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It's NOT 100% game over if white captures the black bishop by the way. I'm not saying it's a great move but, h3 pawn x Bishop - pawn H5 takes - Knight C3 - and then if black Takes the knight on F3 you take the pawn back with the white queen on F3, you don't try to defend the knight at that point. Not seeing how this is a guaranteed checkmate / losing mistake or anything? Sure, it's not a great move but yeah. Then if black moves Qh4 you just move QH3 as white and you can mostly trade out of the situation. Not a good situation though for white I must admit still.
Amazing as always. Iam still astonished how you could think like a beginner/intermediate chess players and still show us all the possible moves. That makes me realize - Chess is such a gentleman's game where anyone can beat anybody if they play it well. Hats off to your research work and videos. Thank you very much again.
@@nomankhan-kz4mg Additionally, its not easy to think like a beginner/intermediate chess player after becoming GM or having played at the highest level.
Mr. Igor...your lessons with new ideas ,moves ..suggestions... tactics and so on... are unbelievable and very precious👏there are many videos in Web but I find yours better as the others and you are very clear in the explaining process...My compliment 👌👏👏👏👏
► Chapters 00:00 Aggressive Chess Opening for Black Against the Ruy Lopez 00:33 4...d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 01:25 Deadly kingside attack [Checkmate TRAP] 02:24 If White does NOT play hxg4 03:39 Black's attacking plan to win 05:03 White cannot stop the kingside attack 06:22 If White plays d4 instead of d3 07:31 If White plays 5.d4 instead of 5.0-0 08:14 Noah's Ark Trap 09:17 If White plays 5.c3 10:31 Locking White's position completely 11:44 Cool trap to win material
The set up and counterplay to have the rook protected at 9:14 is awesome! This really helped me learn to look for the protection of your pieces as you develop others. It's a nice concept
@@gureygurey8475 if you recapture the bishop with your d pawn, you can win back their e pawn by playing Qd4 to fork their pawn and knight. i.e. Bxc3 dxc3, Nxe5 Qd4, Nf3 Qxe4+
8:37 This is exactly the same setup by which I won a piece in a tournament and was 1 st in it!!!! He didn't actually play ruy lopez but after takes, takes I had the same tactic✨✨✨
Sir, i like your chess opening videos very much. You are covering a number of possible variations in a very short videos. I am very much excited to know the full length videos you have made on chess openings. Please give us the list of your full length opening variations list, you have made till date. Thank you sir....
I'm not sure if I understand completely what you asked about. You may use the search bar to find a video about the opening you're interested in, for example, here's the search results for "Italian": www.youtube.com/@GMIgorSmirnov/search?query=italian
Good day GM.. out of all your books where should I start.. should I start from the grandmaster secret's? Or is there any orders to where to start and finish last.... Thank you very much 💖
@3:38 isn't this a mistake by black? Since now pawn can capture the Bishop at g4 and after the black pawn takes back the white knight can simply go g5?
@@King.Mark. Qh4 The threats remain. If Bg5, then Qh5 escaping the Bishop’s attack and still defending the pawn and maintaining the pressure. Next is … f6 to get rid of the Bishop on g5.
Thank you so much! I'm a captain in a college of a university here in the Philippines, I'll always mention your name and this YT channel if we become successful in our games.
I was about to ask a question about what happens if white goes castles and then d5 directly. No c3. But then... wow... Stockfish says it isn't good at first... but then it's eval miraculously changes in every line. I even tried some Fabi recommended lines, and there are narrow ways out. So, this defense is way more objectively sound than people realize, and at lower levels that doesn't even manner... this is just awesome. Thanks GM Smirnov!!!
I use the Rousseau Gambit from one of your Videos... went from 900ish to 1156 in a few months... this situation has come up and I like this plan of attack... maybe I'll cross 1200 if I keep watching these gems of yours
Sir, i want to know what are the full length videos you have made on various chess openings. For example, a video on nimzo Indian defense, for a duration of 60 minutes or more, covering all the possible variations. I am curious to know on which openings you have already made such videos..... (Just like foxy chess openings). Thank you sir
Could you comment on the exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez. In playing Black, I'm facing a lot of White players exchanging Bishop for Knight and have not well. Trying to understand how to take advantage of the exchange variation.
This is all well and good. The only problem is, at the 1k elo level, after their bishop attacks your knight, pawn to a6 doesn't kick the bishop back. They take the knight...always lol
@ 3 min 57, black castles Queen side then there's nothing stopping white Bg5. Then what? Rook is pinned as the Queen evades the threat. Th e following exchange - Bxf3, Bxf6 or Qxg5 etc doesn't really work out for black as an alternative. Help!
