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I don't understand how there's only 3? I'm at minute 7.36 and I feel like I saw 3 different variations already bc he cleared the board 3 times. Or was that all still considered 1 variation. Also also is a variation also called a "line"
@@Theworldisdoom3d From what I understand, a variation is characterized by the opponent's first responding move after your opening. In this case, white's 1.e4 and 3.Bc5 characterizes the Bishop's Opening. So black's second move is what will define which variation is being played. And for every move you make there will always be some corresponding sequences of moves that would be considered the "best" or more common replies/continuations. These sequences/continuations are called lines. So you could say that there are many possible lines for each variation. I hope I'm not saying bs here. Please someone correct me if I am wrong.
Problem is you need to practice to memorise, but to practice you rely on your opponent making the right moves you want to practice for, and if they don't you play a whole game before you get another shot at it
Thank you! You are a great teacher, I have developed my understanding of chess from your videos, and thanks to you I´m not stuck anymore and chess is fun again :) May God be with you and your fellow countrymen in Ukraine, and may God bless you and bestowe peace upon you. Our hearts are crying
Notice that in one variation Qxd4 is wrong as black wins a tempo, but later this tempo isn't anything to worry about. It's wonderful that the rules-of-thumb change depending on what gives you the advantage.
► Chapters 00:00 Bishop's Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 01:05 Line-1: Black's symmetrical 2...Bc5 03:04 Do NOT rush the exchange Nxd4 04:57 Play aggressively as White 07:36 Best way to improve at chess 08:34 Line-2: Black plays 2...Nc6 10:51 Be careful of 5.f4 if 4...Bc5 13:55 Line-3: Black plays 2...Nf6 14:11 Urusov Gambit 3.d4 16:06 Mainline: Black plays 3...exd4 17:58 Final line: If Black plays Nf6 correctly 19:39 Cool tactical combination 20:55 Conclusion: Solid & aggressive opening
Another thing with the bishop's opening, you can transpose to a reversed Petrov, therefore play also a reversed stafford gambit if you are familiar with Eric Rosen
That’s the Bowdler Attack, and it’s pretty bad for White. He must have blundered at some point. I too lost to the Bowdler Attack most recently, so it must be a very sharp, though dubious opening for white.
I normally bring out my bishop like this although I recognize that the bishop is more useful to me near the end game since they are fewer pieces on the board. I like having my bishops available for long diagonals rather than relying on my knights short hopping coverage of the board. It’s a compromise for me based on my opponent’s response . Interesting analysis. Thanks
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3 It seems to me that Na5 getting the 2 bishops gives black an easy game. What do you recommend against this "spoiler" line?
I am a recreational chess player and a beginner, I mostly play to spend time with friends in a tough competition who will pay for a beer (several of them) when we play together in a local "war". 2 months ago I started playing on the internet and using these tips I got a few games from opponents who are rated much higher than me, and with stronger players I bothered them a lot in the opening..I remember it was said that Capablanca intentionally lost from fishermen and used such a trap in the attack on the title. It's good that we have You tube we don't have to go fishing Remote Chess Academy Remote Chess Academy for tips and tricks.
It's a really powerful opening indeed ! I tried it recently in a couple of rapid games for the first time and it worked. I won both of them, even if I had to sacrifice some pieces. Very interesting and helpful ! Thank you, Igor for this Video chess class !
Thank you Igor. I used to play a lot just over 20 years ago. But life got in the way. I want to get back into the game. Funny how I used to know these lines and how I have forgotten them. Thank you for the refresher 😎👍
18:40 nope. Black plays q to e7. ? Like I said earlier, none of this is effective against Fritz in beginner mode, the supposedly easiest mode but obviously it's using a huge database of opening lines from GMs in beginner mode because it's playing the hardest lines that you didn't cover.
I'm a 900ish player who regularly beats 1200's. I don't care if I win, just exercising my mind. I've been using the Bishops Opening for years, when allowed. The only response to e4 that blocks this opening is d5. It gives black the lead immediately. White will start opening with d4 instead of e4 after a few setbacks from the same player.
at 1100 you just need to know how to move the pieces, this video wont help you beat anyone who isn't a beginner as the strategies for black are terrible.
