💡Register to GM Igor Smirnov's FREE Masterclass "The Best Way to Improve at Chess INSTANTLY" - chess-teacher.com/masterclass 💲Join the RCA Affiliate Program, promote our courses, and get 50% commission - chess-teacher.com/partnership/
Yes, every move is a trap. How to loose with black in 8 moves?!!!!! You will garanteed loose in 6 moves after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc5 f5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ng5 f4 6. h4!! instead of your shown Nf7. Nf7 is still a threat and so is Qh5+ and you have zero counterplay. Please tell me how to defend after this or stop posting stupid traps which will loose you the game.
Best chess channel ever. Thirty years later, it helped me start playing chess again. You rock, dear Igor. I am an engineer, and you approach all the variants as an engineer would. I easily follow and memorise the moves and understand the logic. The training set is too much for me, but a donation link would be great for your channel. I highly appreciate your contribution to chess fans.
Wow the first trap is so similar to the vienna gambit! I play it all the time as white so the moves are all very familiar for me. Thanks for teaching me that it can be played with black too!
This Opening looks fun… With a several options for sure - I’ll try it. But there is a miscalculation at 8:32 - If the (F6) knight takes pawn……. The white queen can wreak havoc…. With a double attack on the bishop while putting king in check.. (Stay protected with Knight on F6) I wasn’t familiar with this opening… Thank you for posting it.
Well, at the beginner level, this variation is quite complex to grasp. These tactics are meant for intermediate players with good experience wanting to move to advanced level. At beginner level (below 1400), you don't need to even go for such a defence. Normal book play wins you lots of games.
It's a much better move compared to the most popular 5.Ng1. That said, after 5.Nd4 Black doesn't have to accept the sacrifice. Just play 5...Nf6 and you're fine.
Nice Analysis. But some very good replys for White were neglected. Especially after e4xf5 and black move... e4 best White move is Nd4! Sacreficing his knight with a better position. But this opening is still amazing. 👍🏻
The correct pronunciation for the word Rousseau gambit is RHOUS-SEA-OWW GAMBIT!!! Thank u for the informative video on how the black pieces destroy the white pieces on the board with such ease! THANKS AGAIN GRAND MASTER! "PEACE NA'KYE"
💡 Register to GM Igor Smirnov's FREE Masterclass "The Best Way to Improve at Chess INSTANTLY" - chess-teacher.com/masterclass 💲 Join the RCA Affiliate Program, promote our courses, and get 50% commission - chess-teacher.com/partnership/
10:19 Wow! I'm suddenly a huge fan of the Rousseau Gambit and let me explain why. Not only are there all these amazing traps that you mentioned in the beginning of the video, but what you're about to show is that a d3 response from White transposes into the Lucchini Gambit, which the chess website has a fantastic video on elsewhere on TH-cam (and while I haven't seen the rest of your video, I'm sure you already know this position is really trappy). One thing I always found annoying about the Lucchini Gambit move order is that it depends on white playing d3 which you can respond to with f4. If white plays another move like Nc3 or O-O, you end up in a not as trappy opening (or at least, I don't know some super trappy variation). What I love about this opening is that it can become the Lucchini Gambit without risking something like O-O or Nc3, but even if you don't end up in the Lucchini Gambit, you're still in a very trappy opening. Thanks for this video. Guess what new opening I'm trying after this... ;)
11:48 Well it's a wrong information, most played move is actually G3 with the pawn. And there is not a good move for Black, you just lose your rook for nothing
I agree. I saw and made my comment before reading/seeing yours. So g3 move should be obvious to most good players. Sometimes I think Igor recommends moves that would only work against very weak players.
At 9:51 after we gave up an entire N to discover a rook check + attack Q with B, if White plays Qf3 then we have to play RxQ. Now White has 3 pieces for the Q. Black is up 2 pawns but at our level (sub-expert), a Q is not always sufficient against 3 pieces because--we cannot initiate any trades. It's still a fun opening, I'm just saying that in this line we amateurs are not pulling down an automatic W with this expensive discovered check.
I watched this a few times the other day and have been smashing other noobs with this. Still coming back to master this opening before I take in other theory. This really sets you up for an easy mid-game and I have been going into endgames with utterly humiliating material and positional advantages if the game gets weird bc noobs do weird stuff, including myself. But this has been bulletproof for me.
4:37 Thats Not True the nigt has the D4 scuare of you take the nigt he has QUEEN H5 thats terrible he win a hole rook. Guys if you Wanna play this Gambit Frist analyse this lise with stockfish. I was very excited when I heard about this gambit but when I analyzed it with the stockfish engine. turned out that many lines are much much worse than what you said
Hello dear grandmaster! Thanks for this awesome Gambit! I just came across a question which arose in one of my recent games. If the 3rd move of white is not Bc4 but Bb5 pinning the knight, what's best to do here? I'd be happy if you could make a video there. :) best regards!
@GMIgorSmirnov can you explain in the first example why amateurs would resign after pawn d5? Seems like a lot of people would just allow the capture to be made and keep playing.