Yeah I don't even try to kick out their bishop, i go straight to schliemann gambit with my extra tempo :) oddly enough when i play ruy as white my bishop ends up taking their queenside rook (or pawe way for my queen to do the same) instead of just capturing a mere knight and ruining black's pawn structure.
@@tatzka90 no worries. I actually watched the first 3 videos in a playlist of it before. Back when i was a tripple digit. I havent tried it yet. But might in blitz
Great vid, exactly what I was looking for. Just, i'm a 1000elo and very often my adversary simply eat the bishop after I move the pown on a6. What then ?
First time I played after watching this, my opponent played pawn to C3, so I played pawn to F5, but then they played pawn to D3. I wasn't sure how to respond at first. If you have comments, that would be great. (I eventually won the game.)
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Pls Igor make video about Caro kann means beating player with Caro kann against e4 player
It's NOT 100% game over if white captures the black bishop by the way. I'm not saying it's a great move but,
h3 pawn x Bishop - pawn H5 takes - Knight C3 - and then if black Takes the knight on F3 you take the pawn back with the white queen on F3, you don't try to defend the knight at that point. Not seeing how this is a guaranteed checkmate / losing mistake or anything? Sure, it's not a great move but yeah. Then if black moves Qh4 you just move QH3 as white and you can mostly trade out of the situation.
Not a good situation though for white I must admit still.
can you please make video how to beat those who play modern defense? either e4 or d4 variation
Amazing as always. Iam still astonished how you could think like a beginner/intermediate chess players and still show us all the possible moves. That makes me realize - Chess is such a gentleman's game where anyone can beat anybody if they play it well. Hats off to your research work and videos. Thank you very much again.
This is the skill of gm and coaching combination.
@@nomankhan-kz4mg yes but I still give credit to the GM for making such amazing videos
@@RamKumar-gy9nb yes, me too. GM shows standard tricks and traps. There are some who shows tricks and traps but not standard.
@@nomankhan-kz4mg Additionally, its not easy to think like a beginner/intermediate chess player after becoming GM or having played at the highest level.
@@RamKumar-gy9nb th-cam.com/video/JK08sLCGbN0/w-d-xo.html
Mr. Igor...your lessons with new ideas ,moves ..suggestions... tactics and so on... are unbelievable and very precious👏there are many videos in Web but I find yours better as the others and you are very clear in the explaining process...My compliment 👌👏👏👏👏
I'm glad to know you enjoyed it!
► Chapters
00:00 Aggressive Chess Opening for Black Against the Ruy Lopez
00:33 4...d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
01:25 Deadly kingside attack [Checkmate TRAP]
02:24 If White does NOT play hxg4
03:39 Black's attacking plan to win
05:03 White cannot stop the kingside attack
06:22 If White plays d4 instead of d3
07:31 If White plays 5.d4 instead of 5.0-0
08:14 Noah's Ark Trap
09:17 If White plays 5.c3
10:31 Locking White's position completely
11:44 Cool trap to win material
It would be really helpful to have some ideas for the exchange variation as well. It seems that lately the exchange is more popular.
At low ELO, they always trade. lol
@@Romans8-9 what do you call low elo ? 2000- or 1800- ?
@@rogermichou8654 1400 and below but definitely 1200 under
@@Romans8-9 *cries in 950* they trade every game
The set up and counterplay to have the rook protected at 9:14 is awesome! This really helped me learn to look for the protection of your pieces as you develop others. It's a nice concept
instructions unclear my opponent traded the knight for the bishop instead
Me: plays 1e4
Igor:thats actually a losing mistake
Ahh that really helped me!
Because he always likes playing Colle,Stonewall,Horwitz
Basically Pyramid D4
you didn't explain what happens if they just take the knight immediately.
Very simple gameplay after that nothing needs to be analyzed
@@xiuqingsun3466 don't you lose the e5 pawn since the knight was the only thing protecting it? Or am I missing something?
@@gureygurey8475 if you recapture the bishop with your d pawn, you can win back their e pawn by playing Qd4 to fork their pawn and knight.
i.e. Bxc3 dxc3, Nxe5 Qd4, Nf3 Qxe4+
@@gureygurey8475 Qd4 forks kings pawn and knight and black wins back pawn with a comfortable position
@@Gluemask thanks dude
Good morning master i,m Verry enjoy watching the playlist and waiting always new one
So, the fishing pole but with a bishop? Interesting
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This is pretty cool if you assume the bishop doesn't take on c6. If that happens this strategy is kind of useless.