I see this opening in every game and I learned how to counter it kinda well. Just castle queen side and push knight to pins and I’ve been winning lots of games that way. Btw I’m 1500 elo so pretty intermediate level
1:32 B-mirror C4; pawn captures... and if Kf3 (black plays that bad) 2:58 B-mirror C4; bishop captures, Kf3 & castle... and if Kf6, Kxd4... 3:36 if recaptures with pawn... 4:59 if recaptures with knight 8:50 Kc6, Kc3 and if black plays Kf6 11:24 Kc6, Kc3 and if black plays Kf6 then Bc5 14:01 Kf6, d4 and if Kxe4... 15:19 and if black Kc6, 15:45 and if black d6 16:14 Kf6, d4 and if Pxd4... 16:35 but what if black Kxb4? 16:40 then black Kd6... 18:19 then black Kf6... 19:17 say black d6 or 19:43 say black h6 That's my best attempt to time-stamp all the variations. Im sure if you broke it down it would be much clearer.
I've used this for several games now. At first, I was losing badly then i started winning. 6 in a row with one opponent resigning as he lost his queen in 6 moves... :) cool! I even used it even if im the black.
16:38 you didn't cover what if black just plays knight to c6. ? Fritz on beginner mode played the HARDEST lines up to where you didn't cover both black knights are out. I tried to figure out good moves after that and nothing worked. With 845 comments, I'm sure you won't respond but perhaps another person will. thx
For sure best chess chanel of all time he shows most of the best moves and tries to show all the moves that could happen even though he doesn't do all of them it's fine because he tries his best great job man I love your vids!! (Even though I'm new lol)
Hi this is great, thanks! How would you deal with 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 d3 Bc5 5 f4 d6 6 Nf3 exf4 7 Bxf4 0-0? At first I thought 8 Qd2 but 8 ... Be6 seems to equalise easily. New subscriber, thanks!
Advice welcomed, please. The video says if black brings their knight out (1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6) you should play your pawn (3. d4). But Stockfish seems to say you should bring your knight out (3. Nc3). Which is better?
Checking a few databases, the most popular move here is actually 3. d3, which scores somewhat better than 3. Nc3 or 3. d4, at least at the top level. Aside from leaving more options open, I suppose one reason 3. d3 is played is to avoid the treacherous Frankenstein-Dracula variation after 3. Nc3 Nxe4!? 4. Qh5 (The only try for advantage, as 4. Nxe4 d5 gets Black off to a good start.) Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 (White was threatening mate after Nxd6+.) 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5. Now Black has to give up a rook with 8...Qe7 9. Nxc7+, but he has a strong initiative and wins surprisingly often from this position. Out of curiosity,, what does Stockfish think of the position after 9. Nxc7+?
Good ideas and I 100% agree on the Urusov Gambit - that's good. However there are 2 big flaws. The first is the very annoying black idea of Na5 to simply hunt down the Bc4. Unlike in the Ruy where White may have played c3 to create an escape square for this bishop here it will definitely be traded off and white's pawn structure is damaged in the process. Most beginners as white will go astray here, maybe you want to do a video to cover this subject. The second issue is your recommendation 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4 - that's just unsound. There's actually a much better option after 2...Bc5 - 3. Nf3!. Why? Because now white can steer towards the Max Lange which is much more sound than 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4. The thing to remember is that white cannot force the Max Lange if black plays the Berlin defense (Nf6 instead of Bc5), it requires black's cooperation to head into the Max Lange and 2....Bc5 is exactly that. Good job though on the enterprising ideas you present. Cheers from a rusty NM.
16:32 what would you suggest if black plays bishop C5 here? I've played multiple games and the oponent decides he wants to protect the pawn, I'm still not sure what is the best continuation..
At 15:50, queen to D5 is not a good move because then black moves bishop to E6, forcing the queen away. If queen takes the knight, then black can push the forward and forks White's bishop and queen.
@@lakshyadua6615 After 4. dxe5 Nxe4, 5. Nf3?? would be a horrible blunder, allowing 5...Qf2#. White can prepare Nf3 by playing 5. Be3 first. (5. Qf3, suggested by Bui, also looks reasonable. In the 5. Qf3 line, 5...f5 appears to be a key continuation.) After 5. Be3, Black can try for more tricks with 5...Nd6, but surely 6. exd6 Qxc4 7. dxc7 favors White, and 6. Bb3 also seems fine. As often happens when the queen comes out early, it only results in a loss of time, giving the opponent a nice lead in development.
