3 Simple Tips To Punish ANY Early Attacks Of Your Opponent

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@farouqbaiti4315]

Ok.😮 The Puzzle: Qxd5 then Bb6.

[@Sahovskasekcija]

Puzzle: Qxd5 Qxd5, Bb6#

[@abhidityasingh9444]

What about Bb6+,Nxb6,Qxb6#?

[@abhidhiman4510]

​@@abhidityasingh9444After Bb6+ Nxb6 , Qb6+ Qc7, not mate

[@abhidityasingh9444]

​@@abhidhiman4510 Sorry, my miscalculation

[@abhidhiman4510]

@@abhidityasingh9444 it's ok what's your rating btw

[@abhidityasingh9444]

@@abhidhiman4510 650

[@mschoenen]

Your humor never fails to disappoint. Equating Scholar's Mate attempts with ppl who listen to Tik Tok videos in public with the volume turned up. ROFL!

[@Kratos19086]

Your humor always fails to disappoint*

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 3 Rules to PUNISH Early Attacks in Chess 00:11 Early Queen Attacks 00:43 Rule-1 02:12 Rule-2 03:44 Rule-3 05:52 Using ALL 3 Rules Together! 09:32 Activity overpowers material advantage 10:11 Puzzle of the day

[@raselju]

Thank you, Igor, for another wonderful lesson. Although the moves won't match in real-life games, but the ideas will definitely help. The solution of the puzzle around 10.20, is queen takes d5 knight (Qxd5), sacrificing the queen to deliver Bb6# checkmate.

[@mrnelgin]

You need something more forcing. Qxd5 is not guaranteed. There's Qc7 or Qc6 where it's protected by 2 pawns. Or after Qxd5 you can move d6 which will give your king some breathing room.

[@israelquimson831]

Very True...

[@RadicalCaveman]

@@mrnelgin But White's regained the piece with obvious advantage. Black's King is stuck in the middle of the board and he's behind in development in open position, even if White has no immediate tactical win.

[@mrnelgin]

@@RadicalCaveman There's still no forced checkmate. Ask stockfish...

[@mrnelgin]

@@RadicalCaveman Then there's no forcing winning move. Our master is, unfortunately, wrong on this one. Unless he can prove me wrong.

[@alfredwu9523]

You are the best chess teacher

[@xagameplay]

Correct

[@artplanb9688]

Agreed (Beginner from Morocco)

[@fishnets007]

Just watched your video, then played a game. My opponent played early queen move. It was brutal. I am a 1200 elo I played like 1750. Thank you

[@adarsh5997]

hi Igor can you please make a video on the Catalan from beginning to advance traps

[@SvenGoldberg]

Thank you man, you have the most useful chess contend on youtube. The puzzle - Qxd5, Qxd5, Bb6# check-mate.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome, appreciate you for being here

[@ЗорийКоньяков]

Thank you very much for such interesting material, I will follow new posts.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Qxd5 and if Qxd5 Bb6#. Beautiful.

[@munsulight721]

Qxd5 is probably the way to go. After that, it is gonna be at some point checkmate whatever black play If they take the Queen back, it is Bb6 Mate If they try to counterattack with Qe2 or move the King or Rook to E8, it is about check in 4 (not gonna name all combination possibles) Black best Defense would probably be Qc7. Unsure about how many move it would take (11 maximum) but it is gonna be forced checkmate if White is precise. If white is a little bit imprecise it could be more.. If black is imprecise after that it could change a lot, but unless big blunder white should still win

[@atharvnigam8107]

I was 800 rated watched yours and chess vibes videos also followed the rules you told and now im 1700 rapid in just 3 month's

[@mrinaldas5653]

It's humble request

[@maurogg9682]

Queen sac. Beautiful mate❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@Southpawwwwwwwwwwww]

What if black goes Qc7 instead of accepting the sacrifice

[@MrShokeSlam]

Keep up the good work

[@tf2weeb663]

If Qf3, then f5. If queen takes, d5 double attacks the queen and bishop. I've had several people save their bishop and hang their queen😂😂 quite the effective trap. There's also another trap if pawn takes but I don't remember the line at the moment. In the end you're up a piece in a great position. If Qh5, you block with g6, then transpose into a King's Indian setup. I don't remember the exact lines but most people don't know how to deal with someone fighting back against their scholar's mate

[@asteriondeltoro124]

Bb6+, forcing the following sequence: ... Nxb6, Qxb6+, Qc7, Qe3, (threatening Qe7#), Qe5, Qxe5, after which mate in two with via Qd6 and Qb6# is unstoppable.

[@McGrrrrrowl]

black can play d6 instead of Qe5 and he is fine

[@asteriondeltoro124]

@@McGrrrrrowl Clever, but then Qg2 pins the pawn to the Queen, and Black doesn't seem to have an obvious way to stop Ra1-d1, threatening Rxd6. Bg4 is easily countered by f3, and while this does allow Qc5+, Kh1 evades that and leaves the queen with no attack. But then again, Qxd5 is ALSO beaten by Qc7 and d6, so... maybe this attack isn't as simple as Igor thought?

