I haven't played chess in years. And i was never good enough to do anything more than blindly think of stuff on the spot. But im still glad I'm stumbled upon your channel and im loving watching your videos. Keep it up!
Hey Eric just wanted to leave a comment that your videos are super instructional. Watched this Budapest video yesterday and successfully pulled it off in a game today. Keep up the great content!
Thanks for teaching me this gambit! I just tried it for the first time on Lichess and it worked amazingly, I transitioned into a knight sacrifice on f2 followed by an early checkmate with the queen.
Hi Eric! Some time ago I saw a video from you that featured opening where black plays sicilian with 2. e6 and next developing both knights. You said that you used to teach that to your students. I would love to see you covering basic ideas for black in that opening. Also, I found this video very istructive and hope you keep going. :)
What a coincidence! I was watching one your streams you played the Budapest in and was literally looking for Budapest opening lines when this popped up! weird how the world works :D. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!!! 9:37 is the most important part of the video. According to the Lichess Opening Explorer, ZERO people have played the next move after Nd3# .....Wait a second....
Thanks Eric, This was great insight on the Budapest Gambit. Since it was featured in a recent video I too was curious and wanted to learn these tactics. Good job to the commenter that suggested this!
Awesome. Please post more variations in Budapest. I simply love your style of explaining the openings also I have followed ur live games and loved the fact that you speak your mind and how you are planning to play the game. This itself teaches a lot to the viewers. Your big fan from India - Mangesh
Holy crap this is the exact line I got played into today at 4:35... I guess you already know how it ended. I was blown away by the ingenuity of this line
Happy new year 2019. You are my favourite online "teacher". Thank you for taking an effort to explain Budapest Gambit even when you had challenging internet connection. Nice start to my year having your video. 👍
11:50 Why not ke5? If he takes the queen, you can mate him with Bf2! And if he defends with Be3, you take the Bishop. If he takes back, you can check him with Qh4 and the only way to defend is by blocking with pawn g3, upon which you can take the pawn with the night, so he'll lose the Rook. Best case scenario for him is losing the bishop, or am I missing something?
You're missing 3 things: First, the move you're referencing is 4...Ne4, not "ke5." Secondly, at the end of your sequence, after 7...Nxg3, White has 8.Nf3 and no piece or Rook is lost. That makes 4...Bxf2+ the best continuation. Third, it's "Knight," not "night."
I love the tennison gambit for white, idk why I've never thought of basically the same idea for black. Lots of ideas from one opening transfer to the other, but Budapest is i assume better. In any case, very easy to start this opening as a tennison player
12:52 Isn't Ng4+ a better option than Ne4+? Ng4+ forces white to play Ke1 and black gets a free bishop, but Ne4+ leads to Ke3, Qxg5+; Kxe4 and then white is not in a terrible position.
Regarding the position on the video at 12:21. Wouldn't a better move for black be to move the black knight on f6 to e4? If the white bishop takes the black queen, then the black bishop on c5 can take the pawn on f7 and I think it is checkmate for black. By sacrificing the black queen, black achieves a checkmate, right?
Love your videos Eric. was preparing for a tournament, rewatching your Stafford and Budapest, here in this video Ne4 is actually a mistake according to Stockfish, white can apparently play Ke3, and Stockfish gives +1 for white.. The king is able to run to the queen side.
Its been mentioned a few times but its worth pointing out that Ne4 is not winning. Your knight will eventually be trapped and the position will be unclear. Granted the king is far away from home.
I'm not sure if anyone else has pointed out the line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Bg5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Ne4+(?!) 6. Ke3!? Qxg5+ 7. Kxe4 Qg6+ 8. Ke3 Qb6+ 9. Kd3 Qxb2 10. Nd2 And White seems to be doing OK according to the engine. I'm not sure how many humans are insane enough to play 6.Ke3 but maybe it's a good idea to play 5...Ng4+ just in case. On edit: Oh- I just saw your other BG video where you point this out too- sorry, never mind :-)
So after 13:44 Kxf2 Ne4 is a mistake. After Ke3 its at least equal for white. After Qxg5 Kxe4, engine says its better for white but its also scary with a king in the middle. And if Nxg5 h4, and knight is trapped. So better go Ng4+. Old videos, Eric unprepered, lichess crushess, nostalgic...