Uas
thank you for your effort, your videos are great , I like the ruy lopez especially
3:29 I'd do D4 anyways, because if exd4 then hxg4 and I defend your checkmate in h2 with Bf4
That's what I thought too !
8:37 This is exactly the same setup by which I won a piece in a tournament and was 1 st in it!!!! He didn't actually play ruy lopez but after takes, takes I had the same tactic✨✨✨
Thanks GM Igor for sharing your knowledge!
You're welcome, thank you for watching! 💛
Another great lesson for us...great💪👏
Sir, i like your chess opening videos very much. You are covering a number of possible variations in a very short videos. I am very much excited to know the full length videos you have made on chess openings. Please give us the list of your full length opening variations list, you have made till date. Thank you sir....
I'm not sure if I understand completely what you asked about. You may use the search bar to find a video about the opening you're interested in, for example, here's the search results for "Italian": www.youtube.com/@GMIgorSmirnov/search?query=italian
So happy you uploaded this one. I get hit with it a lot and always scrambled. Thank you!
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Amazing , Ruy Lopez is the most common opening played and needs unlimited training .
This was great! Exactly what I needed
Good day GM.. out of all your books where should I start.. should I start from the grandmaster secret's? Or is there any orders to where to start and finish last.... Thank you very much 💖
@3:38 isn't this a mistake by black? Since now pawn can capture the Bishop at g4 and after the black pawn takes back the white knight can simply go g5?
qh6 nh3 attacking the queen with the bishop ,it would be draw or lose pawn as well on g4 ,should run engine to check
Qh6
@@King.Mark. Qh4 The threats remain. If Bg5, then Qh5 escaping the Bishop’s attack and still defending the pawn and maintaining the pressure. Next is … f6 to get rid of the Bishop on g5.
You read my mind! I was looking for a video like that. Thank youuuu Igor! 😃
Please, start thinking about another opening now, I need to plan my next content upfront. 😀
@@GMIgorSmirnov Ahahahah I have plenty of openings! King's gambit, English, Van Geet, Napoleone... and.... and... and... tricks, traps :)
This is very nice and op, Thank you
What about 5. d3 what do we do then
Igor, do you have something on basics of the London?
Thanks man
Exactly what I was searching for. Thanks a lot.
Brilliant, as usual. Thanks!
Please, make a video about the Blackburne shilling gambit trap with all the variations.
thank you so much.^^
Thank you so much! I'm a captain in a college of a university here in the Philippines, I'll always mention your name and this YT channel if we become successful in our games.
Good luck to your team!
Thanks
This trap has worked several times for me. Recently, I used it to win the game which took me over 1000 elo. Very good video thank you.
Wow learned so much more thank you!!! Going to use this in the variant bughouse!!!
I was about to ask a question about what happens if white goes castles and then d5 directly. No c3. But then... wow... Stockfish says it isn't good at first... but then it's eval miraculously changes in every line. I even tried some Fabi recommended lines, and there are narrow ways out. So, this defense is way more objectively sound than people realize, and at lower levels that doesn't even manner... this is just awesome. Thanks GM Smirnov!!!
10:21 what if white plays pawn to D3
Pls i need someone to answer
I encountered the same thing the first time playing after watching this video.
In my level, whenever I try to push the bishop away, they just take my knight, doubling up the pawns. How should I defend against that?
You can't defend against that.
You use the open b-file with your rook to get counterplay
on 4:20 why not to play Bg5 instead of Kd2, looks dangerous))
9:18 "You are winning a bishop for nothing"...well, against two pawns and the prospect of an isolated pawn on the h file.
I use the Rousseau Gambit from one of your Videos... went from 900ish to 1156 in a few months... this situation has come up and I like this plan of attack... maybe I'll cross 1200 if I keep watching these gems of yours
Best of luck in reaching the next milestone of your chess journey!
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank You Sir
Update... 1421 as of now
@@eyestoseefe7618 Damn nice!
@@vikrat8972 Thank you Vikrat
Awesome
Sir, i want to know what are the full length videos you have made on various chess openings. For example, a video on nimzo Indian defense, for a duration of 60 minutes or more, covering all the possible variations. I am curious to know on which openings you have already made such videos..... (Just like foxy chess openings). Thank you sir
At 4:17. What if white plays bg7?
Is the Steinitz defense better than the Schliemann-Gambit? What would you say is the best?
