TRAPPIEST Opening Gambit for White Against the Caro-Kann [Opening Tricks]

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  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +7

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  • @williamphipp9290
    @williamphipp9290 Рік тому +44

    6:33 If Knight F6 then bishop takes f7, then use your knight to take the e5 pawn forking the king and bishop, not only do you win a pawn but you expose the king, after taking the bishop your knight (which is defended by the knight) you can castle and open your rook to the f file and generate a devastating attack. Just make sure you probably defend your pawns in the centre. Even if you don’t have a successful attack you can still convert the position into a winning endgame.

    • @chenbhag
      @chenbhag 6 місяців тому

      Nice

    • @agrawp
      @agrawp 5 місяців тому

      What if Ke7?

    • @karlmilton1293
      @karlmilton1293 4 місяці тому

      ​@agrawp you play Bb3...keeping the bishop safely on a strong diagonal with blacks king in the center he may try to play Bxf3 (top engine move) but just play Qxf3 and enjoy your bishop pair and the lack of co-ordination of the blacks pieces. Cheers!

  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +17

    ► Chapters
    00:00 Trappiest Variation Against the Caro-Kann Defense
    00:36 Fantasy Variation: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3
    01:17 Mainline: Black plays dxe4, followed by e5
    01:49 Mistake most chess players make
    02:49 Losing mistake by Black in the opening
    04:25 If Black plays Be7 instead of Nc5
    05:15 If Black doesn't accept the Maroczy Gambit
    06:00 Can you find the best move for White?
    06:33 Black's correct response
    07:48 Tricky queen trap variation
    08:49 Black's 2nd most played variation is bad
    10:00 White's checkmating attack

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому +1

      You may want to correct your typo on Line 6. Otherwise - well done!

    • @33jrp
      @33jrp 4 місяці тому

      The Fantasy Variation was a blast to play.

  • @rannieperalta2192
    @rannieperalta2192 Рік тому +38

    Gm Smirnov I like your courses and the cat at your back

    • @unclebob1959
      @unclebob1959 10 місяців тому

      That cat knows all these moves by heart.

    • @michaelrobinson2687
      @michaelrobinson2687 6 місяців тому

      @@unclebob1959 The cat wouldn't need to know the moves. It (I don't know whether the cat is male or female) would just use the Feline Gambit (Cat walks over board laying waste to all in its path)

  • @tastethem
    @tastethem Рік тому +7

    "Collect the harvest" for some reason made me audibly laugh. Keep up the great videos, GM Smirnov!

  • @Whozurdadi
    @Whozurdadi Рік тому +3

    Your videos are far superior and better than anyone else out there Igor. I am forever grateful! I've learned so much.

  • @JabarFarahi
    @JabarFarahi Рік тому +15

    B takes f7 Pawn check. If King takes, then Knight takes the e5 Pawn, check then take the g4 Bishop.

    • @anatoleythenerd
      @anatoleythenerd Рік тому

      exactly!! wonderful !!!

    • @Mihir_hun_vaii
      @Mihir_hun_vaii Рік тому +1

      You cannot take g4 bishop because of the knight

    • @anatoleythenerd
      @anatoleythenerd Рік тому +3

      @@Mihir_hun_vaii but you take the g4 bishop with your knight which is defended by your queen!!

  • @tonyd.3090
    @tonyd.3090 Рік тому +7

    Impressive selection of lines you have. Not one boring video on your channel, all very instructive. Still wandering what the good move is after you comment after 06:10 - could be very helpful and to know

    • @spartanbeast3575
      @spartanbeast3575 Рік тому +8

      bishop takes f7, king takes, knight takes pawn and checks the king, king moves back, knight takes bishop

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому +2

      Bxf7+

  • @sunilchristian3430
    @sunilchristian3430 Місяць тому

    Thank you!

  • @Naborbukv2
    @Naborbukv2 Рік тому

    1:23 if e5 - dxe5, Qb6 - Nc3, Bc5 - Na4, Bf2+ - Ke2, Qd4 - Qxd4, Bxd4 - f4
    1:23 if e5 - dxe5, Bc5 - Nc3, Qb6 - Na4, Bf2+ - Ke2, Qb5+ - c4, dxc4 - Kxf2, Qxe5
    1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, Ne7 - Bf4, 0-0 - 0-0-0
    1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, Nf6 - Ne2, c5 - Bg5
    1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, b6 - Qe3
    1:23 if Nf6 - e5, Ng8 - Nc3, e6 - f4
    1:23 if Qb6 - c3, e6 - Bd3, Nf6 - e5, Nfd7 - f4, c5 - Nf3
    1:28 if e6 - Nf3, Nf6 - e5, Nd5 - c4, Bb4+ - Bd2, Ne3 - Qb3, Bxd2+ - Nbxd2, Nxf1 - Rxf1
    9:21 if Bg4 - Be2

  • @sagarnagvekar5773
    @sagarnagvekar5773 Рік тому

    Two lovely ways shown of breaking open Black's castling. White gives up knight and bishop for Black's rook and pawn. Nice checkmate shown in end using two knights attack from white on Black's castling.

