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@passmoremuchagona1020

Жыл бұрын

I can’t see 😅

@joelschutte3267

Ай бұрын

this masterclass will single handedly make you understand your chess game more than most other videos will. Just finished it, wow. Thanks Igor!

After playing black dozens of times. Not one player has moved their pawn to d4 after knight to c3

@soulsurvivor182_9

2 жыл бұрын

Most realistic comment

@stefanmilinkovic6433

Жыл бұрын

I’m saying

@RahulKumar-ck1hr

Жыл бұрын

There's no reason to play blacks D4... Video It's totally waste of time

@RahulKumar-ck1hr

Жыл бұрын

Instead he will play knight to C3

@ryanthomas3628

Жыл бұрын

Yep

loved this opening!!! idk what it’s called (comments say “Portuguese opening”) but i won against my grandpa yesterday 😁 and he’s the one who taught me chess. he was so proud! 😊

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

It's often called the Scandinavian Defence Portuguese Variation. It's NOT the "Portuguese Opening"... The "Portuguese Opening" is actually 1e4e5 2Bb5...

@soulburner8095

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanelawson5072 isn't that spanish?

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

@@soulburner8095 no... Spanish is 1e4e5 2Nf3Nc6 3Bb5 whereas Portuguese is 1e4e5 2Bb5.

@alexnoelle4202

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I remember the first time I best my dad!!! No better feeling lol stg

@sotirigamez5781

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexnoelle4202 lol im the one who taught my dad to play chess which is kinda funny, but when he beat me cuz i did the biggest blunder ever, i was kinda pissed lol

Thank you so much for sharing this great opening, Smirnov. I played a 10-minute tournament yesterday and I defeated my opponent who is rated as 2100!! My ELO is 1570. Amazing expeience!! Thank you.

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@SaintPhinehas

Жыл бұрын

That’s hard to believe. The 2100 must’ve not been trying

I just played this against a 1205 rated player (I'm 1017 rated). And it seems they knew it was coming, but I was able to work around their plays. I mated them in 12 moves. Generally speaking, the positional superiority of this setup is just stellar.

@treefitty937

Жыл бұрын

We 1,200s do NOT know what we’re doing💀💀💀

@phantomski1

Жыл бұрын

Ima say it, 1000 to 1200 is the exact same range 😂

@rifsoneh

Жыл бұрын

Well done man, you will get there (im currently 2000)

@tezzla6358

Жыл бұрын

@@rifsoneh gg im currently 2600 so hope we will play against each other one day

Thanks for this. I saw this video about 2 weeks ago and have tried this every time I play black. It doesn't always work out as planned but I finally have a black opening now I enjoy and give white a hard time

It's been now 22 years since my father thought me chess. This year was the first time I've ever beaten him. I danced the victory dance haha Also i have introduced chess to my son and daughter, they love it hehe

@nisamelis5724

2 жыл бұрын

Same!! He thought me 17 years ago and i beat him for the first time last week! But he realized his mistake right away so i think he only lost because he wanted to play quick even tho we werent playing with time :))) Still felt good

@pokeester4969

2 жыл бұрын

@@nisamelis5724 same he thought me when I was of 7 and now I am of 14 and I am 1800+ elo rated player

@Turing.

2 жыл бұрын

*Taught

@andrijagrgic2357

2 жыл бұрын

@@Turing. hilarious that all three of us wrote it false lol

@lewisjones699

Жыл бұрын

Bro this is so wholesome. I not long found out I’m gonna be a dad so I gotta get that chess ELO up 😂

The best continuation in the position at 7:10 is *11..Bxg1 12.Rxg1 Bd3* After that, White not only loses his bishop in e2, but Black STILL remains in attack AND with development advantage. *Regards from Sardinia!*

@kyleolsen464

2 жыл бұрын

I also thought so

@mc_luis1222

Жыл бұрын

Lol I had no idea 😅

@astronemir

Жыл бұрын

Good catch, killer tactic

@chessmasterjeff

Жыл бұрын

11...Nd3+ also wins, eg 12 Kf1 and now 12...Nf2 or even 12...Nxd5! (oh no, my Queen!!!).

@JesseCarman

Жыл бұрын

Great insight to remove the White Knight prior to attacking the White Bishop!

Really good. The Father’s Day wishes were a very nice touch. Thanks again!

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your wishes!