Hey Eric, interesting video over an opening that I love to play. However, I find the positions that I get with the Ng4 moves against correct play are just boring and slightly worse for black. Obviously if white doesn't know what they are doing, it can be easy go astray. Most people know what to do in the Ng4 lines. My biggest problem is that with correct play, I would much rather have gone for a Nimzo or another Kings Indian Defense setup than deal with the positions that result out of Ng4. From the white side, the Ng4 budaphest seems to just give me a comfortable edge and little concern. A better move is actually the Farajowicz variation (spelling?) with Ne4. Especially in blitz, I have found this is a very lethal opening against unprepared opponents. A typical game might look something like this: 3...Ne4 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nd2 Bf5 7. e3 Qe7 8. Be2 Nc6 9. 0-0 0-0-0. White is up a pawn, but especially in any shorter time control, I have beaten even 2400 players on lichess with this stuff. A sidenote, a GM on that site actually plays the Farajowicz variation but they finachetto the light squared bishop on b7. Obviously, they are extremely strong tactically, but from what I saw they have good results with that opening.
Just mated a 1800 dude in rapid time format using this exact trap, it went so smoothly I couldn't believe it, he just quietly complied to being mated in 8 moves.
Thanks for another entertaining video, Eric. However, there is an error in your analysis of 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5?? Bxf2+! 5.Kxf2. Here Black should play 5...Ng4+! with a winning advantage. Your recommendation 5...Ne4+? actually gives White a slight plus according to the engines after 6.Ke3! Qxg5+ 7.Kxe4. The key point is that the alternative, 6...Nxg5, allows 7.h4! trapping the knight. It is also worth mentioning that Black can try for an even faster win with 4...Ne4!? hoping for 5.Bxd8? Bxf2#, as in Arnold-Hanauer, Philadelphia 1936. Instead, White can stagger on with 5.Be3! Bxe3 6.fxe3 Qh4+ 7.g3 and now either 7...Qh6 or 7...Nxg3 8.Nf3 Qh6 gives Black a large advantage.
But Eric, in the last trap you showed, after the bishop pins the knight, what about knight to E4, white bishop takes free queen, and black bishop to F2 mate?
Hi Eric. Ive been following you since last year (that should qualify ) and I cant help to notice, you're now in Indonesia. I found you through St Louis' video. I was hoping if we can meet up somewhere if you're in Jakarta. Hope to hear back from you! Cheers!
Hi Eric, at 12:12 isn,t Ke4 more of a threat with Bxf2, hoping that the opponent takes the queen? Or if he doesn't some line like Ke4,Be3, Bxe3, fxe3, Qh4+, g3, Kxg3, hxg3, Qxh1. I hope you see this even though the Video is a year old! Have a nice day.
for the second trap, white king e3 gain material. if queen takes bishop, king takes black knight. if knight takes bishop h4 traps the knight. In viewpoint of that, bishop takes f2+ is losing for black. @eric Rosen
Awesome! Eric can you do a video on mating patterns? Especially the ones involving Queen or Rook sacrifice? I'm interested in how you would choose a mating plan based on your opponent's moves.
So is the variation discussed negated if a pawn attacks the black knight in white's territory instead of a bishop defending the white pawn in the middle?
Hello Eric, this was a great video. I love how well you explain your thoughts. Do you know any tricks with the Italian? I'm a 1200 player, really like that setup. Thank you
I know this seems like a dumb thing to ask because there is a lot of info out there but I really like the way you explain things. Would you be willing to do beginner openings? Even if its just one opening. One for white and black? Just some vid ideas if you're bored and want to include some filler episodes haha.
Happy new year Eric. I ' ve a question about Alapin, I'm pretty sure I saw you explained how to play against it, and now I can't find it (if I remember well the move stunned me was cxd4 allowing Nc3 attacking your queen) . Could you help me? Thanks in advance.
