More Than 60 Million Chess Players Make This DUMB Opening Mistake

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov reveals the most common chess opening mistake ever—a blunder that has been played in over 60 million chess games. Yes, you heard that right!

This mistake is so widespread that it’s crucial for you to be aware of it, both to avoid making it yourself and to exploit it when your opponents do.

What’s more, you can apply this same tactical pattern to punish this mistake across various chess openings, whether you’re playing as White or Black. For instance, it frequently appears in the Italian Variation of the Four Knights Game, the Two Knights Defense in the Italian Game, and the Three Knights Opening.

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00:00 More Than 60 Million Players Made This Opening Mistake
00:10 Most Common Opening Mistake (Four Knights Game)
03:54 If White plays Qe2 to defend the knight
05:06 If White plays d3 to defend the knight
07:07 Same Tactical Pattern, Different Openings
08:42 White’s correct defense, 6.Bd3
12:57 Avoiding TRAPS using LOGIC (positional chess)

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