I've gone on a 3 month journey playing this opening with black as often as possible. The big thing is the C4 pawn, if that's not played the game is very different, but still a very potent opening and helps develop black pieces quickly

Bro...tks so much for sharing ur knowledge of chess with us...very much appreciated!!!

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

I saw your videos..they are very easy to understand. Thank you very much Sir.

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know! 🙂

this is first video iam watching in this channel, this channel is under rated and i am definitely playing this in my games.

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Thankyou Igor ji learned a lot!

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

min 7:10 .....Ph6, Bxf6, QxF6, after Quenn or Rook in protection on B2, Nd3.......

Thanks for making this video Igor. I used this opening ever since I learned it from your Opening Lab course.

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! 😉

Looks like a great opening. Thanks Igor!

In the chess puzzle, I saw Nd3+. The point is that after Kf1 I could consider Ng4 allowing Ne3# if he takes the queen. I don't think it works if fxg4 instead.

Outstanding sir. Thank you

Nd3+, regardless of where the king moves, the next move Nf2 (defended by the bishop on c5) would fork the rook and queen. Leaving black with a winning position.

Tnx for sharing us your chess knowledge .there are many variation you can do for this opening to win fast

@timofy2641

2 жыл бұрын

They don't make you win fast, your knowledge of variations doesn't do anything, your tactics after opening does

Happy Fathers Day bro! Thanks for all your hard work.

Very nice video Igor and thanks for sharing this Gambit line with us. I think one must study all possibilities here because if black makes a slight error then white pieces have the upperhand. Keep up your great vids and work. Cheers!

Very helpful thank you!

very unique opening, super strong and catches my opponents off guard

Anytime I've ever played a youtube opening in a game the opponent never responds accordingly. This is a nice fairytale to be sure

Hey Igor I follow regularly your videos and it helps a lot on my chess games thank you... But I loss to stock fish when his second move was bishop to e2...

This guy is crazy(in a good way), thank you i will be using this

Nd3+, Option A: Kd2, Bb4+; Kc2, Nf2+... Option B: Kf1, Nxd5; Bxd8, Ne3+;...

Why is not this channel blowing up. You need to market the channel more

i just wanna thank how helpful it was god bless you

That was awesome! Great opening

I use the Center Counter in coffee houses and get winning positions quickly. Most players (in most games) don't give material away immediately but usually make some antipositional amateurish move in the first 5 ot 6 moves or so and fall way behind in development and get positionally lost quickly. Opposite side castling often works.

Nice video. There are two moves that I think are good for white. 3.Bb5 and 3.Be2 instead of 3.d4. Maybe you can make a video on these.

"Black player" got me laugh (0:21)

This is a great help because im weaker with the black pieces i watched this video then play a game an won in 11 moves

Thanks for the wishes

As a 1300 it worked against a 1700 one out of one times, and thus gets my quality certificate

Great video

5:34 The White king has still one move left (Kf3) Overall, it is one of the best lessons I have received yet!!💚💙💛❤️

@tobymurphy6744

Жыл бұрын

Yep, but like he said, it won't last long

@zaidiaminov

Жыл бұрын

Even if he move the king he will die soooo easy

In position at 7:10, I believe 11... Bg3 is prob the best continuation for Black. One computer gives another as 11... Nd3+ 12. Kf1 Nf2 13. Qd2 Nxh1 14. g4 Bd7 15. b4 Bf2 16. Nh3 h6 17. Nxf2 Nxf2 18. Be3 Nh3 and Black should win having a defendable position and being a rook up.

After continuation of 11.Kxe3 Bc2 12. Qxc2 Qxd4+ 13. Ke2 Bxc3 14.bxc3 (Qxc3 Re8+) Re8+.

Thank you❤️ From Sri Lanka 🇱🇰😍

This gambit by black relies on a BAD MOVE by white to gain a positional initiative. White should decline the second pawn gambit by playing 6.Nc3 (defending their pawn on d5) instead of dxe6. White is then up a pawn, which they should probably give back, and a clear space advantage which is easy to hold.

