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@fluxrider7027

4 күн бұрын

Igor, other than being part of the vast Nimzowitsch Defense, I don't see a name for this system. If you don't have a name, I have a suggestion that I like: The Errant Knight Defense. In English, "errant knight" refers to a medieval knight who has lost his way. In your system a feature that is common to almost all of it and that particularly sets up this system of positions is the knight that loses its way and winds up all the way over on g6. I hope you like the name as much as I do. It's yours to use if you wish.

I was 1100 in a an Open Tournament, played this and beat an FM, IM and GM to win. I was banned, investigated, and locked in a dungeon for 11 years because it was considered witchcraft. This opening is very dangerous.

@satha7025

4 ай бұрын

I played it against a 200 and got destroyed. I'm 2000.

@somamanna9721

4 ай бұрын

Lol

@boblim7063

3 ай бұрын

😊

@fayskelley

2 ай бұрын

I love this ROFLMAO🤣

@kdr2079

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💛

FM James Schuyler wrote a book “The Dark Knight System” Everyman Chess which covers this defense beautifully.

I tried your opening right after watching this video and guess what happned I won by checkmate. And I sacrificed THE ROOOOK. Thank you for this video GM.

@MartinZanichelli

4 ай бұрын

THE ROOOOOOOOK!! 😂

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

😂

i definitly wanna see a video of this system with white love the videos igor!

That was a really good video with all the traps, and since the opening is uncommon you can catch people off guard

This is a very good system, especially if White doesn't know it. In most lines on lichess, Black scores much better than White. HOWEVER, in lines where White pushes an early h4 (either 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Ne7 4.Nf3 Ng6 5.h4! or 1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Ne7 4.Nf3 [or Nc3] Ng6 5.h4!) White scores better AND the computer gives a very comfortable advantage. This h-pawn push is quite thematic against Knights on g6/g3. These are not the most popular lines, but you are rolling the dice and/or need to do some homework in these Harry Attack lines if you want to play them in non-blitz games. (You also need to know how to play the Scotch after 3.Nf3!?, though GM Smirnov has some videos on that so not a big deal.)

It's very imbalance and very aggressive system at the same time. This is gold

@alae-eddinearbane2604

4 ай бұрын

This was posted 1 min ago what you talking about 😂

@Tocinos

4 ай бұрын

1... Nc6 is the opposite of aggressive. It allows 2. e4 and blocks the c7 pawn which is meant to be sacrificed in order to play e5, or is meant to take on d4 to isolate the d4 pawn and open the file for the c8 rook.

@zepolcin2412

4 ай бұрын

Smoking goop

Thank you sir, I love your videos. And yes we would love to see the variation with white pieces :)

Just discovered this channel - fantastic stuff, exactly what I was after, love it!

I really LOVE your video's !! Great work!

Awesome content, thank you very much. Your enthusiasm is contagious

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

❤

I’ve subbed! Looking forward to watch the versions while playing white!

Wow this is awesome breakdown of this opening! Cants wait for the upcoming video with White!

Wow! I love hope thorough you describe the variations! Many teachers will pose an idea and say, “then your opponent will go here” but that example is only one of four valid moves and the other three collapse the trap! You illustrated the theory beautifully. I’m excited to try this.

@Thogstacker

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I see this with other videos. “If your opponent makes the worst move possible, you’ll get make in five!”

Thank you!

► Chapters 00:00 Universal Chess Opening for Black vs 1.e4 & 1.d4 00:09 1) Against 1.e4 by White 01:53 White's most played move LOSES on the spot 02:28 If White defends f2 with Rf1 02:55 If White defends f2 by castling 04:40 2) Against 1.d4 by White 06:03 General ideas of this opening system 09:08 3) Against the Queen's Gambit 09:42 4) If White plays 2.Nf3 to prevent 2...e5 10:52 5) Against the London System 11:22 Checkmate in 7 moves! 12:15 If White doesn't fall for the trap

@farouqbaiti4315

4 ай бұрын

That was useful. Thank you 🙏.

This is beautiful. Confuses all opponents below 1000.

@Tunkert

2 күн бұрын

What doesn't?