I decided to put one of your openings to the test against Battle Chess on the NES. White (red in BC actually) pawn to E4, black (blue) pawn to E5, white bishop to C4, black knight to F6, white pawn to D4, black pawn captures on D4, white knight to F3, black bishop to B4 check. Now I'm on the back foot. Why on earth would the black knight capture the pawn on E4 when there's an incredibly obvious check available? I'm no chess genius, but even I could immediately see the flaw in that opening. If it seems like I'm being harsh, there are two reasons: 1) I don't like clickbait video titles. 2) I think you're doing a disservice to your viewers by not covering what to do in the event of playing an opponent that is not a chimpanzee.
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minute 14:52 when you indicate the knight has no safe square technically Nxf2 is safe since only move is Kxf2 and than Queen forks Bishop and King making the evaluation of this line seem false perhaps you could elaborate?
@@theonejesusloved7379 🤣yh even i know that lol but i was vs computer on very hard mode using this strategy but then he pulls out queen and i tried to give a counter but its computer its like it knows wat ik tryingbto do before i kw
Hi Igor - love your work! brilliant!. Although in some lines in this video you're putting a pin on the blacks knight with your black squared bishop - and then you're saying that black will not just play H6? In all those lines black will simply drive yor bishop back with H6, then G5 - and taking the knight opens it up for their Queen. Ideas?
Igor. Good video! I tried the bishop's opening yesterday for the first time in a long game. (90m +30s) I got a good game. One thing bothered me a bit though. After 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6, I realized that my beautiful lightsquare bishop is actually "locked out" on the outside/in front of my pawn chain. Consider the annoying Na5 from black. No way to save my bishop! Now, this didn't happens in my game, but it very well could have. Your thoughts? I really don't want my aggressive c4 bishop taken by blacks knight.
Not Igor but when Garry Kasparov played the Italian he sometimes played the move a3 early, as a prophylactic move to let the bishop escape away from the knight. So an idea is to play an early a3, but I'm a fan of a4 instead which does the same job but it grabs space on the queen side and if you ever want to have a pawn storm on that side of the board then part of the work is already done for you.
Just master the middle game you will be in a great advantage right away if he doent play e5.i fhe goes for the sicilian it will be a problem but you try the alapin sicilian and for kings idian just learn the kings indian defense and now you will have 80%win rate as white.tank me later
Great video! One question… At 16:50, after white plays Qxd4, what if black plays Qe7? The only lines mentioned are the black knight retreating. Seems best for white to castle by then if black brings out the other knight, the white queen must retreat and black gains tempo.
These are interesting videos but your opponent usually does not make those moves. For example, one openig I was taught brings the center in control with two pawns backed by two nights. This worked for me once. After that my opponent advanced one pawn and tore me apart, over and over again. Most of the time I win by making incredible amatuerish moves. When I first started playing it was against a human, and we worked opposite shifts. When I first started playing against a computer I lost all the time, now I lose about 30 percent of the time, but computers are predicable. Each game last for about 4 minutes. The last person I played against claimed to be a 1400, whatever that means. He lost and refused to play again. My job is extremely disruptive. I think he was frustrated over the disruptions. So I guess my human score would be around -1. Keep up the videos, I like them.
I’ve been playing the Italian game and I noticed my win percentage with white is significantly lower than with black. So I’m looking to change up my strategy a bit, the bishops opening seems like a natural transition to make. So my question is, is there ever a scenario where you play 3. Nf3 and just go into the Italian game from there?
I don't think you should go to the italian game from the bishop opening, because one of your objectives is to make the move f4 before Cf3 to be more agressive
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i try it i got crashed in a very easy mode comPuter
What about when Black plays pawn to B5 to attack Bishop? That's always what computer does when I play. against.
No 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
1:05 - First variation (black bishop mirrors)
8:45 - Second variation (Queen's Knight)
13:55 - Third variation (King's Knight - most common response)
Thank you
I don't understand how there's only 3? I'm at minute 7.36 and I feel like I saw 3 different variations already bc he cleared the board 3 times. Or was that all still considered 1 variation. Also also is a variation also called a "line"
@@Theworldisdoom3d From what I understand, a variation is characterized by the opponent's first responding move after your opening. In this case, white's 1.e4 and 3.Bc5 characterizes the Bishop's Opening. So black's second move is what will define which variation is being played.