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Update: Here's a video where GM Igor Smirnov explains how to play aggressively as Black when White plays 3.c4 to protect the d5-pawn (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWqq0M6BiKW2dNo.html

Explains alot. Thanks buddy. 1 question. What if 4:Bb5+

Answer to the quiz question at 7:00 is obviously Nd3+, as some guys already answered, however, Bg5 is a mistake, it gives the evaluation of -4.96, Kf1 is best, its evaluation is -2.56, which is significantly harder to convert. Although I love your channel, sometimes it is not clear to me do you intentionally choose some suboptimal continuations in your analysis, instead of critical ones, "just for the content", as some other chess influencers would say? That makes no sense, as pretty much any platitude that "celebrities" choose to repeat.

As someone who enjoys the Vienna Gambit as white, this sort of gambit, quick develop approach against E4 appeals to me. I'm gonna give it a shot.

Thanks

great video

If following a map isn't cheating than honing my opening skills with this video isn't cheating hehe. Loving this.

Bro it's two year old and still pretty advanced, I mean no one actually play modern at low elo and you can take advantage of that. Nice video I have watched your other videos on Scandinavian too

Love this opening! Will definitely try! Very thorough explanation as well!

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks for that. The second most common response to Bg4 on the Chess 365 data base is Nf3. Can you suggest any good lines for that response?

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

After Nf3 the best response is Qxd5 Be2 usually followed by ... Nc6, 0-0-0, & Qh5 or sometimes Qf5. Follow with e6 or e5 & hoping for white to play 0-0 & you have a fun & very dangerous Kingside attack❗😁 Be prepared to sometimes sacrifice your bishop on h3 if white plays h3.

The most common white move is knight c3 instead of queen pawn push and it’s not covered.. yeah if white pushes queen pawn you get initiative but they will play c3 and protect the pawn. Even at 600 or 1200

@PhilGerb93

Жыл бұрын

Then you just play normal chess

Nice work, thanking you from Nigeria

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

great explanation, must try it now tho...:)

I'm glad that Igor plays mincraft. I wonder if he has some amazing redstone contraption traps to show us. 😉

I love your fatherhood commencement

You have some great videos on this 2...Nf6 Scandinavian, but personally, I am never having trouble vs this as white (I am rated about 1600.near 1700 FIDE both rapid and classic, and last rapid tournament I beat a 1900 player with 3.Bb5) because I always play 3.Bb5 check. Any interesting ways to counter that for black? It's the only thing that keeps from playing this for black, because I find that check pretty intuitive with the white pawn already on d5.

I've ran into BxC4 which negates this defense and can cause issues.. What's the best way to deal with that?

It's nice to see a picture of your family. I noticed you haven't shared a picture of your family. Do you have dog? I have noticed the cat!

You just earned a subscriber

After 2. ...Nf6 white just goes 3.Bb5+ and has a healthy advantage out of the opening.

Teşekkürler

I think at 0:15 white would play something like pawn c4 or knight c3 to protect the pawn instead of leaving it hanging

@meop7006

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I am also thinking the same thing this video is not have enogh information he is just assuming all moves by own

@mhalan2198

2 жыл бұрын

But then we can't have video and put ads and make money

@kinggloxinia5091

2 жыл бұрын

@@meop7006 if 3.c4 you can play the Icelandic gambit with 3. …E6 and you get rapid development.If 3.Nc3 first you can just capture back your pawn or you can keep playing in gambit style with 3. …E6.The Icelandic gambit is a very fun weapon for black and can be dangerous for black because it has many tricks and traps.It’s no dubious one-trick pony either.Strong players have lost to it.IM Fabian Fiorito has beaten GM Pablo Zarnicki with it.

@meop7006

2 жыл бұрын

@@kinggloxinia5091 see I am 500 rated player so i want full information about all moves in this he has not given proper information he was only assuming if this play this and all just shits

@kinggloxinia5091

2 жыл бұрын

@@meop7006 dude he’s showing the most common moves you can’t cover literally every line in a ten minute KZread video.If you want full info check out some 2 hours chessable courses I guess

In the very first checkmating line at specifically 4:40, you stop it there saying “white is checkmated soon!” But can you explain that? Can white not just block your rook check with E4 and get out of checkmate?

This is a great line

Merci .

i love it

thats mad stuff

What do you do if when you push your bishop to G4 and he puts his pawn to F3 then you retreat your bishop to F5 and he pushes his other pawn to G4?

2:36 Hence why I play the BongCloud, the opening of choice for the best chess players in the world.

The continuation of the quiz position is I think Knight d3 check. It cant be taken and it can then go to f2 and pick up a rook. Is that right?

