7 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Scandinavian Defense

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  • @GMIgorSmirnov
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    Thank for your generosity sharing chess tactics.

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  • @noobiesensei6281
    @noobiesensei6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    18:30 I may be late, but I think Rxe6. If the black kinv doesn't take back, that's a free bishop. If he does, Nc7 double check at least get that rook back, might have checkmate potential.

    • @sekharkrishnamurthy3927
      @sekharkrishnamurthy3927 ปีที่แล้ว

      No need to take the rook on a8. The knight guards the d5 & e6 squares and frees the white bishop for further attacks. A check mate is soon to follow after relentless attack 😃

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  • @TheAnshuman1974
    @TheAnshuman1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    18:20 Rxe6 Kxe6 and now Nc7 double check!
    Option 1: Ke5 Bf4+ Kxf4 Ne6+ royal fork winning the queen.
    Option 2: Kf5 Qf3+ Kg6 Qg3+ Kf5 (Kh5 Qg5#) Qg5+ Ke4 Qf4#.

  • @frankoptis
    @frankoptis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    i was searching for traps as black, but the only thing this video showed me how white gets ideas on how to trap me :-(

    • @blackfordoblique1965
      @blackfordoblique1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol

    • @The_Kirk_Lazarus
      @The_Kirk_Lazarus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Well, it can also give you ideas for how to avoid those traps.

    • @sobaranski
      @sobaranski 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @khinkyawhtwe8603
      @khinkyawhtwe8603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It means that Scandinavian defense is giving benefits to white

    • @DREADHEAD856
      @DREADHEAD856 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As black D6 followed by c5 I win 55% of my games with black … 51 percent win with white 4% stalemate …. I need to learn how to be consistent with white

  • @anacletorebaldojr.9086
    @anacletorebaldojr.9086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks GM Smirnov !!!!

  • @davidbatchelder85
    @davidbatchelder85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you are one of the best at teaching , explaining difficult aspects in a clear view.

  • @szabolcsjobbagy30
    @szabolcsjobbagy30 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 13:49
    you say that Black cannot do anything against c3#,
    but actually can play Nd5, and postpone the "end",
    these are the suggestions of Stockfish, this ending is amazing
    (both players play the best moves, if Black does not play like this, the checkmate comes sooner):
    … Nd5, c3+ Nxc3, bxc3+ Ke3, 0-0 Nd4, Rfe1+ Ne2+,
    Kf1 Qxg5, Rxe2+ Kxf4, Kg1 Kd5, d4+ Kf5, Rf1+ Qf4, g4#
    So White sacrificed the queen in move 9,
    and then after this "chase", in move 24,
    after 15 moves without a queen (!) White can finally checkmate Black,
    it's one of the fanciest end of a match. :)
    However, I think no human can calculate that, only an AI can do this. :)

    • @takituk4584
      @takituk4584 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      exactly what i thought. also Na4 would avoid the checkmate

  • @MoneySuccesswithAndy
    @MoneySuccesswithAndy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I am loving your opening traps series, this is great!

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    @zenithmusicstudio1096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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  • @liampenny9016
    @liampenny9016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent video great insight to the possibilities offered by the Scandinavian

  • @dndabke
    @dndabke 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir, at the time 4.30, when black takes the promoted queen, white can mate by playing knight c 7 check. It is not just a piece more, it's a mate in one ! 4:30

    • @dndabke
      @dndabke 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sir, at the time 4-30, when black takes the promoted queen, white can mate by knight c 7 check. White is not just a piece more, it's a mate in one move.

  • @mdobidulislam8573
    @mdobidulislam8573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks

  • @flamarjr2000
    @flamarjr2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! Excellent content

  • @mrcocoghambo5413
    @mrcocoghambo5413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    22:00 instead of Queen taking it possible to play Bishop to B4 letting white go C7 then move the king and if white take the Rock thats a mate with Bishop to D2.
    THOU thats very ez to stop with instead of Knight to C7 just blocking the Bishop with a pawn would give you big troubles. a GM would probably see that easily but still

  • @ubandoandes4709
    @ubandoandes4709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing this chess traps tactics

  • @phantasm3207
    @phantasm3207 ปีที่แล้ว

    Think at 24:06 it's important to point out what happens after d5 immediately ...b5 is a tricky move to find.

