The BEST Chess Opening Against 1.e4 | TRAPPIEST Gambit for Black

01.03.2023

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🔹The BEST Chess Opening Against 1.e4 – Every Move is a Trap! –

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov talks about the most trickiest and trappiest chess opening gambit for Black against 1.e4. It is the Rousseau Gambit (or Ponziani Countergambit) from the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano), which happens after the opening moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5.

This gambit has a lot of tricks and traps along the way which helps Black to win within just 10 moves in these lines. GM Igor Smirnov also answers the most common questions asked by the students, walks through the most common responses of White, and shows you how to punish them.

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00:00 Rousseau Gambit for Black
00:28 General ideas for Black, why 3…f5
02:11 1) If White plays 4.Nc3
02:39 2) If White plays 4.Bxg8
05:52 3) If White plays 4.exf5
09:37 How to find the best moves in any position?
09:57 4) If White plays 4.d3
13:23 Quiz for you: Can you find the best move?

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30 Comments

  1. I play this Gambit because of you and can't get enough of these variations

    Don't remember it all but I'm remembering enough to go from 800ish to 1279 and I have playing it… when I play it the move that annoys me most is when the opponent plays Bishop B5 in the opening instead of going for the fried liver type attack

  2. That is nice, but I would like coverage on pxd4. If that is the objective best move for white to play, it would be nice to know what to play to avoid disadvantage.

  3. You forgot about if accept they go to d4 with the knight and if you take they check you with the queen and are up a lot

  4. no they don't white has Nd4

  9. I look at this and I tell u know lie that not only did I find a way to save your queen I found a way to put black in trouble peep bishop takes pawn on F4 treating the queen also, black takes it back with pawn on E5, now white pushes pawn to threaten the queen, black queen takes pawn leaving white queen to take the pawn and get out black’s bishop way.

  10. You such a Gem of person
    From Egypt with love 💖

  11. f4 to cut off the White king side fails to Nxe5, and if Nxe5, then d4 regains the piece for White? Igor, can you comment about this?

  12. there are 2 options:
    bishop F4- pawn H4
    or
    queen G3

  14. Thanks, but could you give the continuation with d4?

  15. i absolutely love this guy
    really helpfull , thank you

  16. On 2:26 why he said that it is resignable I dont understand because white has losen just one piece so how?

  17. this reminds me of the vienna but for black

  18. Thanks, man. This is a great opening. You're fun to follow. Keep it up!

  19. At 6:06 what if white plays Ne5 instead of Nd4

  20. This is great. I've been finding it difficult responding to this opening by white

  21. Does d4 work for white immediately after …f5?

  22. What if he moves pawn d4

  23. This is just the Vienna gambit

  24. 14:00 h4, queen takes, g3, then you have an escape square for the queen

  25. You are my go-to, thank you for all your content, Igor. Would you mind letting us know if some of these traps work best for blitz games or longer timed games? My son and I play an OTB game where typically each of us make a move once a day when we have the chance. I thought it would be nice to distinguish which traps work best depending on which time limit that you choose. Maybe too much to ask, but I thought if you mention that the trap in your videos works best in a blitz, bullet, or longer timed games might be helpful. Thanks so much.

  27. I Guarantee that most players will attack the F8 knight on F6. They can't help themselves, so you have to take that into account ALWAYS. Haha.

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