I tried this.... not working out quite as planned but still what a mangnificant opening..... Love your thinking program!!! its making me advance quickly!!!
Ive been learning and playing this gambit... I love it. the more I practice the better win rate I get. Id love more teaching on it!!! btw love your courses and the way you teach chess!!!
I've had some good success with this opening. I am wondering if you could do a video on the similar Jaenisch gambit/Schliemann defense in black plays f4 after the Ruy Lopez is on the board.
7:43 A lot of my opponents develop the knight to C3 here. Now there is another defender of the D5 square we want to push the pawn onto. What is best move for black when the knight comes out on this move?
It seems the attacked knight doesn't have to retreat to g1. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.ef5 e4 White has 5.Nd4, when Black loses if he captures it.
In line 3 w W p-d3, if white advances bishop to G5 threatening black Q, instead of the knight, doesn’t that wreck the B attack shown here? Have to block w q knight , or retract blacks bishop? White has to trade the bishop w whatever blocks, or lose tge bishop in 3 king side blk pawn advances. Either way, blk loses the ability to attack as shown.
if the game goes like this : 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e4 5. Nd4 and black takes the knight 5.....Nxd4, then 6. Qh5+ is strong for White. Black should play 5....Nf6 instead and just has equality.
Ive been playing this every day since this video came out and every line you showed has happened. Some of them multiple times. I'm getting something close to 85% wins. The remaining games I'm winning but I miss some tactic as it does get dicey if they manage to keep the center open.
Thanks for this. Will try out. One thing though, if I'm not mistaken, white played twice at around 11:15 into the video. White played pawn to D3 and then Knight to G5 missing the black turn. Did I missed it?
In the 90's there was a program called "Power Chess 2000". One of the bots, the Moat Monster, used to play this opening. We lost over 100 games as white before we figured out how to beat it.
I'm hating chess so much lately because everything seems to revolve around memorizing preset lines and a tricks... especially in low ELO with smaller time controls... every time I lose is to either some opening trap or the clock just runs out on me
I just lost a game following this opening lesson. White moved kg5. Black queen h4 White g3 instead of castling I lost the game. Please explain what we should do.
This gambit plays itself! Love it, I thought similarly with others, feels like the Vienna which I love with black. So this is the Latvian Gambit or not there was some debate there?
Sorry to disagree. After 4. exf5 e4 then 5. Nd4 is perfectly fine for White. If 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. Qh5+ creates a mountain of pain for Black. Consider: 6. Qh5+ g6: fxg6 and Black could be on the receiving end of some awful discovered checks. Even if 6. Qh5+ g6 7. fxg6 Nf6 8. g7+ Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q Consider 6. Qh5+ Ke7 7. Qf7+ Kd6 8. Qd5+ Ke7 9. Qxd4 and Black is just a mess.
Strange, this is actually a very well know opening called the Schliemann or Jaenisch Gambit after the two grandmasters who made it famouns. Don't really understand how a GM doesn't seem to know the right name for it or calls it some obscure opening. It's well known theory.
This may net some easy wins against opponents who have never played against it, I've tried it and it worked beautifully occasionally, but today I ran into one player who played 4. exf5, then after I pushed e5-e4 he played 5. Nd4. I fell for it and took the free knight, only to get Qh5+ and to lose in a most humiliating manner. So after 5. Nd4, should it be Nf3 to prevent that? Wouldn't that lose the edge of the whole gambit?
Nooo, how dare you showcase my secret weapon ? I used to play this opening a lot on 1500-1600 elo, and I've got to say I agree with everything you said. It doesn't see a lot of attention (I never really managed to find good theory back in the time, I had to figure it all by myself), but it works extremely well at a non-master level. The only reason why I stopped playing this opening is because I stopped playing 1... e5 against 1. e4 because I always had trouble with the Ruy Lopez attack, but I still believe it to be one of my best openings ever. However, one thing I would add for anyone eager to try it would be : don't underestimate white's counterplay. The position is extremely sharp, and if you face someone who knows the opening or likes to look for active play, there are tons of sacrifices that white can play to put you in big trouble. It won't happen very often (I only faced a few myself in over a year playing it systematically), but it could. In the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5, white can play 6. Nxe5, which is already two pawns for the piece and a few dangerous lines after the white queen comes to h5 with check. Despite being objectively good for black according to the engine, I've lost a few games this way. Another one is in the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e5, where white can play 5. Nd4!, in which case you should NOT capture the hanging knight, because 5... Nxd4 is followed by 6. Qh5+ g6 (6... Ke7 7. Qf7+ and you're in a lot of troubles) 7. fxg6 Nf6 8. g7+! Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q. Your opponent probably won't know this variation, but if he's too stubborn to retreat his knight, he'll only have to find the first move 5. Nd4, and all the next ones will come naturally. Therefore, if someone plays it, just leave the knight there, protect your king with 5... Nf6 and play with a pawn down (you'll soon recapture it anyway). In any case, best of luck to anyone who wants to try it ! It's an opening I had a lot of fun with, and I believe it has a lot of potential if you've also got good weapons against the other 1... e5 variations. Also, if you like it, as stated by another comment above, you can try Vienna gambit with white, which is basically an improved version of it.
