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If I was white, I would play bishop to d2 so that my knight is no longer pinned, and when I move the knight it would be a discovered attack on the queen. How would black respond to that?
In White tries to attack your queen with Bd2, you can play c6 leaving the c7-square for your queen. You can also develop your dark-squared bishop to d6 and take aim at the d6-h2 diagonal with your queen bishop battery.
I noticed a few things, at around 5:15 you say 2...Nf6 is strongest. Not sure I agree with that because 3.Bb5+ has a good reputation. Instead of 6.Be2 after 5...Bg4 most decent plays will play 6.h3 which doesn't score well for black at all. You're going to cause people to lose games with some of the options you suggest and you don't really seem that bothered about it. I just don't understand the reasoning for teaching people these moves. It really is just going to get them caught out when they play better players. Why not learn to play better lines straight away? A guy at my club recommends systems to lower rated players so they can play the first 8-10 moves or so regardless of what their opponent does. Told him that this is such a bad way for players to play if they want to improve.
@@cankercanison92 I'm going to keep calling things like this out until he stops doing it or bans me, I'll make alt accounts and keep on calling it out.
2...Nf6 is stronger than 2...Qxd5, and of course, we can't get a winning position in just the 3rd move of the game. And we should also consider what the most common replies are, what majority of chess players do, which is 3.Nc3 or 3.d4 that is analyzed in the other video ua-cam.com/video/kr7xTiilRwc/v-deo.html After 3.Bb5+, Black can play 3...Nbd7 and then kick the bishop with a6.
@@GMIgorSmirnov 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Nbd7 4.d4 a6 5.Be2 and 5...Nxd5 is answered with c4 followed by moves like Nc3, Nf3, O-O etc. Much more comfortable for white. 5...b5 is answered by 6.a4 which is also just good for white.
This is now my favorite opening against 1. e4. I love how it creates many lines of attack and quickly puts white on the defensive. I've won many games because of this. Thanks!
► Chapters 00:00 Universal opening setup for Black against 1.e4 00:32 What is the setup? Move your pieces forward 01:30 Line-1: Deadly kingside attack 02:10 Delay the development of b8-knight 02:53 Try to trap your opponent 04:42 Tactical combination you should know! 04:58 Line-2: 4.d4 07:08 Black's immense pressure over White 08:19 Your opponents might miscalculate 09:15 Turn your chess passion into PROFIT
You always show suboptimal lines for the opponent. Fair enough that low rated players arent going to know the whole book, but I mean, skipping the very first correct response (or even the second) isnt exactly realistic, and failing to mention it entirely is dishonest. For example, in the Qa5 line, whites absolute must-play move after attacking the queen, is to play d4. You don't delay this, or you are down. Ignoring this, your very next attack, pinning whites knight with Bg4, is almost always going to be met with h3, not Be2. I mean come on, most people aren't playing 1000 elo games.
Here are some of our videos about preventing blunders: 1. How to Eliminate Blunders? (Part-1 and Part-2) ua-cam.com/video/_N0E0eahWnQ/v-deo.html 2. 4 useful tips to avoid blunders ua-cam.com/video/JGUzwMYvUoo/v-deo.html
I’ve always hated playing against this set up. I watched 5 minutes of your content and immediately played 5&3 and 6 moves later it was a wrap. Unbelievable. Thanks for the win. Your chess concepts apply dividends immediately
In White tries to attack your queen with Bd2, you can play c6 leaving the c7-square for your queen. You can also develop your dark-squared bishop to d6 and take aim at the d6-h2 diagonal with your queen bishop battery.
I’m referring to your question on 2:55. You showed multiple scenarios from that position but did not address the very common d3, Bd2 for white when blacks knight is in C6.
Igor videos i press like before even seeing the video, later on after seeing the video i wish there were something more stronger than just like the video...pretty amazing material...thanx a lot GM IGOR.
What to do if White push the a3 pawn against the bishop before casting, the video doesn't cover what to do in that situation, i went back with bishop and white attacked it with the pawnens and my position was not good, hehe.
Very good! I want to adopt scandinavian as an ocasional weapon as Black, What line is more trick/ traps to surprise White players? Portuguese variation , Icelandic Gambit?
