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Your biggest fan here, I can watch these kind of lectures forever and never get bored. Please don't change anything and keep going on with this super interesting and classy stuff. The italian game and your dutch system are my faves so far. Also the tips to combat the london and get them out of their comfort zone.
First quiz: White mates in four with 1.Qxh5. The threat of Qh8# forces 1. ... gxh5. Then 2.Ng5 threatens Bh7# and Black can only delay this one move with 2. ... Bf5 3.Bxf5 any 4.Bh7#. Second quiz: 1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Qh5#.
Probably because it's the only shit that actually works, mind you I've caught some early amd the longer the video is out the harder it is to pull it off because people have come up with defences to it 😂
This is great! Several of your moves made me laugh out loud, as I could see, in my mind, my opponents face, when I will make those moves myself! Instantly subscribed! Thank you for sharing!
f6 with the intention of blocking King’s escape to e7 (after Qxh7+ Kf8, Qh8#) If … gxf6, Qg6+ followed by check mate with Qxh7 or Qxf7. Note that the pawn on f7 is pinned by the bishop.
18:57 At this position, we play Qxf7, forcing Kh8, then Rxh7 and black is force to play Kxh7, and then Qh5, going back to where she started will be a checkmate, since the c4 bishop is controlling the g8 square
Whenever I try to follow and use these openings, my opponent ALWAYS does something that's not covered in the video, it happens every single time, 3...Qe7 🤬
i think still just castling works. your rook is now in a position to scoot over to e1 and say hello to his queen should he move his knight out of the way, and at this point your development is already superior and he's already feeling the squeeze.
Igor. Huge fan of your videos. I always play Calabrese countergambit against this opening (around 1650 blitz). It has Rousseau Gambit lines. I would love to see a video on the Calabrese Counter. Thanks again!
I have a MAJOR weakness in identifying CHECKMATE possibilities. While I may win a game, computer analyses often show previous "missed opportunities" How do I get better in this phase of chess?
@ ChristianK: unfortunately you're wrong. In this variation White's e4-e5 is always met with the typical d7-d5. As there is no knight on c6 this counterstrike is even more effective.
4... Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Be6 8. Bxd5! followed by f2-f4 has been proven to lead to lots of attacking possibilities against the Black king. 4... Na5 gives lots of decent options to White to try to keep things interesting, notably 5. Qf3, 5. Bb3, and 5. Ne2, all been played by top players.
@ Hah: your first line won't make Black "quit chess", because he/she'll be happy to have the pair of bishops in an open, equal positions. If we only count classical chess games White doesn't di well. "Interesting" is subjective - it applies to Black as well. The objective evaluation is that none of those options after 4...Na5 offer White attacking chances, let alone make Black "quit chess". As Black will have the pair of bishops again any attempt of White to open the position will run the risk of backfiring. So the game will be a slow, positional one. That's exactly the opposite of what the video promises. And it doesn't teach this the target audience.
2:30 I got into this exact position the other day and my opponent just resigned. However Qh4 saves the game and after analyzing, it turns into a crazy position!
► Chapters 00:00 Bishop's Opening | Complete Opening Guide 00:31 1) If Black plays 2...Nf6 00:43 Ponziani-Urusov Gambit 3.d4 01:45 1.1) If Black plays 4...Bc5 04:20 Puzzle of the Day 04:33 1.2) If Black plays 4...d5 05:14 1.3) If Black plays 4...Nc6 05:53 1.4) If Black plays 3...exd4 08:40 White's powerful attack 10:16 Sacrificing on h6 for checkmate 12:07 Black's correct response 15:07 2) If Black plays 2...Nc6 15:52 Vienna Hybrid 5.f4 17:31 Devastating Kingside Attack 18:44 Quiz for you
In Bishops openimg. How du you treat an early Knight a5, taking the white square Bishop. Seams like a good choice for black. Thx for your teaching, learned a lot from you!!!!! THX
Yeah, good player go with 4...Na5 and trade of their knight for whites light square bishop. Then 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 and black is doing just fine.
