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In the final example you didn't cover what happens when white just takes pawn d6xc7 & now you can't queen side castle or stop the pawn. If you move your rook the castle is done. If you castle the rook is gone & you have to take the queen with your king. It's absolutely devastating.
This opening is terribe you are already losing after your already losing after your fifrst move without any reasonable practicalchances. You are playing for cheap tricks that are easier to defend the scholars mate xD
Dear Igor Smirnov , I've just heard you mention that your site was hacked a few days ago. That must have been a pretty awful experience. I'm glad it was all sorted out happily and your channel is up and running again. Thank you so much for another brilliant video. Out of all the chess teachers in the whole world, none have helped me as much as you. Best wishes and thank you so much. Philip Rosch 👏
I fully agree with your modest comment. GM Igor proved not only the best video lessons teacher but uses his psychologist expertise to make sure his lessons are best for all to understand n improve on. Cheers, all the best nmost blessed future n success to your great site n lessons.🌠🌠👍😃❤️
► Chapters 00:00 Aggressive Chess Opening for Black Against 1.d4 00:21 Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5: Why? 01:49 2...d6 - Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit 03:46 White loses their Queen: Can you find it? 04:34 Black's Winning Attack on Kingside 07:06 Line-2: If White plays 6.Bg5 09:05 Tip: How to find Attacking Moves 09:50 Line-3: If White plays 3.Nf3, not 3.exd6 11:55 Thank you for your support!
Hello there! I looked in the comment section to see if this comment was already written, but it doesn't seems like it. So, at 6:43, you are saying it is impossible to stop black attack, but i have to say you are wrong, because after white plays Bg2, if pawns capture then pawn f3 threatning the queen. Whatever blacks play from now on, it winning for white! Appart from that, i really appreciate de whay you talk and everything you have to show, it can really be effective against small ranked people.
@@charlesl6845 yo idk if you'll see this but after Bg2, pawm tales and f3 or f4, You just play Qf5 threatening ...Rxh3, and if Bxh3, Qxh3 to Qh2#. And if Qe2, Rh8 in a better position for black
@@josefinasalgadop3659 sorry. What does white play after black Qf5? It seems like it is white to play after black Qf5. So whats the next move for white and black after black Qf5?
@@josefinasalgadop3659 i think you forgot pawn on h4, so if you capture a pawn on the h file with rook, then it's h4... not h3, and so bishop cannot capture.
Gm Igor, so sorry to hear about the recent hardship, so glad you're handling it so well. You really are the best help and teacher I think for someone straddling the beginner/intermediate hurdle such as myself and who can't currently afford classes or personal instruction. THANK YOU
Hi Igor. I just found this video and today, for the first time, I had the chance to try it out. Well, my opponent resigned with only 18 seconds gone on my clock! (He castled and I revealed an attack on the queen with a check, as you showed). Amazing :) I've been playing for about 6 months now. Currently rated at just over 1300 and your videos are BY FAR the best I have found. You're a great teacher. Thanks a million and keep up the great work
@md.shahiduttarif2831 progress slowed way down. I'm nearly 1600 rapid now..but after the first year it got harder to improve (especially as I haven't studied many openings)
Thank you again for a great video today; I did notice the absence of your channel a few days ago and I am really happy to see you back here! this is my go to channel for chess.
At 4:15 a rook aligned with the queen (esp if covered by knight or bishop) is just begging for a discovered check with no hope of saving the queen. And that is the case here too with bishop H2+
It seems to me that the move for black after the premature castle is for the black square bishop to take the h2 pawn checking the king. white, while picking up a bishop and rook loses his queen plus he is left with poor king protection.
Sorry to hear about the hack, glad everything is looking up. Recently got into chess about 2 months ago an have made it to 700. Long road ahead but your videos are great! No fluff, all gas no brakes. Appreciate the analysis!
Igor, thank you very much for all of your videos! They are exceptionally thorough and you explain things in a very down-to-earth manner. I have been enjoying these quite a bit! I especially enjoyed the response to d4, because I've always struggled finding a way to put myself in a solid position to attack as black. I hope you will keep up the great work!
I really like this one, it works for me and my opponents (elo 1270 now), and the thing is exactly like you say here, it doesn't matter if they don't do the moves in the same order as in the video, I still have the same plan, and I don't have to try to remember difficult things.
Best and simple defense i saw on youtube... This lessons is just short and crisp and prevent from unknown opening in queens pawn opening and provide comforts in play and also this opening is such a opening is a response to all that d4 players who try to beat me everytime and i cant do anything since 4 years and plans a solution despite trying all variations in QBD. Thanks Igor for providing such a great and high quality content for free.. salute to you and love from India... Hope i will beat many players with this opening ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Your lessons are great! I never really delved deeply into chess strategies and was always frustrated by my blunder-filled play. Your lessons have helped greatly, I even caught someone with the trap you outlined in another video when they tried the fried liver attack. Checkmated in 10 moves, it was beautiful. Keep them coming!
1 issue but love the content. @11:20 you move the Queen to F6. If white pushes the pawn to D7 checking the King, you lose your Queen by force (Ke7 or Kd8, Bg5 (pinning the queen), Qg5, Hg5). Mess up your pawn structure prior w/ (Bd6, Bd6, Pawn takes or Queen trade). Keep up the good work - TY
I've played through it a few times and the gambit to trap the queen may still be possible, depending on how scared your opponent is of Qe6, which is not much because if Qxd6, Qxd6. It becomes more likely that the knights ping-pong your queen around and it ends in a queen trade. Pretty much everything on the board is set to nuke everything else at the drop of a hat lol.
