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@17:34, after a lot of thinking, I settled on Rxe2. Then I looked up the actual game (Marinus Kuijf vs. Julian Hodgson, 1989), and Black played the spectacular Qb3! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for looking that up, I wouldn't have seen that move. Obviously axb3 leads to Nxb3# and Qxa5 leads to Qc2#, and the threat is Qxa2 I believe for Qxb1# or if white covers mate, Nb3+ wins the queen.
Qb3 is something I thought of, but what if white do not capture her by the pawn, but instead blocks the bishop by bishop, or do any other move that do not break the defence? It seems black will eventually loose some material 🤔
@@Abukrat The threats remain even after Bd3. Black continues as planned with Qxa2 and white can’t take the black Bishop since the fork Nb3+ stil threatens the white Queen. What’s next as white?
Re: bonus variation (the last one) - white refutation is bishop takes knight on f3 instead to Be2 ie. 9.Bxf3!! that way it blocks black's rook to go to e8+. You have to take it 9....gxf3 then comes white's 10.Qc3! Sure, one can still play, but ... Still excellent video content. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you!
Some observations:- 1. After 3...e6, white can play d4 just as in the 3...c6 line. While transposing into an Exchange French is not particularly bad for black, it is probably not what you are looking for if choosing this type of gambit. 2. Only examining the 4th best move (d4) at the start of the variation seems to me to be disingenuous. 5. Be2 is the move that scores best at all levels but Nf3 and d3 are both moves that are more challenging than the immediate d4. 3. In the main d4 line, the video fails to mention the better scoring variation: e4 d5; ed Nf6; c4 e6; de Bxe6; d4 Bb4+; Bd2 Qe7; Be2. 4. Even in the line given with 7. Bxb4, it again fails to mention the very high scoring move 10. Be2 (e4 d5; ed Nf6; c4 e6; de Bxe6; d4 Bb4+; Bd2 Qe7; Bxb4 Qxb4+; Qd2 Qe7; Qe3 Nc6; Be2). Players should go into dubious lines understanding what they are committing themselves to. You should not go into opening theory expecting your opponent to play as a beginner because if your opponent is that much weaker than you you should be able to win playing something completely sound. Trappy and offbeat lines can be a useful strategy but do it knowing the type of position you get if your opponent reacts properly. Guides that purport to show how to win quickly as black and fail to show the correct moves for the opponent are dangerous for your chess development and should be avoided.
Yeah exactly, white plays Nf3, Be2, 0-0, Nc3 and d3 (not d4) and black has insufficient compensation. Also, 3…c6 is not “still playable” but transposes to main line Caro-Kan stuff and objectively better than e6.
So many assumptions are wrong . For example the move of c4 or d4 after sacrificing the first pawn is five. But playing with several people and computers, the check is actually NEVER countered by Knight but by bishop to d2 - and threatening black's bishop.
Igor, on minute 12:31, what does it happen if White plays d5 (forking the bishop and the night) right after ....Nc6? You are not castled so you cannot move the rook to e8. Thank you.
Thanks for the question. Black can play Nb4 threatening a fork on c2. After the queen moves, you can move your bishop. So you are not losing a piece as Black.
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank you so much for your quick answer. It makes a lot of sense. Tomorrow, I will play a tournament so I hope to have the chance to play your variation.....let´s see........Thank you!!
@@GMIgorSmirnov That is right but then you can avoid to swap the Queens on e7 which is not good for Black, right? Without Queens and with one pawn down, is there compensation for Black? Thank you.
Very annoying the way you always pause and make us think but then never reveal if correct or not - we don't learn that way. Other than that - fantastic lessons.
► Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Mainline 3.d4 01:24 Icelandic Gambit - 3...e6 04:15 Thousands of players fall for this checkmate! 07:37 Killer blow by Black! 10:52 2nd popular reply - Bd2 12:54 Crush White with this sac 13:51 Mind-blowing combination! 17:11 Find the best move 17:35 Bonus line 21:04 Black wins inevitably
You have got to be one of the best channels on TH-cam. Your content is always practical, useful and helpful . I don’t think I have EVER viewed a video from REMOTE CHESS ACADEMY that did not teach me something useful. I ALWAYS learn something new!!!