on the opening. after 3. e4 kxe4 and you respond with 4. pxe5 cant just black respond with kxf2. ending with a fork and a black atk similar to fried liver using the queen
When GM explains , every thing look so easy, just like my maths teacher, but when you do it yourself your opponent some how always find a move out of syllabus. 😊
Okay I see you have to use the pin for the second way but they both end mate in 3 for 2nd challenge. First way: Block with f6 The can make just about any move long as the don't take then Qxh7, King moves 1 spot then Qh8 Second way: pawn exchange g7xf6 use pin and Qg6 check King has to move doesn't matter were h8 or f8 you put Queen either f7 protected by bishop or h7 protected by rook. Actually, if pawn is taken then Qxf7 check QxKnH7 mate. Or vice versa Same amount of moves just more forceful.
Ha I just played a game while listening to this. I had black but pulled of a variation where I sacked a bishop. Took back a pawn with a night and mated with other bishop
there is one opening you have never publissh any video about it whis the CATALAN opening.. I hope you do an introduction about the basic plans and ideas
Tried this, it went off the rails immediately with my opponent playing f6 on move two. You were right though it opens up loads of opportunity. Dominated the game anyway, probably because in the game review stockfish called f6 a miss.
Bishop's opening used to be my favorite opening around 700-900 level (beginner level), while i don't play it too much now... I just realized now once again on how much i enjoyed playing it back then. I'm still only a lowly 1100 now, but perhaps it's time for me to get some Bishop's opening action, eh?
sorry eveyone but the answer is qxh5, they dont take your queen which would then allow checkmate in 3 moves but rather they go qe6, white plays qh6 then qxf6 sac, then white play exf7 then black tries to make room and plays rf8 any where on 8th rank then chekmate with qg7#
After bishop-C4, black should play pawn to d6. If white brings the queen out, black plays bishop to e5. White's attack is going nowhere. That's basic, and a GM like you should know that...
I tried the Bishop's opening several times before and I had so much luck with it...I abandoned it. I'll try digging deeper into it but with some trepidation.
Any FIDE rated player here? I have a question Is it possible to prepare for a FIDE rated tournament with 1 month time I want to get a FIDE rating I am not a beginner I am 1300-1400 in rapid
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You have mistaken one thing, the most common move for black after bishop to C4 is Knight to C6
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4:33Qxh5 sac the queen brilliant!! After they take ng5 and unstoppable mate on h7 they can only block and then you crush them!!
brilliant!!!!!! !! !11!! 2!!!!!!!
Typo: the mate is on h7, not f7.
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Oh thanks I’ll edit
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Remote Chess Academy, nice video you deserve more subscribers
He is already big and IMO the best chess source on the net. Just be patient, he is steadily growing and dersevedly so.
I subscribed when I saw this. I just started back playing, this is my go to channel.
Your biggest fan here, I can watch these kind of lectures forever and never get bored. Please don't change anything and keep going on with this super interesting and classy stuff. The italian game and your dutch system are my faves so far. Also the tips to combat the london and get them out of their comfort zone.
First quiz: White mates in four with 1.Qxh5. The threat of Qh8# forces 1. ... gxh5. Then 2.Ng5 threatens Bh7# and Black can only delay this one move with 2. ... Bf5 3.Bxf5 any 4.Bh7#. Second quiz: 1.Qxf7+ Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kxh7 3.Qh5#.
Every time you drop a video I start seeing the opening against me. 😂
That's a smothered check mate😂😂
Probably because it's the only shit that actually works, mind you I've caught some early amd the longer the video is out the harder it is to pull it off because people have come up with defences to it 😂
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This is great!
Several of your moves made me laugh out loud, as I could see, in my mind, my opponents face, when I will make those moves myself!
Instantly subscribed!
Thank you for sharing!
Appreciate your support, thank you!
1. Qf7x+ Kh8
2. Rh7x+ Kh7x
3. Qh5+ mate
I almost took this seriously 😄 Then I noticed every move is impossible just about!
Qg5 key move.?
f6 with the intention of blocking King’s escape to e7 (after Qxh7+ Kf8, Qh8#)
If … gxf6, Qg6+ followed by check mate with Qxh7 or Qxf7. Note that the pawn on f7 is pinned by the bishop.