But at the beginner level it's a really good and easy to play opening. This opening got me from 700-1200 Yes you can make blunders but it happens with any opening. How it got me from 700-1200: 1.Played Bf5 instead of Bg4 2.I liked The Qa5 Scandinavian because of the mobility of the Queen. Qd6 is not all bad it's a very solid opening .Magnus plays it often . 3.Instead of e5 which is playable. I played e6 and c6 and Nbd7 Rotated my Queen to c7 and Pawnstormed and attacked the c7-h2 diagonal 4.Didn't Trade my Dark square bishop and moved it to g6 because if he takes it. it opens up the h file for the rook . 5.Notice How GM Igor Smirnov Said "If you play this against a Gm you are probably going to lose." Yes it's not good but playable at the intermediate and beyond level because people know what to do against it. Infact IM john Bartholomew plays the Qd8 Scandinavian often 6.Yes you can make blunders in this opening. There's a video called "How to beat the Scandinavian in 8 moves. " by agadmator where a GM yes, GM Blundered a tactic resulting in a position with Queen for bishop and knight. to avoid this just visualize if he has any good discoveries Conclusion: All in All it's a playable opening. Also, Sorry for writing this long paragraph but some things are needed to be said. Present day: I am currently 1342 rated rapid and play the french defense against 1.e4 and play 1.d4 with white i completely changed my opening repertoire. inspired by Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Cool video I can't wait to try it out One thing though, at 4:30, if white played Ke1 instead of Kg1, it couldn't end in a mate if I'm right. Ke1... Qg3+ Rf2... Rh1+ Bf1 I don't see any continuation for black here
Glad you liked the video. To answer your question, if White plays Ke1 then you can play Qg3+, Rf2, e5 (instead of Rh1+) with the threat of Bc5 and the f2 rook is gone! With White's queenside pieces on their initial position, Black can win the game easily.
Bd7. c6 is rare and doesn't provide much compensation after dxc6. Nbd7 is recommended in a new dvd by someone (I forget the name) but never had a problem with it. White seems just better with correct play.
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Man I really love the way u teach can u make a video about defending the scandy defense I would love to see that as well
Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful.
Very good and helpful video. Thanks a lot!
If I was white, I would play bishop to d2 so that my knight is no longer pinned, and when I move the knight it would be a discovered attack on the queen. How would black respond to that?
In White tries to attack your queen with Bd2, you can play c6 leaving the c7-square for your queen. You can also develop your dark-squared bishop to d6 and take aim at the d6-h2 diagonal with your queen bishop battery.
I noticed a few things, at around 5:15 you say 2...Nf6 is strongest. Not sure I agree with that because 3.Bb5+ has a good reputation.
Instead of 6.Be2 after 5...Bg4 most decent plays will play 6.h3 which doesn't score well for black at all. You're going to cause people to lose games with some of the options you suggest and you don't really seem that bothered about it.
I just don't understand the reasoning for teaching people these moves. It really is just going to get them caught out when they play better players. Why not learn to play better lines straight away? A guy at my club recommends systems to lower rated players so they can play the first 8-10 moves or so regardless of what their opponent does. Told him that this is such a bad way for players to play if they want to improve.
There's probably no point criticising, I doubt he'll respond to you.
@@cankercanison92 that isn't the point here
@@cankercanison92 I'm going to keep calling things like this out until he stops doing it or bans me, I'll make alt accounts and keep on calling it out.
2...Nf6 is stronger than 2...Qxd5, and of course, we can't get a winning position in just the 3rd move of the game. And we should also consider what the most common replies are, what majority of chess players do, which is 3.Nc3 or 3.d4 that is analyzed in the other video ua-cam.com/video/kr7xTiilRwc/v-deo.html
After 3.Bb5+, Black can play 3...Nbd7 and then kick the bishop with a6.
@@GMIgorSmirnov 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Nbd7 4.d4 a6 5.Be2 and 5...Nxd5 is answered with c4 followed by moves like Nc3, Nf3, O-O etc. Much more comfortable for white.
5...b5 is answered by 6.a4 which is also just good for white.
This is now my favorite opening against 1. e4. I love how it creates many lines of attack and quickly puts white on the defensive. I've won many games because of this. Thanks!
Good luck! 👍
► Chapters
00:00 Universal opening setup for Black against 1.e4
00:32 What is the setup? Move your pieces forward
01:30 Line-1: Deadly kingside attack
02:10 Delay the development of b8-knight
02:53 Try to trap your opponent
04:42 Tactical combination you should know!
04:58 Line-2: 4.d4
07:08 Black's immense pressure over White
08:19 Your opponents might miscalculate
09:15 Turn your chess passion into PROFIT
The trap doesn't work when the opponent plays d4
You always show suboptimal lines for the opponent. Fair enough that low rated players arent going to know the whole book, but I mean, skipping the very first correct response (or even the second) isnt exactly realistic, and failing to mention it entirely is dishonest. For example, in the Qa5 line, whites absolute must-play move after attacking the queen, is to play d4. You don't delay this, or you are down. Ignoring this, your very next attack, pinning whites knight with Bg4, is almost always going to be met with h3, not Be2. I mean come on, most people aren't playing 1000 elo games.
9:15 how can u stop white bishop from taking knight. That's a winning position for white
The wheels fall off right away because at lower levels they don't take the pawn and instead play Nc3.
Hii Smrinov, I want you to make a video on "how to stop making blunders" please... it would be very important.