What if they don’t take the original d5 pawn? Should you take his pawn?

what to do with 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4. Qd3?

When I play this opening, whites second move is always pawn to C4; not pawn to D4 and I'm not sure if continuing the line played in this video makes sense. Any thoughts?

I love your chanal. I think the you should post more vidio like that because all your videos on the white position. Ones again you are king and i love your chanal

Agræssivly good video

What happens if white plays knight c3 instead of d4

Move black bishop to D3 ...queen takes bishop followed by knight capturing queen at D3, again check to the king. If the bishop moves to take knight then it's a check from rook to king. During all this both the white bishops are almost useless.

I'm pretty sure this opening is called the Portuguese gambit

Great

what do you do, if white doesnt take your bait in mid at the beginning and instead of getting your pawn on d5 just continues to develop and plays g1 to f3?

Great video :) i was struggling with a black opening, sicilian is abit too hard for me

@GMIgorSmirnov

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Why have I never seen this before? I am going to try it.

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing this for well over 20 years... You must not be a serious chess player. I have 3 books on this line.

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

@Jayden Tan... what don't you understand❓

@joshuakim6475

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanelawson5072 bit arrogant

@mohammedjafer9265

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanelawson5072 Wait can't at the opening after bishop g4 the opponents bishop b5 attack my queen, freezing my pieces and activating there own pieces??

@shanelawson5072

2 жыл бұрын

@@mohammedjafer9265 yes that is possible. Black should then play either ...Nbd7 or ...c6 dxc6 Nc6 with active play in both cases.

White has a significant material advantage and black has to play perfectly the opening or risk losing.

Thank you so much sir ❤️❤️ Love from India ❣️

@rjjhh443

2 жыл бұрын

Hi what's ur rating?

@madhurpendhari4413

2 жыл бұрын

@@rjjhh443 In lichess in 1900+ in blitz and rapid while 1800+ in bullet

@madhurpendhari4413

2 жыл бұрын

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@motijewelsghatkoparw8516

2 жыл бұрын

@@madhurpendhari4413 1200 in blitz

@madhurpendhari4413

2 жыл бұрын

@@motijewelsghatkoparw8516 my acc name is MadhurShooter not my name

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What if the white pawn passes after the e4 opening and I lost bc my pieces were pinned down

what happens when white pushes , instead of taking?

At 7:10 I'd go *11. ...Nd3+ 12. Kf1 Nf2* (forking the queen and the rook)

Ive tried everything agianst e4,and this is the best.Hate the caro,fench,sharp sicilians and so on.This and the alekhine are great....

After trading the Q's on D4, white can castle queen side. Also, white did not have to move Q to block the N pin, he can go to C1. Am I missing something here?

@davewatkinson4484

2 жыл бұрын

Ignore my Qc1!!

Can you explain why white would move the second pawn to e4 in the beginning

After queen side castle at 10:25 what if white moves pawn to d5? How do you counter that?

Before knight f6 for black, what am i supossed to do if they play knight c3?

I'm sure that this is great at some level, but I've been trying the Scandinavian for about three days and haven't found anyone who plays 3. d4.

why would white move his pawn to d4 on move 2? just asking

@mommymaks

2 жыл бұрын

same question 😂 i played against my grandpa yesterday and he played c4 on his second move which makes way more sense

@mohammedjafer9265

2 жыл бұрын

Also after e6 the opponents could use g4 pressuring the bishop, I am helpless

@TeaAndCreampie

2 жыл бұрын

yeh or knight c3... seems black is worse in almost every response except if the opponent doesnt play natural developing moves...

@danielweissel2366

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeaAndCreampie yep finding this out on first attempt at this opening lol i assume you just continue on playing the scandinavian main lines

@muleyamwiinga3988

9 ай бұрын

Control the center and prevent the effect of the gambit

What happens if white plays 4. Nf3 instead of c3 after Bg4? My opponent played this yesterday and I suffered a lot...

an urgent problem is that many white players dont catch the pawn on d5, the queens gambit is very famous for a good reason and now the scandinavian defence is also making trouble :p Many white players simply pass the pawn, preventing the black knight from f5 :( Then they go d4 and cover this annoying pawn :s Any suggestions ?: o another typical problem is that white, instead of pawn d4 he goes kc3 :s Great video, very instructive and certainly a nasty trap if white plays along ^^