18:57 At this position, we play Qxf7, forcing Kh8, then Rxh7 and black is force to play Kxh7, and then Qh5, going back to where she started will be a checkmate, since the c4 bishop is controlling the g8 square
Whenever I try to follow and use these openings, my opponent ALWAYS does something that's not covered in the video, it happens every single time, 3...Qe7 🤬
i think still just castling works. your rook is now in a position to scoot over to e1 and say hello to his queen should he move his knight out of the way, and at this point your development is already superior and he's already feeling the squeeze.
That’s why you don’t memorize gambits instead understand them
@@Oof2030 That's easy enough to say but the right curve can throw that understanding out the window.
@@John-g6x1hyou can't just memorize openings to win every game. Understanding the idea of the opening is the most important part
Well it is helpful for 1500+ at least
Igor. Huge fan of your videos. I always play Calabrese countergambit against this opening (around 1650 blitz). It has Rousseau Gambit lines. I would love to see a video on the Calabrese Counter. Thanks again!
I have a MAJOR weakness in identifying CHECKMATE possibilities. While I may win a game, computer analyses often show previous "missed opportunities" How do I get better in this phase of chess?
puzzles
Start by setting the puzzle theme to just mates in 1, do them until you're seeing them instantly, then move onto mates in 2, then 3 etc.
puzzle: Qh5x h5x, Ng5 Bf5, Bf5x anything, Bh7
Gambit accepted:
02:14 Nxe4 #1
4:33 Nxe4 #2
05:15 Nxe4 #3
Gambit declined:
05:54 pxd4 #1
08:41 pxd4 #2
13:23 pxd4 #3
Option 2:
15:08 Nc6 #1
17:27 Nc6 #2
For the puzzle of the day:1 Qxh5 gxh5 2 ng5 Bf5 3 Bxf5 Be3 4 Bh7#
If they play 2...Nc6 I recommend Nc3 before d3. Just because if they play Bc5 then white can play Qg4 and if Qf6 Nd5 is super good for white :)
Also 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ is pretty good for Black.
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Na5 and ...Bb4 are not easy to meet at all.
Bb4 + doesnt matter... the point is.. you can play later e5.. and thats very annoying
@ ChristianK: unfortunately you're wrong. In this variation White's e4-e5 is always met with the typical d7-d5. As there is no knight on c6 this counterstrike is even more effective.
Refutation of this gambit for black: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 d5!! White's game is just aweful from there.
4... Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Be6 8. Bxd5! followed by f2-f4 has been proven to lead to lots of attacking possibilities against the Black king. 4... Na5 gives lots of decent options to White to try to keep things interesting, notably 5. Qf3, 5. Bb3, and 5. Ne2, all been played by top players.
@ Hah: your first line won't make Black "quit chess", because he/she'll be happy to have the pair of bishops in an open, equal positions. If we only count classical chess games White doesn't di well.
"Interesting" is subjective - it applies to Black as well. The objective evaluation is that none of those options after 4...Na5 offer White attacking chances, let alone make Black "quit chess". As Black will have the pair of bishops again any attempt of White to open the position will run the risk of backfiring. So the game will be a slow, positional one. That's exactly the opposite of what the video promises. And it doesn't teach this the target audience.
Interesting moves! Thank you for sharing!
Great explanation
Good video Igor..
Please speak on Von Der Lesa Gambit as well..
solution for the second puzzle
Qxf8+, Kh8, Rxh7+, Kxh7, Qh5#
Qxf7 you mean
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Great Video!
2:30 I got into this exact position the other day and my opponent just resigned. However Qh4 saves the game and after analyzing, it turns into a crazy position!
I was thinking the same thing. Qh4 seems to be a good neutralizing move to white attack.
4:25 for the puzzle g4! is the right move to blast open black structure and checkmate
best teacher !
