As a pirc Player myself, ive encountered this line many Times, instead of trading Queens Black can play Ng4 instantly. After QxQd8 KxQd8 and 0-0-0 or Rd1+ Black is fine after Bd7
I agree, but the move Nd7 is a "natural" move for most of the Pirc players if they never faced this situation, I think for Bg5 this is the only exception
@@kurosakiichigo7475that’s no excuse come on Blitz or not the move was right there players are studying the board even in Blitz games can’t just make any crazy move and expect to win of course we are all only human just saying
watched til the end, was hoping the gift would be a video on the Qe8 line in the leningrad dutch defence, but i'm quite content with your new single too
"a 1900 beat a gm with this" so your telling me gms dont even know this stuff but my 1100 opponent last night who dropped 14 lines of pure theory and only took him 5 seconds of thinking on each move does? interesting
My point I guess is you can a very good player, maybe even great. And yet at some point you’ll randomly encounter someone who sends you back to studying openings & mid game theory
As a learning Pirc player this is an important line to know, thanks. Looking at videos on the Pirc, most seem to say the Byrne is one of the weaker variations.
Byrne-Variation is actually a very strong underrated line. You have a easy clear advantage when you play with f4-e5 and the most people play this mistake and play to early Bg7.
as a pirc player, I would say yes it's a nice trap, but a more consistent line would be the austrian attack (f4) or the 150 attack (bd3 & qd2) which has simpler ideas that Jonathan went over
Good way to avoid all that bs is when white puts bishop on g5, don't move your bishop and just play queenside to counterattack the center xD. If they move queen and bisop again, they lose tempo.
nice trap but you don't mention black's best defence ! black equalizes with 6...Ng4 ! instead of Qxd1. but indeed in that position it's almost a reflex to play Qxd1? to avoid losing castling rights
Hello mr D.A !! (I am also a parisian D.A but my names end with "nini", not "li"':P). Somehow not surprised to see you following this channel with all the sharp tactical gambits he presents :P. Hope you're all right, get in touch :). I'm posting again on FE occasionnally.
oh look, it's PIRC Pierce? no PIRC that's what i said, pierce no, PIRC yeah, pierce.... it pierces defenses. No, PIRC is a defense uh, piercing is offense not here, it's a trap
I love the Boden-Keiserizky Gambit. It's basically the Stafford, but a tempo up. If you aren't prepped as black, you will lose against it. Half the time I play it, my opponents queen disappears with checkmate following shortly afterwards
According to almost all computer analysis Bg5 followed by Bg7 is almost an even game. e5 is the dubious move. exd5 was not the error but instead Qxd1+ was the error, instread Ng4 was the correct move with computers rating the position as +.4. 5...nfd7 is rated at +.2 by computers. I think the issue was the GM played something that led to the Pirc where he wasn't prepared. Players that love the Pirc will know the right counter to e5 and actually will have a decent chance of winning. Just my 2 cents.
Thank you very much for this contribution. Since I always play the Pirc defense, this is an interesting line to have in my repertoire now. The retreat (after e5 dxe5 ...dxe5) ....Nd7 is certainly the best solution (min in stream 5:47). After Nd5, ...Bxe5, Nf3 and then the subsequent solution of the problem ...e6, After the white Night hits Nxe5, ...exd5. Here black has no real disadvantages.
Looks like GM was not well prepared. I play Pirc by default. In non-Byrne versions Q exchange after e5 usually favours Black but we know not to use it here. Also we know at 6.06 the move is e6, counter-attacking N for B, not Bd6. Having said that, Byrne IS one of the trickier variations for B - W still retains some advantage, but not enough to easily overcome someone who plays Pirc regularly.
Komodo Dragon played ng4 and not QXQ on move 6. Queen gets you into trouble. when white goes 7. QXQ KXQ 8.Rd1+ Bd7 9. e6 pxp 10 Nf3 Ne5. I really think black will be ok now by Ng4
Vasja Pirc was a Slovenian GM ( remember Robert Fischer in Portorož, Bled, ... ); well, Albin Planinc was even better ( genious ! ) Slovenian GM !.....
Lmao, i played against the pirc defense like an hour ago, then watched this video. Now I get another pirc defense and get the 12 move checkmate from this video
A bit strange that a 1900 elo player failed to spot that mate, i guess he was feeling a bit nervous playing against a GM,, i'm sure he would have spotted it against a similar rated player.
Yeah maybe he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw it was mate. And I guess he didn’t want to excite himself to the point where he’s give himself high blood pressure XD
7:16 why not Kd7? Nb6+, Kc6…? I mean it’s not great granted you will lose exchange and pawn, but without queens on the board maybe you can make something happen especially against a lower rated player.
