Igor Smirnov at remote chess academy got me going on this, but I haven’t exactly gotten lots of wins on it bc I’m new so to answer your other question: 30 minute format with lichess statistics are great to take it further
I've been exploring this gambit which I love since most people are inclined to take the pawn. I highly recommend looking at some of the lines after 5. Qe2 as an attempted defense, because black ends up losing more pawns and starts sacrificing stuff for a very winning attack
I've been using the Rousseau and Lucchini a lot recently in bullet and blitz. I find it quite high percentile and a lot of fun. Winawer from the Three Knights is another frequent transposition that follows very familiar lines.
Fascinating. At 20:24 and following what we arguably get is a reversed version of the Vienna line with d3 for white, but here the pawn on d5, attacking the WHite Bishop, actually (arguably) is better for Black than the analogous line in the true Vienna because there wouldn't be the same kind of attack on an opposing Bishop that there is here. The original Vienna with d3 is a questionable line (better by common consent is to play Qf3 instead of d3) but here the position has a flavour slightly of its own. Interesting stuff, Jonathan.
6:44 after knight to f6 the victory for white doesn't look so rosy anymore. I see 4 pieces for black 3 for white and something needs to be done against knight c2 before even thinking of rescuing the lady. Then d5 happens anyway. I love it when a good plan comes together.
Thanks for the great video! One early line you didn't mention, (it's the reason I looked up this gambit) was after Black plays the Rousseau Gambit with 3..f5 if white tries to decline the gambit and defend the pawn with the knight by playing 4. Nc3, Black can just take on e4. White cannot take back because 5..d5 now forks the knight and light square bishop. So either White gets ran over and is down a full piece, or White has to waste more tempi with Ng1, and Black is even up a pawn now and completely winning. This has kind of ruined the Italian Game for me and I might look at new openings for White lol.
Since I don't play the italian opening but the Ponziani I sometimes get e4,e5,Nf3,Nc6,c3 and then f5. I then usually respond also with d4 to avoid trouble.
Hi Jonathan, have you ever thought about making a video on the 2. a3 Sicilian for white? There are lots and lots of interesting traps, stunning tactics, and crazy engine lines that arise from the most popular response by black. (1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Na3). In other quieter lines, there are amazing engine approved attacking ideas, my favorite being from this position (1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 e6 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O). White can strike with e5 and if black trades before moving the knight, white can lunge the h pawn to h4, continuing the attack. This pawn is poisonous, and if black gets greedy and takes with the bishop, they'll find themselves under unbelievable pressure when white lifts the rook on a1 to a4, attacking the queen and looking to bring another piece to the party. I've actually been able to get this position numerous times, and it is a lot of fun to play as white.
Adding onto this, my favorite trap in the main line is 1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Na3 e6 9. Nb5 Bd6 10. Qg4 g6 11. Bc4 You might recognize this tactic from the beautiful preparation of Caruana against I believe MVL in a poisoned pawn Sicilian.
This gambit was my favourite weapon back in the time, and I was going to start playing it again after you gave me a good line against the Ruy Lopez (which is the reason why I stopped playing 1...e5). Now, people will know about it and I will feel less special. I love you and hate you at the same time.
Thanks for the great videos!!. Been getting great 2/1 games with it! Please can I have your thoughts on the below…as black 🙏🏼. 1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nc6. 3. Bc4 f5. 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5…then. ?Ne5/ Nh6? Thanks 🙏🏼
I've been playing this against e4 for a while now. If they play the Italian, you go Rousseau gambit with potential for a Lucchini gambit transposition. If they play the Spanish, you enter the Jaenisch gambit/Schlieman defense. I know at higher levels of play it can lead to difficult positions, but man it can lead to some spicy positions 👌
That Lucchini Gambit line is almost the exact replica of a line from the Bishop's Opening in reverse, where Black thinks oh goody, a free rook, and then you hit him with f5, forcing the Knight to f2 and then hit him with Qh5!
love the content as always Jonathan! I just came across a crazy gambit in the Alekhine's defense i think you'll enjoy. After 1. e4 nf6 2. e5 nd5 3. d4 black has this crazy move b5!!
I started playing this a few years ago after seeing an intermediate playing it vs John Bartholomew John said he had never seen it before He solved it over the board and played 4. d4 Earning his IM status My results have been about 50-50 but it's much more exciting than what I was doing before
I`ve been playing this for years lol . Love it in blitz ! Great gambit thanks. A French girl called this opening garbage and playing as white she did equalize . Yes was strong player and equalizes but too aggressive with her king and feel into a cute mate almost in the middle of the board, oh wow the irony :D. I would never trash talk any openings especially gambits. lol Chess love it
Hi Jonathan! I really like playing Nf6 on move one versus d4, in hopes that they enter the London so I can play c6 and Qb6, asking the question of their b pawn. But often they go straight for c4 instead and I have to play some Nimzo or whatever. Is there a gambit I can play against 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...[?] Likewise, when I go for the Blackmar Diemer / Von Popiel type position with 1. d4 d5 2. e4, they often just play 2. ...e6 and I feel compelled to transpose into the advance French. Is there something worse and more fun I can do than that?