  • @EarthSurferUSA
    @EarthSurferUSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    On your first example. My comp game does that to me for the opening pawns, (I am black). Then I attack the queen with my knight like you did, and the queen moves to G5. The I bring out my 2nd knight to attack it, and the queen moves to f4, and I move my queen pawn to D3 to attack the queen with my parked bishop. The the queen retreats to d6, me half way developed,---and it kicks my butt.

  • @aymanmansour3631
    @aymanmansour3631 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic material

  • @thantzin007
    @thantzin007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it. Great! Thank you so much.

  • @georgiosgaletakis9433
    @georgiosgaletakis9433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks.

  • @daubert4892
    @daubert4892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    18:30 If king takes, then Rxb7 ? Then rook takes the bishop, knight takes the queen... Or maybe knight takes knight, if king takes knight then Qf3+, if pawn takes knight then Bxf6+ protected by the rook then king have to go to f6 or g6 then Qf3+ or Qg4+
    Now, what if rook takes the knight on f7 ???

  • @bhavysojitra6284
    @bhavysojitra6284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pls make a vidd on how to defend reti opening......;!!!!

  • @smartsingh
    @smartsingh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey GM, I just wanted to say thank you so much, I get so annoyed by getting pushed around by this and your videos have been soooo helpful 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @jamesdelb6885
    @jamesdelb6885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They are all great lines. Very instructive. Your channel is simple, instructive and effective. I had a chance to play a game the very next time after watching your video in the Gioco-Piano where black plays Nf6 instead of Bc5. And after white plays Ng5, Nxe5. Eventually trapped the white Q and wound up a whole Q ahead. These are simple, crushing lines you show. Thanks again. The very next game I played. That was strange.

  • @strongestunited
    @strongestunited ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much for that first trap!

  • @ramilparedes9930
    @ramilparedes9930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful

  • @obeid707
    @obeid707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic Opening tactics .

  • @19justincase84
    @19justincase84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last trap is insane sick!!

  • @mailletalexandre5477
    @mailletalexandre5477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for this very nice vidéo! Can you tell me what happen for last trap if white doesn't play A3 but directly D5?

  • @stevelenores5637
    @stevelenores5637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is really you. Exactly like you sound on your original lessons. I decided to check this out because a lot of internet chess players chose this against 1.e4.

  • @GarciaPics
    @GarciaPics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an excellent video! Thank you!

  • @zunayrahzafar7998
    @zunayrahzafar7998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:42 what if I bring my bishop in a4??

  • @_Muddasar
    @_Muddasar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:04 what if black just castles?

    • @shacharoren2788
      @shacharoren2788 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can take twice - winning a pawn, damaging Black's pawn structure and king's saftey and black is hopeless

  • @Elektric4rog
    @Elektric4rog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about @14:04, Na4, followed by Bb4, to counter c3.
    Or even QxBg5 instead of Na4.
    Wouldn't Black get out on top materially at the end.

    • @zhourui8822
      @zhourui8822 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have the same question (QxBg5), could any one answer?

  • @rustygwapito
    @rustygwapito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I learned a lot. Thank you.

  • @mrcocoghambo5413
    @mrcocoghambo5413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    in nakamura's game i think Rock take on E6 and from there the king have to take and then u can chase the king with checks until its mate

    • @osychenko
      @osychenko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You may also continue by double-checking the king by Kc7, and hence winning the rook back, i.e. you're up a bishop

    • @stefors8397
      @stefors8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about Rook to B7? From there, there is an interesting check with Re7, covered by the Knight, that has to be taken by the Queen...that is then captured by the Knight.

  • @ahmedalmassri2997
    @ahmedalmassri2997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect

  • @derred723
    @derred723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By far the most common response i get is Qe5 check. Not mentioned here unless i missed it.

  • @mariannefischer3613
    @mariannefischer3613 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb analysis!

  • @chilakashalemraju3668
    @chilakashalemraju3668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding sir. Thank you

  • @Writer-Md-Rana
    @Writer-Md-Rana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! 🧡

  • @donnad841
    @donnad841 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God Bless u GM Igor, im fr. D' Philippines.