If you stopped playing e4 e5 due to having trouble with Ruy Lopez but love the Rousseau, why not play the Schliemann defense? That is, e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5. It plays quite similarly to the Rousseau and it's in fact way more solid, even against perfect play (+0,5 according to Stockfish, so it's basically just as good as any other move). It has a lot of traps as well and you avoid all the complicated Ruy Lopez lines that white probably knows. There is also much more theory for the Schliemann (also known as Jaenisch Gambit, use that term to search for content as well if you struggle) available so you can pretty much master it in a day or two of studying it. There's even a well known draw line in the Schliemann so if you really don't like playing vs the Spanish game, then you can just take a draw.
@@Roma-kg9ld I know of the Jaenisch, but I never felt comfortable with it. It doesn't quite play like the Rousseau, even though the first moves look similar. Notably, the line after 4. exf5 isn't that great after 4... e4 because of 5. Bxc6, which leads to very different positions in which I struggle to find sharp play.
@@bencassiman3745 Yeah, Ng6 is the right move, and as I stated, this is objectively good for black. There is no clear way for white to break your position, but they have a bit of compensation for the piece (two pawns, active pieces and an open king to attack), so you must remain careful.
I have to admit, I loaded this into Chessbase and looked for games and the record didn't look good. But I played black against an equally rated 1100 and this setup came into play. It was my highest accuracy game ever, landing me at a 97.8% accuracy with what could only be described as a complete domination. You earned my sub. :)
Well done, congratulations! 💪 This gambit works the best in blitz games, and especially against sub-2000 level opponents (while ChessBase mostly contains standard OTB games).
@@GMIgorSmirnov Yeah, that makes sense. I've also had someone since then play the correct refutation, but it was still a good game. I normally play the French against 1...e4 so I don't get this a lot, but it was a really great feeling having the plan come together so well. :)
I watch Gotham Chess channel and I have to say I never really gain any insight from his videos. He is humourous but his explanations are so fast that I never gleen anything of worth. I just found your channel yesterday and already have learnt so much. You are a great teacher and I love that you explain in a manner that is very easy to follow. Thank you(of course I have subbed) 👍🏻
With Gotham (Levy Rozman) you just have to change the TH-cam settings to 3/4 or 1/2 speed so that you can follow him easier. It also makes it seem like he is really drunk, so it's lots of laughs.
Gotham is not the guy for u to learn chess. He's there to make u laugh here and there, learn like 100 facts about Magnus and maybe some chess puzzles. I love watching Igor Smirnov and maybe old chess classes from let's say Seirawan. Very insightful indeed.
► Chapters 00:00 Underrated chess gambit against 1.e4 00:40 Rousseau Gambit from Italian Game 02:40 Line-1: 4.Nc3 loses quickly 03:31 Line-2: 4.exf5 gives up center 05:39 Amazing combination wins in 9 moves 10:04 Line-3: 4.d3 defending e4-pawn 12:51 2 checkmating threats at a time! 14:35 Line-4: 4.d4 White's best response 16:44 Conclusion: Black is very active
You might be interested in a good practical analysis of the Rousseau Gambit by Tim McGrew and Dennis Monokroussos in 2002-3. Wikipedia has the most important links. The conclusion, similar to yours, is that it (while risky) has good practical chances, especially in rapid games (and faster)
@@GMIgorSmirnov What I'm missing is Bxg8. Isn't that the strongest move? Normally you don't trade that bishop, especially not for an undeveloped knight. But with d5 threatening in multiple lines, the bishop is more of a liability. By trading it off you might win a point or at least escape most traps, right? Also without the Nf6 option the white queen (to h5) might pose a threat in some lines. If Rxg8 you've ruined castling and can now take the pawn? If fxe5 first you can chose to save knight or bishop. Nxe5 perhaps? There is no longer the d5 fork threat. Even Qh5+ looks fun. Especially in rapid chess white seems better, unless there is another trap after Bxg8?
Question: In line 3 after Kxf7 then Qh4, what if instead they don't castle and they go g3 attacking the queen??? Seems like it's a losing position then. Thank you, I'm a big fan!
Hey so ive been analyzing this, I think a good line is moving Qh3, they take Nxh8, then you do d5, they take Bd5, or move their bishop somewhere else, doesnt matter, then you do Bg4, attacking their queen, they block it with f3, you take their pawn with yours with exg3, they take your bishop with exg4, you push your pawn to g2 attacking his tower and threatening queening your pawn, the rook cant really do anything, it should be winning from this point
4:20 Surprisingly d4 is a good place for the white knight there. After I took with my knight, opponent gave me a check with Qh5 and I was soon lost. It is only -2, but really hard to find the lines for black, natural moves lose quickly. So this does not work, be careful folks.
