Chess Tips: A Positional Massacre of the Colorado Gambit!

Chess Opening:
Nimzowitsch Defense - Colorado Gambit:
1.e4 Nc6
2.Nf3 f5
3.exf5 d5
4.Bb5 Bf5
5.Ne5
0:00 Intro
3:13 5...Bd7
8:48 5...a6
9:27 5...Qd6
Conclusions:
1. Colorado gambit is basically a bad opening for black!
2. There is no such thing as a "real refutation" where you would mate your opponent or be up a piece, but the final positions look almost positionally lost for black, of course, if you watched this video and know what to do afterwards.
3. Important ideas are moves like Bb5 where that bishop should be given for Nc6, Bf4 where white takes control of the dark squares and center, Re1 where white takes control of the open e-file and finally, the crucial move - Nd2! which gives white rich possibilities such as c4 followed by c5, or Qa4 or Rc1, sometimes even going to f3. All these are crucial points that should be highlighted and everyone should be able to get a serious advantage!
4. Finally, "the positional refutation" that I provided in this lecture, is mainly aimed at advanced players, players who know how to play positionally and those who are fond of calm and positional types of games. It is very different to all the tactical tricks you are familiar with on my channel!
Chess International Master and FIDE Senior Trainer, Miodrag Perunovic, lectures about tips, tricks, and traps for you to exploit black's pieces in the Colorado Gambit.
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[@jaylenlenear7850]

This is quickly becoming my favorite chess channel on TH-cam

[@francoischevalier2151]

Positional refutation!! This video must be viewed again!!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Francois Chevalier This is file just for your style :)

[@a191265]

😥 I was about to learn or add Colorado gambit into my repertoire..... Anyway nice teaching .
Waiting for smith morra gambit

[@benoist13]

The problem with the smith Morra is that Black can avoid it altogether and play the very normal Alapin Variation ...

[@a191265]

@@benoist13 yes correct, I stopped it now , thanks and started grand prix attack against Sicilian

[@RaptureReady2025]

I started watching GJ Chess on Colorado and after the intro I then switched to Big Mio to check out the refutation. I don’t want to waste my time investing into trash openings. I trust Big Mio videos. I’m not sure bout GJ Chess as he seems to focus on traps and stuff. Studying chess is hard work, but it’s so great having these TH-cam channels. I recommend Big Mio videos for sure. reserve judgement on GJ Chess while I continue my research. Both channels are 100% great entertainment ofc. 👍🏼💪🏼😎

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Thanks Mark 👍

[@Hurkmaniacs]

interesting video. You present many critical lines, but to call Colorado Gambit a 'complete trash' opening is an exaggeration. On 13:58, where you give Bd4 in a bullet game as an example, black can play Bc2 in stead of Bd4 and white may still be slightly better, but the game still continues. I recommend the series by GJ Chess for those who are interested also to see things from the black perspective.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Thanks Marc, but I will stick with “trash” expression still 😂 I think it could be played once in a while as surprising weapon but not as regular opening for black!

[@Hurkmaniacs]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial I agree with that, to call it 'solid' is also not right. But a great surprise weapon, yes and fun to play. Cheers, Miodrag and good luck with your videos and with chess.

[@milankotevski1663]

Of course it is a complete trash opening, and it is a well established fact. BTW, GJ chess is a 1700 FIDE player. You should be able to find a better learning resource.

[@alexross1315]

I have nimzowitsch defense in my repertoire as black against 1. e4. I play more offbeat openings to avoid a memory match between my opponent and me. After 1. e4, Nc6 2. Nf3 what do you propose as an alternative? Is 2... d5 sound and recommended?

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Hey Alex! For some reason, I’ve just seen your message now 😱 2...d5 is suspicious line of Skandinavian, but 2...d6 sounds as more serious alternative! Cheers!

[@scythermantis]

At 11:10 Black can after Qh4 just play ...Qxb2 anyways and if Bxh8 then ...Qxa1, taking a rook for a rook.

[@a191265]

Pls teach us how to play grand prix attack. Ideas and to punish Sicilian

[@BixenteFabregas]

In fact, after the old way to play the Grand-Prix 1.e4 c5 2.f4, there is the Tal gambit 2...d5!!?

[@kineticsage8137]

Not an IM, yet this is still a very simple refutation. Nimzo-Indian, McCutcheon French, Cambridge Springs, etc, use the same ideas. White has his choice of having a party on e5 and c5 squares.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Good point 👍

[@kineticsage8137]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial yet I’m not being thankful enough. Your early Nd2, after creating the positional holes at e5 and c5, really highlights why this particular line for Black is so difficult. Thank you for your expertise and your generosity!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Cheers champ! Keep following the channel 😉

[@scythermantis]

If I were black at 10:40 I would sacrifice the exchange and take first with rook so I end with a bishop on c5, so I retain dark square control.

[@pablolacruz2652]

Yes, this is a positional refutation but there is so so much more to this gambit that is not covered here. I hate the main line 3.Bb5 Bxf5 4.d4. and agree it is not good for Black. See my comments on Kingscrusher's video on this gambit. Also I corresponded with a Danish master a number of years ago asking him what he thought of a number of ideas I had in the Colorado and he liked them. I have a number of interesting (?) ideas, (it is hard to know in this vast chess world whether these ideas are original), in this gambit if anyone is interested in them. If so please let me know.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Thanks Pablo

[@ThisFoolishThing]

Still can't see why not Qh5. Stockfish likes it.

[@benoist13]

And why not : 1) e4 Nc6 2) Nf3 f5 3) exf5 d5 4) Bb5 Bxf5 5) Ne5 Bd7 6) BxNc6 BxBc6 7) o-o Nf6 8) d4 e6 9) NxBc6 bxNc6 10) Nd2 Bd6 11) c4 c5!? (instead of 11) ... o-o ?!) Does'nt it improve the black's position ?

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

benoist13 I will check that out later and let you know, thanks!

[@user-bk1xy5gt4b]

6. ... Bc6 wouldn't be possible in the line you said. Bishop took on f5 and would be on that square.

[@benoist13]

5) ... Bd7 has been played so 6) ... Bxc6 is possible !

[@user-bk1xy5gt4b]

@@benoist13 ok.

[@user-bk1xy5gt4b]

@@benoist13 it may the white not change the knight on e5 for the bishop on c6.

[@hassanbeyramzadeh2880]

Good

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Cheers 😉

[@hassanbeyramzadeh2880]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial i would like to learn it, are you teaching?

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Yeah, I do. Check this out:
www.bigmio.com

[@MrRickRenegade]

Thanking the 1st dislike haha. That made me like the video!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Or course, I had to thank haters! ❤️😘💪💪💪

[@benantony5904]

Cheers for the dislike...wao loved that spirit sir

[@scythermantis]

>It was used by Germans
Did you forget that it is also called the FINNISH Gambit for Olli Salmensuu???

[@francoischevalier2151]

Miopedia!

[@kylephan5608]

First!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Kyle P Thanks :) Check out and learn how to crush them in this stupid gambit!