And for every move you make there will always be some corresponding sequences of moves that would be considered the "best" or more common replies/continuations. These sequences/continuations are called lines.
So you could say that there are many possible lines for each variation.
I hope I'm not saying bs here. Please someone correct me if I am wrong.
theres just so many ways to deal with different things which makes me forget everything i try to learn haha
Problem is you need to practice to memorise, but to practice you rely on your opponent making the right moves you want to practice for, and if they don't you play a whole game before you get another shot at it
You’ve described how I feel exactly
I hear you brother.
Yaaaaa me to
Great #sbchesz
Thank you! You are a great teacher, I have developed my understanding of chess from your videos, and thanks to you I´m not stuck anymore and chess is fun again :) May God be with you and your fellow countrymen in Ukraine, and may God bless you and bestowe peace upon you. Our hearts are crying
Notice that in one variation Qxd4 is wrong as black wins a tempo, but later this tempo isn't anything to worry about. It's wonderful that the rules-of-thumb change depending on what gives you the advantage.
I reached 1300 only by knowing the first 3 moves of this opening, and now I will master it completely with your help 😊
What's your rating now
I’ve been running this opening for decades and have now picked up a few more tricks. Thank you!
I might give this bishop opening a serious try!
whats ur elo
@@urmama54 around1600🤭
@@bggines_1260 Decades? Wow
Edit: This man's playing chess before I started existing
Adding some tricks to the tool bag
► Chapters
00:00 Bishop's Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4
01:05 Line-1: Black's symmetrical 2...Bc5
03:04 Do NOT rush the exchange Nxd4
04:57 Play aggressively as White
07:36 Best way to improve at chess
08:34 Line-2: Black plays 2...Nc6
10:51 Be careful of 5.f4 if 4...Bc5
13:55 Line-3: Black plays 2...Nf6
14:11 Urusov Gambit 3.d4
16:06 Mainline: Black plays 3...exd4
17:58 Final line: If Black plays Nf6 correctly
19:39 Cool tactical combination
20:55 Conclusion: Solid & aggressive opening
Another thing with the bishop's opening, you can transpose to a reversed Petrov, therefore play also a reversed stafford gambit if you are familiar with Eric Rosen
That's one of the good ideas indeed!
I did try this Bishops- opening with a friend of mine. He started to play the sicilian defence after my e2-e4 anyway i won. Heres the coordinates: 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O a6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b5 8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. Nd2 Qb8 10. Nf3 Qd6 11. Qe3 Qc5 12. Qf4 f5 13. Be3 Qd6 14. exf5 Nf6
15. fxe6 Qxf4 16. exd7+ Kd8 17. Bxf4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bc5 19. Rad1 Bd4 20. c3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 h5 22. Rfe1 b4 23. cxb4 a5 24. Bb5 axb4 25. Re8+ Nxe8 26. dxe8=Q# 1-0
That’s the Bowdler Attack, and it’s pretty bad for White. He must have blundered at some point. I too lost to the Bowdler Attack most recently, so it must be a very sharp, though dubious opening for white.
I normally bring out my bishop like this although I recognize that the bishop is more useful to me near the end game since they are fewer pieces on the board. I like having my bishops available for long diagonals rather than relying on my knights short hopping coverage of the board. It’s a compromise for me based on my opponent’s response . Interesting analysis. Thanks
Yeah, snipers are good for quick tactics but they're killer in an endgame. Especially if you have the pair 👍
I'm glad that you've found it helpful!
I've watched this video about ten times and just won my first game with this system in 22 moves. I really like it. Thank you very much.
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Lmao gg
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3 It seems to me that Na5 getting the 2 bishops gives black an easy game. What do you recommend against this "spoiler" line?
Hi Igor, at 6:36 mark, you should also consider black moving the b pawn to attack white bishop
I was thinking the exact same thing. Did you find anything?