I looked in a couple of online databases and I found only one game that played this. It was with strong players and Black managed to win. Hirarcs tells me that Nd4 is a playable move that holds the balance for White, but after Nf6 the game is very double edged. I have not encountered this line myself since I usually play 3.Nc3 instead of 3.Bc4. People have tried the Gothic Defense to the three knights with 3. ... f5 but this doesn't look anywhere near as dangerous as it was against 3.Bc4 since the e-pawn is not hanging.
A little late, but after you take his knight in d4, if he plays Qh5, you block the check with pawn, if his pawn take yours, you retake it with your knight.
@@gabrielsantiago4929 what knight can you retake with? On g6? Not possible.. If you move your knight to f6 to take the queen, that is not enough, opponent will push the pawn and take your rook and queen the pawn.
![The TRICKIEST Chess Opening Ever! [Top 3 Traps]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gq1K0lIl4SE/mqdefault.jpg)
![The TRICKIEST Chess Opening Ever! [Top 3 Traps]](/img/tr.png)
💡Register to GM Igor Smirnov's FREE Masterclass "The Best Way to Improve at Chess INSTANTLY" - chess-teacher.com/masterclass
💲Join the RCA Affiliate Program, promote our courses, and get 50% commission - chess-teacher.com/partnership/
My rating has improved with this
Yes, every move is a trap. How to loose with black in 8 moves?!!!!! You will garanteed loose in 6 moves after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc5 f5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ng5 f4 6. h4!! instead of your shown Nf7. Nf7 is still a threat and so is Qh5+ and you have zero counterplay. Please tell me how to defend after this or stop posting stupid traps which will loose you the game.
2:49 Knight C3
3:40 Pawn Take on F5
10:19 Pawn D3
6:15 Cat appears...
what is cat here?@@joselfaccio
@@arvinarooni1910at 6:15 there's a cat behind igor (left side )
Best chess channel ever. Thirty years later, it helped me start playing chess again. You rock, dear Igor. I am an engineer, and you approach all the variants as an engineer would. I easily follow and memorise the moves and understand the logic. The training set is too much for me, but a donation link would be great for your channel. I highly appreciate your contribution to chess fans.
This is the Viena gambit but with black, i'm so hyped to play this
Latvian gambit. İts my regular opening in black.
@@glorytoturkiye3146 latvian gambit is f5 on move 2, this one is different
@@dr.chessguide904 Hmh yes have some differences
I noted this as well
Yup. The Vienna is my favorite opening so this is good to know.
Wow the first trap is so similar to the vienna gambit! I play it all the time as white so the moves are all very familiar for me. Thanks for teaching me that it can be played with black too!
Indeed. Best of luck in your chess battles!
Thank you GM Igor Smirnov, you are such a good chess coach. My rating has gone up by 500 points since I started watching your videos.
This Opening looks fun… With a several options for sure - I’ll try it.
But there is a miscalculation at 8:32 -
If the (F6) knight takes pawn……. The white queen can wreak havoc….
With a double attack on the bishop while putting king in check..
(Stay protected with Knight on F6)
I wasn’t familiar with this opening… Thank you for posting it.
So marvelous. I never knew I could be winning so much in black. This video has really changed my chess. God bless you 👏
I'm happy to know this, and thanks for your nice comment!
love you. one of the best chess sites on the internet. You have a really great way to explain things. Thanks for that
I’m a beginner and this really helped in improving my game and gaining more confidence.
Well, at the beginner level, this variation is quite complex to grasp. These tactics are meant for intermediate players with good experience wanting to move to advanced level. At beginner level (below 1400), you don't need to even go for such a defence. Normal book play wins you lots of games.
4:25 5.Nd4 is actually a pretty nice Knight sac here and after 5.Nxd4 6.Qh5+ white can sac their Queen and take rook promoting a new one
It's a much better move compared to the most popular 5.Ng1. That said, after 5.Nd4 Black doesn't have to accept the sacrifice. Just play 5...Nf6 and you're fine.
Nice Analysis. But some very good replys for White were neglected. Especially after e4xf5 and black move... e4 best White move is Nd4! Sacreficing his knight with a better position.
But this opening is still amazing. 👍🏻
True! The teach needs to go back to school!
The correct pronunciation for the word Rousseau gambit is RHOUS-SEA-OWW GAMBIT!!! Thank u for the informative video on how the black pieces destroy the white pieces on the board with such ease! THANKS AGAIN GRAND MASTER! "PEACE NA'KYE"
6:15, after exd3, also the cat teleports itself :)
The cat is the best chess piece because it can teleport itself. That makes it even more powerful than the Queen.
💡 Register to GM Igor Smirnov's FREE Masterclass "The Best Way to Improve at Chess INSTANTLY" - chess-teacher.com/masterclass
💲 Join the RCA Affiliate Program, promote our courses, and get 50% commission - chess-teacher.com/partnership/
Bro this is stockfish moves I saw this first in an artificial chess tournament Stockfish vs LeelaCess0 and stockfish 16 elo is 3880 ?