After black plays Bxb4, why can't white play Qxa4? - check for black and threatening black's bishop. Only logical move for black would be Nxc6 following which white can move d5 attacking both black's bishop and knight.
The knight comes out to C6. White can pawn fork the bishop and knight but the black queen can come out to F6 threatening check on F2 and all sorts of nastiness.
Great explanation. Many beginners (like me) have been warned away from the Scandinavian because of the presumed queen exposure when it jumps out to take the pawn. These are interesting lines.
I am a Scandinavian player and I am suffering as a beginner. I first thought I won due to the opening but I realized it was only due to dumb blunders of my opponent.
And then I move horse to c3, then what? I'm moving rook to take bishop and if his queen takes my queen it's checkmate. If he takes my castle I move in with the horse and continue pressure.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour If you move horse to c3 then STILL move Qxa2 because if black queen is captured by the knight on c3 the next move will be Nb3# . If the black queen is not captured then white should still resign because Qa1+ then Qb1# OR Qa1+ then Nb3+, followed by Kxd2(white loses his queen).
Horse to C3 Black Queen to B3 Bishop to D3 I can move king if bishop on G6 takes or I can move if it doesn't take or just move horse back to B1. I could also just move the C3 horse to E4 If you move D7 horse to C5 to threaten bishop on D3 I take your bishop on G6. You are probably right, there is no way out of this. But I still feel like you can block this and still remain in the game with a chance. Edit: I see the problem, it's blacks turn first haha.
I was looking for a good attacking line for black against 1.e4 but could not find any,but today u have solve that problem thanks for this unbelievable master class sir.
Bugger me. i just learnt something new (about chess rules :-)) . with a castle, you only can't move KING across a check. i was always thinking that if ANY square was covered, you couldn't castle; but now i see the logic - it is only if you move across a CHECK.
17:27 Puzzle: Rook takes bishop Rxe2. Now Qxb4 is not possible due to Rc2#. So Qxe2 after which Nc5 is winning as there is no defence against Nb3+ axb3 Nxb3#.
@@kuncogopuncog0 Qb3 is indeed interesting but it gives white a chance to survive. After Qb3, axb3 is not possible due to Nxb3#. So, f4 Qxa2 f5 and the bishop is trapped!
Tried that on a tournament and the opponent played what I would have played if I was white. Nc3 to protect the pawn. I didn't know what to do after that.
For the position at ~ 17:25 time marker there are several options: (ONE) 1. .... R x e2, then if... 2. Q x b4, R c2 # BUT, white queen is NOT obligated to capture black queen on move 2. Correct 2nd move is: 2. Q x e2 rook. In this case there is NO mate in near future. ( TWO ) 1. ..... Q b3, and IF 2. a x b3, then N x b3 # But this also fails, as White is NOT obligated to capture Bkack's queen on b3. The correct response for White is 2. Q c3. This allows thw White's king escape through the vacated d2 square. (I put this through a chess engine and it did find a forced win for Black... in 42 moves!!!) Thank you for the lecture. I thought it was interesting. P.S. The mating engine solution started with 1. .... R x e2 bishop.
First option Rxe2 is not good for black, since Qxe2 destroy black’s attack with material advantage (the Bishop trade for Rook). So the continuation is the second option Qb3. After your 2.Qc3 white lose for free the Bishop with Rxe2, because if 3.Qxb3 then Nxb3+ 4.axb3 Rc2#. PS. That engine of yours is rusty. 😂
@@danmano478 You are so "brave" DanMano. One is only left to wish that your skill at laughing emojis would extend to considering possible chess moves. 1. .... Qb3 2.Qc3 ... IF Rxe2 bishop then... 3. a(pawn) x b3(Q) I.e. White is NOT obligated to capture Black's queen with White queen. Capturing Black queen with a humble pawn on MOVE 3 (not move 2) will works here. And, no, one does not need a chess engine to see this... 3. .... Nxb3+ 4. Q x b3 with overwhelming advantage for White.