Nice!
This all depends on white castling early on the king side.
As a ruy lopez player who also plays the open sicilian with eighter colour, do not mind opposite sides casteling
4:08 What happens if White play Ng5 ?
What if h3 after d3?
Make video with Rui Lopez ACCEPTER (by bishop vs knight)
9:16 "you are simply winning a bishop for nothing". Not really, it's more like two pawns for the bishop.
Could you comment on the exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez. In playing Black, I'm facing a lot of White players exchanging Bishop for Knight and have not well. Trying to understand how to take advantage of the exchange variation.
Do you think the jaenish gambit could work do defend against exchange variation?
after pawn a6, Bxc6 , which one would be good move
can you play this against italian game or it has different lines that prevent it?
Hell am Patrick can you teach me how to open with bride opening and also to defend it plz which can help me to play in my games to come
Hey am requesting to you to teach 🐦 bride opening for white
This is all well and good. The only problem is, at the 1k elo level, after their bishop attacks your knight, pawn to a6 doesn't kick the bishop back. They take the knight...always lol
@ 3 min 57, black castles Queen side then there's nothing stopping white Bg5. Then what? Rook is pinned as the Queen evades the threat. Th e following exchange - Bxf3, Bxf6 or Qxg5 etc doesn't really work out for black as an alternative. Help!
I wonder if that trap with pawn to H5 works in other variations
It does, especially in the Exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez! So it's a win-win idea!
Yes, in fact, it's a relatively standard tactical idea.
White normally always capture the knight on move 4 or 5.
Its so annoying to play the same old boring game.
Yeah I don't even try to kick out their bishop, i go straight to schliemann gambit with my extra tempo :) oddly enough when i play ruy as white my bishop ends up taking their queenside rook (or pawe way for my queen to do the same) instead of just capturing a mere knight and ruining black's pawn structure.
@@tatzka90 props to you for realizing 2 bishops are slightly better.
I guess im going to learn thw schliemann. Thanks.
@@giftnizi don't, it's super sharp
@@tatzka90 no worries. I actually watched the first 3 videos in a playlist of it before. Back when i was a tripple digit.
I havent tried it yet. But might in blitz
8:16 instructions unclear, opponent went d5
Oh god, this channel is damn good
sos grande pibe
Mr igor i am ur huge fan, most of my opponent play BXc6+ after d6 and double up my pawn and disturb my pawn structure how to go from there
I lost to this twice, then i reviewed the game and ive not completely lost out of the opening since
My dear Igor what if white play immediately p-d4after my move p-h4 to protect my bishop??? What is the best response???
My dear i am still waiting for your response for my question what to play after white play p-d4 after i played p-h4
How to defeat or play against the Italian Bc4?
What happens if 4. Bxc6? Almost no one I've played ever backs up their bishop, and I'll end up with doubled pawns.
The whole point of castling queen-side ruined if Bxc6, so I don't know what to do.
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in most games I play, white would play Bishop to G5 attacking black Queen. Then what?
This looks exactly like the game I played a few days ago
Great vid, exactly what I was looking for. Just, i'm a 1000elo and very often my adversary simply eat the bishop after I move the pown on a6. What then ?
I was thinking the same thing
First time I played after watching this, my opponent played pawn to C3, so I played pawn to F5, but then they played pawn to D3. I wasn't sure how to respond at first. If you have comments, that would be great. (I eventually won the game.)
what if Bc1 attackes the queen g5 before move whites knight off b2
h3 after pawn d6?
Me, forgets the move order and accidentally plays the old steintz variation...
what happens if instead of castling white plays h3???
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What will happen if the white bishop captures the knight?
What if he bishop takes knight directly?
I'd love to see GM Igor do one lesson in Russian, even though I wouldn't catch much.
To me, the natural moves for white would be 5 h3, or 10 hxg4
what if white plays Bg5 instead of Nd2???
Chess: A game for the persons who are well
prepared -- from either side. (!)
"....He should have armed himself !" ---
(film, "The Unforgiven")
bro just taken my knight when i put pawn to d6
what if 5. Bxc6+?
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What no Traxler variation!!!!!!!!!!! LoL 😂
Indian defense?
I won against my grandpa after that
What if they take your knight on the 4th move…
Does not make sense if he takes the night he wins a pon
ohh
Query at 1:59: what if White plays Ne1 and not Nh2?
What if white takes your knight, ruining your queen side ?
got h3 instantly after d6 :(
If they don't castle, this doesn't work....
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