Imagine being a 1900 rated player having the chance to checkmate a GM and missing it 😭 that must eat the guy alive I'm sure he's still ecstatic to have won
It's interesting, but it seems like the host ignores the use of any of Black's pawns to threaten White's dark-squared bishop or that pesky knight. *disclaimer: this wouldn't be the first time I'm totally wrong about anything in chess.
Dear Jonathan, you are an excellent Master and through your channel, you give us fans very good teachings, and I hope you will soon reach 100,000 subscribers, I did not know the Gambit. I am very happy to be able to enjoy your teachings, I live in Argentina, I am a doctor and I admire the strength and tenacity that you put into your teaching vocation.
That is definitely a tricky position to face against: but I found the following continuation best , after 5. e5 ..dxe5 6. dxe5 ..Ng4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. 0-0-0+ ..Nd7 9. e6 ..Nxf2 10. exd7 ..Bxd7 11. Bc4 ..Nxd1 ....
When white plays two pawns in the center then black delays castling and plays c6, followed by either Nd7 or counter-attacking with Bg4 (when white knight gets out). Black can also counter-attack the white bishop at g6.
This worked perfectly up to move ten when I captured his knight with Bxa6. At that point my black opponent castled, O-O. So, what’s the best response for white?
I just had a funny game with this line, my opponent decided to develop his king on move 10 to try to stop Nxc7, didn't work out well for him (he was 1800 elo)
Any time the black queen leaves her original post, the C7 pawn is always super vulnerable. Whenever queens are traded early, I always obsess about defending and attacking the queen's bishop pawn.
omg!! Jonathan I am sooo honored! big fan of your i am soo happy to have this beautiful ideas in my repertoire! much love wish you the best!
congrats on the win man! you played brilliantly!
@@BobbyFischer0000 probably was focused on the rook, also he might’ve thought a GM wouldn’t let mate in 1 happen
Μπράβο Νίκο. Πολύ όμορφη νίκη. Congratulations from Greece
Ναι ρε παικταρα νικησες gm
Μπράβο ρε φίλε!
"This is how really strong, prepared players would play" GM Moro182: "Ouch"
Ok, I'm never staying till the end of the video ever again.
I read at 9 minutes into the vid, i heard the words “brand new hit single” and my rick roll alarm started blaring like a firetruck. Rick roll avoided
@@sparkygtynes it wasn't a rickroll tho
arguably worse
Oh no.. now grandmasters will know how we can beat them and they'll be prepared...
What have you done!!1 :D
Great video, thanks!)
As a pirc Player myself, ive encountered this line many Times, instead of trading Queens Black can play Ng4 instantly. After QxQd8 KxQd8 and 0-0-0 or Rd1+ Black is fine after Bd7
I agree, but the move Nd7 is a "natural" move for most of the Pirc players if they never faced this situation, I think for Bg5 this is the only exception
Love the OG track. And here I was expecting a mere rendition of "Pirc on the Ground"
What's weird isn't that he missed the mate in 1, but that the GM missed it and didn't play differently
It's a blitz game...
@@kurosakiichigo7475that’s no excuse come on Blitz or not the move was right there players are studying the board even in Blitz games can’t just make any crazy move and expect to win of course we are all only human just saying
Loved the track tho😂😂
Thanks for this trap! I've used it a few times now already and I'm surprised how often this occurs.
watched til the end, was hoping the gift would be a video on the Qe8 line in the leningrad dutch defence, but i'm quite content with your new single too
I think he already did a video on that for the St. Louis Chess Club
@@HenryMcCraken4 he has indeed covered the c6 and Nc6 lines, but the elusive Qe8 line remains unveiled
"a 1900 beat a gm with this"
so your telling me gms dont even know this stuff but my 1100 opponent last night who dropped 14 lines of pure theory and only took him 5 seconds of thinking on each move does? interesting
I’ve been stuck around 1800 for months and just got destroyed in less than 15 moves by someone with a 1000 rank…
My point I guess is you can a very good player, maybe even great. And yet at some point you’ll randomly encounter someone who sends you back to studying openings & mid game theory
he’s saying he met a cheater
4:32 many pirc players like myself will castle other side if we see that you want to trade bishops
Damn. He got lucky. The GM almost bounced back twice.
DJ Vamp, dropping torch tracks on YT
As a learning Pirc player this is an important line to know, thanks. Looking at videos on the Pirc, most seem to say the Byrne is one of the weaker variations.
Byrne-Variation is actually a very strong underrated line. You have a easy clear advantage when you play with f4-e5 and the most people play this mistake and play to early Bg7.
I mean, the game was a blitz, and the grandmaster used berserker... Definitely not the best example to proof the efficiency of the trap
Legit
That looks like the best line against pirc.
as a pirc player, I would say yes it's a nice trap, but a more consistent line would be the austrian attack (f4) or the 150 attack (bd3 & qd2) which has simpler ideas that Jonathan went over
@@coshinsky1731 150 attack is the best counter to pirc (stockfish approved)
Good way to avoid all that bs is when white puts bishop on g5, don't move your bishop and just play queenside to counterattack the center xD. If they move queen and bisop again, they lose tempo.