I am a recreational chess player and a beginner, I mostly play to spend time with friends in a tough competition who will pay for a beer (several of them) when we play together in a local "war". 2 months ago I started playing on the internet and using these tips I got a few games from opponents who are rated much higher than me, and with stronger players I bothered them a lot in the opening..I remember it was said that Capablanca intentionally lost from fishermen and used such a trap in the attack on the title. It's good that we have You tube we don't have to go fishing
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Wonderful video Igor! In the line 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3. How will you handle 4....Na5 hitting the c4 B?
Thanks.
Hello GM Igor Smirnov - Thank you for the videos. Your teaching style is at the right pace and rhythm .Thanks for slowing down for others.
Glad you like them!
This is the most important video to watch. And probably the best I have watched online. Hats off. After all he is GM
I like your idea brother...i use that Bishop opening all the time but now i see the idea
Good luck implementing these ideas! :)
Mirror pawn takes 1:20 Mirror Bishop takes 2:58 Kight defends 8:45 knight defends black bishop attacks 11:20 knight attacks 14:10
Awesome, I have learn so much from your videos. You are the only one I care to follow bc of how you explain easy and in a calm manner. Kudos.
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Your consultation and encouragement have made a huge difference for me. I'm so grateful!
What are the best ideas after the most popular reply 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 d3 Na5?
Probably Bb3, Ne2 and f4 to counterattack on the center quickly
That Last variation is venomous...Can't wish that on my worst enemy
It's a really powerful opening indeed !
I tried it recently in a couple of rapid games for the first time and it worked.
I won both of them, even if I had to sacrifice some pieces.
Very interesting and helpful !
Thank you, Igor for this Video chess class !
Well done! Keep it up!
Your energy and enthusiasm are contagious, I'm excited to try out your trading techniques
What if they respond to the bishop opening with pawn to A6 with the intention of bringing the neighboring pawn to B5?
Thank you Igor. I used to play a lot just over 20 years ago. But life got in the way. I want to get back into the game. Funny how I used to know these lines and how I have forgotten them. Thank you for the refresher 😎👍
Welcome back!
Awesome video, just like all of them - my biggest problem is to remember everything 😂
18:40 nope. Black plays q to e7. ? Like I said earlier, none of this is effective against Fritz in beginner mode, the supposedly easiest mode but obviously it's using a huge database of opening lines from GMs in beginner mode because it's playing the hardest lines that you didn't cover.
I'm 1100 and for the first time I've beaten a 1200 player thankfully to this video. I really appreciate!
I'm a 900ish player who regularly beats 1200's. I don't care if I win, just exercising my mind. I've been using the Bishops Opening for years, when allowed. The only response to e4 that blocks this opening is d5. It gives black the lead immediately. White will start opening with d4 instead of e4 after a few setbacks from the same player.
@@edwardmoczydlowski3666 d5 doesnt give black the lead at all
at 1100 you just need to know how to move the pieces, this video wont help you beat anyone who isn't a beginner as the strategies for black are terrible.
@@nashh600 I hope you're joking. I taught for 2 years. My students would have destroyed this guys
@@jacobmcdorman5552 they're 1200s,it doesn't mean their position is better
This is just the best strategy ever. Thank you for helping us to join you on a master level :)
You are a brilliant teacher Sir.
thx gm
I see this opening in every game and I learned how to counter it kinda well. Just castle queen side and push knight to pins and I’ve been winning lots of games that way. Btw I’m 1500 elo so pretty intermediate level
how long did you take to reach 1500 from ground up? like 6 months, 1 year, 2 years? Thanks for your reply..
@@humungous09 8 months for me to reach 1600
1:32 B-mirror C4; pawn captures... and if Kf3 (black plays that bad)
2:58 B-mirror C4; bishop captures, Kf3 & castle... and if Kf6, Kxd4... 3:36 if recaptures with pawn... 4:59 if recaptures with knight
8:50 Kc6, Kc3 and if black plays Kf6
11:24 Kc6, Kc3 and if black plays Kf6 then Bc5
14:01 Kf6, d4 and if Kxe4... 15:19 and if black Kc6, 15:45 and if black d6
16:14 Kf6, d4 and if Pxd4... 16:35 but what if black Kxb4? 16:40 then black Kd6... 18:19 then black Kf6... 19:17 say black d6 or 19:43 say black h6
That's my best attempt to time-stamp all the variations. Im sure if you broke it down it would be much clearer.