@@RDXRION laaaaaa
Its actually the reversed Vienna Gambit
If after queen e2 instead of pawn d3 one goes for knight c3 the what would be the variations
In the 2nd variation If after queen e2 instead of pawn d3 one goes for knight c3 the what would be then moves for black
Hello, one remark. after de move e2-e4 white play the move night f3-d4 after black takes de night with c6-d4 white plays Qd1- h6 and black loses
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e4 white can certainly play 5. Nd4 since 5...Nxd4 6. Qh5+ is completely winning for White
Thank you Igor. I got some quick results today with this video. I won 3 or 4 straight games in a quick and awesome way.
After Black's Qh4 then white replied g3, what is the best move for black?
10:19 Wow! I'm suddenly a huge fan of the Rousseau Gambit and let me explain why.
Not only are there all these amazing traps that you mentioned in the beginning of the video, but what you're about to show is that a d3 response from White transposes into the Lucchini Gambit, which the chess website has a fantastic video on elsewhere on TH-cam (and while I haven't seen the rest of your video, I'm sure you already know this position is really trappy).
One thing I always found annoying about the Lucchini Gambit move order is that it depends on white playing d3 which you can respond to with f4. If white plays another move like Nc3 or O-O, you end up in a not as trappy opening (or at least, I don't know some super trappy variation).
What I love about this opening is that it can become the Lucchini Gambit without risking something like O-O or Nc3, but even if you don't end up in the Lucchini Gambit, you're still in a very trappy opening.
Thanks for this video. Guess what new opening I'm trying after this... ;)
Can you tell whats your now opening for white and black
11:48 Well it's a wrong information, most played move is actually G3 with the pawn. And there is not a good move for Black, you just lose your rook for nothing
I agree. I saw and made my comment before reading/seeing yours. So g3 move should be obvious to most good players. Sometimes I think Igor recommends moves that would only work against very weak players.
Wow! Great discovery! Thanks!
Very nice explanation. Thank you GM
🙏
I have watched the cat in your videos for a long time now... it cracks me up! ... also... great chess lessons :)
At 9:51 after we gave up an entire N to discover a rook check + attack Q with B, if White plays Qf3 then we have to play RxQ. Now White has 3 pieces for the Q. Black is up 2 pawns but at our level (sub-expert), a Q is not always sufficient against 3 pieces because--we cannot initiate any trades. It's still a fun opening, I'm just saying that in this line we amateurs are not pulling down an automatic W with this expensive discovered check.
I watched this a few times the other day and have been smashing other noobs with this. Still coming back to master this opening before I take in other theory. This really sets you up for an easy mid-game and I have been going into endgames with utterly humiliating material and positional advantages if the game gets weird bc noobs do weird stuff, including myself. But this has been bulletproof for me.
It's wonderful to know the opening worked out so well for you! Keep it up!
Truly....
@11:00 play exf5. On d7-d5 to attack bishop, white answers Qh5+.
I love that the cat teleports in right behind Igor at 6:12
Sensational openings. Much Appreciated
4:37 Thats Not True the nigt has the D4 scuare of you take the nigt he has QUEEN H5 thats terrible he win a hole rook. Guys if you Wanna play this Gambit Frist analyse this lise with stockfish.
I was very excited when I heard about this gambit but when I analyzed it with the stockfish engine. turned out that many lines are much much worse than what you said
How does he win hole rook? I don't see it .
Hello dear grandmaster! Thanks for this awesome Gambit! I just came across a question which arose in one of my recent games. If the 3rd move of white is not Bc4 but Bb5 pinning the knight, what's best to do here? I'd be happy if you could make a video there. :) best regards!
yes, this is a big concern for me as well
4:18 Nd4!! Brilliant
You forgot to mention how strong the cat is at it’s position at F1. Absolutely no threat to capture there.
What a great video. and what a wonderful coach you are. Hats Off BOSS. Thank You.
If white accepts the f5 pawn and black pushes e4, white can go Nd4 then Qh5+ which may not win but can unsettle black in Blitz.
I LOVE U MAN I JS PLAYED THIS OPENING IN A BLITZ GAME AND AN INSTANT WIN
u gained a sub
GREAT VIDEO, THANSK MAN!
@GMIgorSmirnov can you explain in the first example why amateurs would resign after pawn d5? Seems like a lot of people would just allow the capture to be made and keep playing.
After e4 my opponent played Nd4!!. I didn't take the Knight. I played Nf6 to stop his queen from calling check.
I tried this.... not working out quite as planned but still what a mangnificant opening..... Love your thinking program!!! its making me advance quickly!!!
Ive been learning and playing this gambit... I love it. the more I practice the better win rate I get. Id love more teaching on it!!! btw love your courses and the way you teach chess!!!