  • @walk-with-Walz
    @walk-with-Walz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your channel, thank you.

  • @catlife331
    @catlife331 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the content you make. This channel is one of the best to come to for openings I find tricky to play against

  • @dustykh
    @dustykh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On the position at 4:00 while it isnt as great as the alternative, its certainly not a bad position for white.

  • @divyanshujain5809
    @divyanshujain5809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 7:05 black can play Qc5 or Qd4 to escape. Then what would you do?

  • @elementdelta1905
    @elementdelta1905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool video

  • @jovannovakovic5150
    @jovannovakovic5150 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:41 why it would be a end game bcs black can escape that check and potentialy capture knight? Can someone explain?

  • @michaelmendillo7513
    @michaelmendillo7513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @dobairichard6548
    @dobairichard6548 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is this line as well that wins a Queen 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 Qxb4 5.Nb5 Qa5 6.Bc4 c6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5 g6 9.Nd6+ exd6 10.Qxa5

  • @jamesrobertson4605
    @jamesrobertson4605 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent channel.

  • @robertmermelstein3397
    @robertmermelstein3397 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Very helpful and abstract really...think outside the box

  • @barongdoang7032
    @barongdoang7032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks from Indonesia to GM

  • @thedude5599
    @thedude5599 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you by far are the best content creator out there. TY for all the information

  • @swatichatterjee8544
    @swatichatterjee8544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent Video

  • @ALaxmi-tg2oj
    @ALaxmi-tg2oj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video🌹👌👌👌👌👌🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳👌

  • @elaminerami5231
    @elaminerami5231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot ✍️🌼🌿

  • @z0uLess
    @z0uLess ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think youtube viewers dont properly study to their own level and watch things like this to make themselves feel like they are a higher level without it having any practical applicability

  • @crucifiedthief
    @crucifiedthief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    wish I got the Scandinavian more often, these look fun.

    • @maxhoden0303
      @maxhoden0303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every time I go e4 I ALWAYS get the Scandinavian that is why I am watching this video

    • @thatnhoxiu
      @thatnhoxiu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxhoden0303 I recently got a 750 who played this and i lost against him lol, I also hate early queen moves and so punishing the Scandinavian would be a great achievement since I know how to defend against the wayward and scholar's mate

    • @Refrexk
      @Refrexk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im a scandinavian opening user

    • @flacsomtodosclas2165
      @flacsomtodosclas2165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatnhoxiu You will not punish the scandinavian since it is a solid opening but you can trick your oponents

    • @practiceyourart
      @practiceyourart 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@thatnhoxiuYou start getting Scandi users more regularly once you hit 1000 elo

  • @ayshaabdu2618
    @ayshaabdu2618 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:38..knight c7 would be a check mate..??

  • @AliHanafiah
    @AliHanafiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice

  • @tekmisa420
    @tekmisa420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Igor for sharing great traps. for some reason, can not download the PGN of these traps from the blog-post URL link

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for pointing it out. We will check out the problem and correct the link in our description.

  • @darthbane6169
    @darthbane6169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very good work...keep up :)

  • @sonipolakian4256
    @sonipolakian4256 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video

  • @titoramtv9101
    @titoramtv9101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New fan here... 😀🥰

  • @kissysheep
    @kissysheep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the black King''s Walk, are we sure that black will lose no matter what? Using the Knight to cover the square where the B3 pawn would deliver check mate is not a viable option ?

    • @flacsomtodosclas2165
      @flacsomtodosclas2165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, because you deliver the check anywais Knight captures you recapture the pawn and king cant capture because your Knight also defends the pawn

  • @riddickculus6947
    @riddickculus6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pgn file is not available on the link

  • @I61void
    @I61void 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:26 if they don’t move their rook it’s checkmate with knight to c7

  • @JCsflock
    @JCsflock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would play Rxe6, 1600 rated in rapid

  • @tony0000
    @tony0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 14:51, why not Black Na4 to prevent mate?