At 11:15 position what happens if white pushes the pawn from d6 to d7? Gonna have to do some maneuvering but won’t be able to castle? Move the king in front of the pawn and bring bishop to d6 to cut off the queens line then capture and manually castle maybe?
I began to use your Scandinavian defense teaching a few days ago and I really enjoy it, because it brings action in my games. I was looking now for d4 opening for action and I will give this one a try. Thanks again!
6:50 White could move Qe2, so that if black moves hxg3 then white can take back with fxg3 and black taking Qxg3 is met with Qg2 interposing.Although Rxh3 instead of Qxg3 probably wins by force
I really like this idea. I usually find the Englund gambit easy to play against because everybody goes for the same one trick. Starting Englund but then going for something different would be much harder to play against!
Good chess lesson for novice players like myself . I have played a lot of chess but never really improved . The reason was that I had no strategic planning . It was always just tactics . Not any more . Thankyou Igor
With the position at 4:16 if I was in a game I'd be tempted to do this. 1. N f6₁ But knowing that this is more of a puzzle, it's clear there is a more aggressive option available. After thinking for a few minutes I saw this. 1. Bxf3₂ 2. Bxf3₃, Q h4₄ 3. h3, B h2 +₅ 4. Kxh2₆, R x d1₇ 5. R x d1₈, Q x f2. That's as far as I got. I can't predict White's next move or see a way for Black to continue attacking after that so assuming White doesn't threaten the Queen I'd go back to the idea of N f6 I mentioned at the start of this comment. I assume there is some tactical nuance that I'm completely failing to see Footnotes (Thank you Unicode, it neatened up my comment a lot) ₁ Solid developing move, getting the Kingside Knight into the game and connecting the Rooks, completing the main opening goals. ₂ Getting rid of the White Knight and leaving the h2 square a bit vulnerable. ₃ White wouldn't want to lose their Knight for nothing and thus would want to recapture. ₄ Threatening Qxh2# on the next move. (It's rare that I spot checkmating threats - I tend to overlook them and get surprised if they're pointed out to me later - so I'm happy I managed to see this one - The complex position in the ua-cam.com/users/shortsLEMz6BXhG80 video still annoys me a month after I came across it as I analysed all 7 checks I could see and none of those were checkmate.) ₅ Checking the King and opening up a discovered attack on the Queen. ₆ K h1 is also possible but seems worse intuitively. (Note, I've never gone this deep into footnotes in a UA-cam comment before) ₇ Winning the Queen! ₈ White salvages the situation by capturing the Rook and putting his own in a position to dominate the d-file.
Thanks this helped me see the tactic. If you do Q to H4 then the attack on Pawn H2 threatens checkmate. So White will have to take the dark square bishop with the queen and sacrifice the queen. Not bad, but not checkmate.
Interesting but I doubt this gambit is sound, after d4, e5, dxe5 d6, Nf3 Nc6 white can play Bg5 and I don't see any compensation for black for the missing pawn. instead of 3. Nc6 black might consider Bg4 so after Bg5 a reasonable move is Qd7 but I still doubt black has enough for the pawn, white could consider playing g3 and bg2 later and his king looks safe.
It's true that this gambit is not completely sound and will probably not work against an expert-level opponent. However, in blitz games, gambits are often effective.
I think that after: 1. d4 2. e5 3. dxe5 4. d6 5. nf3 6. nc6 7. bg5 I don't think there's any way for black to end up with compensation or a lead in development. Best options I can see are either qd7 which blocks in your bishop and loses a tempo, or be7 - which after exchanges you're just down a pawn with a worse position. I'd love to hear a way to refute 7. bg5 though! I like the idea of this opening. Thanks for the video!
Yes I agree,it just refutes it totally, black has no compensation for the pawn whatsoever,that's pretty much a forced line to, also Ne4 instead of e3, either gets rid of blacks BSB or exchanges Queens and advantage to white.
And what is the plan for Nc3 Bg4 Nb5? The treat is queen exchange and/or gaining the bishop pair with an extra pawn, and you don't have a strong attack without the queens on board.
thank you so much for your very knowledgeable videos. i have very rarely had white take my pawn, they instead keep pushing their pawn to d5. what would you recommend then?
The problem with this is if white takes the bishop with the knight, it reveals an attack on your other bishop. If you then take the queen, he can take the second bishop with check (Bxg4+), take your rook aswell and you're actually down material. If you first play Bxf3 and he takes back.. then you can do the reveal attack on the queen and it works out better.
Hi Igor, its an interesting variation. since the Englund gambit is rare I imagine lower rated players will not know how to punish it, and black will get an active game with d4 players on the backfoot. However, more advanced players will still come out of the opening with an advantage and if they maintain it they'll be better in the endgame. After black's light square bishop goes to g4, its best for white to play h3. But even if white follows your moves they still are better, until they castle kingside. That's a mistake since they castle directly into black's attack. Its better to keep the king in the center and play h3 instead. If black exchanges the bishop, then white can play Qe2 preparing to castle queenside, thus avoiding black's kingside attack. p.s. very glad you got your channel back. You're a very clear teacher where i always get some new ideas and encouragement. I subscribed.
This is my question, too. I can see how a lot of players will accept the two beginning pawn gambits, but if you play against Stockfish, this opening leaves you at a disadvantage, in my opinion.
Love ur instructive videos Igor .. By the way, how do we play against Bg5 recommended by engine for white instead of Bf4 (after d4, e5, de5, d6,nf3,nc6, Bg5)..
At 4:21 Sacrifice the black bishop to the h2 square Why? Because theres a discorvered attack on the queen and the attacker is the rook I hope you will mention this GM Igor Smirnov!❤
What do you do if white declines taking the opening pawn on E5 and plays E4 instead to solidify his position? Had such a situation and was a bit lost thereafter.