Thanks, your videos on openings are the best! I already won some nice games with this. Nobody has played the correct responce yet hehehe
I've had some good success with this opening. I am wondering if you could do a video on the similar Jaenisch gambit/Schliemann defense in black plays f4 after the Ruy Lopez is on the board.
Very helpful
11:48 what if white plays g3 instead of castling?
Waw this the best I have ever watch
Thanks a lot
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e4 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. Qh5+ g6 7. fxg6 Nf6 8.
g7+ Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q
7:43 A lot of my opponents develop the knight to C3 here. Now there is another defender of the D5 square we want to push the pawn onto. What is best move for black when the knight comes out on this move?
I love playing the V as white, this opening is a godsend thank you so much!
I just love thos channel ❤
It seems the attacked knight doesn't have to retreat to g1. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.ef5 e4 White has 5.Nd4, when Black loses if he captures it.
Indeed, but most players will not find this move. If they will, you can play 5...Nf6 with a good position.
Finally got to play this. Boy oh boy, did it make me feel like a GM!
🔥
I just played this.. funny how the opponent made the exact same moves you captured in this video. Loveeed it
I will be trying these lines out for sure, but my favorite part about this video was the cat in the background 😃
greetings from Indonesia grand master Igor 🙋
11:47 what if white goes pawn to g3..?
In line 3 w W p-d3, if white advances bishop to G5 threatening black Q, instead of the knight, doesn’t that wreck the B attack shown here? Have to block w q knight , or retract blacks bishop? White has to trade the bishop w whatever blocks, or lose tge bishop in 3 king side blk pawn advances. Either way, blk loses the ability to attack as shown.
if the game goes like this : 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e4 5. Nd4 and black takes the knight 5.....Nxd4, then 6. Qh5+ is strong for White. Black should play 5....Nf6 instead and just has equality.
You can play f5 whenever they play e4 nf3 the latvian gambit
13:45 Qf1 Bxf1 and then mate
Ive been playing this every day since this video came out and every line you showed has happened. Some of them multiple times. I'm getting something close to 85% wins. The remaining games I'm winning but I miss some tactic as it does get dicey if they manage to keep the center open.
At master level, it's only 7% of wins for black, but under 2000 and online, it's 51% of wins
Against 3) Bb5 this is known as the Schliemann Variation of the Ruy Lopez.
Thanks for this. Will try out. One thing though, if I'm not mistaken, white played twice at around 11:15 into the video. White played pawn to D3 and then Knight to G5 missing the black turn. Did I missed it?
Igor what is the Knight is taken in the last white response?
In the 90's there was a program called "Power Chess 2000". One of the bots, the Moat Monster, used to play this opening. We lost over 100 games as white before we figured out how to beat it.
omg Powerchess was the best ever! I spent countless night s on it and still have to find anything so captivating
11:40 what if white plays g3 after Qh4 ?
Nice vid 👍
I'm hating chess so much lately because everything seems to revolve around memorizing preset lines and a tricks... especially in low ELO with smaller time controls... every time I lose is to either some opening trap or the clock just runs out on me
ha awesome opening. First attempt at it and it worked flawlessly. Opponent fell for the default d5 threatening the knight and bishop
Thats a sub right here :) great content mate!
At 11:50 what if white plays g3?
At 12:47, what if the rook doesn’t take blacks knight and instead play Qf3? Had this happen in a game of mine
I just lost a game following this opening lesson.
White moved kg5.
Black queen h4
White g3 instead of castling
I lost the game.
Please explain what we should do.
You are a gentleman and a chess scholar!! Thank you, sir!@😇
Feeding the TH-cam algorithm. Great video.
D4 was my immediate response to this, I'm pleased to say.
That Nxc2+ trap is the mirror of a Vienna gambit trap
This gambit plays itself! Love it, I thought similarly with others, feels like the Vienna which I love with black. So this is the Latvian Gambit or not there was some debate there?
Sorry to disagree. After 4. exf5 e4 then 5. Nd4 is perfectly fine for White. If 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. Qh5+ creates a mountain of pain for Black. Consider: 6. Qh5+ g6: fxg6 and Black could be on the receiving end of some awful discovered checks. Even if 6. Qh5+ g6 7. fxg6 Nf6 8. g7+ Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q Consider 6. Qh5+ Ke7 7. Qf7+ Kd6 8. Qd5+ Ke7 9. Qxd4 and Black is just a mess.
It looks like a Vienna game with colours reversed, I love it!
Sir e4 e5 nf3 nc6 bc4 f5 d3 bc5 ng5f4 now if white plays qh5+ g6 bh7+ kf8 bg6 nf6 qh6 white wins!
it's a great trap! i was able to use variation from 6:05
SmallFish for iOS shows 4.d4 the best move for white.
Strange, this is actually a very well know opening called the Schliemann or Jaenisch Gambit after the two grandmasters who made it famouns. Don't really understand how a GM doesn't seem to know the right name for it or calls it some obscure opening. It's well known theory.
the jaenisch is after the ruy lopez, not italian.