Here are some of our videos about preventing blunders:
1. How to Eliminate Blunders? (Part-1 and Part-2)
ua-cam.com/video/_N0E0eahWnQ/v-deo.html
2. 4 useful tips to avoid blunders
ua-cam.com/video/JGUzwMYvUoo/v-deo.html
I’ve always hated playing against this set up. I watched 5 minutes of your content and immediately played 5&3 and 6 moves later it was a wrap. Unbelievable. Thanks for the win. Your chess concepts apply dividends immediately
Why would you show Nc6 with Queen on A5 for black and not show the extremely common Bd2 move for white that attacks blacks queen?
In White tries to attack your queen with Bd2, you can play c6 leaving the c7-square for your queen. You can also develop your dark-squared bishop to d6 and take aim at the d6-h2 diagonal with your queen bishop battery.
I’m referring to your question on 2:55. You showed multiple scenarios from that position but did not address the very common d3, Bd2 for white when blacks knight is in C6.
Everyone always plays bishop e2 and sets up a discovery on my queen
I always play the knight e4 variant. Thought it was not solid and self made but you made me happy
Igor videos i press like before even seeing the video, later on after seeing the video i wish there were something more stronger than just like the video...pretty amazing material...thanx a lot GM IGOR.
You're welcome!
What to do if
White push the a3 pawn against the bishop before casting, the video doesn't cover what to do in that situation, i went back with bishop and white attacked it with the pawnens and my position was not good, hehe.
6:07 what if white plays pawn H3?
Iskandi is difficult to avoid.
What happens if white doesn't take on D5 at the beginning?
It's pretty much an easy game for black. The only decent alternative is 2.Nc3 but 2...Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 is fine for black.
You can transpose into a French or a Caro
Very good! I want to adopt scandinavian as an ocasional weapon as Black, What line is more trick/ traps to surprise White players? Portuguese variation , Icelandic Gambit?
Of course white can transpose to the Blackmar Diemer Gambit on move 2, and black can then transpose to the French Defense.
7:30 idk you are minecraft player
This opening is really hard you can easily make blunders
But at the beginner level it's a really good and easy to play opening.
This opening got me from 700-1200
Yes you can make blunders but it happens with any opening.
How it got me from 700-1200:
1.Played Bf5 instead of Bg4
2.I liked The Qa5 Scandinavian because of the mobility of the Queen.
Qd6 is not all bad it's a very solid opening .Magnus plays it often .
3.Instead of e5 which is playable.
I played e6 and c6 and Nbd7
Rotated my Queen to c7 and Pawnstormed and attacked the c7-h2 diagonal
4.Didn't Trade my Dark square bishop and moved it to g6 because if he takes it. it opens up the h file for the rook .
5.Notice How GM Igor Smirnov Said "If you play this against a Gm you are probably going to lose." Yes it's not good but playable at the intermediate and beyond level
because people know what to do against it.
Infact IM john Bartholomew plays the Qd8 Scandinavian often
6.Yes you can make blunders in this opening. There's a video called "How to beat the Scandinavian in 8 moves.
" by agadmator where a GM yes,
GM Blundered a tactic resulting in a position with Queen for bishop and knight. to avoid this just visualize if he has any good discoveries
Conclusion: All in All it's a playable
opening.
Also, Sorry for writing this long paragraph but some things are needed to be said.
Present day: I am currently 1342 rated rapid and play the french defense against 1.e4
and play 1.d4 with white i completely changed my opening repertoire.
inspired by Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
It works so beautifully. Many thanks.
You're welcome!
Thanks 🙂🙂🙏
Most welcome 😊
what if white pushes e5 not taking
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Very very good lesson well explained and very effective ...My compliments👏👍👍
Thanks for your comment!
Cool video
I can't wait to try it out
One thing though, at 4:30, if white played Ke1 instead of Kg1, it couldn't end in a mate if I'm right.
Ke1... Qg3+
Rf2... Rh1+
Bf1
I don't see any continuation for black here
Glad you liked the video. To answer your question, if White plays Ke1 then you can play Qg3+, Rf2, e5 (instead of Rh1+) with the threat of Bc5 and the f2 rook is gone! With White's queenside pieces on their initial position, Black can win the game easily.
@@GMIgorSmirnov well true. Thanks
Igor thank you so much for all of your videos! They have helped me very very much!
Glad you like them!
What should be the response of white Bb5+ ..... c6 or Nbd7 ?
Bd7. c6 is rare and doesn't provide much compensation after dxc6. Nbd7 is recommended in a new dvd by someone (I forget the name) but never had a problem with it. White seems just better with correct play.
Thanks
Wow veryy good video
Thank you!
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Thank you!
Great as always 👏
Thank you!
@@GMIgorSmirnov You're most welcome 👍
Why don't you play anymore?