I am a beginner learning from your generous videos: Question: after playing bishop g4 white frequently plays pawn h3. should I take whites knight a then lose my white square bishop ??
I'm so sorry that you were hacked one year ago! You are the best teacher I have ever experienced. I am over 70 YO and would love to join your chess classes, but will have to be content with watching (repeatedly) your superb videos. Thanks Igor!!!
Hey Igor, great video and excellent job explaining the lines. Just one very early counter that I figured.. After 1. d4 e4 2. dxe4 d6 3. exd6 bxd6 ... What if white plays 4. Nc3 .. as after this if black continues ..Nc6, white has this annoying refutation 5. Nb5! It will either force exchanging the strong dark squared bishop and a weak isolated pawn on d6 .. completely refuting plans of castling queen side and attacking whites king side. Cheers, AJ
First of all, every gambit has its "weaknesses!" otherwise we would all just play without :-) And now let me advise you the following: if White plays Nc3 "early" then our goal should be to achieve a "move changeover"! Look again at the position after White castled ( 4:10 ) and now you just pick a move other than Nc6 in response to Nc3! I suggest Qe7, which is also possible in "our" castling position! If Nb5 comes after all, then you have a few options, e.g. Bc5 or Be5, just "analyze"! Or just take other ways to play, the important thing is that we want to try to achieve the train changeover! :-) Maybe there are other possibilities, that's exactly what's so great about chess!
@@sirwilfried perhaps instead of Qe7, wait till the bishop is attacked, and move it to b7. The big mistake I made was to trade my b of his knight, leaving the lonely pawn in the d file. I´d like to see more about this line Nc3. Maybe the long castling is not convenient any more. Thank you. And thanks to Igor for these great videos on openings. I myself am trying to stay above 1500, which is starting to look feasible with the use of these videos. Falkbeer for king´s gambit, the most common mistake with e4 (I guess it could be called knight´s gambit), and these about d4)
hello, ty for the video, question, i am a noob and cant get the bishop in g4 so early, cant it just be pushed by the pawns gaining tempo and castling queen side by the whites ? i think you have a video recommending this against early pins right ?
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bg5 Qd7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.Nb5! You can also play Nb5 and attack the bishop on d6 early on. This effectively refutes all the ticks of the black in this gambit line.
Actually the Englund mainline starting with 2... Nc6 and 3...Qe7 leads to a pawn capture on b2 and after some moves Black has a solid position, where both sides can manouvre. The traps that White can fall for are just occasional and nothing that Black has to rely on. It's just great if they work.
Much respect and thanks for the best chess lessons you share. Perfect for adult beginners like myself. Your videos allow me to win games without remembering opening names.
One question, if 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 and now 4.Nc3 to attack the bishop with Nb5 or Ne4 , that plan is over , and then what do we play ? Whites with 4.Nc3 no problems, thanks for your videos.
I used this defense against a friend who always opens 1d4. He didn't know what he was doing, he just wanted to annoy me, because I hate 1d4. I followed your instructions and managed to check-mate him in less than 20 moves. After I played e5, he thought that the free pawn was a dirty trick and played d5 instead of taking the pawn, only to make things worse for white.
at 11:09 when you move the queen out for a multi-purpose attack why doesn't white push the pawn forward to check the king, threaten promotion and mess up your ability to castle?
Great to see you back, Igor. I felt quite bereft when the channel briefly disappeared so really happy you've managed to resolve things and hopefully at no more cost than some unnecessary stress.
Hi hi Igor, nice video, good to know, but I am afraid, it will not work against stronger opponent which will not accept gambit like it is showend in third example. If You guys will check the board at 11:48, after black queen took a white bishop on d3, than white queen has got dangerous move to h5, attacking unprotected bishop on h4, unprotected pawn on h2 and stoping black from castling to queen side due to occupied black diagonal. And thats is too many problems for black to be able to say, that black achieve advantage. Black queen could have move to f3 for queens change offer, or to b4 to deliver check with taking pawn on b2 afterwards (attacking white rock and protecting black g2 pawn.
I've found that opponents usually don't take on d6, I guess because it feels like a gambit trap like the Scotch gambit dynamic where white lets a couple of pawns taken for quick development.
I think your lessons are the best because you explain very clearly and direkt and without extra words or bla bla bla as many others...I love your method and very precious as well..thanks and I wait the next video lesson 😊
Nice, I'm starting to like the gambit style of playing. Forces your opponent to make decisions right out of the gate and tends to disrupt whatever opening they might have planned. Just played this against a 1500s level player and beat them in 14 moves.👍
Sorry to hear about your Tube channel been hacked. Igor you are a wonderful Professional, thrilled to watch your videos with tactical moves. Stay safe, Thank you.
4:18 Bxh2+, Nxh2, Rxd1. But then Bxg4+, Rd7, Bxd7, Qxd7 and it's not such a large advantage. And white can force all of that. It is clearly a net gain in material, but not an overwhelming one. It must be said ofc that white's king is significantly weaker for having lost the h2 pawn. At your level a +1 material advantage and a weaker king for your opponent is quite significant, but I don't know that it is a decisive edge for black at lower ELOs.
Thank you for this video. I've been watching your other videos and they are all informative. I have one question about the position at 11:06 in the video, why can't white just capture the pawn at c7?
I'm sorry to hear that you were hacked! Thank you so much for this video. I've been playing the mainline Englund gambit because at my level (around 1200) 1d4 usually means a boring London game, but even at that level almost everyone knew how to avoid the basic trap in the gambit so I was losing a lot. I've now had 7 games in this new line after watching this video and have won 6 of them! They've also been very fun games, so thank you so much for showing me such a fun and effective opening!