    • @1V5-ON-FIRE
      @1V5-ON-FIRE หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's mate no matter what after c3 Nxc3 bxc3 mate because the white night protects the pawn

  • @marcelinosimborio4003
    @marcelinosimborio4003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you post the simborskie attack

  • @Sa67le
    @Sa67le 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trap no 3 at 14:11 Be7 is blunder Qxg5 and black has no problem

    • @harveyschonwald
      @harveyschonwald ปีที่แล้ว

      ....Qxg5 Ke2. if ...Qh5 ch Bxh5, followed by unstoppable Pc3

  • @ganeshankrishnamurthy6317
    @ganeshankrishnamurthy6317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Show the traps to beat stockfish 10

  • @bubbageee
    @bubbageee ปีที่แล้ว

    20:11 B-a5 wins B's queen for two minor pieces which is not as good as winning a whole rook but hey, won queen!

  • @akdevendraswamy141
    @akdevendraswamy141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RxB!!

  • @chitranshbhatnagar4351
    @chitranshbhatnagar4351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:46 checkmate with nc7#

  • @lindalarracas606
    @lindalarracas606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:50

  • @fundolly2009
    @fundolly2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Knight B5 can give a check and game over

  • @aspoonfulofknowledge
    @aspoonfulofknowledge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job! Love it!!

  • @thomasaskew1985
    @thomasaskew1985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't see the Scandinavian much, but I do appreciate your insight.

  • @playchess24
    @playchess24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How can I get Igor Smirnov old course for free?

  • @yusufkalapahad3631
    @yusufkalapahad3631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir very good trap please write mathematically written please sir

  • @alban2804
    @alban2804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man you’re a beast

  • @ahinko
    @ahinko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the second trap in the video! But what if 8. Queen c5? Yes we can take the fork to king and take the rook, then we lose the bishop and have a useless knight in the enemy corner.

    • @tfg601
      @tfg601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It could be useful in the endgame

  • @Abhishek-fe3zs
    @Abhishek-fe3zs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the 3rd trap, what if white plays knight to d5? Around 14:00

    • @naethandavis4123
      @naethandavis4123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1:c3+
      Nxc3
      2:bxc3#

    • @kurtzipagan6704
      @kurtzipagan6704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@naethandavis4123 No,king can go to e3, after all trades,black is better,so after Nd5, Kf2 first, and c3 checkmate can't be prevented even Nd5 sacrifices itself in c3.

  • @ShakilAhmed-be3nc
    @ShakilAhmed-be3nc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you Igor sir

  • @brucewayne2184
    @brucewayne2184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    18:30
    Idk

  • @edmondhuibonhoa8642
    @edmondhuibonhoa8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Si je participe à votre "MASTER CLASS", est ce que c'est gratuit ?
    Je ne parle pas très bien anglais. Je suis français. Est ce que vous avez des Master Class en français ?

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Merci pour la question. Oui, la masterclass est gratuite. Nous ne l'avons actuellement pas en français. Je vais envisager d'en faire un. Merci de votre intérêt.

  • @gus2052
    @gus2052 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can u please analyze if white plays d5 directly instead if A3 ataquing the knight? It's one of the last traps where the white queen gets trapped.

  • @paulhughes8057
    @paulhughes8057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know if I can remember all the traps. But it helps to see how to think.

  • @nicolaskdz
    @nicolaskdz ปีที่แล้ว

    nice

  • @chessmate6105
    @chessmate6105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Today i am having a tournament with gm/im and just trying to learn some traps

  • @ra5hid101
    @ra5hid101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 3:22 why can't black take the pawn on c6 and sacrifice the rook to make it easier?

    • @tiktokdaily4878
      @tiktokdaily4878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because if the b.pawn(b7) takes w.pawn(c6) then the bishop will just eat the b.pawn and call for check. there is only 1 move black can do to protect the king and that is to use its queen as shield. after the bishop takes the queen, king must move to d8 because it cannot eat the bishop because of the horse.

  • @ytgauravcharan
    @ytgauravcharan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would rather give a check on e6 after knight c3. Please cover this variation as well

  • @gm2407
    @gm2407 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hikaru I think would play Rb7 bringing another piece i to the attack pinning the bishop.

  • @manaumman9732
    @manaumman9732 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    24:28 (Qd1 and white wins )!