Hey Igor! Love this opening and your video on it! Thanks! Would love a follow up video that touches on 5. b3, 5. Nf3, 5. d3 or any other response other than 5. d4. Love your content and keep up your awesome work! 👍🏻
My bot Opponent (Li) Never captures on e6 Instead she defends the d5 pawn with her b knight Or pins my pawn with Queen to e2 Seems to put me in a disadvantage
Advice from 15:50 seems to be a blunder. In this position white can trade queens and then take a bishop with a pawn, and it's game over for black, isn't it ?
I wish who ever made a video should avoid too much talking guessings he should should the end of the game, and don't try to waste the watcher time with such a foolish method. No one ever realize that.
The puzzle took me a while to solve because I am really not that good. It is a genius Queen clearance sacrifice- Qb3. Pawn takes and the Knight checkmates on b3. Any other move an Qxa2, and the same thing can happen. The castling of white was just too reckless
You can also take the bishop with your rook, and checkmate with it if your opponent takes your queen. Or if your opponent takes your rook you can simply bring your other knight over and the game will end soon.
No to good opening dont teach people your variation to get more views any one above 1200 rating wil not allow you to plan your tactics. I wonder how a being a grandmaster you teach such horrible tactics
I don’t think Igor teaches only tactics but rather how to analyze your way through a game no matter what your opponent does. That’s why it takes ten years to get anywhere near good whether it’s chess, figure skating, golf or karate. If having a black belt was easy … everyone would have one. If being a grandmaster was easy … everybody would be one. PS. Igor is one of the few TH-camrs who doesn’t use bait-click titles. How refreshing. I’m grateful for the volumes of free advice for the past 8 years. 🩷
This video deepened my fondness for the scandanavian, and I have been playing it a lot lately with slow but definite improvement. However, I have to say, if I have played it 30 times, white has NEVER gone with pawn to D4, opening the diagonal for my dark square bishop/check. Is this normal - maybe its because i am 1100-1160 player right now? I just wanted to share that, bit also to say again that I love this video and this line/gambit.. Thank you for all that you do, sir!
3:06 what if white plays qxa4. How to save the black bishop. Even if black plays Nxc6 to block check , the white pawn can fork the black knight and bishop. Are there any alternative variants?
Yeah, but my dad is in his 70s, and doesn't play normal 😂 I'll watch these videos having a game plan for our weekly Friday night match and then he will do something completely off the wall messing up my entire plan
Is the move at 17:27 Qb2? If white takes with pawn, Nb2 is check-mate because of black's white bishop. If Qxa4, Qc2 is checkmate. If black plays Nc3, QxA2, NxA2, Nb3 is checkmate again. Seems to me even in the best case scenario white haves to give up the queen.
Whenever I was white and my opponent tried to play the Icelandic gambit as black, I would decline and instead play d4. Much safer and often transposes back into more common opening theory lines.
I can never be a true chess player. I did not see QxN followed by NxP check forking the king and queen. It should have been obvious, but I could only see that QxN as a loss of material. I am a passive number cruncher. Chess is for aggressive players.
Maybe play ph6 first; to enable an escape for the bishop in case white plays Kf4; the bishop is needed to dominate the c2 square in front of the king. Then Qc5 followed by Kb6. C4 could not be defended by white. A black night would end up in c4 pressuring the white queen if it was still there) and threatening check mate by the black queen on on b2. If this can be avoided by white at all, the black rooks would prove devastating in the next few moves.
i don't understand why you never address what to do when white simply moves pawn to h6 to make black move bishop maybe back to h4- and then white would move pawn to g5- thus forcing bishop out of that whole "aggressive" opening- strangely not too many of these tutorials ever address that
My very 1st comment. I'm a new subscriber. Yep my opponent brought out the bishop. I loved it... welllll...now your just playing Chess... He hung a knight early 😳 Thank you so much Igor for all your help in better understanding this amazing game called CHESS !!!
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Your ideas are good but a good player will not play Knight c3 Instead they play Bishop d2 and the game goes in a different variation here.