► Chapters
00:00 Bishop's Opening | Complete Opening Guide
00:31 1) If Black plays 2...Nf6
00:43 Ponziani-Urusov Gambit 3.d4
01:45 1.1) If Black plays 4...Bc5
04:20 Puzzle of the Day
04:33 1.2) If Black plays 4...d5
05:14 1.3) If Black plays 4...Nc6
05:53 1.4) If Black plays 3...exd4
08:40 White's powerful attack
10:16 Sacrificing on h6 for checkmate
12:07 Black's correct response
15:07 2) If Black plays 2...Nc6
15:52 Vienna Hybrid 5.f4
17:31 Devastating Kingside Attack
18:44 Quiz for you
Would 1. Qg5 do the trick as well? The threat Qh6 can be prevented by 1...Kh7, but then 2. Qxh5+ Kg8 3. Qh8#
I have had allot of success with the Bishops opening great lesson
Won like 5 of 6 games last night with this. thanks!
A second solution for the second quizz besides Qxf7+ Kh8, ...: Nd5 Be6, Qxh7+ Kf8, Qh8#
Can you make a video about the Sicilian Defense slow Varianten (1. e4 e5 2. Be2)?
At the end, it goes Qf7, Kh8, rook sac on h7, King takes, and Queen h5 is checkmate :) thanks Igor
I would do step 1 Knight G5 first holding the position in place and then steo2 Qxh5 as this forces the checkmate in 4 moves as per the question
4:30 Qxh5, with the threat mate on h8, gxh5 and now Ng5 with unstoppable mate in h7
i like how he explains the meu-es
In Bishops openimg. How du you treat an early Knight a5, taking the white square Bishop. Seams like a good choice for black.
Thx for your teaching, learned a lot from you!!!!! THX
Yeah, good player go with 4...Na5 and trade of their knight for whites light square bishop. Then 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 and black is doing just fine.
Learning the proper spelling for bishop is actually "billshop is a great start!
Very formidable opening.
Nice video
Do a complete video on najdorf sicilian ❤
I don't want to make people quit chess.
Second puzzle at the end is Qxf7+ Kh8 Rh7+ Kh7 Qh5#. Great video @GMIgorSmirnov
1. Qxh5, gxh5 2. Ng5 then checkmate is unstoppable and Bh7 is mate
4:26 The answer is Qxh5!! gxh5 Ng5! Bf5 Bxf5 Qe6 Bh7#
on the opening. after 3. e4 kxe4 and you respond with 4. pxe5 cant just black respond with kxf2. ending with a fork and a black atk similar to fried liver using the queen
for puzzle of the day is it Qxh5 gxh5 Ng5 Bf5 Bxf5 anything and Bh7#
When GM explains , every thing look so easy, just like my maths teacher, but when you do it yourself your opponent some how always find a move out of syllabus. 😊
if I face this I just play Nc6 and f5 Rousseau gambit style 😂
Very nice Blackburn checkmate
Okay I see you have to use the pin for the second way but they both end mate in 3 for 2nd challenge.
First way: Block with f6 The can make just about any move long as the don't take then Qxh7, King moves 1 spot then Qh8
Second way: pawn exchange g7xf6 use pin and Qg6 check King has to move doesn't matter were h8 or f8 you put Queen either f7 protected by bishop or h7 protected by rook.
Actually, if pawn is taken then Qxf7 check QxKnH7 mate. Or vice versa Same amount of moves just more forceful.
Woah am bout to make a name for myself after learning this
or another variation same result is white plays qxh5 qe7, qh6 and same moves to finish with checkmate as before after black goes qxe6
2nd puzzle answer is qxf7+ kh8, g7 doesnt mater what black plays next and checkmate with rxh7#
I was looking for this comment ✨
This way one doesn't sac his rook
My solution too 👍🏼
In the scenario of 2.nc6, after 5.f4 what if they play d5 instead of d4, is there a better follow up than just bishop or knight takes?
4:43 how if black played Nxf2 😍
At 12:32 I realized I was not watching the old video.
Awesomesauce
Funny thing at 4:27 you can sack the queen with ng4 threats and bh7# is inevitable (literally unstoppable)
Easily defended opponents always move queen to e7 and Knight back to f6 rarely works against good players
19:11 Qxf7, kh8, Rxh7, kxh7, Qh5+
Qxh5 sac the queen brilliant!! After they take ng5 and unstoppable mate on f7
I'm pretty sure it's Qxh5, gxh5, Ng5, Bf5, Bxf5, [anything], Bh7#.
for quiz is it Qxf7 Kh8 Rxh8 Kxh8 Qh5
I think you mean RxN+ but I get your idea.
