5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Bishop’s Opening

03.11.2022

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will share with you the 5 best chess opening traps in the Bishop’s Opening, which happens after the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4. White attacks Black’s f7-square and prevents Black from advancing their d-pawn to d5. This opening has the ECO codes (Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings) C23 and C24. 

GM Igor Smirnov presents to you traps for both White and Black sides in this video lesson. 

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00:00 Intro to Bishop’s Opening Traps
00:19 Trap-1: Powerful trap for Black
02:29 Black wins everything
03:00 Sideline of trap-1
04:09 Trap-2: White plays the gambit
07:06 Trap-3: White checkmates with minor pieces
07:57 Trap-4: Black counterattacks in the center
10:00 What a beautiful checkmate!!
10:29 Trap-5: Be careful if you are White

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20 Comments

  4. To be honest. I have been watching chess for long time. But this channel is something I really wished for.

  6. Bhai angregi me na bola kar yar samajh na ati hai bhai

  9. If a line centers around black jumping forward and grabbing a “free pawn” it’s useless. Everybody and their cousin knows better than to take the pawn 🤣

  11. AMAZING BRO.. love your videos.. and i won this same trap in REAL GAME HAHA he was 1800 FIDE rating and i am 1650 rating.. 😀

  12. Help me If 1.e4, e5 2.f1-c4, g8-f6 3.g1-f3, f6-e4 4.f3-e5, d5 5.c4-b3, d8-g5 6.e4-f3, g2 7.h1-f1, c8-g4 8.b3-d5??? If white do this B3-D5 How to play Black Please, leave comment

  13. What if Black plays Q to h4 right after white bishop move??

  14. Thanks for the info

  15. Anything on the Sicillian Pin variation mate? 📌

  16. Thank you 4 this great video. Just one question: how do I react on knight f6, d4, exd4, knight f3 and then c5? Sacrifice the knight?

  17. In the very first trap, why wouldn’t white just move their knight to G4? Protects the king side and the knight at the same time? Not sure if I’m missing something or not. I couldn’t see a world where white would just give up their knight like that.

  18. 0:50 is not at all a losing mistake for whites, actually it is the best move according to the engine. Just, the following moves can be tricky (bishop to b3 IS the mistake, it should better return to e2)

  19. Nice stuff! Thanks, Igor.

  20. I find it rare the move bishop to c5

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