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@17:34, after a lot of thinking, I settled on Rxe2. Then I looked up the actual game (Marinus Kuijf vs. Julian Hodgson, 1989), and Black played the spectacular Qb3! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for looking that up, I wouldn't have seen that move. Obviously axb3 leads to Nxb3# and Qxa5 leads to Qc2#, and the threat is Qxa2 I believe for Qxb1# or if white covers mate, Nb3+ wins the queen.
Qb3 is something I thought of, but what if white do not capture her by the pawn, but instead blocks the bishop by bishop, or do any other move that do not break the defence? It seems black will eventually loose some material 🤔
@@Abukrat The threats remain even after Bd3. Black continues as planned with Qxa2 and white can’t take the black Bishop since the fork Nb3+ stil threatens the white Queen. What’s next as white?
The biggest issue with me is that I am capable of losing the game a knight up
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AMEN
I know the feeling
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@5:16 How about Q a4 and after knight c6 , Pawn moves from d4 to d5
Re: bonus variation (the last one) - white refutation is bishop takes knight on f3 instead to Be2 ie. 9.Bxf3!! that way it blocks black's rook to go to e8+. You have to take it 9....gxf3 then comes white's 10.Qc3! Sure, one can still play, but ...
Still excellent video content. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you!
E4 D5 Ex5 Nf4 What Nc3? (About)
What website did you use when you were showing the historical games played? Thanks.
At 16.25. Mistake how can white castle if the bishop is controlling the file.
bro that bishop aint controlling shit 😂
How does the king castle at 16:24, when the f5 bishop covers b1? Is there something I am not aware about the rules? 😕
The king isn't crossing b1. So what is the problem supposed to be?
Black bishop b4 white Q a4 check and take bishop?
Some observations:-
1. After 3...e6, white can play d4 just as in the 3...c6 line. While transposing into an Exchange French is not particularly bad for black, it is probably not what you are looking for if choosing this type of gambit.
2. Only examining the 4th best move (d4) at the start of the variation seems to me to be disingenuous. 5. Be2 is the move that scores best at all levels but Nf3 and d3 are both moves that are more challenging than the immediate d4.
3. In the main d4 line, the video fails to mention the better scoring variation: e4 d5; ed Nf6; c4 e6; de Bxe6; d4 Bb4+; Bd2 Qe7; Be2.
4. Even in the line given with 7. Bxb4, it again fails to mention the very high scoring move 10. Be2 (e4 d5; ed Nf6; c4 e6; de Bxe6; d4 Bb4+; Bd2 Qe7; Bxb4 Qxb4+; Qd2 Qe7; Qe3 Nc6; Be2).
Players should go into dubious lines understanding what they are committing themselves to. You should not go into opening theory expecting your opponent to play as a beginner because if your opponent is that much weaker than you you should be able to win playing something completely sound. Trappy and offbeat lines can be a useful strategy but do it knowing the type of position you get if your opponent reacts properly. Guides that purport to show how to win quickly as black and fail to show the correct moves for the opponent are dangerous for your chess development and should be avoided.
Best teacher ever!!!
5. d4 is a dubious move, instead white should play 5. Nf3 to maintain the small edge.
Yeah exactly, white plays Nf3, Be2, 0-0, Nc3 and d3 (not d4) and black has insufficient compensation.
Also, 3…c6 is not “still playable” but transposes to main line Caro-Kan stuff and objectively better than e6.
So many assumptions are wrong . For example the move of c4 or d4 after sacrificing the first pawn is five. But playing with several people and computers, the check is actually NEVER countered by Knight but by bishop to d2 - and threatening black's bishop.
if bd4 , opponent defense with bd2,what to play???
What if they decline to take the E5 pawn and instead move to D4 so they dominate the center? What would be the best move?
They’re giving you a free pawn, take it
Me who tries to do this trick but my opponent never plays pawn to d4 😂😂
3:00 What if White plays Qa4+ threatening to take the Bishop? If Black plays Kc6, then White plays d5 forcing Black to lose a piece.
White's king is in check, so he cannot play Qa4+ himself.
Amazing
Why not Nc3 to defend the bishop as a pose to kf1?
I saw the killllleeeeerrrrrr MŒVẼEEEEEEEEEE wich is Qxe2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If he will cover with a bishop
rook takes bishop. then forced checkmate
saw it immediately
Everyone defends the first pawn with the knight
2:43
3:25 What if queen a4 check?
the bishop is hanging
can someone enlighten me?