Thank you. This was an incredible lesson. Please create more videos like this explaining other openings in the same way.
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 please explain it. Thanks sir
I've used this for several games now. At first, I was losing badly then i started winning. 6 in a row with one opponent resigning as he lost his queen in 6 moves... :) cool! I even used it even if im the black.
Did he played 2.Qg5 ?
You used it as black? That makes no sense.
You rock! 💪
@@Jimmy911ismIts a tempo behind but theoretically he could use the same set up and plan as the black pieces
Igor, Your free lectures are unbeatable! You are more articulate than the best English speakers in chess. I will vote for you for president.
Hi! Coach Smirnov, I’m Jerico Santiaguel, thanks for your giving lessons about this opening
At 14:20 white better move to sacrifice centre pawn by move white queen diagonally 2 right two spaces setup dual attack checkmate with bishop.
Gotham surely has things to learn from you as a chess teacher. Clear and to the point. Keep it up.
@gothamchess Burn!
I have followed other instructors but I find yours the best. Thank you.
Great to hear!
Nice,been using this opening for a while now,this will help thanks
16:38 you didn't cover what if black just plays knight to c6. ? Fritz on beginner mode played the HARDEST lines up to where you didn't cover both black knights are out. I tried to figure out good moves after that and nothing worked. With 845 comments, I'm sure you won't respond but perhaps another person will. thx
For sure best chess chanel of all time he shows most of the best moves and tries to show all the moves that could happen even though he doesn't do all of them it's fine because he tries his best great job man I love your vids!! (Even though I'm new lol)
4:41 black could play d5, a discoved attack on the queen, winning the bishop
that an blunder queen go take pawn making rook not safe and treatning checkmate
Just started using this and I'm winning more of my games unbelievable
Wow pretty cool!
I'm watching and practicing everything in this video until I master all varioations shown here, amazing.
Keep it up
Hi this is great, thanks! How would you deal with 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 d3 Bc5 5 f4 d6 6 Nf3 exf4 7 Bxf4 0-0? At first I thought 8 Qd2 but 8 ... Be6 seems to equalise easily. New subscriber, thanks!
Thanks for all of your chess-lessons. With your help I managed to improve my Lichess-rating up to 2000. Sincerely GdN
I knew about this opening but never knew that it's so aggressive before this video...
Advice welcomed, please. The video says if black brings their knight out (1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6) you should play your pawn (3. d4). But Stockfish seems to say you should bring your knight out (3. Nc3). Which is better?
Checking a few databases, the most popular move here is actually 3. d3, which scores somewhat better than 3. Nc3 or 3. d4, at least at the top level. Aside from leaving more options open, I suppose one reason 3. d3 is played is to avoid the treacherous Frankenstein-Dracula variation after 3. Nc3 Nxe4!? 4. Qh5 (The only try for advantage, as 4. Nxe4 d5 gets Black off to a good start.) Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 (White was threatening mate after Nxd6+.) 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5. Now Black has to give up a rook with 8...Qe7 9. Nxc7+, but he has a strong initiative and wins surprisingly often from this position. Out of curiosity,, what does Stockfish think of the position after 9. Nxc7+?
Wow; I know I wouldn't last long against you Grandmaster! Thank you for posting.
Thank you very much for an excellent explanation of the traps in the Bishop's opening
Glad it was helpful!
I like your speed and systematic approach to teaching chess unlike other masters
Good ideas and I 100% agree on the Urusov Gambit - that's good. However there are 2 big flaws. The first is the very annoying black idea of Na5 to simply hunt down the Bc4. Unlike in the Ruy where White may have played c3 to create an escape square for this bishop here it will definitely be traded off and white's pawn structure is damaged in the process. Most beginners as white will go astray here, maybe you want to do a video to cover this subject. The second issue is your recommendation 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4 - that's just unsound. There's actually a much better option after 2...Bc5 - 3. Nf3!. Why? Because now white can steer towards the Max Lange which is much more sound than 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4. The thing to remember is that white cannot force the Max Lange if black plays the Berlin defense (Nf6 instead of Bc5), it requires black's cooperation to head into the Max Lange and 2....Bc5 is exactly that. Good job though on the enterprising ideas you present. Cheers from a rusty NM.
Very nicely done! I wish I could like this video twice.
Glad you enjoyed it!