Eric I love the natural line idea. Makes them easy to remember and helps with pattern recognition. Are there similar lines in the sicillian? It's a pretty popular opening that I've played against and have played a little myself
what if white plays knight c3 instead of knight d2? because then if you play queen e7 white replies with queen d5 to bring an extra protector for the pawn... i have encountered this twice and have no idea how to counter it...
In the last position couldn’t you just move the knight up to e5, hang the queen but then checkmate by taking the pawn with the bishop? The ling would have ni escape as both squares are covered by the knight.
After 'Bf4' is this sequence possible: g5 Bg3, Bg7 Nf3, and then Nf6. I believe that this adds more pressure to the e5 pawn. I actually even tried it and the game ended in a draw. I just wanted your opinion Mr Eric.
I'm watching this in Budapest.
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@@tashikrtv6878 you could've ignored this comment and not respond but nah.
@@traplover6357 so you agree.
@@tashikrtv6878 I actually care, because I'm also watching from Budapest :)
I’ve been trying to convert my friends to Buddhism but they won’t talk to me since I’m such s Buddha pest.
Lol If a dad joke and a chess joke had a baby 🤷♂️ ♟ 👶
kanye loves this joke
@@mavisbavingson2299 huh, why? Does he claim Buddhism or something?
What's really amazing is that the mate in 8 trick also work in classical time control. I mated two 1700-rated opponent like this :D
It’s just so inconspicuous mate xD
It ez
Unfortunately I've been on the receiving end of smothered mate in bullet more than once. But also dealt it out in the corner version.
When it’s lichess 1700 💀
Congrats tho 1700 are strong players on lichess too
I haven't played chess in years. And i was never good enough to do anything more than blindly think of stuff on the spot. But im still glad I'm stumbled upon your channel and im loving watching your videos. Keep it up!
Thanks for the content Eric! You’ve reignited my love for chess - also happy new year
Hey Eric just wanted to leave a comment that your videos are super instructional. Watched this Budapest video yesterday and successfully pulled it off in a game today. Keep up the great content!
Liked the video before even watching! Happy new year Eric and greetings from Luxemburg.
12:20 - Knight e4 followed by bf2. Either you checkmate or get the bishop on g5
there might be some tactical ideas with Na3 by white, passively defending the bishop. Didn’t check with engine though
@@erenergur2373 you probably meant Nh3, but then you just take the bishop with the queen, the night is not protecting the bishop because it hangs mate
well after Ne4 he just plays be3 and after bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 Nf3 Qh6 he plays Rg1, you play Nxf1 Rxf1 and your just a Pawn up.
Thanks for teaching me this gambit! I just tried it for the first time on Lichess and it worked amazingly, I transitioned into a knight sacrifice on f2 followed by an early checkmate with the queen.
Hi Eric! Some time ago I saw a video from you that featured opening where black plays sicilian with 2. e6 and next developing both knights. You said that you used to teach that to your students. I would love to see you covering basic ideas for black in that opening.
Also, I found this video very istructive and hope you keep going. :)
I play that a lot, it's called the kan or Taimanov variation I think.
What a coincidence! I was watching one your streams you played the Budapest in and was literally looking for Budapest opening lines when this popped up! weird how the world works :D. Happy New Year!
THIS is awesome man! Please do more openings along with their variations! Love the content Eric! Happy New Years!
Thank you so much Eric ! Happy New Year !
Happy New Year!!! 9:37 is the most important part of the video.
According to the Lichess Opening Explorer, ZERO people have played the next move after Nd3#
.....Wait a second....
12:26, the other move is Ne4, which if white takes the queen, Bxf2#, forces Be3, where black can take and play Qh4+
Eric has come from so far.
Reading comments off his phone for the video😂
Thanks Eric, This was great insight on the Budapest Gambit. Since it was featured in a recent video I too was curious and wanted to learn these tactics. Good job to the commenter that suggested this!
Awesome. Please post more variations in Budapest. I simply love your style of explaining the openings also I have followed ur live games and loved the fact that you speak your mind and how you are planning to play the game. This itself teaches a lot to the viewers. Your big fan from India - Mangesh
Happy new year from India, Eric.
Yeah gotta get used to writing 19 instead of 18, hehe.