Hi Jonathan, I made a new opening. A week ago when I was asleep I had a chess dream where I played a game in a tournament and my opponent played the trailer against me. I kid you not, in my dream I randomly played the novelty Na3 for white against the traxler. I call this new opening the Traxler:dream varation! Plz look into it :) thanks :)
Playing the Rousseau gambit is simply a way to take advantage of the opponents ignorance of the opening. At least the video shows the best moves for white.
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![Best Chess Opening Against 1.e4 Refuted? [Rousseau Gambit Declined]](/img/n.gif)
Do you prefer in-depth 30+ minute opening videos or short and sweet 10 minute opening videos?
30 minutes is better. I like to see an opening in details so that I can judge whether it's playable and how to prepare.
Maybe both. A quick guide and then an in depth analysis.
30 plus
I like the in depth ones more, though admittedly if I don't think it's going to fit in my repertoire I probably won't watch a 30 minute video
Both…
Excellent analysis! I've been playing the Rousseau for a few months, but the lines you found are beyond what I could discover, thank you master!
Igor Smirnov at remote chess academy got me going on this, but I haven’t exactly gotten lots of wins on it bc I’m new so to answer your other question: 30 minute format with lichess statistics are great to take it further
I've been exploring this gambit which I love since most people are inclined to take the pawn. I highly recommend looking at some of the lines after 5. Qe2 as an attempted defense, because black ends up losing more pawns and starts sacrificing stuff for a very winning attack
This reminds me of the vienna gambit a lot. Which I love so I'll have to check this out!
Yes!
I've been using the Rousseau and Lucchini a lot recently in bullet and blitz. I find it quite high percentile and a lot of fun. Winawer from the Three Knights is another frequent transposition that follows very familiar lines.
The Rousseau Gambit 3 Bc4 f5 is dubious because of 4 d4. (4 d3 is almost as good.) Skip to 18:54 for discussion of that.
Fascinating. At 20:24 and following what we arguably get is a reversed version of the Vienna line with d3 for white, but here the pawn on d5, attacking the WHite Bishop, actually (arguably) is better for Black than the analogous line in the true Vienna because there wouldn't be the same kind of attack on an opposing Bishop that there is here. The original Vienna with d3 is a questionable line (better by common consent is to play Qf3 instead of d3) but here the position has a flavour slightly of its own. Interesting stuff, Jonathan.
This is my prep for a 1900 today, it's great to see some prep and notes I can pick up on beforehand! Thanks!
Are you a chess coach?
@@giakhangdeptraivocungtan I am, though this isn't an opening that I teach.
6:44 after knight to f6 the victory for white doesn't look so rosy anymore. I see 4 pieces for black 3 for white and something needs to be done against knight c2 before even thinking of rescuing the lady. Then d5 happens anyway.
I love it when a good plan comes together.
Thanks for the great video! One early line you didn't mention, (it's the reason I looked up this gambit) was after Black plays the Rousseau Gambit with 3..f5 if white tries to decline the gambit and defend the pawn with the knight by playing 4. Nc3, Black can just take on e4. White cannot take back because 5..d5 now forks the knight and light square bishop.
So either White gets ran over and is down a full piece, or White has to waste more tempi with Ng1, and Black is even up a pawn now and completely winning.
This has kind of ruined the Italian Game for me and I might look at new openings for White lol.
Just counter with d4, no need to get out of the italian game
Im glad the Rousseau gambit is finally getting some love
Since I don't play the italian opening but the Ponziani I sometimes get e4,e5,Nf3,Nc6,c3 and then f5. I then usually respond also with d4 to avoid trouble.
Hi Jonathan, have you ever thought about making a video on the 2. a3 Sicilian for white? There are lots and lots of interesting traps, stunning tactics, and crazy engine lines that arise from the most popular response by black. (1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Na3). In other quieter lines, there are amazing engine approved attacking ideas, my favorite being from this position (1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 e6 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O). White can strike with e5 and if black trades before moving the knight, white can lunge the h pawn to h4, continuing the attack. This pawn is poisonous, and if black gets greedy and takes with the bishop, they'll find themselves under unbelievable pressure when white lifts the rook on a1 to a4, attacking the queen and looking to bring another piece to the party. I've actually been able to get this position numerous times, and it is a lot of fun to play as white.
Adding onto this, my favorite trap in the main line is 1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Na3 e6 9. Nb5 Bd6 10. Qg4 g6 11. Bc4
You might recognize this tactic from the beautiful preparation of Caruana against I believe MVL in a poisoned pawn Sicilian.
This gambit was my favourite weapon back in the time, and I was going to start playing it again after you gave me a good line against the Ruy Lopez (which is the reason why I stopped playing 1...e5). Now, people will know about it and I will feel less special. I love you and hate you at the same time.
Thanks for the great videos!!. Been getting great 2/1 games with it! Please can I have your thoughts on the below…as black 🙏🏼.
