My Favourite Aggressive Opening For Black Against 1.d4

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🔹 Nimzo-Indian Defense chess opening for Black –

♛ Find the variations shown in the video lesson in this blog-post –

The Queen’s Pawn Game, 1.d4, is the second-most popular chess opening after 1.e4; more than a billion games have been played starting with the move 1.d4. White has plenty of opening choices after that: the Queen’s Gambit, the London System, the Trompowsky Attack, the Catalan, and many more.

Here’s the question: is there a good opening for Black to counter all these different openings by White? Yes, there is! That is exactly what GM Igor Smirnov shares in this video lesson. It is the Dutch Defense, which arises after 1.d4 f5.

Although White can still play any second move – 2.c4, 2.Bf4, 2.Nf3, etc. – this universal chess opening system works against all these different variations! It will definitely catch your opponents off guard.

Watch the full video lesson to learn the basic setup of this opening system, common ideas, middlegame attacking plans, and some cool traps!

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00:00 Dutch Defense Chess Opening For Black
00:45 Universal Opening System Against ANY White’s Move After 1.d4
03:08 Completing the opening setup with b6, Bb7, and Nf6
04:53 Middlegame plan to attack on the kingside
06:58 If White delays Nc3 (or does not play it)
08:02 Tricky Checkmate Trap!
09:57 If White plays Bd2 to protect c3
12:30 Puzzle of the day
13:52 If White plays Bg5 pin on your Knight
17:06 If White plays Qb3 after Bb4

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30 Comments

  1. Ben Feingold would like Dutch because he likes those flanking defenses

  2. I used to play Leningrad version of Dutch but I like this one better.

  3. Phillidor's legacy mate if he doesn't capture and trade rook for knight right away after Nf2+

  4. "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." __Jim Ryun

  5. Really enjoy your teaching style. Things just make sense. I’ve studied aloe of courses and materials and it often feels like I can’t apply the material in my games.

  6. How to counter 2.Nc3 and then 3.Bg5?

  7. what can i do if white plays an early d5?

  8. Is this opening a viable option in Over The Board, Expert level chess of around 1800-2000 FIDE

  9. Hahaha I'm watching it because I'm D4 guy

  10. well Nf2+ Rxf2 forced or it is smothered mate., with Kg1 Nh3+ and double check so Kh1 forced Qg1 Rxg1 forced Nf2# and good game. So after Qxf2 you are up the exchange with the idea that you have our queen close to the enemy king and a bishop sniping the king on the long diagonal.

  11. Some of us are Dutch defense players. If we don't like to play against the Staunton gambit, we have to risk playing against the French defense. The consolation is that the French occurs relatively rarely.

  12. I played the dutch against d4 and got destroyed… >.-

  13. After N sac then Qh4+ why are u not showing Kf1

  14. I'd love for you to show how you could play this against the London system

  15. What if white quickly plays g3 and Bg2 so that the light-squared fianchetto for black is impossible? How do we alter the setup in this case?

  16. Thanks Igor . I have been stuck just using the Queens gambit declined against d4 opening bereft of attacking ideas , but the Dutch defence looks like a lot of fun , so I will give it a go 😊

  17. I like the fact that it gives good guidance for placing a trade. I'm always willing to learn new strategies.

  18. 17:41, if they take with the pawn on b4, you take the queen, and then they take your rook on a8, then what???

  19. I used to play the Dutch exclusively when my rating was lower. Ironically almost played it again for the first time in years yesterday.

  20. Here's what I got for the puzzle (my notes for this position started on move 13 with Queen check)

    13…Qxe3+ 14.Kh1
    ( 14.Rf2 Qxf2+ 15.Kh1 Qxe2 16.fxe4 Bxe4 {Qxg2#, if Nxe4 then Qxc2, if Rg1 then Bxc2 } )
    14…Nf2+ 15.Kg1 Nh3+ 16.Kh1 Qg1+ 17.Rxg1 Nf2# {smothered mate} )

  21. One of my opponents play 2. a3 right after I opened with the Dutch. He knew what was coming and stopped the pin on the knight right away.

  22. Hi Igor, I learned a lot from your chess videos; they are beneficial. However, I want to give you some advice. You might want to do some voice training, as your voice sometimes sounds unpleasant because you often talk through your nose. There's a book called 'Unleash Your Voice,' which might help. I'm sure if you fix this issue, you will find a bigger and more regular audience.

  23. I'm impressed with your trading skills

  24. This is the second video I've watched you do on the dutch. I've never seen you address what I play vs it, which according to lichess is 5th most popular. You might want to say what to do vs 2. Bg5. You're mostly forcing black to transpose into the Leningrad dutch or to play h6 which is kind of wild if they aren't ready.

    Plenty of people still play Nf6 and then have to accept doubled pawns which aren't very pretty.

  25. Your lessons help me improve my trading strategy. Thank you for your expertise and experience!

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