These videos are so amazing for a new player like me. Thanks so much! Your explanations help me understand the reasoning behind moves.

Great content! Thanks a lot! Do you just take the d4-pawn after 1.e4 Nc6, 2. d4 e5 3.Nf3?

What's the response to 1 d4 Nc6 2 d5? As a d4 player myself, that's what I do when I see Nc6 on move 1 (which I rarely see). Even for system openings, you have to adapt to your opponent's play.

@josephsalmonte4995

4 ай бұрын

Commenting so I can see the answer.

@RCDinsmore

4 ай бұрын

This was my question too.

@Hailmich10

4 ай бұрын

Same Question!

@yonatanzagron2728

4 ай бұрын

I have a solution! For d4 just go for the video he talked about at 10:45 and avoid d5 on your Knight

@p.l.3377

4 ай бұрын

2… Ne5

I've already learned one of your tricky openings and am having quite a lot of success with it. Now I'm going to try this one and see how it goes.

@GMIgorSmirnov

27 күн бұрын

Good luck!

Thank you GM Igor Smirnov, on my 3rd attempt I got a model game and won with check mate on move 12, as black. Much thanks for the well explained and nicely communicated lessons.

@GMIgorSmirnov

3 ай бұрын

Congrats!

Wow, that's great!😀

I see one move from White that could prevent the whole system : what if after 1. d4 ... Nc6, white immediately pushes d5 to chase the Knight ? You didn't get a chance to push e5 yet, so the Knight doesn't have the e7 square to retreat. What would you recommend in that case ?

@Yaro_x

4 ай бұрын

He actually didn’t talk about this which is so important too

@superyan4100

4 ай бұрын

I had the exact same thought.

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@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

thanks teacher

I definitely have to try this opening

What can I do if after 1. d4 Nc6, white plays 2. d5? How to maintain the attacking plan? Thx.

@Andrea-ScoreMatch

4 ай бұрын

I was going to ask the same question

@ethankagey6376

4 ай бұрын

Knight to e5 is strong after retreating it to g6 on the next move

Gracias.!!!

I was playing the Nimzowitch Defense but someone taught me that Caro-Kann is better. Who do you think is better? Caro-Kann or Nimzowitch(and ither Nc6 openings)?

As a nimzowitsch Player, I recommend d5 instead of e5

Excellent

Question: at around 10:00, what if white pushes to d5? Same with London example after you play Bf4.

Thanks Igor. ❤❤❤

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

❤

Bro this opening is dayum strong💪💪💪💪. I just consecutively defeated a 1200 thrice although I am only 1025. And all of this by just by watching a 10 minute vdo. Hope I get pinned😊😊

@max-hi1bk

4 ай бұрын

Its not the opening its the power of a plan

I'm really intrigued by the universal possibilities of this opening, but at least one hole I think you have here is in covering d4 - Nc3 - d5. This seems like it can get pretty tricky. The knight is pretty much forced to e5, and pawn to e5 doesn't work anymore.

Ohh, that's great,thanks for teaching new opening line🎉🎉❤❤

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

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Nice! What about 2.d5 though for white?

Do you take any offline classes of chess

thank you so much indeed. i'm myanmar. 😊

I discovered this myself trying not to use queen pawn opening every game but was never tactically efficient with it.

Please show us Colorado gambit in detail..

What to do when white plays d4 , we play Nc6 , then white kicks our knight on the third move by playing d5 ?

@eobias

4 ай бұрын

Yah would like to know too

This opening makes me enjoying chess so much more 😂😂

1. Time-indexed table of contents in description, along with suggested videos 2. GM Smirnov, "God-level traps: ... Danish Gambit," Aug 4, 2023

@2hcobda2

3 ай бұрын

See comment (herein) by Smithyq6335 about 5. h4

So if it’s universal how do we go about them castling on queen side

What prevents white from 4. Bg5 pinning your knight?

Don’t like complicated chess openings and I find playing black is a very frustrating and hopefully as black start my attack in the middle game ,? I like to attack and destroy my opponent to checkmate as fast if possible?.

you should talk about 1e4 Nc6 2 Nf3

What if the opponent plays D4 and immediately follows with D5 attacking the knight straight away?