@@electriclolxd Ah, gotcha. Makes sense now :)
10:56 с движком смотрел эту линию, там не всё так однозначно...
You actually didnt cover the best move for white after 4.exf e4 5.Nd4 Nxd4 6.Qh5 g6 7.fxg6 white will win back material 😅
Igor in the video at 2:36 if white does play E4 what is the best response..?
What to do after f4 and white plays first h4 protecting the knight? They still threaten to take on f7…..😢
We didn't find this video. This video found us.
What if at 2:59 , Nf6xe4... instead of Nxe4 white chose Bxf8?
This may net some easy wins against opponents who have never played against it, I've tried it and it worked beautifully occasionally, but today I ran into one player who played 4. exf5, then after I pushed e5-e4 he played 5. Nd4. I fell for it and took the free knight, only to get Qh5+ and to lose in a most humiliating manner.
So after 5. Nd4, should it be Nf3 to prevent that? Wouldn't that lose the edge of the whole gambit?
4:43 and what about 5.nd4 nd4 6.qh5 g6 7.fg nf6 8.bf7 ke7 9.qc5_ - white should win
6:15 notice that there's now a cute cat in the background
😻
Wow, this has got to be one of the most informative opening videos I have ever seen. Such common moves and how to address them. Outstanding!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Indeed
+1
I'm rated 1200 and I have a book about the benoni. How many 1200 do you think play into a benoni? That's right, zero
Tu que vas a andar opinando❤️😭😭😭😭
Nooo, how dare you showcase my secret weapon ?
I used to play this opening a lot on 1500-1600 elo, and I've got to say I agree with everything you said. It doesn't see a lot of attention (I never really managed to find good theory back in the time, I had to figure it all by myself), but it works extremely well at a non-master level. The only reason why I stopped playing this opening is because I stopped playing 1... e5 against 1. e4 because I always had trouble with the Ruy Lopez attack, but I still believe it to be one of my best openings ever.
However, one thing I would add for anyone eager to try it would be : don't underestimate white's counterplay. The position is extremely sharp, and if you face someone who knows the opening or likes to look for active play, there are tons of sacrifices that white can play to put you in big trouble. It won't happen very often (I only faced a few myself in over a year playing it systematically), but it could.
In the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5, white can play 6. Nxe5, which is already two pawns for the piece and a few dangerous lines after the white queen comes to h5 with check. Despite being objectively good for black according to the engine, I've lost a few games this way.
Another one is in the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e5, where white can play 5. Nd4!, in which case you should NOT capture the hanging knight, because 5... Nxd4 is followed by 6. Qh5+ g6 (6... Ke7 7. Qf7+ and you're in a lot of troubles) 7. fxg6 Nf6 8. g7+! Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q. Your opponent probably won't know this variation, but if he's too stubborn to retreat his knight, he'll only have to find the first move 5. Nd4, and all the next ones will come naturally. Therefore, if someone plays it, just leave the knight there, protect your king with 5... Nf6 and play with a pawn down (you'll soon recapture it anyway).
In any case, best of luck to anyone who wants to try it ! It's an opening I had a lot of fun with, and I believe it has a lot of potential if you've also got good weapons against the other 1... e5 variations. Also, if you like it, as stated by another comment above, you can try Vienna gambit with white, which is basically an improved version of it.
If you stopped playing e4 e5 due to having trouble with Ruy Lopez but love the Rousseau, why not play the Schliemann defense? That is, e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5. It plays quite similarly to the Rousseau and it's in fact way more solid, even against perfect play (+0,5 according to Stockfish, so it's basically just as good as any other move). It has a lot of traps as well and you avoid all the complicated Ruy Lopez lines that white probably knows. There is also much more theory for the Schliemann (also known as Jaenisch Gambit, use that term to search for content as well if you struggle) available so you can pretty much master it in a day or two of studying it. There's even a well known draw line in the Schliemann so if you really don't like playing vs the Spanish game, then you can just take a draw.
@@Roma-kg9ld I know of the Jaenisch, but I never felt comfortable with it. It doesn't quite play like the Rousseau, even though the first moves look similar. Notably, the line after 4. exf5 isn't that great after 4... e4 because of 5. Bxc6, which leads to very different positions in which I struggle to find sharp play.
@@artsenor254 What if e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5, white can play 6. Nxe5. Qh5:Ng6?
@@bencassiman3745 Yeah, Ng6 is the right move, and as I stated, this is objectively good for black. There is no clear way for white to break your position, but they have a bit of compensation for the piece (two pawns, active pieces and an open king to attack), so you must remain careful.
I made sure to show it only after you stopped playing it ☺
3:16 racism at it's finest😂
I have to admit, I loaded this into Chessbase and looked for games and the record didn't look good. But I played black against an equally rated 1100 and this setup came into play. It was my highest accuracy game ever, landing me at a 97.8% accuracy with what could only be described as a complete domination. You earned my sub. :)
Well done, congratulations! 💪
This gambit works the best in blitz games, and especially against sub-2000 level opponents (while ChessBase mostly contains standard OTB games).