  • @nada1988-v1c
    @nada1988-v1c Місяць тому +1

    SOMEBODY HELP: my opponents know everything about this and this version they go at time 0:51 pawn c5. And I have no idea how to respond

  • @seanleechild
    @seanleechild Місяць тому

    Against caro kann, which attack is easier and more aggressive? Fantasy variation or Two Knights Attack? And why?

  • @ingogoldbeck2886
    @ingogoldbeck2886 Рік тому +1

    Which one is better for black : this maroczy variation or the rasa-studier gambit??

  • @MantraSchultz
    @MantraSchultz 6 місяців тому

    This is exactly what I needed. Thanks Igor!

  • @CastlesKingSide
    @CastlesKingSide Рік тому +6

    6:25 my guess is B:f7 + followed by N:e5 and N:g4, should the bishop be accepted

    • @robertpease9834
      @robertpease9834 Рік тому

      That was the first thing I saw

    • @flacsomtodosclas2165
      @flacsomtodosclas2165 Рік тому

      The only logical sequence i can think of: destroy the castle win 1-2 pawns

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому

      If you want to become a really strong player you have to stop guessing and start calculating.

    • @harveyschonwald
      @harveyschonwald Рік тому

      How would you play if black does not capture B on f7? Just continue development or withdraw bishop and eye weak kingside for later?
      Groucho316

    • @CastlesKingSide
      @CastlesKingSide Рік тому +1

      @@harveyschonwald yup. just Bb3. extra pawn, semi-open f-file, enemy king in the centre. enough advantage

  • @christhegreat5966
    @christhegreat5966 Рік тому +1

    Turn captions on for 2:30-2:40

  • @seeess925
    @seeess925 8 місяців тому +1

    But how to use Tal attack to win? I don't do fantasy or alien style. I can try to trap bishop using Tal technique. But don't know much if opponent escape.

  • @dr.deepakgore1079
    @dr.deepakgore1079 8 місяців тому +1

    Instructive, intelligent learning videos, thanks GM Igor sir 🎉❤

  • @GaryKanabay
    @GaryKanabay 9 місяців тому

    B x e7+ kxb, nxe5+, k somewhere, n x b on g4 and white is 2 pawns up with better position, as well.

  • @aminshafiee7066
    @aminshafiee7066 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @saiesasrikarkommaraju736
    @saiesasrikarkommaraju736 Рік тому

    Bxf7 Kxf7 Ne5 Kong moves and then we capture the bishop with our queed or knight

  • @alejandroayalamaldonado2817
    @alejandroayalamaldonado2817 Рік тому +1

    Excelente.!!! Gracias.!!!

  • @nonskategaming9827
    @nonskategaming9827 Рік тому +1

    The correct move is Bxf7+

  • @bubbageee
    @bubbageee Рік тому

    7. BXf7 K-e7 ... king is misplaced. Maybe next pin the knight? Maybe push the e-pawn? Or maybe kick the bishop with h3.

  • @NickCSE
    @NickCSE 6 місяців тому

    Sir Igor, the most problematic is that the black queen is aiming even the scholar check before the light square knight moves at the very beginning and ravages the pawn and rook and later the Black bishop joins diagonally to kill the Whites and continuously checks in this manner unsettles everything Do you have any solution for that? My solution for the specific scenario is such that I have to play Dark Square Knight before I play Light Square Knight to protect my central pawn. However, i am searching for a better solution. plz help me!

  • @scarybraingaming5038
    @scarybraingaming5038 10 місяців тому

    pls include the 3. e6 line

  • @ChristianSoschner
    @ChristianSoschner Рік тому

    Great video. Good to know how to counter on the Caro kann defense

  • @lohitakshanavneeth135
    @lohitakshanavneeth135 7 місяців тому

    Igor I like the fantasy variation but nowadays I am losing a lot of games as my opponents play after e4c6 d4d5 f3 they play e5 there are too many traps in that line can you please cover that line too. Big fan of your channel❤

  • @johnhosky2931
    @johnhosky2931 Рік тому

    Awesome vid!