How to continue as Black if, 1. d4 Nc6, 2.d5 ....?

Nimzovitch defense ❤️

Igor- Just a thought... You appear to be confirming (?) the futility of completely focusing on center control? Even Magnus is ignoring opening theory and launching attacks like a chess AI engine (Chess Bot).🙂

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3 Nf3 is the Scotch.

Good opening

Hi igor, would you recommend this opening for beginner players (700-800) over the king's indian defense ?

@DReis-jm5nl

Ай бұрын

Yeah. Cause KID have a lot of lines and it's easy to yourself get lost. But nimzowich have less lines to study and to understand

White plays d4, black plays kc6, white pushes pawn to d5 attacking blacks knight. You can’t play the normal moves discussed in the video now. How do you handle d5 attacking the knight on move 2?

what's that opening called? I'll be happy if it turns out to be a The Smirnov opening🙌

What if he plays pawn d4 you open your knight then he pushes samw pawn on d5? I played this opening and i didn't like it cus of this

what is it called?

Also, what if White works to castle Queenside?

01:35 Why white shouldn´t attack the bishop with the knight??

Is this also known as the Blackburn defense?

ok so how to defence about this knight opening...

Yes pls i need a black version for my Londen system

What about 1. b4 ? Should you play 1…Nc6 too? ;)

What about d4 Nc6 d5?

What if white goes d5 after Nc6?

what about 1 d4 n-c6 2 d5?

what if our opponent plays e4 followed by Ng3

What about white going c4 c5

Sir can the opponent play 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5

What if they moved knight to g3

What if he pin in G5?

Why not d4 d5? And kick out the Knight

One with this opening on LiChess against an 1899 player and I’d even missed a mate in one.

I test it against the computer but failed when the computer plays dragon variations as white. ❤

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Thanks for the Vid! What about 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5!

@j00f

Ай бұрын

Nxd5?

@ScottMiller777

29 күн бұрын

@@j00f That's impossible. A knight on c6 can't access d5.

@j00f

29 күн бұрын

@@ScottMiller777 Ah, wasn't thinking. I would go Ne5 with the plan to go to g6. But opponent could go to f4 and then f5, in which case I would be spending the first 4 moves running around with the knight.. But funny enough, the evaluation bar would still be equal.

This opening sucks for low-level players because when I play people at my level, they do NONE of the responses listed here. And I'm like, well....now what?

@45split

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

Nice. I'm playing Caro Kan and d4 d5 way too much.

@ankitaverma2029

4 ай бұрын

gonna get crush my alien gambit really soon....💀💀

3. Move White plays simple f4 ! and black is done.

What to do if white plays 1) d4) nc6 2) d5

@yzfool6639

4 ай бұрын

Play a cramped game where white has all the attacking plans.

Ahhh the Nimzowitch defense. Amazing to play until your opponent plays h4 h5, then you cry 😅

I tried it but after 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 f5 I ended up playing Rousseau gambit instead 😂

My friends are in trouble now.

@Tocinos

4 ай бұрын

Your friends will get easy position if 1... Nc6. They simply develop naturally and will never have a bad position.

Black knight tango

Nimsowitch secret weapon of magnus age 16

10:00 what happens if white plays d5?

@zoreal1889

4 ай бұрын

Then you resign.

@hraesvelgr174

4 ай бұрын

Good question. And what about d5 as White´s second move?

@yzfool6639

4 ай бұрын

You must play a cramped game where white has all the attacking plans.

@disinformationworld9378

4 ай бұрын

He has a video on it somewhere

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

Checkout this video if your opponent plays 2. d5. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2eHvM58iLzQm8o.html

Ither:Other.

What is this system called?

@disinformationworld9378

4 ай бұрын

nimzowitsch defense

@gm2407

4 ай бұрын

@@disinformationworld9378 In all iterations? Excellent.

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the best coach 👇

You are a menace

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Noone I've played moves the knight. Never do they do that move. I wish this video was not "they move something" show the moves they actually do.

No one does this move. It's always knight and then bishop

Igor💕💝💝💝💝

@GMIgorSmirnov

4 ай бұрын

💝

Lets go