Have a great year and let the channel explode this year!
Holy crap this is the exact line I got played into today at 4:35... I guess you already know how it ended. I was blown away by the ingenuity of this line
Eric, you have such a nice approach, thanks for sharing all this knowledge you have.
Where is the "Oh no, my queen!"-move on the last variation for checkmate? :o
I saw it too. Ne5 after Bg5. Sac the queen, Bf2
The problem is that White has a defense against that with Be3. 100% what i would play in a blitz game tho
Happy new year 2019.
You are my favourite online "teacher".
Thank you for taking an effort to explain Budapest Gambit even when you had challenging internet connection. Nice start to my year having your video. 👍
Happy new year and thanks for making this video! It totally helped out! Regards from Finland.
Hey Eric. Babyonion here...HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Thanks for the video and the great streams and hours of enjoyment you brought to us in 2018
Yes
I am so happy to see the Budapest gambit. I have been studying it, but haven’t had an opponent play the queen side pawn. Thanks for the video
Can’t believe I just now found this video, I’ve been playing the Budapest because of you lol. Great video as always, keep up the good work
its gonna be january 1st 2021 eric. glad to stand beside u all this time,
Thank you! Happy New Year! Yes, more Budapest variations please.
One and a half years later...watches video. I wish I had known about your channel back then. I watch a lot of your older content. Thank you.
Happy new year Eric (: thanks for the Budapest knowledge!
Happy New year and loved this opening
Great video. Definitely going to try this opening in future games. More videos on opening traps please!
Love the Budapest. Happy New Years!!
11:50 Why not ke5? If he takes the queen, you can mate him with Bf2! And if he defends with Be3, you take the Bishop. If he takes back, you can check him with Qh4 and the only way to defend is by blocking with pawn g3, upon which you can take the pawn with the night, so he'll lose the Rook. Best case scenario for him is losing the bishop, or am I missing something?
You're missing 3 things: First, the move you're referencing is 4...Ne4, not "ke5." Secondly, at the end of your sequence, after 7...Nxg3, White has 8.Nf3 and no piece or Rook is lost. That makes 4...Bxf2+ the best continuation. Third, it's "Knight," not "night."
Could this be beginning of basic opening variation series? I would love to see more!
12:42 stockfish values Ne4+ a 0.00 positon because of Ke6, the correct move its only Ng4+ with a valuation of -2 ~
Thanks. Learning this as it goes great with my Nimzo repertoire.
Poah, this absolutely brutal. Felt so good when my opponent fel for it
Informative & helpful. Thanks for the insights on the budapest gambit.
I love the tennison gambit for white, idk why I've never thought of basically the same idea for black. Lots of ideas from one opening transfer to the other, but Budapest is i assume better. In any case, very easy to start this opening as a tennison player
12:52 Isn't Ng4+ a better option than Ne4+? Ng4+ forces white to play Ke1 and black gets a free bishop, but Ne4+ leads to Ke3, Qxg5+; Kxe4 and then white is not in a terrible position.
Regarding the position on the video at 12:21. Wouldn't a better move for black be to move the black knight on f6 to e4? If the white bishop takes the black queen, then the black bishop on c5 can take the pawn on f7 and I think it is checkmate for black. By sacrificing the black queen, black achieves a checkmate, right?
Thank you Eric. This was extremely useful and informative 👏
Happy new year Eric looking forward to lots more quality chess videos 😁
Love your videos Eric. was preparing for a tournament, rewatching your Stafford and Budapest, here in this video Ne4 is actually a mistake according to Stockfish, white can apparently play Ke3, and Stockfish gives +1 for white.. The king is able to run to the queen side.
nevermind.. you already have this corrected in your very next Budapest video.. my bad lol
Its been mentioned a few times but its worth pointing out that Ne4 is not winning. Your knight will eventually be trapped and the position will be unclear. Granted the king is far away from home.
I'm not sure if anyone else has pointed out the line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Bg5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Ne4+(?!)
