@jamesaburke7
Жыл бұрын
No one I play will ever make the correct beginning moves needed for this Gambit opening. I have tried the moves 15 times, and no one ever recaptures the Pawn on C3. It's as if they are expecting something. I don't play highly ranked players, and they have no idea that they are normally fine in the Danish Gambit wt the correct responses. I can play someone who plays strong. 1000 or above. Unfortunately after a bunch of losses the chess site I visit, only puts me up against beginners. I can never defeat a beginner. The moves are always extremely bizarre.
@enzohirwa5808
9 ай бұрын
Igor is a Goat🙌🙌
@jamieyau6092
Жыл бұрын
What do I do if black plays Qf6 after you block block with Nc3?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
Timestamp?
@jamieyau6092
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRomanianWolf 2:44 after they play Bb4
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
@@jamieyau6092 Rc1... and after you castle, his queen will be opened to a discovery attack.
@andreibuenaventura200
Жыл бұрын
I have a question. After exd5, what if black plays Na5?
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
Bd3
@faresashraf7245
Жыл бұрын
What if black moves his queen to f6 instead of the knight before the castling ? 2:47
@TheRomanianWolf
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't that put the queen on a horrible discovered attack square? White will simply castle, and then black will be in big trouble.
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