What do you mean play queenside?
@@olegredko7813push c6
There's stuff like this you can do in the Harmonist variation as well where you force the king and queen into a fork, it's crazy.
Sick track, for a sick opening!
I laughed out loud 🤣 at that new track announcement! That tune rocks! Nice video - Subscribed
nice trap but you don't mention black's best defence ! black equalizes with 6...Ng4 ! instead of Qxd1. but indeed in that position it's almost a reflex to play Qxd1? to avoid losing castling rights
Hello mr D.A !! (I am also a parisian D.A but my names end with "nini", not "li"':P). Somehow not surprised to see you following this channel with all the sharp tactical gambits he presents :P. Hope you're all right, get in touch :). I'm posting again on FE occasionnally.
@@emphyriohazzl1510 hey salut nini ça fait plaisir ! mon mail : dadou.(nom)@gmail, contacte moi !
The thing is... I have already been taught not to exchange queens as black. Rather I play Ng4! it seems strange but it is very defendable
oh look, it's PIRC
Pierce?
no PIRC
that's what i said, pierce
no, PIRC
yeah, pierce.... it pierces defenses.
No, PIRC is a defense
uh, piercing is offense
not here, it's a trap
Would love if you did a video on Boden-Keiseritzky-Morphy Gambit. It's in line with your Bishop's Opening repertoire of gambits.
I love the Boden-Keiserizky Gambit. It's basically the Stafford, but a tempo up. If you aren't prepped as black, you will lose against it. Half the time I play it, my opponents queen disappears with checkmate following shortly afterwards
Against the Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit I play 5. ...c6 6.Nxe5 d5 and Bd6 =
More videos plzz,..i viewed almost all ur videos here n UA-cam, specially Chess opening explained,..thanks to ur videos,its helpful,..
Jonathan ur content is so unique. Awesome
Just won a game just like this
“Grab this knight on a8”. LOL. Ok, I learned something. 😁. Great video. And thanks for correctly pronouncing the name of this openg.
This is exactly what not so experienced players need to improve their rating. So many thanks for this video and I am watching the next ones :)
One question, people really miss mates in 1 at 2000 elo? It was 5 minutes chess i hope.
It's more or less the same idea for the trap in the Averbakh variation of the King's indian
We need a intro music for the videos.
According to almost all computer analysis Bg5 followed by Bg7 is almost an even game. e5 is the dubious move. exd5 was not the error but instead Qxd1+ was the error, instread Ng4 was the correct move with computers rating the position as +.4. 5...nfd7 is rated at +.2 by computers. I think the issue was the GM played something that led to the Pirc where he wasn't prepared. Players that love the Pirc will know the right counter to e5 and actually will have a decent chance of winning. Just my 2 cents.
Why make a video about a trap and don't explain how to avoid it.. thanks breh
Good to know thank you 🙏
Thank you very much for this contribution. Since I always play the Pirc defense, this is an interesting line to have in my repertoire now. The retreat (after e5 dxe5 ...dxe5) ....Nd7 is certainly the best solution (min in stream 5:47). After Nd5, ...Bxe5, Nf3 and then the subsequent solution of the problem ...e6, After the white Night hits Nxe5, ...exd5. Here black has no real disadvantages.
Learn your weakness
-Pircplayer
Thanks Jonathan
Just won a game with this idea
I just actually did this like yesterday with backrank checkmate before I watch this! Awesome
Looks like GM was not well prepared. I play Pirc by default. In non-Byrne versions Q exchange after e5 usually favours Black but we know not to use it here. Also we know at 6.06 the move is e6, counter-attacking N for B, not Bd6. Having said that, Byrne IS one of the trickier variations for B - W still retains some advantage, but not enough to easily overcome someone who plays Pirc regularly.
Would have been good to have a display of who is ahead during the game (assuming that's possible on Lichess?)
Komodo Dragon played ng4 and not QXQ on move 6. Queen gets you into trouble. when white goes 7. QXQ KXQ 8.Rd1+ Bd7 9. e6 pxp 10 Nf3 Ne5. I really think black will be ok now by Ng4
As a Pirc player I am exceedingly mad, indeed
Vasja Pirc was a Slovenian GM ( remember Robert Fischer in Portorož, Bled, ... ); well, Albin Planinc was even better ( genious ! ) Slovenian GM !.....
BTW, Melanija Trump - she is also, a Slovenian "girl" !... ;-)
9:27 NEW SONG "STINKS"
Nice, got the position on the first try. They just resigned after 8. h3 Nxe5 9. Nd5
Lmao, i played against the pirc defense like an hour ago, then watched this video. Now I get another pirc defense and get the 12 move checkmate from this video
Gm blundering mate in 1, suspicious!