Rxh7+ would be correct notation
4:32 puzzle
1Qg5 Qxe5 2 Nxe5 Re8 3 Qh6 and 4 Qg7#
If 1Qg5 Kh7 2 Qxh5+ Kg8 3 Qh6 and 4 Qg7#
One game plzzz old benoni defense
My favorite opening!
Very interesting, thank you very much Igor Dxf7, Kh8; Txh7+, Kxh7; Dh5 Matt!
Ha I just played a game while listening to this. I had black but pulled of a variation where I sacked a bishop. Took back a pawn with a night and mated with other bishop
Thank you for that excellent lesson. I would quit chess for at least a week if I lost so helplessly. But to win like that must be so exhilarating.
Puzzle of the day: 1.Qxh5 gxh5 2.Bh7#. If black refuses the sacrifice, same result, Qh8#.
big fan sir plz make a video on nimzo indian
He did.
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there is one opening you have never publissh any video about it whis the CATALAN opening.. I hope you do an introduction about the basic plans and ideas
The reason c6 is the most common move is because of the don't, they immediately lose the queen to Bg5.
kg5, followed by qxh5, or opposite order.
this is why I still haven't learned e4/e5 lol everything is sharp and everyone knows theory
that one was called *"Urusov"* gambit, right ??
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Tried this, it went off the rails immediately with my opponent playing f6 on move two. You were right though it opens up loads of opportunity. Dominated the game anyway, probably because in the game review stockfish called f6 a miss.
What about after e4 e5 Bc4 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 dxe5 Qh4
Bishop's opening used to be my favorite opening around 700-900 level (beginner level), while i don't play it too much now... I just realized now once again on how much i enjoyed playing it back then. I'm still only a lowly 1100 now, but perhaps it's time for me to get some Bishop's opening action, eh?
This feels like a cross between the Elephant Gambit and the Busch-Gass Gambit, but up a tempo. Might have to dive deeper into this.
Urosov gambit. There are older youtube videos on this. Gj chess videos have been popularised by him
I think Qg5-Nd7, Qh6-Nxf6, e5xf6-Be3 (??), Qg7# (1-0) is the unrisky solution of the puzzle. isn't it Sir?
Queen sacrifice, on h5, pawn takes, knight to g5, they can sac bishop, but checkmate on h7.
Whare is the link to the scotch gambit vid?
beautiful...ready to go :D
you look so hard on this thumbnail brah some NYPD level
Молодец, сразу видно профессионализм
Sir what is the best way to counter English opening please
The best imho is E5 and try a reverse alapin or rossolimo.
sorry eveyone but the answer is qxh5, they dont take your queen which would then allow checkmate in 3 moves but rather they go qe6, white plays qh6 then qxf6 sac, then white play exf7 then black tries to make room and plays rf8 any where on 8th rank then chekmate with qg7#
Qxf7+ Kh8 , Qh5 and Mate on the next move No matter how black responds
What about the "copycat" line that black most often plays? 2...Bc5? This line is missing.
What if black plays d5 instead?
Second puzzle: 1. Qf7+ Kh8
2. Qh5 whatever black plays 3.Qh7#
After bishop-C4, black should play pawn to d6. If white brings the queen out, black plays bishop to e5. White's attack is going nowhere. That's basic, and a GM like you should know that...
I tried the Bishop's opening several times before and I had so much luck with it...I abandoned it. I'll try digging deeper into it but with some trepidation.
17:53 what if Black takes the ponny with Bxg1? When you recapture with the rook it leaves the h-file.
at 4:19
w b
q (h4) - g5 n (b8) - d7
q - h6 n x b f6
p x n f6 any move
q - g7 #
Why would this not work?
knight g5 queen sac h5 bishop h7 checkmate
At the 14 minute mark after e5 black can play d5 the Max lange
in blacks correct response seems like lower elo players go for BC4+ instead of NC6
what to do if they play bishop b4 after pawn to d4
Any FIDE rated player here?
I have a question
Is it possible to prepare for a FIDE rated tournament with 1 month time
I want to get a FIDE rating
I am not a beginner
I am 1300-1400 in rapid