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thanks! By the way, do you have any plans to do a video on the Jaenisch Gambit/Schliemann Defense? It's basically the same as the Rousseau Gambit but against the Spanish not the Italian. I've been working on it for a while and I'm starting to get better playing it, but it's still nowhere near as effective as the Rousseau for me (because I've watched your video on the Rousseau about a 1000 times!)
What are your thoughts of playing e5 against D4, Old Benoni Defense. You haven't done a video on that...I don't think. It's my favorite gamibit against D4.
So Ive been playing this for a while now, since seeing this video, and I've gotta say, white almost never captures my second pawn! White always plays some other move and it turns out there are a lot that are hard to respond to, like 3. Qd5 or 3. b3 or 4. Bg5 attacking the queen instead of Bg4.... or any moves other than Nf3 or Bf4 (the stronger opponent moves that you address). I feel like this should be fleshed out with other sidelines. Keep playing the same moves all the time? I can never play Qf6 if white is just gonna leave the white pawn on e5
@@tylerharrington4515 I play this gambit against white e4 and d4 all the time. It works great to confuse my level of opponents (under 800). My experience is that whenever an opponent doesn't know how to respond, then they bring out their queen. So, I end up chasing the queen all over the board during the opening. I try to use it as an opportunity to develop while my opponent is making a half-dozen queen moves. If Igor reads this, then maybe he will check the statistics on under 1000 opponents and come up with some great hints.
I just challeneged an opponent and he played the Nf3 line and I was not expecting that LOL! This is still an amazing tactical gambit that works on advancing positioning versus quick wins. I also just recently started playing Caro Kann and it is sucha slow opening but so damn good if you know what you're doing!
Im pleased to see the englund since i play that. Issue is i either manage to do the bf2+ queen trick and win (by not hanging my queen to discovered check immediately) or most likely loose with pawn promotions late.
Hey, Igor! What if, after the opening sequence 1) d4...e5 2) dxe5...d6 3) Nf3...Nc6 4) Bf4...Bg4 5) e5xd6...Qf6, White decides on 6) d6xc7 instead of 6) Qc1? Now, white has made it impossible to castle queenside, and will probably spoil it permanently on the next move by promoting that pawn and forcing me to take it with the rook. White can still take the Q to c1 after that, and Black is the loser of that sequence, right? Do you have a way out of this?
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In the final example you didn't cover what happens when white just takes pawn d6xc7 & now you can't queen side castle or stop the pawn. If you move your rook the castle is done. If you castle the rook is gone & you have to take the queen with your king.
It's absolutely devastating.
This opening is terribe you are already losing after your already losing after your fifrst move without any reasonable practicalchances. You are playing for cheap tricks that are easier to defend the scholars mate xD
Just so everyone knows the Jobava London completely destroys Englund Gambit.
Dear Igor Smirnov , I've just heard you mention that your site was hacked a few days ago. That must have been a pretty awful experience. I'm glad it was all sorted out happily and your channel is up and running again. Thank you so much for another brilliant video. Out of all the chess teachers in the whole world, none have helped me as much as you. Best wishes and thank you so much. Philip Rosch 👏
I second your comment man. Thanks GM Igor
Thank you so much for your kind words, Philip!
Your video is very good
Best teacher
I fully agree with your modest comment. GM Igor proved not only the best video lessons teacher but uses his psychologist expertise to make sure his lessons are best for all to understand n improve on. Cheers, all the best nmost blessed future n success to your great site n lessons.🌠🌠👍😃❤️
► Chapters
00:00 Aggressive Chess Opening for Black Against 1.d4
00:21 Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5: Why?
01:49 2...d6 - Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit
03:46 White loses their Queen: Can you find it?
04:34 Black's Winning Attack on Kingside
07:06 Line-2: If White plays 6.Bg5
09:05 Tip: How to find Attacking Moves
09:50 Line-3: If White plays 3.Nf3, not 3.exd6
11:55 Thank you for your support!
Hello there! I looked in the comment section to see if this comment was already written, but it doesn't seems like it. So, at 6:43, you are saying it is impossible to stop black attack, but i have to say you are wrong, because after white plays Bg2, if pawns capture then pawn f3 threatning the queen. Whatever blacks play from now on, it winning for white! Appart from that, i really appreciate de whay you talk and everything you have to show, it can really be effective against small ranked people.
Hey Igor what should i play against e4 instead of e3 because when i threaten mate on a2 they can counter with Bc4??
@@charlesl6845 yo idk if you'll see this but after Bg2, pawm tales and f3 or f4, You just play Qf5 threatening ...Rxh3, and if Bxh3, Qxh3 to Qh2#. And if Qe2, Rh8 in a better position for black
@@josefinasalgadop3659 sorry. What does white play after black Qf5? It seems like it is white to play after black Qf5. So whats the next move for white and black after black Qf5?
@@josefinasalgadop3659 i think you forgot pawn on h4, so if you capture a pawn on the h file with rook, then it's h4... not h3, and so bishop cannot capture.
Gm Igor, so sorry to hear about the recent hardship, so glad you're handling it so well. You really are the best help and teacher I think for someone straddling the beginner/intermediate hurdle such as myself and who can't currently afford classes or personal instruction. THANK YOU
what "recent hardship"?
Hi Igor. I just found this video and today, for the first time, I had the chance to try it out. Well, my opponent resigned with only 18 seconds gone on my clock! (He castled and I revealed an attack on the queen with a check, as you showed). Amazing :) I've been playing for about 6 months now. Currently rated at just over 1300 and your videos are BY FAR the best I have found. You're a great teacher. Thanks a million and keep up the great work
1300 in 6 months good work
Bro how are you 1300 in 6 months? What’s your secret?