At 4:10 in video knight E5 and knight F6, when you attack with pawn at F4, knight E5 can take bishop from C4 and get to safety
Impossible, because knight is pinned with the rook.
Yes, it is my Favourite Opening, but I play the Italian over the Scottish Gambit! Cause One can fight for the real Winning Chances!
16:32 what would you suggest if black plays bishop C5 here? I've played multiple games and the oponent decides he wants to protect the pawn, I'm still not sure what is the best continuation..
Im new to chess and this is how i trained myself to open
Bc5 1:12
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Nc6 8:50
8:52-14:06
Nf6 18:03
Got to remember that move where u check and sacrifice the bishop to get the free queen. I've been missing those opportunities I feel
I love that move as well if only I could pull it off in a game 😂
Actually this tactical pattern occurs in other openings as well. Best of luck to pull this off in your next games!
At 15:50, queen to D5 is not a good move because then black moves bishop to E6, forcing the queen away. If queen takes the knight, then black can push the forward and forks White's bishop and queen.
14:52,in this position my opponent always plays queen h4 and gets advantage. You haven't included that one.
You can move your knight to f3 thus developing and forcing queen to either delay or retreat
If he plays that we can play Queen f3 to attack the knight and the f7 pawn
@@lakshyadua6615 After 4. dxe5 Nxe4, 5. Nf3?? would be a horrible blunder, allowing 5...Qf2#. White can prepare Nf3 by playing 5. Be3 first. (5. Qf3, suggested by Bui, also looks reasonable. In the 5. Qf3 line, 5...f5 appears to be a key continuation.) After 5. Be3, Black can try for more tricks with 5...Nd6, but surely 6. exd6 Qxc4 7. dxc7 favors White, and 6. Bb3 also seems fine. As often happens when the queen comes out early, it only results in a loss of time, giving the opponent a nice lead in development.
What's the best choice for 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 Nc6 *
When Knight f6 takes the pawn, it can reach safety on c5, and my opponents always do...
You can attack it with your bishop then, and at least gain a tempo - black is winning
9:33. My favorite opening setup as white; Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Vienna Hybrid Variation is on the board 💪💪.
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@@GMIgorSmirnov what would you do if knight moves to C5 after taking the pawn?
What if black doesn’t 2…e5??
1:05 sym 3.d4
👉🏿 2:51 …pxc4
👉🏿 2:57 …bxc4, 4.nf3, nc6 5.O-O, nf6 6.nxb!
👉🏿 4:55 …bxc4, … 6…nxc4! 7.f4!
👉🏿 8:34 …nc6!
10:51
👉🏿 5.f4 if 4…bc5
Black's weakest square is f7 and white's weakest square is f2.
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This is my opening since I started about 6 months ago (~70 games).
Can you show what to do against the English opening and against C4?
Play the four knights
Nc6 and Nf6 and you will be better you can play d4 after castle and e6
It will be quite equal
I decided to put one of your openings to the test against Battle Chess on the NES. White (red in BC actually) pawn to E4, black (blue) pawn to E5, white bishop to C4, black knight to F6, white pawn to D4, black pawn captures on D4, white knight to F3, black bishop to B4 check. Now I'm on the back foot. Why on earth would the black knight capture the pawn on E4 when there's an incredibly obvious check available?
I'm no chess genius, but even I could immediately see the flaw in that opening. If it seems like I'm being harsh, there are two reasons: 1) I don't like clickbait video titles. 2) I think you're doing a disservice to your viewers by not covering what to do in the event of playing an opponent that is not a chimpanzee.
I get charged up after watching these videos and loose miserably while playing 🤣🤣
Lol
No way you can loose in chess. You can lose, however.
@@antoniomontana5778 wow best move
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I enjoyed this video of the "Bishops Opening"…
I learned it by playing it against a "BOT " & had NO IDEA that I Played It w/o Even Knowing What IT WAS…
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every time I watch this, I learn. What a wonderful gift. Thank you
Thank you for such a detailed analysis, everything became clear.🙃
Love it. Im training to beat my father finally. Never beat him. This year it's is!!
minute 14:52 when you indicate the knight has no safe square technically Nxf2 is safe since only move is Kxf2 and than Queen forks Bishop and King making the evaluation of this line seem false perhaps you could elaborate?