Icelandic gambit is invented by Jökull Kristjánsson and later used by Icelandic grandmasters
Queen b3 or knight b3 or queen a4
Igor, on minute 12:31, what does it happen if White plays d5 (forking the bishop and the night) right after ....Nc6? You are not castled so you cannot move the rook to e8. Thank you.
Thanks for the question. Black can play Nb4 threatening a fork on c2. After the queen moves, you can move your bishop. So you are not losing a piece as Black.
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank you so much for your quick answer. It makes a lot of sense. Tomorrow, I will play a tournament so I hope to have the chance to play your variation.....let´s see........Thank you!!
@@GMIgorSmirnov That is right but then you can avoid to swap the Queens on e7 which is not good for Black, right? Without Queens and with one pawn down, is there compensation for Black? Thank you.
been to c5
Hello, what should we do against : e4 d5 exd5 Nf6 d4 Bg4 f3 Bf5 g4 ? Thanks
When they play g3 Bb5 check and g4 then play another opening!!
Or learn something else I mean!
what about a2 black looses 😂
Speecking is Vry over
Very annoying the way you always pause and make us think but then never reveal if correct or not - we don't learn that way. Other than that - fantastic lessons.
Spoon feeding doesn’t work.
yes. how to hell if we know if our thinking is right or we miss something
@@tomkinnally9656 how to hell if we know if our thinking is right or we miss something?
8:42 "Well, in this case you've got a game of chess, what can I say, you know?" 😂 Thank you for the honesty and the great advice!
► Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Mainline 3.d4
01:24 Icelandic Gambit - 3...e6
04:15 Thousands of players fall for this checkmate!
07:37 Killer blow by Black!
10:52 2nd popular reply - Bd2
12:54 Crush White with this sac
13:51 Mind-blowing combination!
17:11 Find the best move
17:35 Bonus line
21:04 Black wins inevitably
You have got to be one of the best channels on TH-cam. Your content is always practical, useful and helpful . I don’t think I have EVER viewed a video from REMOTE CHESS ACADEMY that did not teach me something useful. I ALWAYS learn something new!!!
@16:22 time frame, the black bishop on e5 should prevent white from castling……..yes?
After black plays Bxb4, why can't white play Qxa4? - check for black and threatening black's bishop. Only logical move for black would be Nxc6 following which white can move d5 attacking both black's bishop and knight.
Indeed, I'm curious if someone here can find a countermove for Qxa4 (at 5:16 in the video)
The knight comes out to C6. White can pawn fork the bishop and knight but the black queen can come out to F6 threatening check on F2 and all sorts of nastiness.
Great explanation. Many beginners (like me) have been warned away from the Scandinavian because of the presumed queen exposure when it jumps out to take the pawn. These are interesting lines.
I am a Scandinavian player and I am suffering as a beginner. I first thought I won due to the opening but I realized it was only due to dumb blunders of my opponent.
@@The_Memer6969 That’s how I get all my wins. 😄
Plz tell me a variation if the pawn doesn't capture our pawn and it moves it forward
Best chess lines on the net. Such clear explanations. 👏👏👏
Thanks for your comment! All the best
when ur in such a low elo that your opponent doesnt do any of the obvious logical moves explained in the video
What if white plays knight to c3 to protect his pawn ?
The solution for the puzzle is Qb3. If axb3 then Kxb3#. Otherwise next move for black will be Qxa2.
And then I move horse to c3, then what? I'm moving rook to take bishop and if his queen takes my queen it's checkmate. If he takes my castle I move in with the horse and continue pressure.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour If you move horse to c3 then STILL move Qxa2 because if black queen is captured by the knight on c3 the next move will be Nb3# . If the black queen is not captured then white should still resign because Qa1+ then Qb1# OR Qa1+ then Nb3+, followed by Kxd2(white loses his queen).
Horse to C3
Black Queen to B3
Bishop to D3
I can move king if bishop on G6 takes or I can move if it doesn't take or just move horse back to B1.