Sure. Make my default 1.e4 response even LESS effective. Thanks.🤣
ez clap. 😂
I'll crush my teachers opening prep against d4 here thx
1900 and blundered mate in 1 I feel that tho def insane nerves against a gm
A bit strange that a 1900 elo player failed to spot that mate, i guess he was feeling a bit nervous playing against a GM,, i'm sure he would have spotted it against a similar rated player.
Yeah maybe he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw it was mate. And I guess he didn’t want to excite himself to the point where he’s give himself high blood pressure XD
had a similar mate in a game of mine today!
EURGH! Thanks for ruining yet ANOTHER hidden opening of mine!!!
legit annoying haha
7:16 why not Kd7? Nb6+, Kc6…? I mean it’s not great granted you will lose exchange and pawn, but without queens on the board maybe you can make something happen especially against a lower rated player.
Imagine being a 1900 rated player having the chance to checkmate a GM and missing it 😭 that must eat the guy alive I'm sure he's still ecstatic to have won
It's interesting, but it seems like the host ignores the use of any of Black's pawns to threaten White's dark-squared bishop or that pesky knight.
*disclaimer: this wouldn't be the first time I'm totally wrong about anything in chess.
Oooh I love learning new traps ❤️
Dear Jonathan, you are an excellent Master and through your channel, you give us fans very good teachings, and I hope you will soon reach 100,000 subscribers, I did not know the Gambit. I am very happy to be able to enjoy your teachings, I live in Argentina, I am a doctor and I admire the strength and tenacity that you put into your teaching vocation.
I only came here for the track
So is the trick for black to develop slightly different than knight f6? Just make some pawn moves like c6 and g6 to feel out opponent?
i was planning to play 4 pawn attack against pirc (my irl rival plays pirc) but might try this
I played this in a tournament and I heard the guy go "He's playing weird" under his breath. I proceeded to win the game easily
Just wanted to thank you for the video. I recently found out I won over 200 games in this line online 😅
Jonathan, hope you paid man who wrote this genious hit
5:00 It's much better for black to not take on e5 and instead move Nd7
I'm still shocked by a surrtise track.
For those lucky to survive a nuclear war, you get a painful daily fight for survival.
U chatting about anything,repaeting the same thing without any conclusion,your video is too long
I have fallen for this many times in bullet but in longer games I never will
I see pirc vs byren variation its black not to capture the queen but and let the white queen take first. Thats the answer
I hate you when talk too much and just circle around the same point. now 3:06 and still you did not reach the point
lol
Byrne variation is more annoying for me as pirc player than even the austrian or the 150 attack
I learn an opening for weeks then Jonathan pops up.
How to beat this opening in a few moves.
That is definitely a tricky position to face against: but I found the following continuation best , after 5. e5 ..dxe5 6. dxe5 ..Ng4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. 0-0-0+ ..Nd7 9. e6 ..Nxf2 10. exd7 ..Bxd7 11. Bc4 ..Nxd1 ....
hahahaha great Music! think i should stick with the Czech Pirc thx 4 video
this is nasty, just checkmated someone in 11 moves with it. Thanks!
When white plays two pawns in the center then black delays castling and plays c6, followed by either Nd7 or counter-attacking with Bg4 (when white knight gets out). Black can also counter-attack the white bishop at g6.
This worked perfectly up to move ten when I captured his knight with Bxa6. At that point my black opponent castled, O-O. So, what’s the best response for white?
For black never exchange queen is the main solution
Unrated player defeated a Grandmaster and only gained 12 ?
In the end white could have taken black's queen with a queen check in c6.
great I can beat them ez clap now
I try and challenge Jonathan to chess but he never accepts.
Nico from Bundesliga ... GM Ben Finegold would say: 9 !!!!!... :-)
I just had a funny game with this line, my opponent decided to develop his king on move 10 to try to stop Nxc7, didn't work out well for him (he was 1800 elo)
This is the second time i watch this video, it’s really great
nice video, but awful track ;-)
Can anyone tell me how black should play?
yay I haven't seen this yet.
Any time the black queen leaves her original post, the C7 pawn is always super vulnerable. Whenever queens are traded early, I always obsess about defending and attacking the queen's bishop pawn.
Please cover Icelandic gambit
Literally first game I played after this video I won with this trap. That’s crazy
I seem to get worse at chess the more I play. I touch 1200 and go back down. Should I quit 😫
wow this is one of the best trappiest lines ive seen in a while
Good video! But what about 9.Nf3 e6?!?
Hey Jonathan. Thank you - but I dont have a Telegram Account.
YES! I made it to the end of the video. Bonus time ... Oh no! A "hit" single ;-)
great content