6. Ke3!? Qxg5+ 7. Kxe4 Qg6+ 8. Ke3 Qb6+ 9. Kd3 Qxb2 10. Nd2 And White seems to be doing OK according to the engine. I'm not sure how many humans are insane enough to play 6.Ke3 but maybe it's a good idea to play 5...Ng4+ just in case. On edit: Oh- I just saw your other BG video where you point this out too- sorry, never mind :-)
That was my first time watching Budapest gambit .. its interesting to know how to played
Watching this on Jan 1st, 2020.
Happy New Year! On a different Year!
Thank for the intro tutorial. I have seen you play the budapest streaming. The explanation helps
So after 13:44 Kxf2 Ne4 is a mistake. After Ke3 its at least equal for white. After Qxg5 Kxe4, engine says its better for white but its also scary with a king in the middle. And if Nxg5 h4, and knight is trapped. So better go Ng4+. Old videos, Eric unprepered, lichess crushess, nostalgic...
Actually in the second variation one should not play Ne4+ but Ng4+ and then take with the queen. Otherwise it will be a draw at best.
Hey Eric, interesting video over an opening that I love to play. However, I find the positions that I get with the Ng4 moves against correct play are just boring and slightly worse for black. Obviously if white doesn't know what they are doing, it can be easy go astray. Most people know what to do in the Ng4 lines. My biggest problem is that with correct play, I would much rather have gone for a Nimzo or another Kings Indian Defense setup than deal with the positions that result out of Ng4. From the white side, the Ng4 budaphest seems to just give me a comfortable edge and little concern.
A better move is actually the Farajowicz variation (spelling?) with Ne4. Especially in blitz, I have found this is a very lethal opening against unprepared opponents. A typical game might look something like this: 3...Ne4 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nd2 Bf5 7. e3 Qe7 8. Be2 Nc6 9. 0-0 0-0-0. White is up a pawn, but especially in any shorter time control, I have beaten even 2400 players on lichess with this stuff. A sidenote, a GM on that site actually plays the Farajowicz variation but they finachetto the light squared bishop on b7. Obviously, they are extremely strong tactically, but from what I saw they have good results with that opening.
Thanks for this Eric, I'll have to start playing the budapest. I would very much like to see a video on the Smith-Morra gambit!
Thought i should try it out, played a 45+45 game. Won after 8 moves and I had 50 min left on the clock. Thx for sharing, love the content
Just mated a 1800 dude in rapid time format using this exact trap, it went so smoothly I couldn't believe it, he just quietly complied to being mated in 8 moves.
Thanks Eric!😃
in 12:26 wouldn't a better move be knight e4 since if bishop takes queen bf2 mate?
Happy new year Eric and all you who are reading this!
Great video Eric! Happy new year from India!!
Thanks for another entertaining video, Eric. However, there is an error in your analysis of 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5?? Bxf2+! 5.Kxf2. Here Black should play 5...Ng4+! with a winning advantage. Your recommendation 5...Ne4+? actually gives White a slight plus according to the engines after 6.Ke3! Qxg5+ 7.Kxe4. The key point is that the alternative, 6...Nxg5, allows 7.h4! trapping the knight. It is also worth mentioning that Black can try for an even faster win with 4...Ne4!? hoping for 5.Bxd8? Bxf2#, as in Arnold-Hanauer, Philadelphia 1936. Instead, White can stagger on with 5.Be3! Bxe3 6.fxe3 Qh4+ 7.g3 and now either 7...Qh6 or 7...Nxg3 8.Nf3 Qh6 gives Black a large advantage.
But Eric, in the last trap you showed, after the bishop pins the knight, what about knight to E4, white bishop takes free queen, and black bishop to F2 mate?
Happy new year Eric
Thanks
@@ericbhatnagar2873 hahaha
Hi Eric. Ive been following you since last year (that should qualify ) and I cant help to notice, you're now in Indonesia. I found you through St Louis' video. I was hoping if we can meet up somewhere if you're in Jakarta. Hope to hear back from you! Cheers!
Hi Eric, at 12:12 isn,t Ke4 more of a threat with Bxf2, hoping that the opponent takes the queen? Or if he doesn't some line like Ke4,Be3, Bxe3, fxe3, Qh4+, g3, Kxg3, hxg3, Qxh1. I hope you see this even though the Video is a year old! Have a nice day.