  • @bogdananicescu6051
    @bogdananicescu6051 Рік тому

    Where so you play online and with what nickname? Thanks

  • @p7sc7l26
    @p7sc7l26 Рік тому

    Really like these videos which go beyond e4 e5 into other openings like Caro-Kann, Sicilian etc
    Would wish some d4 stuff (not London or QG) like Catelan

  • @apkemp69
    @apkemp69 9 місяців тому

    @GMIgorSmirnov
    So which is it... against the Caro Kann, should we go with the fantasy variation as you suggest in this video or 3. Nc3 as you suggest and layout in great detail (with multiple lines depending on how black responds against 3. Nc3) in the video linked below. You're saying how awesome one response to the CK is in this video and how awesome this other response is to the CK in a different video. For people who want to do what you would do, because they think you're super smart (like I do), which Igor should we listen to... 3. Nc3 Igor or 3. f3 Igor? ❤
    ua-cam.com/video/ZyA-9Kw50H4/v-deo.htmlsi=E6fhJET6pKynKeuo

  • @TonoySaha-j8h
    @TonoySaha-j8h 4 місяці тому

    What a Beauty!

  • @RogerStreetFriedmanOfficial
    @RogerStreetFriedmanOfficial 11 місяців тому

    what if instead of pawn e5 black plus pawn e4?

  • @okamisansempai557
    @okamisansempai557 Рік тому

    Sweet video great work

  • @divergentlife493
    @divergentlife493 9 місяців тому +1

    I tried pushing that pond to do this fantasy thing. But he didn't it. So I had no clue what to do.

  • @vinaymundhra5795
    @vinaymundhra5795 Рік тому +1

    Bxf7, Nxe5 and then we can take bishop with our knight

  • @TrumanShow744
    @TrumanShow744 10 місяців тому

    super great

  • @deepaashok5091
    @deepaashok5091 2 місяці тому

    But how do you get all the lines

  • @korosu8515
    @korosu8515 8 місяців тому

    what if after white castles king side and black plays bg4 pinning the knight

  • @wikiwing348
    @wikiwing348 Рік тому

    My new operation against the caro

  • @shahidfaruque6139
    @shahidfaruque6139 Рік тому

    Bxf7+

  • @sneakerhead4770
    @sneakerhead4770 6 місяців тому

    I wouldn’t play caro like this as black and against the fantasy there are better moves. Usually looking to trade off the the white bishop so u don’t lock it behind the pawn chain but against the fantasy u would challenge the center with the e pawn to open the dark square bishop and attack with that check as well as the queen on that diagonal

  • @wandregisel6385
    @wandregisel6385 Рік тому +1

    As a caro-kann player, I find this variation very hard to handle. 2000+ in online blitz, but I feel like I've fallen for some trap after exd4 and e5. I now avoid that completely and play 3...g6

    • @AmritpalSingh-kq9jr
      @AmritpalSingh-kq9jr Рік тому

      Bro how much time does it takes to be 2000

    • @sarthakmaruti
      @sarthakmaruti Рік тому +1

      same mine rating is 2200 i just defeated a guy with 2100 with caro kann using same variation

  • @normanwilson9594
    @normanwilson9594 Рік тому

    Bf7

  • @yaronmiller2476
    @yaronmiller2476 Рік тому +1

    What would happen if black plays bishop to e6 in your first variation, to stop whites attack on f7 square?

    • @alekhinesgun9997
      @alekhinesgun9997 Рік тому

      Then c3 and the game proceeds like a regular caro with blacks bishop awkwardly placed on e6

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому

      According to Karpov, 5...Be6 is the most promising move for Black.

  • @CrazyChou
    @CrazyChou Рік тому

    wow all i can say is wow this is so good to take down caro kan defense

  • @utredutredson1686
    @utredutredson1686 6 місяців тому

    3 E6

  • @daimyo9494
    @daimyo9494 Рік тому +1

    starting video 2:41 why the F6 knight never captures the e4 hanging pawn?

    • @daimyo9494
      @daimyo9494 Рік тому

      it also prevents the white knight attacks on G5...

    • @harveyschonwald
      @harveyschonwald Рік тому

      if ...N x e4, then R e1, with laser attack on black king, N is pinned and will be lost
      Groucho316

    • @daimyo9494
      @daimyo9494 Рік тому

      @@harveyschonwald can it be defended by B f5? if attacked by g4 then B g6? 🙏

  • @2009Neelam
    @2009Neelam 8 місяців тому

    Bxf7+,kxf7,nxe5+,ke8,nxg4

  • @Rbr-f4v
    @Rbr-f4v 10 місяців тому

    What if he does f6 after

  • @iqueron8890
    @iqueron8890 Рік тому

    Finally something I can use to fight those boring caro kan players

  • @jeneb100
    @jeneb100 Рік тому

    SUPER

  • @eliericksson.8950
    @eliericksson.8950 Рік тому

    Fantastic lines! I love this for white and will probably mix this in with the Hillbilly attack that I play against the Caro.