Whats your rating now bro?
@md.shahiduttarif2831 progress slowed way down. I'm nearly 1600 rapid now..but after the first year it got harder to improve (especially as I haven't studied many openings)
@@davenuttall88 oh man its okay i hope you get to 1700 or 1800 by the end of the year!
Thank you again for a great video today; I did notice the absence of your channel a few days ago and I am really happy to see you back here! this is my go to channel for chess.
Same
Your channel has massively improved my chess. Thank you
At 4:15 a rook aligned with the queen (esp if covered by knight or bishop) is just begging for a discovered check with no hope of saving the queen. And that is the case here too with bishop H2+
It's great to see your comments again, we missed you!
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank you grand master, I haven't had much to say :P
@@GMIgorSmirnov Yes that's a queen for a rook and a bishop. Is it really game over for white?
@@goku445 Equal material but much better positions for black.
@@elusiveruse832 Not equal material, black has more. They have same number of pawns after Bxh2+ and the queen is worth more than the rook and bishop.
It seems to me that the move for black after the premature castle is for the black square bishop to take the h2 pawn checking the king. white, while picking up a bishop and rook loses his queen plus he is left with poor king protection.
Someone fell for this today
Sorry to hear about the hack, glad everything is looking up. Recently got into chess about 2 months ago an have made it to 700. Long road ahead but your videos are great! No fluff, all gas no brakes.
Appreciate the analysis!
Igor, thank you very much for all of your videos! They are exceptionally thorough and you explain things in a very down-to-earth manner. I have been enjoying these quite a bit! I especially enjoyed the response to d4, because I've always struggled finding a way to put myself in a solid position to attack as black. I hope you will keep up the great work!
4:21
I respond with Bxh2+ (Kxh2/Kh1) followed by Rxd1(black is a queen up ahead in development and can easily create a winning attack)
White would just take your bishop on h2 with knight on e3
@@finchisneat but you still win the queen.
I really like this one, it works for me and my opponents (elo 1270 now), and the thing is exactly like you say here, it doesn't matter if they don't do the moves in the same order as in the video, I still have the same plan, and I don't have to try to remember difficult things.
Best and simple defense i saw on youtube... This lessons is just short and crisp and prevent from unknown opening in queens pawn opening and provide comforts in play and also this opening is such a opening is a response to all that d4 players who try to beat me everytime and i cant do anything since 4 years and plans a solution despite trying all variations in QBD. Thanks Igor for providing such a great and high quality content for free.. salute to you and love from India... Hope i will beat many players with this opening ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Your lessons are great! I never really delved deeply into chess strategies and was always frustrated by my blunder-filled play. Your lessons have helped greatly, I even caught someone with the trap you outlined in another video when they tried the fried liver attack. Checkmated in 10 moves, it was beautiful. Keep them coming!
1 issue but love the content. @11:20 you move the Queen to F6. If white pushes the pawn to D7 checking the King, you lose your Queen by force (Ke7 or Kd8, Bg5 (pinning the queen), Qg5, Hg5). Mess up your pawn structure prior w/ (Bd6, Bd6, Pawn takes or Queen trade). Keep up the good work - TY
Couldn't black play BxD7?
Hey folks, just a quick question at 3:49. What if the opponent attacks our queen with the night instead of Bishop b2? So knight d5?
I've played through it a few times and the gambit to trap the queen may still be possible, depending on how scared your opponent is of Qe6, which is not much because if Qxd6, Qxd6. It becomes more likely that the knights ping-pong your queen around and it ends in a queen trade. Pretty much everything on the board is set to nuke everything else at the drop of a hat lol.
At 11:15 position what happens if white pushes the pawn from d6 to d7? Gonna have to do some maneuvering but won’t be able to castle? Move the king in front of the pawn and bring bishop to d6 to cut off the queens line then capture and manually castle maybe?
I began to use your Scandinavian defense teaching a few days ago and I really enjoy it, because it brings action in my games. I was looking now for d4 opening for action and I will give this one a try. Thanks again!
6:50 White could move Qe2, so that if black moves hxg3 then white can take back with fxg3 and black taking Qxg3 is met with Qg2 interposing.Although Rxh3 instead of Qxg3 probably wins by force
I really like this idea. I usually find the Englund gambit easy to play against because everybody goes for the same one trick. Starting Englund but then going for something different would be much harder to play against!
I thought the exact same way.
Good chess lesson for novice players like myself . I have played a lot of chess but never really improved . The reason was that I had no strategic planning . It was always just tactics . Not any more . Thankyou Igor
I have a question about the first variant: What does black play if white plays bishop to b5 instead of e2 an threatens to exchange on c6?
With the position at 4:16 if I was in a game I'd be tempted to do this.
1. N f6₁
But knowing that this is more of a puzzle, it's clear there is a more aggressive option available. After thinking for a few minutes I saw this.
1. Bxf3₂
2. Bxf3₃, Q h4₄
3. h3, B h2 +₅
4. Kxh2₆, R x d1₇
5. R x d1₈, Q x f2.
That's as far as I got. I can't predict White's next move or see a way for Black to continue attacking after that so assuming White doesn't threaten the Queen I'd go back to the idea of N f6 I mentioned at the start of this comment.
I assume there is some tactical nuance that I'm completely failing to see
Footnotes (Thank you Unicode, it neatened up my comment a lot)
₁ Solid developing move, getting the Kingside Knight into the game and connecting the Rooks, completing the main opening goals.