@12:00 is knight e4 also good? You are threatening mate with bishop f2. There bishop is hanging.
for the second trap, white king e3 gain material. if queen takes bishop, king takes black knight. if knight takes bishop h4 traps the knight. In viewpoint of that, bishop takes f2+ is losing for black. @eric Rosen
At 4:05, what happens if white plays Nc3 instead of Nd2?
Happy new year Eric!
Happy new year!
You too, Axe Villager!!
10:06 what would happen if I play Bc5 instead of Bb4 in this position?
Eric opening 2019 with the wifi gambit, will have great streams and instructional videos for the rest of the year as compensation! :P
Awesome! Eric can you do a video on mating patterns? Especially the ones involving Queen or Rook sacrifice? I'm interested in how you would choose a mating plan based on your opponent's moves.
About that one at the 12:30 mark, isn’t Ne4 better? It’s a clean bishop win
when I reach the setup at 4:08 my opponent sometimes plays e3. Is there still checkmate potential there?
Thanks!
The better move at 12:04 is Ne4, let them take the queen and then Bxf2 Checkmate. :D
Too bad very few people play the queens gambit anymore. :(
So is the variation discussed negated if a pawn attacks the black knight in white's territory instead of a bishop defending the white pawn in the middle?
Regarding the last trap, Ng4+ is better than Ne4+, because White can play Ke3 and take the knight after the black Queen takes the bishop on g5.
Hello Eric, this was a great video. I love how well you explain your thoughts. Do you know any tricks with the Italian? I'm a 1200 player, really like that setup. Thank you
you can only do budapest gambit if opponent opens d4? I have just started playing and everyone seems to ways be opening with e4
At 12:30 ish why not knight to E4 first?
I know this seems like a dumb thing to ask because there is a lot of info out there but I really like the way you explain things. Would you be willing to do beginner openings? Even if its just one opening. One for white and black? Just some vid ideas if you're bored and want to include some filler episodes haha.
Thanks Eric. When you started showing this I realised that higher rated players have been using this on me.
Wish you happy new year kind man,god bless you and your family
Happy new year Eric. I ' ve a question about Alapin, I'm pretty sure I saw you explained how to play against it, and now I can't find it (if I remember well the move stunned me was cxd4 allowing Nc3 attacking your queen) . Could you help me? Thanks in advance.
Happy New Year Eric! All the best. Thank you for your content.
Eric I love the natural line idea. Makes them easy to remember and helps with pattern recognition. Are there similar lines in the sicillian? It's a pretty popular opening that I've played against and have played a little myself
what if white plays knight c3 instead of knight d2? because then if you play queen e7 white replies with queen d5 to bring an extra protector for the pawn... i have encountered this twice and have no idea how to counter it...
Hello Eric.
At 4:08
What happens if white plays Knight to C3 instead?
Engines are a thing
In the last position couldn’t you just move the knight up to e5, hang the queen but then checkmate by taking the pawn with the bishop? The ling would have ni escape as both squares are covered by the knight.
What if white plays Knight to C3? Do I go for the exchange right there?
Really nice ! Looking forward to more nice content
at the second ‘spot the move’ wouldn’t Ne4 be better as you don’t lose a piece?
After 'Bf4' is this sequence possible: g5 Bg3, Bg7 Nf3, and then Nf6. I believe that this adds more pressure to the e5 pawn. I actually even tried it and the game ended in a draw. I just wanted your opinion Mr Eric.
On 04:06 what if white plays Nc3
Its a brand new game no trap you just get your pawn back..
What do you do if your opponent plays NC3 in the opening and not ND2?
im no expert and 7 months late but i believe its so the you don’t get doubled isolated b pawns
At the end I think Ne4 is wrong. Play may follow Ke3, NxB h4 and the Knight appears to have a problem. Ng4 avoids this
on the declined.. why not gambit the queen by reversing the knight and bishop moves for instant mate if queen taken?
12:10 Nd5
what about queen d4 instead bishop f4 to protect the pawn and also attack the knight?