1. e4 e5. 2. Nf3 Nc6. 3. Bc4 f5. 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5…then. ?Ne5/ Nh6? Thanks 🙏🏼
I have wathced this video at least 10 times (not necessarily in iys entirety). I am now realizing that at 30:20 he was referencing a cheater!
I really appreciate these deep dives into these positions because superficial glances don't really unearth the raw power of these dubious positions
I've been playing this against e4 for a while now. If they play the Italian, you go Rousseau gambit with potential for a Lucchini gambit transposition. If they play the Spanish, you enter the Jaenisch gambit/Schlieman defense. I know at higher levels of play it can lead to difficult positions, but man it can lead to some spicy positions 👌
That Lucchini Gambit line is almost the exact replica of a line from the Bishop's Opening in reverse, where Black thinks oh goody, a free rook, and then you hit him with f5, forcing the Knight to f2 and then hit him with Qh5!
Loving the upload consistency - thanks for the hard work!
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Just love ur content😀
love the content as always Jonathan! I just came across a crazy gambit in the Alekhine's defense i think you'll enjoy. After 1. e4 nf6 2. e5 nd5 3. d4 black has this crazy move b5!!
I started playing this a few years ago after seeing an intermediate playing it vs John Bartholomew
John said he had never seen it before
He solved it over the board and played 4. d4
Earning his IM status
My results have been about 50-50 but it's much more exciting than what I was doing before
I`ve been playing this for years lol . Love it in blitz ! Great gambit thanks. A French girl called this opening garbage and playing as white she did equalize . Yes was strong player and equalizes but too aggressive with her king and feel into a cute mate almost in the middle of the board, oh wow the irony :D. I would never trash talk any openings especially gambits. lol Chess love it
Hi Jonathan! I really like playing Nf6 on move one versus d4, in hopes that they enter the London so I can play c6 and Qb6, asking the question of their b pawn. But often they go straight for c4 instead and I have to play some Nimzo or whatever. Is there a gambit I can play against 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...[?]
Likewise, when I go for the Blackmar Diemer / Von Popiel type position with 1. d4 d5 2. e4, they often just play 2. ...e6 and I feel compelled to transpose into the advance French. Is there something worse and more fun I can do than that?
K means king. You don't mean that.
@@rosiefay7283 good point, fixed
You should do a speedrun using only similar gambits starting with e4, e5. That would be really good content and we would memorized it much better.
Thanks so much. Loving this new line ( for me), and exploring with it in 3/2 games. Going well :-)
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Can you do an attack on Max Lange attack? I find that people refuse to accept Nakhamsons gambit and instead play Max Lange attack aka Bishop C5
I prefer the Latvian, but will use this, when opponent plays 2. Bc4
Great Video! A other approach from white might be Knight to c3
Great video thanks mate
i just need to know if schrantz calls 'italy' 'ayetaly'
The accepted variation is similar to vienna gambit with black
Exactly, and white's extra tempo having the bishop out can often be erased after d5 kicking it back.
Very good lines, thanks!.
Seems kind of like the Vienna gambit but opposite colors and down a tempo
this is incredible content. Thank you Jonathan, I will play this till the day I die.
This seems very interesting for a Kings Gambit player!
Almost 40k, you got this Jonathan!
28:00
Surely that's pronounced "Lookeenee?"
Yess
noble, savage
This guy's rhythm when he talks is intoxicating... I love it.
nice one, thanks
Very interesting gambit
gonna try this on my friends tomorrow
I just played it yesterday, didnt go for the tricks though
Hi Jonathan, I made a new opening. A week ago when I was asleep I had a chess dream where I played a game in a tournament and my opponent played the trailer against me. I kid you not, in my dream I randomly played the novelty Na3 for white against the traxler. I call this new opening the Traxler:dream varation! Plz look into it :) thanks :)
Hikaru: My silence speaks for itself!
Playing the Rousseau gambit is simply a way to take advantage of the opponents ignorance of the opening. At least the video shows the best moves for white.
Fantastic
Folks who like this and are below 1500 should check out Chess Bootcamp and his "Freddy Kreuger" repertoire. He's all about these f-pawn gambits.
There's also the not as effective Alexandre gambit
Good moves
3 hour videos pleae.
My gambit 🎃
Interesting
Reverse Vienna Gambit.
Big fan sir
Used it and beat 1632
Ten mts edios
yup yup xD the MOST AGGRESSIVE gambit in giuoco quiet (quiet aggressive game B))) )
why....
i tried to reverse the Vienna Gambit with these ideas back in 2021, and now the whole internet is talking about my precious gambit
Jonathan schrantz sir if you give me brilliancy prize I can post you the variation would defeat black after e4 e5 nf3 nc6 bc4 f5 d3 bc5 ng5 f4
10min gives you more room to create more content later. But I like 30
Personally 10mins is more useful
face reveal when?
I like you're ideas but never play e5. Sicillian and perhaps a french sicillian.
I was playing this line before it was cool
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STOP REVEALING MY OPENINGS!!
Love your videos but please,, as an Italian would say, it is not Lou-seen-e but Lou-chee-nee gambit♟☺