I could also just move the C3 horse to E4
If you move D7 horse to C5 to threaten bishop on D3 I take your bishop on G6.
You are probably right, there is no way out of this. But I still feel like you can block this and still remain in the game with a chance.
Edit: I see the problem, it's blacks turn first haha.
Yes, it's black's turn first otherwise white can just capture the black queen.
BrillianT, thanks!
I just did this in a game, around the first 5 moves anyway! And I won,,,was brillient
I was looking for a good attacking line for black against 1.e4 but could not find any,but today u have solve that problem thanks for this unbelievable master class sir.
Glad you liked it. Good luck!
Bugger me. i just learnt something new (about chess rules :-)) . with a castle, you only can't move KING across a check. i was always thinking that if ANY square was covered, you couldn't castle; but now i see the logic - it is only if you move across a CHECK.
Same ;)
17:27 Puzzle: Rook takes bishop Rxe2.
Now Qxb4 is not possible due to Rc2#. So Qxe2 after which Nc5 is winning as there is no defence against Nb3+ axb3 Nxb3#.
very good friend, but you may considere this: Qb3... ;) (i think there are some funny lines there)
Not a chance if they move rook to d2
@@kuncogopuncog0 Qb3 is indeed interesting but it gives white a chance to survive.
After Qb3, axb3 is not possible due to Nxb3#. So, f4 Qxa2 f5 and the bishop is trapped!
@@korekgas8718 Do you mean Rxe2 Qxe2 Rd2? But then how does it protect from Nc5 followed by Nb3?
Rxe2 Qxe2 Nc5 threatening Nb3+ axb3 Nxb3#, so after Nc5, Re1 but then Nd3+ Kd1 Nxb2+ Kc1 Nd3+ Kd1 Qxb1+ Kd2 Nxc4+ Kc3 Qb4+ Kd4 c5#.
At 17:16 black must've played Qb3
Tried that on a tournament and the opponent played what I would have played if I was white. Nc3 to protect the pawn. I didn't know what to do after that.
Capture opponent pawn dxe4 & go for tennison gambit accepted line
Which tournament
For the position at ~ 17:25 time marker there are several options:
(ONE)
1. .... R x e2, then if...
2. Q x b4, R c2 #
BUT, white queen is NOT obligated to capture black queen on move 2.
Correct 2nd move is: 2. Q x e2 rook. In this case there is NO mate in near future.
( TWO )
1. ..... Q b3, and IF
2. a x b3, then N x b3 #
But this also fails, as White is NOT obligated to capture Bkack's queen on b3. The correct response for White is 2. Q c3. This allows thw White's king escape through the vacated d2 square.
(I put this through a chess engine and it did find a forced win for Black... in 42 moves!!!)
Thank you for the lecture. I thought it was interesting.
P.S. The mating engine solution started with 1. .... R x e2 bishop.
First option Rxe2 is not good for black, since Qxe2 destroy black’s attack with material advantage (the Bishop trade for Rook). So the continuation is the second option Qb3. After your 2.Qc3 white lose for free the Bishop with Rxe2, because if 3.Qxb3 then Nxb3+ 4.axb3 Rc2#.
PS. That engine of yours is rusty. 😂
@@danmano478 You are so "brave" DanMano. One is only left to wish that your skill at laughing emojis would extend to considering possible chess moves.
1. .... Qb3
2.Qc3 ... IF Rxe2 bishop
then...
3. a(pawn) x b3(Q)
I.e. White is NOT obligated to capture Black's queen with White queen. Capturing Black queen with a humble pawn on MOVE 3 (not move 2) will works here. And, no, one does not need a chess engine to see this...
3. .... Nxb3+
4. Q x b3 with overwhelming advantage for White.
You’re right. But still the best move is Qb3 followed by Qxa2 as intended.
Hey Igor! Love this opening and your video on it! Thanks! Would love a follow up video that touches on 5. b3, 5. Nf3, 5. d3 or any other response other than 5. d4.
Love your content and keep up your awesome work! 👍🏻
Bravo Smirnov...you explain everything in the best possible way.