A great way to avoid the Petroff or Ruy Lopez. Thank you for posting.
there is no way for black to force you to play the ruy lopez. If you don't want to play the ruy lopez as white just don't play it.
I like the way you teach us how to play chess. Very simple and easy to understand... Thanks brother
Thank you for this opening.
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definitely best chess channel(but Igor must comment)
Thanks for your kind words!
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@@GMIgorSmirnov what would you do if black moves it's queen straight away to G5 for it's second move in the game
@@sameernaveed2238 don't panic
@@theonejesusloved7379 🤣yh even i know that lol but i was vs computer on very hard mode using this strategy but then he pulls out queen and i tried to give a counter but its computer its like it knows wat ik tryingbto do before i kw
Hi Igor - love your work! brilliant!. Although in some lines in this video you're putting a pin on the blacks knight with your black squared bishop - and then you're saying that black will not just play H6? In all those lines black will simply drive yor bishop back with H6, then G5 - and taking the knight opens it up for their Queen. Ideas?
Thanks for another great chess video. Very informative.
Thanks for your kind words!
Igor. Good video! I tried the bishop's opening yesterday for the first time in a long game. (90m +30s) I got a good game. One thing bothered me a bit though. After 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6, I realized that my beautiful lightsquare bishop is actually "locked out" on the outside/in front of my pawn chain. Consider the annoying Na5 from black. No way to save my bishop! Now, this didn't happens in my game, but it very well could have. Your thoughts? I really don't want my aggressive c4 bishop taken by blacks knight.
Not Igor but when Garry Kasparov played the Italian he sometimes played the move a3 early, as a prophylactic move to let the bishop escape away from the knight. So an idea is to play an early a3, but I'm a fan of a4 instead which does the same job but it grabs space on the queen side and if you ever want to have a pawn storm on that side of the board then part of the work is already done for you.
What if …e5 doesn’t happen right away?
Then you're in another opening
But you can later transpose to the Bishop's opening depending on your opponent's moves
Then God help us all
Just master the middle game you will be in a great advantage right away if he doent play e5.i fhe goes for the sicilian it will be a problem but you try the alapin sicilian and for kings idian just learn the kings indian defense and now you will have 80%win rate as white.tank me later
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6:41 I think Queen should go to D7, to allow knight to escape, not D6
@Remote Chess Academy Gm Igor what would you do if black moves it's queen straight away to G5
or h4? I moved queen out to e2 then the pawn to g2. He retreated the Q to e7. I need help
Great video! One question… At 16:50, after white plays Qxd4, what if black plays Qe7? The only lines mentioned are the black knight retreating. Seems best for white to castle by then if black brings out the other knight, the white queen must retreat and black gains tempo.
Thanks for asking. I am a tea drinker and I "will" go get a cup. Cheers.
These are interesting videos but your opponent usually does not make those moves. For example, one openig I was taught brings the center in control with two pawns backed by two nights. This worked for me once. After that my opponent advanced one pawn and tore me apart, over and over again. Most of the time I win by making incredible amatuerish moves.
When I first started playing it was against a human, and we worked opposite shifts. When I first started playing against a computer I lost all the time, now I lose about 30 percent of the time, but computers are predicable. Each game last for about 4 minutes. The last person I played against claimed to be a 1400, whatever that means. He lost and refused to play again. My job is extremely disruptive. I think he was frustrated over the disruptions. So I guess my human score would be around -1.
Keep up the videos, I like them.
I’ve been playing the Italian game and I noticed my win percentage with white is significantly lower than with black. So I’m looking to change up my strategy a bit, the bishops opening seems like a natural transition to make. So my question is, is there ever a scenario where you play 3. Nf3 and just go into the Italian game from there?
I don't think you should go to the italian game from the bishop opening, because one of your objectives is to make the move f4 before Cf3 to be more agressive
in Bishop's opening. what is right response for. (1) e4 e5 (2) Bc4 Qg5.
Simply a lovely chess opening Sir Igor! Thank you so much for sharing! 😊✌️
At 15.03, if Nxf2, then Kxf2, then Qh4+, King moves out of check (or Pg3), and then Qxc4, and black is a pawn up.
Yeah, I noticed that too. I’m apt to abandon d4 and go into a Vienna line if black plays Nf6.