  • @KoeBowmaker
    @KoeBowmaker Рік тому

    What about 3. … e6?

  • @arany5123
    @arany5123 29 днів тому

    In the end the black bishop could take the knight stopping the checkmate.

  • @anjumulla8891
    @anjumulla8891 8 місяців тому

    at 6:07 beautiful bishop sac a bxf7+ kxf7 and a stunning move nxe5+! it is a check and also attacking the bishop.

  • @raptorialmage
    @raptorialmage 10 місяців тому

    every time you said f7 pawn I thought you said "asshole of a pawn" lol

  • @romelliilagus4314
    @romelliilagus4314 10 місяців тому

    What if black plays 3...e6

  • @justanotheryoutubechannel3102
    @justanotheryoutubechannel3102 3 місяці тому

    *NOPE* I tried the Maroczy Fantasy and had TERRIBLE results. When I started confusing the Mieses variation with the French Diemer Duhm I was playing, I INSTANTLY started kicking something like 70% butt WITHOUT STUDY! Not as many players are falling for *1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ne5+ Kg8 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. Qxg4 Nd7 11. Qe6#* anymore, but I'm STILL 50:48 against an opening I was never able to beat at all before using it. I like the Mieses. Opponents can DECLINE the Maroczy. I do HIDEOUS when opponents decline gambits, especially against hypermoderns. OTHERS have great stats with the Maroczy, but not me. It doesn't focus on f7 like the Mieses and I live for fried liver attacks.

  • @shafiqulislam3095
    @shafiqulislam3095 3 місяці тому

    Those who plays caro kann knows the fantasy variation and how to beat it.

  • @isaprogar2266
    @isaprogar2266 Рік тому

    East Java Indonesia present.

  • @BlunderBunny
    @BlunderBunny 8 місяців тому

    What if Black watched your video and plays h6 to prevent Ng5?

  • @ralphderkapitaen9875
    @ralphderkapitaen9875 Рік тому

    slightly manipulated. at the end (where you claim check mate coming soon), all the black needs to do is to attack the white pawn on E5 (via black knight on D7)...then white pawn on D4 takes that knight, but the other black knight takes that pawn) and attacks the white knight at the same time. That combo will open a new situation giving black a clear advantage (white king will be getting checked within few moves and will be wide open soon)...definatelly a losing situation for white..:-)

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому

      Providing specific moves and move numbers is helpful.

    • @yeasirarafatbu
      @yeasirarafatbu Рік тому

      'other black knight takes that pawn'- very wrong, because cannot take😊
      Requested to check again.

  • @photographerspecial
    @photographerspecial 7 місяців тому

    i would have pinned the knight instead of playing bishop c5

  • @thomashase2079
    @thomashase2079 10 місяців тому

    the first one is like a fries liver attack, nothing special and black just plays pawn h6 to prevent the knight move

  • @vkgamingff06
    @vkgamingff06 Рік тому

    What if black doesn't capture for f3?

    • @georgekosinski8957
      @georgekosinski8957 Рік тому

      I assume you meant "... doesn't capture on e4." Then the choices seem to be 3...e6, 3...g6, and 3...e5!?, according to Karpov.

  • @oddity6176
    @oddity6176 Рік тому

    @9:22 Why wouldn't black just go to Ne4, back it up with a bishop or a pawn, and continue development from there?

  • @daimyo9494
    @daimyo9494 Рік тому

    at minute 10:44 the black bishop and queen can take the white knight at g5, the brutal checkmate won't work i think... cmiiw

  • @normanwilson9594
    @normanwilson9594 Рік тому

    bf7 again!

  • @elizabeth4689
    @elizabeth4689 8 місяців тому

    someone just used this against me 😢

  • @edlawrence5059
    @edlawrence5059 Рік тому +1

    What happened to your cat?

  • @thechessfish
    @thechessfish Рік тому

    Good, he didn't cover my response to the fantasy

  • @Jacob25f
    @Jacob25f 7 місяців тому

    He just lost a queen, too easy buster!

  • @rannieperalta2192
    @rannieperalta2192 Рік тому

    First 🙂🙂

  • @UNKNOWN-wl5yi
    @UNKNOWN-wl5yi 6 місяців тому

    Winnig move Bxf7+

  • @edreusser4741
    @edreusser4741 Рік тому

    BxP ch! KxB etc.

  • @lawrancesoosaimani8249
    @lawrancesoosaimani8249 5 місяців тому +1

    Bxf7 Kxf7
    Nxe5 Ke8
    Nxg4 Nxg4
    Qxg4👍