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🔹 Powerful Chess Opening for Black Against 1.e4 [TRAPS Included] –
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov presents to you one of the best chess openings for Black against 1.e4. The French Defense, which happens after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, is a solid and powerful chess opening for Black.
You will learn the key advantages of the French Defense, the logical reason behind every move of Black, key ideas in the opening, and attacking plans in the middlegame. You can play this opening against beginners and also advanced-level opponents.
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► Chapters
00:00 Best Chess Opening For Black Against 1.e4
00:19 Why the French Defense is powerful
02:09 1) Advance Variation: 3.e5
04:00 Common mistake by White
06:19 If White plays Bd3 to prevent Nf5
10:49 If White plays Bb5, pinning Nc6
13:36 White loses castling rights or the bishop
17:26 Mainline played by experienced opponents
20:02 2) Exchange Variation: 3.exd5
22:02 3) Rubinstein Variation: 3.Nc3 dxe4
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► Chapters
00:00 Best Chess Opening For Black Against 1.e4
00:19 Why the French Defense is powerful
02:09 1) Advance Variation: 3.e5
04:00 Common mistake by White
06:19 If White plays Bd3 to prevent Nf5
10:49 If White plays Bb5, pinning Nc6
13:36 White loses castling rights or the bishop
17:26 Mainline played by experienced opponents
20:02 2) Exchange Variation: 3.exd5
22:02 3) Rubinstein Variation: 3.Nc3 dxe4
Love ur video's
Eagerly waiting for argun vs mittens the cat fight of chess😾
Yo bro
Thanks igor for these traps for me to use
Thank you for all the stupid kids you talk into playing a positional opening that they 100% fuck up below 2000 once their opponent does not play one of the worst assumed moves you're showing and not understanding the motives of their own position, and playing the french myself in ~300 online games of the advanced I've never faced 5.f4 and just showing old theoretical lines of Millner Barry gambit, selling it as lowkey easy win for black is just bs. Why not teach better solid opening theory for your audience? Just do it like that Gotham clown and add a clickbaity preview picture for the clicks but teach anything that shows the competence of a GM.
Thank you really helpful ❤️ can't stop watching ur videos 🥰
Sir your lichees I'd ?
It s my favourite opening for black – similar to Caro, but more safe fot not so good player :d
I like the trap on white e5 pawn when white bishop tries to pin knight on c6…
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I thought you cannot castle once you've been put in check, am I missing something? Is there an exception if you don't move the king and instead block the check? 21:11
https://youtu.be/SR-EmzDmB4Q
Gud teaching Gm
Why black didn't land on a5 as first move. As white pawn on c3 would be pinned.
Thanks, I prefer playing Italian Game Trexter in Bullet and Blitz and Caro-Kann in rapid and classic
Tried it out twice, very effective, opponents seem to get a bit stuck (1050 rating, 10 mins). Thanks Igor.
I can't bring myself to play the French Defense. It's just so boring, maneuvering around and threatening the d pawn. Not my style, but you provided very extensive analysis.
Anyone else only play e5 as black but is trying to branch out?
I am so mad when I face French defence because, I love attacking but I can't do it in this opening because it is so solid
FRENCH COUNTER ATTACK… BOOM
What an extraordinary coincidence!!!😀
I was really pondering yesterday about what opening should I play against 1.e4?
And then came a notification answering my question😃
Thank you so much GM Smirnov🙏😊
thanks igor!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this content. You went so far out of your way to explain this to me in such incredible detail in a language foreign to you. Cheers!
Super ❤️ Please share the video how should white play when black play french defence for both exchange and advance variations
Thanks a lot for showing this soo Great way för black! I have nerver like the Frenvh opening but now I have changed my opinion! 😊♟
french? hmmm
Really like your stuff. You're a great YouTuber, you're gonna be one of the big ones. Good luck! (and have fun 😄)