@@GMIgorSmirnov Yeah, that makes sense. I've also had someone since then play the correct refutation, but it was still a good game. I normally play the French against 1...e4 so I don't get this a lot, but it was a really great feeling having the plan come together so well. :)
what is your elo now
11:46 What if white plays pawn G3? Then you just lose a rook. So it's obviously not that great.
My thoughts exactly
Qxh2 mate
@@julikun724 No, we mean instead of castling
I just lost a game..my opponent played g3 instead of castling. Igor should explain 🙄
I watch Gotham Chess channel and I have to say I never really gain any insight from his videos. He is humourous but his explanations are so fast that I never gleen anything of worth. I just found your channel yesterday and already have learnt so much. You are a great teacher and I love that you explain in a manner that is very easy to follow.
Thank you(of course I have subbed) 👍🏻
With Gotham (Levy Rozman) you just have to change the TH-cam settings to 3/4 or 1/2 speed so that you can follow him easier. It also makes it seem like he is really drunk, so it's lots of laughs.
Yea he's entertaining but not so good at teaching
You are right just after finding remote chess academy I reached 1200 rating from 1100 , its like instant but good improvement
Gotham is not the guy for u to learn chess. He's there to make u laugh here and there, learn like 100 facts about Magnus and maybe some chess puzzles. I love watching Igor Smirnov and maybe old chess classes from let's say Seirawan. Very insightful indeed.
Gotham Chess is too fast. I never learn anything, either. Gonna give this a try.
► Chapters
00:00 Underrated chess gambit against 1.e4
00:40 Rousseau Gambit from Italian Game
02:40 Line-1: 4.Nc3 loses quickly
03:31 Line-2: 4.exf5 gives up center
05:39 Amazing combination wins in 9 moves
10:04 Line-3: 4.d3 defending e4-pawn
12:51 2 checkmating threats at a time!
14:35 Line-4: 4.d4 White's best response
16:44 Conclusion: Black is very active
You missed out a crucial chapter:
6:16 Felis apparatum!
You might be interested in a good practical analysis of the Rousseau Gambit by Tim McGrew and Dennis Monokroussos in 2002-3. Wikipedia has the most important links. The conclusion, similar to yours, is that it (while risky) has good practical chances, especially in rapid games (and faster)
what if after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e4, comes 5. Nd4 Nxd4 and 6. Qh5+...? what is the best move for black?
@@jhaded.condes784 5...Nf6 is better for Black
@@GMIgorSmirnov
What I'm missing is Bxg8. Isn't that the strongest move?
Normally you don't trade that bishop, especially not for an undeveloped knight. But with d5 threatening in multiple lines, the bishop is more of a liability. By trading it off you might win a point or at least escape most traps, right? Also without the Nf6 option the white queen (to h5) might pose a threat in some lines.
If Rxg8 you've ruined castling and can now take the pawn?
If fxe5 first you can chose to save knight or bishop. Nxe5 perhaps? There is no longer the d5 fork threat. Even Qh5+ looks fun.
Especially in rapid chess white seems better, unless there is another trap after Bxg8?
Question:
In line 3 after Kxf7 then Qh4, what if instead they don't castle and they go g3 attacking the queen??? Seems like it's a losing position then.
Thank you, I'm a big fan!
Hey so ive been analyzing this, I think a good line is moving Qh3, they take Nxh8, then you do d5, they take Bd5, or move their bishop somewhere else, doesnt matter, then you do Bg4, attacking their queen, they block it with f3, you take their pawn with yours with exg3, they take your bishop with exg4, you push your pawn to g2 attacking his tower and threatening queening your pawn, the rook cant really do anything, it should be winning from this point
@@FrancoKrepel What if, instead of "they block it with f3,", as you said, they do Qd2?
4:20 Surprisingly d4 is a good place for the white knight there. After I took with my knight, opponent gave me a check with Qh5 and I was soon lost. It is only -2, but really hard to find the lines for black, natural moves lose quickly. So this does not work, be careful folks.
Wow you’re right I can’t believe this chess genius on TH-cam got it wrong
I looked in a couple of online databases and I found only one game that played this. It was with strong players and Black managed to win. Hirarcs tells me that Nd4 is a playable move that holds the balance for White, but after Nf6 the game is very double edged. I have not encountered this line myself since I usually play 3.Nc3 instead of 3.Bc4. People have tried the Gothic Defense to the three knights with 3. ... f5 but this doesn't look anywhere near as dangerous as it was against 3.Bc4 since the e-pawn is not hanging.
A little late, but after you take his knight in d4, if he plays Qh5, you block the check with pawn, if his pawn take yours, you retake it with your knight.
@@gabrielsantiago4929 what knight can you retake with? On g6? Not possible..
If you move your knight to f6 to take the queen, that is not enough, opponent will push the pawn and take your rook and queen the pawn.
Nd4 is actually a brilliant move on all analysis boards
So I think it's hard to find