₂ Getting rid of the White Knight and leaving the h2 square a bit vulnerable.
₃ White wouldn't want to lose their Knight for nothing and thus would want to recapture.
₄ Threatening Qxh2# on the next move. (It's rare that I spot checkmating threats - I tend to overlook them and get surprised if they're pointed out to me later - so I'm happy I managed to see this one - The complex position in the ua-cam.com/users/shortsLEMz6BXhG80 video still annoys me a month after I came across it as I analysed all 7 checks I could see and none of those were checkmate.)
₅ Checking the King and opening up a discovered attack on the Queen.
₆ K h1 is also possible but seems worse intuitively. (Note, I've never gone this deep into footnotes in a UA-cam comment before)
₇ Winning the Queen!
₈ White salvages the situation by capturing the Rook and putting his own in a position to dominate the d-file.
Thanks this helped me see the tactic. If you do Q to H4 then the attack on Pawn H2 threatens checkmate. So White will have to take the dark square bishop with the queen and sacrifice the queen. Not bad, but not checkmate.
@@dasklavierleben Thank you. I hadn't seen that possibility of Queen takes Bishop.
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Interesting but I doubt this gambit is sound, after d4, e5, dxe5 d6, Nf3 Nc6 white can play Bg5 and I don't see any compensation for black for the missing pawn. instead of 3. Nc6 black might consider Bg4 so after Bg5 a reasonable move is Qd7 but I still doubt black has enough for the pawn, white could consider playing g3 and bg2 later and his king looks safe.
It's true that this gambit is not completely sound and will probably not work against an expert-level opponent. However, in blitz games, gambits are often effective.
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I have a question.
If in 3:44 position white play knight d5 how can black respond?
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I think that after:
1. d4
2. e5
3. dxe5
4. d6
5. nf3
6. nc6
7. bg5
I don't think there's any way for black to end up with compensation or a lead in development.
Best options I can see are either qd7 which blocks in your bishop and loses a tempo, or be7 - which after exchanges you're just down a pawn with a worse position.
I'd love to hear a way to refute 7. bg5 though! I like the idea of this opening. Thanks for the video!
Yes I agree,it just refutes it totally, black has no compensation for the pawn whatsoever,that's pretty much a forced line to, also Ne4 instead of e3, either gets rid of blacks BSB or exchanges Queens and advantage to white.
Yes, same question/ problem. Bg5 is a logical move, at least let's see this line in the video !
And what is the plan for Nc3 Bg4 Nb5? The treat is queen exchange and/or gaining the bishop pair with an extra pawn, and you don't have a strong attack without the queens on board.
sad he isnt answering.
thank you so much for your very knowledgeable videos. i have very rarely had white take my pawn, they instead keep pushing their pawn to d5. what would you recommend then?
I learned a lot from ur content and I watched the master class as well just wanna say thank you and keep up the good work ❤
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Can you provide link for master class
@@astheticrose960 it's in the description check it out
4:17 bishop takes h2 with the check so they can't move the queen and you simply capture it on the next move
The problem with this is if white takes the bishop with the knight, it reveals an attack on your other bishop. If you then take the queen, he can take the second bishop with check (Bxg4+), take your rook aswell and you're actually down material.
If you first play Bxf3 and he takes back.. then you can do the reveal attack on the queen and it works out better.
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Hi Igor, its an interesting variation. since the Englund gambit is rare I imagine lower rated players will not know how to punish it, and black will get an active game with d4 players on the backfoot.
However, more advanced players will still come out of the opening with an advantage and if they maintain it they'll be better in the endgame. After black's light square bishop goes to g4, its best for white to play h3. But even if white follows your moves they still are better, until they castle kingside. That's a mistake since they castle directly into black's attack. Its better to keep the king in the center and play h3 instead. If black exchanges the bishop, then white can play Qe2 preparing to castle queenside, thus avoiding black's kingside attack.
p.s. very glad you got your channel back. You're a very clear teacher where i always get some new ideas and encouragement. I subscribed.
Hey, thanks for the lesson! One question: What is to do when white plays h3 immediately after ..Bg4?
If the oponent declines de gambit?
This is my question, too. I can see how a lot of players will accept the two beginning pawn gambits, but if you play against Stockfish, this opening leaves you at a disadvantage, in my opinion.
Love ur instructive videos Igor .. By the way, how do we play against Bg5 recommended by engine for white instead of Bf4 (after d4, e5, de5, d6,nf3,nc6, Bg5)..
I would also like to know what is best after Bg5.
black has nothing against Bg5,it's just winning for white after Bg5, black is just a pawn down with no compensation whatsoever.
At 4:21
Sacrifice the black bishop to the h2 square
Why?
Because theres a discorvered attack on the queen and the attacker is the rook
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What do you do if white declines taking the opening pawn on E5 and plays E4 instead to solidify his position? Had such a situation and was a bit lost thereafter.
in that case you just have a normal game of chess
Engine says Nf6
That's called center game or the Danish gambit. Comes after 1.e4-e5 2.d4.
You need to have some theory about it. but overall its good for Black.
I enjoy that you suggest specific moves, but more importantly, themes in these openings videos.
Great video. Just had a question what if they move knight to d5 and put pressure on your queen ? Where do you move the queen
What minute tho?
This is a very good teaching. Thanks a lot, Master Smirnov. Greetings from Guatemala, Land of Eternal Spring.
I'm glad it was useful.
P.S. May I call this UA-cam channel "the Land of Eternal Win"? 🤔😄
Salute to this man.. teaching genuine stuff. No hyped hollow gambit lines
I am a beginner learning from your generous videos: Question: after playing bishop g4 white frequently plays pawn h3. should I take whites knight a then lose my white square bishop ??