We are glad that you think so
0:13 if d4 - dxe4, Nc3 - Nf6, Bc4 - Nc6
0:13 if Nc3 - d4, Nb1 - Nf6
0:13 if e5 - c5, Nf3 - Bg4, h3 - Bxf3, Bb5+ - Nd7, Qxf3 - e6
0:13 if e5 - c5, c3 - f5
0:13 if e5 - c5, f4 - Nh6, d3 - Nc6
0:13 if e5 - c5, d4 - cxd4, Qxd4 - Nc6, Bb5 - e6
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Nxd5 - Qxd5, Nf3 - Nc6, d4 - Bg4
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Nxd5 - Qxd5, c4 - Qe4+, Qe2 - Qg6
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Nxd5 - Qxd5, d4 - Nc6, Nf3 - Bg4, c3 - e5
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Nxd5 - Qxd5, d4 - Nc6, Be3 - e5, Nf3 - Bf5
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Nxd5 - Qxd5, Qf3 - Be6, Bd3 - Qxf3, Nxf3 - Bd5, c3 - Nc6
0:37 if Nc3 - Nxd5, Bc4 - Nxc3, bxc3 - e6, Nf3 - c5, 0-0 - Bd6, d4 - 0-0, dxc5 - Bxc5
1:04 if Bb5+ - Bd7, Bc4 - c6, Nc3 - Bg4
1:04 if Bc4 - Nxd5, Qf3 - Nf6
1:04 if Nf3 - Qxd5, Nc3 - Qa5, d4 - Bf5
1:04 if Nf3 - Qxd5, h3 - Qa5, Nc3 - c5
2:47 if b3 - Qd4, Nc3 - Bc5, Qe2 - Nc6
2:47 if d3 - Nc6, Be2 - Qe7, Nf3 - 0-0-0, 0-0 - Bxc4
2:47 if d3 - Nc6, Nf3 - Bc5, Be2 - Qe7, 0-0 - 0-0-0
3:30 if Qa4+ - Nc6, d5 - Qf6, Nf3 - Nxc3
My bot Opponent (Li) Never captures on e6
Instead she defends the d5 pawn with her b knight
Or pins my pawn with Queen to e2
Seems to put me in a disadvantage
Advice from 15:50 seems to be a blunder. In this position white can trade queens and then take a bishop with a pawn, and it's game over for black, isn't it ?
I wish who ever made a video should avoid too much talking guessings he should should the end of the game, and don't try to waste the watcher time with such a foolish method. No one ever realize that.
In the bonus line Ng5+ is pretty annoying though, how do you deal with it ? I stopped taking this pawn with the king when the knight is out.
What do you play if they dont take your pawn on the opening and advance their pawn
Play 2.... c5 and Black soon finds he can gain control in the centre and also get his bishop out from c8 before playing e6.
The puzzle took me a while to solve because I am really not that good. It is a genius Queen clearance sacrifice- Qb3. Pawn takes and the Knight checkmates on b3. Any other move an Qxa2, and the same thing can happen. The castling of white was just too reckless
You can also take the bishop with your rook, and checkmate with it if your opponent takes your queen. Or if your opponent takes your rook you can simply bring your other knight over and the game will end soon.
After qb3 white has bishop d3
what if he plays pawn D5? At @12:20 ? Because that's exactly what happened to me and I lost
I see 2. e5 often, especially in shorter time controls which takes you out of all of this
What about if white plays queen yo A4, checking the black king and take the bishop after?
Why captured bishop by knight when it is mate by QxBe7+#
16:28 why can the king castle?
because the king does not pass on that square, you dvmbass
No to good opening dont teach people your variation to get more views any one above 1200 rating wil not allow you to plan your tactics. I wonder how a being a grandmaster you teach such horrible tactics
I don’t think Igor teaches only tactics but rather how to analyze your way through a game no matter what your opponent does. That’s why it takes ten years to get anywhere near good whether it’s chess, figure skating, golf or karate. If having a black belt was easy … everyone would have one. If being a grandmaster was easy … everybody would be one.