What about Nb4 trading off your dark squared bishop and killing your attack? At 7:19 for example, Nb4 seems like it kills all your opportunities
Cheers sir! Ty for the site and I’m finding you’re input and classes very helpful and entertaining.
04:17 is bishop h2 the right move? Forcing the king to take and then taking the white queen with your rook
I'm so sorry that you were hacked one year ago! You are the best teacher I have ever experienced. I am over 70 YO and would love to join your chess classes, but will have to be content with watching (repeatedly) your superb videos. Thanks Igor!!!
Thanks! It means a lot.
Hey Igor, great video and excellent job explaining the lines. Just one very early counter that I figured..
After 1. d4 e4 2. dxe4 d6 3. exd6 bxd6 ... What if white plays 4. Nc3 .. as after this if black continues ..Nc6, white has this annoying refutation 5. Nb5! It will either force exchanging the strong dark squared bishop and a weak isolated pawn on d6 .. completely refuting plans of castling queen side and attacking whites king side.
Cheers,
AJ
First of all, every gambit has its "weaknesses!" otherwise we would all just play without :-) And now let me advise you the following: if White plays Nc3 "early" then our goal should be to achieve a "move changeover"! Look again at the position after White castled ( 4:10 ) and now you just pick a move other than Nc6 in response to Nc3! I suggest Qe7, which is also possible in "our" castling position! If Nb5 comes after all, then you have a few options, e.g. Bc5 or Be5, just "analyze"! Or just take other ways to play, the important thing is that we want to try to achieve the train changeover! :-) Maybe there are other possibilities, that's exactly what's so great about chess!
@@sirwilfried perhaps instead of Qe7, wait till the bishop is attacked, and move it to b7. The big mistake I made was to trade my b of his knight, leaving the lonely pawn in the d file.
I´d like to see more about this line Nc3. Maybe the long castling is not convenient any more.
Thank you. And thanks to Igor for these great videos on openings. I myself am trying to stay above 1500, which is starting to look feasible with the use of these videos. Falkbeer for king´s gambit, the most common mistake with e4 (I guess it could be called knight´s gambit), and these about d4)
hello, ty for the video, question, i am a noob and cant get the bishop in g4 so early, cant it just be pushed by the pawns gaining tempo and castling queen side by the whites ? i think you have a video recommending this against early pins right ?
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bg5 Qd7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.Nb5! You can also play Nb5 and attack the bishop on d6 early on. This effectively refutes all the ticks of the black in this gambit line.
what do you do against Bg5 instead of Bf4???
Actually the Englund mainline starting with 2... Nc6 and 3...Qe7 leads to a pawn capture on b2 and after some moves Black has a solid position, where both sides can manouvre. The traps that White can fall for are just occasional and nothing that Black has to rely on. It's just great if they work.
Much respect and thanks for the best chess lessons you share. Perfect for adult beginners like myself. Your videos allow me to win games without remembering opening names.
One question, if 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 and now 4.Nc3 to attack the bishop with Nb5 or Ne4 , that plan is over , and then what do we play ? Whites with 4.Nc3 no problems, thanks for your videos.
4:06 if white castles oo, Bh2+ KxB (or NxB leading to more trades after) and RxQ, gaining Q+P for R+B.
And I love to say but your chess videos are awesome and I actually love your videos, I appreciate your hard work on this videos
Thank you
Glad you like them!
I used this defense against a friend who always opens 1d4. He didn't know what he was doing, he just wanted to annoy me, because I hate 1d4. I followed your instructions and managed to check-mate him in less than 20 moves. After I played e5, he thought that the free pawn was a dirty trick and played d5 instead of taking the pawn, only to make things worse for white.
What did you play after white played D5 ?
at 11:09 when you move the queen out for a multi-purpose attack why doesn't white push the pawn forward to check the king, threaten promotion and mess up your ability to castle?
Thank you GM Igor Smirnov this gambit helped me to crush my opponent who played d4 against me and also the rules you gave to get better.
Love your work man
Thanks for these extremely helping videos💐
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4:18 Bxh2+ winning the queen on the next move , exposing the white king and getting a very comfortable position
not really. "10. Nxh2 Rxd1; 11. Bxg4+ Kb1; 12. Rxd1 and White emerges with two bishops and a rook in exchange for his Queen"
Great to see you back, Igor. I felt quite bereft when the channel briefly disappeared so really happy you've managed to resolve things and hopefully at no more cost than some unnecessary stress.
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The UA-cam support team has been very helpful.
Hi hi Igor, nice video, good to know, but I am afraid, it will not work against stronger opponent which will not accept gambit like it is showend in third example. If You guys will check the board at 11:48, after black queen took a white bishop on d3, than white queen has got dangerous move to h5, attacking unprotected bishop on h4, unprotected pawn on h2 and stoping black from castling to queen side due to occupied black diagonal. And thats is too many problems for black to be able to say, that black achieve advantage. Black queen could have move to f3 for queens change offer, or to b4 to deliver check with taking pawn on b2 afterwards (attacking white rock and protecting black g2 pawn.
I've found that opponents usually don't take on d6, I guess because it feels like a gambit trap like the Scotch gambit dynamic where white lets a couple of pawns taken for quick development.
I think your lessons are the best because you explain very clearly and direkt and without extra words or bla bla bla as many others...I love your method and very precious as well..thanks and I wait the next video lesson 😊
Thank you! 😃
I am so glad you recovered your channel. Welcome back!
Nice, I'm starting to like the gambit style of playing. Forces your opponent to make decisions right out of the gate and tends to disrupt whatever opening they might have planned. Just played this against a 1500s level player and beat them in 14 moves.👍
Sorry to hear about your Tube channel been hacked. Igor you are a wonderful Professional, thrilled to watch your videos with tactical moves. Stay safe, Thank you.
Hello from Canada. Because of this Video I have Just won my first rated OTB tournament game as black today . I just want to say thank you so much.
4:18 Bxh2+, Nxh2, Rxd1. But then Bxg4+, Rd7, Bxd7, Qxd7 and it's not such a large advantage. And white can force all of that. It is clearly a net gain in material, but not an overwhelming one. It must be said ofc that white's king is significantly weaker for having lost the h2 pawn. At your level a +1 material advantage and a weaker king for your opponent is quite significant, but I don't know that it is a decisive edge for black at lower ELOs.
Where is the next 6 openings you talked about? What us the name of the next video with these openings in it? TY
Great teacher!
thanks 4 the vid, i like the englund gambit so ill have to give this a try
Dear Igor, thank you very much for your great videos. I was wondering what happens if white plays H3 early to chase away black's bishop?
Yeah I think 6. h3 is not that uncommon or hard to find and objectively ist +1.2 and the plans of this Video dont really work fhen
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing
Yes, same thoughts exactly. H3 is a good response that needs exploring as one of the main counters to this video.
Thank you for this video. I've been watching your other videos and they are all informative. I have one question about the position at 11:06 in the video, why can't white just capture the pawn at c7?
3:44. After 1.----Q-e7, 2.N-d5 gives the queen no rest. Maybe 1.----Nf6.
I love how ur cats jus sleeping on the desk
I see at 6:24 white can bring the queen to E2 and so defend black's attack. Or did I miss any other key move by black?
I'm sorry to hear that you were hacked! Thank you so much for this video. I've been playing the mainline Englund gambit because at my level (around 1200) 1d4 usually means a boring London game, but even at that level almost everyone knew how to avoid the basic trap in the gambit so I was losing a lot. I've now had 7 games in this new line after watching this video and have won 6 of them! They've also been very fun games, so thank you so much for showing me such a fun and effective opening!
I'm so happy to know it helped you! And congrats on the winning strike!
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thanks! By the way, do you have any plans to do a video on the Jaenisch Gambit/Schliemann Defense? It's basically the same as the Rousseau Gambit but against the Spanish not the Italian. I've been working on it for a while and I'm starting to get better playing it, but it's still nowhere near as effective as the Rousseau for me (because I've watched your video on the Rousseau about a 1000 times!)
What are your thoughts of playing e5 against D4, Old Benoni Defense. You haven't done a video on that...I don't think. It's my favorite gamibit against D4.
Love this opening, can't wait to test it! But in the last example after ... Df6 what can I do if white keep pushing with d7+?
@GMIgorSmirnov ?
You're a phenomenal teacher! Thanks for this
So Ive been playing this for a while now, since seeing this video, and I've gotta say, white almost never captures my second pawn! White always plays some other move and it turns out there are a lot that are hard to respond to, like 3. Qd5 or 3. b3 or 4. Bg5 attacking the queen instead of Bg4.... or any moves other than Nf3 or Bf4 (the stronger opponent moves that you address). I feel like this should be fleshed out with other sidelines. Keep playing the same moves all the time? I can never play Qf6 if white is just gonna leave the white pawn on e5
I freaking love your channel though,,, sorry to be negative on my first comment. Your channel has done good things for my chess.
@@tylerharrington4515 I play this gambit against white e4 and d4 all the time. It works great to confuse my level of opponents (under 800). My experience is that whenever an opponent doesn't know how to respond, then they bring out their queen. So, I end up chasing the queen all over the board during the opening. I try to use it as an opportunity to develop while my opponent is making a half-dozen queen moves. If Igor reads this, then maybe he will check the statistics on under 1000 opponents and come up with some great hints.
6: h3 puts a stop to this plan and at 10:20 white would play bishop g5 not f4 which would again leave white in a better position.
I just challeneged an opponent and he played the Nf3 line and I was not expecting that LOL! This is still an amazing tactical gambit that works on advancing positioning versus quick wins.
I also just recently started playing Caro Kann and it is sucha slow opening but so damn good if you know what you're doing!
Solution for 4:19, bXa2+, knight takes and then you nab their queen with the discovered attack RXd1.
Good luck and God Bless
It is a pleasure watching your videos.
Thank you! Youre very instructive.
A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!
Thank you so much for your informative videos 👍🏻
Excellent discussion, as always.
@ 4:06 the castle is blunder because black dark square bishop to H2 and the queen is hanging?
That was enlightening, very good video thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Igor, please do a video to show more ifs... Like what to do if he premature castles?
Love your channel will always support
Great lessons. I really appreciate your efforts.
Thanks! 😃
WHITE PLAYS KC3 AT 3 MOVE AND AFTER ATTACKING BLACK D6, WHAT TO DO FOR BLACK HERE?
Im pleased to see the englund since i play that. Issue is i either manage to do the bf2+ queen trick and win (by not hanging my queen to discovered check immediately) or most likely loose with pawn promotions late.
Hey, Igor! What if, after the opening sequence 1) d4...e5 2) dxe5...d6 3) Nf3...Nc6 4) Bf4...Bg4 5) e5xd6...Qf6, White decides on 6) d6xc7 instead of 6) Qc1? Now, white has made it impossible to castle queenside, and will probably spoil it permanently on the next move by promoting that pawn and forcing me to take it with the rook. White can still take the Q to c1 after that, and Black is the loser of that sequence, right? Do you have a way out of this?
First time one the channel. this guy is awesome. Very clear cut and explained very thoroughly.
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