PS. Igor is one of the few TH-camrs who doesn’t use bait-click titles. How refreshing. I’m grateful for the volumes of free advice for the past 8 years. 🩷
White queen h4 chake black loos bishop Or knight
After Nc3 and Ne4, what happens if he plays Qa4+ please
16:23 white cannot castle as there's check from bishop
Actually, it's perfectly legal to castle there. It's only illegal if the king moves through a check. A rook can move through the attack just fine
Thanks...
Very clear and comprehensive...
You're a good teacher...
why does bro type like this…
how black play
1. e4 d5
2. d3 ... thanks in advance Master
Why a3 cannot be played ..attacking the black bishop? Any reason?
This video deepened my fondness for the scandanavian, and I have been playing it a lot lately with slow but definite improvement. However, I have to say, if I have played it 30 times, white has NEVER gone with pawn to D4, opening the diagonal for my dark square bishop/check. Is this normal - maybe its because i am 1100-1160 player right now?
I just wanted to share that, bit also to say again that I love this video and this line/gambit..
Thank you for all that you do, sir!
What do they usually play for you?
love your channel!!! My chess knowledge is mesurably better!
Great to hear!
I've played the same identical games to mate.
It helps me very much thanks Sir
3:06 what if white plays qxa4. How to save the black bishop.
Even if black plays Nxc6 to block check , the white pawn can fork the black knight and bishop.
Are there any alternative variants?
Examble he cover with knight to D2 not c3
Sir qe7+ ne2 ne2 if white plays bb4 then?
Yeah, but my dad is in his 70s, and doesn't play normal 😂 I'll watch these videos having a game plan for our weekly Friday night match and then he will do something completely off the wall messing up my entire plan
None of this works at low level.
pawn to a3 before knigh comes?
Is the move at 17:27 Qb2? If white takes with pawn, Nb2 is check-mate because of black's white bishop. If Qxa4, Qc2 is checkmate. If black plays Nc3, QxA2, NxA2, Nb3 is checkmate again. Seems to me even in the best case scenario white haves to give up the queen.
What about the Qh4+
what is the response
Do you have a series on Kiel Gambit?
After watching your first video on this variation I tried it. Their next move was c4 and I was lost. This is exactly what I needed!!
Whenever I was white and my opponent tried to play the Icelandic gambit as black, I would decline and instead play d4. Much safer and often transposes back into more common opening theory lines.
What if instead of Be2 white play Ng5+, where the king goes? (In the bonus variation)
A lot of these lines fail to 7.a3 ... very intuitive move for anyone over 1100 rating.
Exactly.Then what does black do? Retreat the bishop? Capture the knight? Do what?
i watched the entire video 3x in prep against a 2000 in 3rd round of tourney
i have no doubts this video is gonna help me
ur the best bro
I can never be a true chess player. I did not see QxN followed by NxP check forking the king and queen. It should have been obvious, but I could only see that QxN as a loss of material. I am a passive number cruncher. Chess is for aggressive players.
min. 8,10 after QxNe2 in place of KxQe2 and then the knight forking, what about Kc3!?.
Can black save the Queen?
Thank you.
Maybe play ph6 first; to enable an escape for the bishop in case white plays Kf4; the bishop is needed to dominate the c2 square in front of the king.
Then Qc5 followed by Kb6. C4 could not be defended by white.
A black night would end up in c4 pressuring the white queen if it was still there) and threatening check mate by the black queen on on b2.
If this can be avoided by white at all, the black rooks would prove devastating in the next few moves.
These videos are excellent. Fast paced, well explained, and the chess board movements are easy to follow.
Glad you like them!
i don't understand why you never address what to do when white simply moves pawn to h6 to make black move bishop maybe back to h4- and then white would move pawn to g5- thus forcing bishop out of that whole "aggressive" opening- strangely not too many of these tutorials ever address that
@19.22 what if white plays Qb3? King escapes to d1 after check
My very 1st comment. I'm a new subscriber. Yep my opponent brought out the bishop. I loved it... welllll...now your just playing Chess... He hung a knight early 😳 Thank you so much Igor for all your help in better understanding this amazing game called CHESS !!!
7:50 How about 11.Be2 Nxd4 to attack Queen then Knight attack e2 then Queen checkmate?
My opponent played kc3😒