[@McGrrrrrowl]

@@asteriondeltoro124 Qxd5 ends with white queen on f7 with black having lost a knight, queen and pawn (and possibly taking another pawn on f6) with white losing the bishop. Black doesn't need to move the d7 pawn in this sequence

[@zanti4132]

At 1:40, you say Black would like to play 4...d5 to open the center; however, it drops a pawn and so is not really playable. Actually, the move seems fine. If White responds 5. exd5, Black has 5...e4, immediately regaining the pawn. And if White responds 5. Bxd5, Black can play 5...Nxd5 6. exd5 Nxe7 7. c4 c6, and now (a) 8. Nc3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Ng3 should favor Black - he has the two bishops, and White's horribly weak pawn on d5 should fall in due time; (b) 8. dxc6 Nxc6 also should favor Black, thanks to Black's two bishops and superior pawn structure. The 8. dxc6 variation reminds me of the Scandinavian line that goes 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6, when 3. c4? c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 is considered good for Black.

[@tentothepowerof10]

1.Bb6! Nxb6 2. Qxb6+ Correct: 1. Qxd5 Qxd5 2. Bb6#

[@peterrupprecht8039]

Puzzle answer: 1.Qxd5 Qc7 2.Qg5+ f6 3.Qxg7 Re8 4.Qxf6+ Re7 5.Rh8+ Re8 6.Bg5+ mate

[@ahmadsherbeny5609]

5.Qh8+ not Rh8+ 😉

[@TheBlueboyRuhan]

0:35 - LOL what do you mean by this Igor?

[@SuhbanIo]

lol

[@regularminecraftbedrockpla2994]

lol

[@AditiGanesh-xl3iz]

fr tho lol

[@luiealexy3139]

Hello thanks 4 ur wanderful contents, can u show a tricky role model to start against English opening?

[@ssjam1635]

puzzle is Qxd5 (trying to trade queens) if opponent queen moves elsewhere aside from Qc7 its a mate by bb6

[@kuncogopuncog0]

that is not forcing enough... there is forced checkmate

[@mrnelgin]

You shouldn't play hopeful chess. That loses games.

[@ssjam1635]

if the queen moves elsewhere its literally mate in 14

[@elderlycatpatriot]

@@mrnelgin It's not "hope chess" if your opponent's legal moves include one blunder and a bunch of equally poor moves. That's just called "winning" 💀

[@RusticIndy]

qxd5 assuming one qc7 - because qxd5 by black queen results in checkmate ; so black queen should go to c7 or c6 guarding against Bb6 checkmate if qc7 -white queen will go g5 & check - f6 only option inturn qxg7 chasing the rook or advantage then capture f6 - if re7 , qf8 if re8 -Bg5 done if qc6 - qd5 xqc6 ; have to d7 x c6; bb6 +, kd7 - Rd1 done

[@RusticIndy]

if king comes to e8 with qg5 check bb6 will be a discovered check costing black the queen

[@McGrrrrrowl]

There is no mate here because black can give up rook and move d6

[@isaiahfelix4458]

Bb6+

[@melizarainstormz2588]

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

👍

[@Citadel1974]

My notation is terrible but here goes. bB6 nXb6 qXb6# (So Bishop to b6. Knight is forced to capture the bishop. Queen takes the knight for checkmate) Am I right?

[@McGrrrrrowl]

No, black queen can move down to block. You want to move their queen so take the knight, if queen takes then it is mate with bishop. If not then it is a free knight but queen would have to block mate at c7

[@399d6]

Takes, mate

[@ashiqraseedspidy]

Hii man, I really have a big dream to became a Gm, a little problem, I started in my age 20 and I am 21 now, I have a rating of 980 but early pushing and I don't know how to punish opponent for bad move so it became a advantage for opponent and they use it well . Can I reach a 2000 elo with good skills , What did I do to reach it

[@regularminecraftbedrockpla2994]

0:35 LOL

[@farouqbaiti4315]

I have the top 3 defending weapon.😊

[@twentyrothmans7308]

I read this as: Qxd5 Qxd5 # If Black's not greedy, then Qxd5 Qc7 . This prevents Bb6#. The material is equal, but Black needs Rb8 before his b pawn can advance and let his Bishop out. Qb6 would be funny. If Black takes, Bb6#, if White takes, Kxc7 , which could keep White busy for a while. Have I missed something?

[@dalemcdowell2684]

if Qc7, White could capture the kingside pawns and there's no good response at all for Black.

[@Onlyone421]

bb6 knight c7 bxc7 qe7

[@DavidPeriard]

Igor, how to calm pre tournament nerves? Alcohol?

[@Ordinary_W0rld]

Definitely No.

[@Jackjones-s3q]

gueen takes d5

[@subgenso6282]

I love the Russian attack/counterattack style it's certainly more interesting than Carlson's intricacies of endgame pawn pushing

[@vvvvvv6365]

You mean Carlsen...

[@davidhead7725]

Bc5

[@haistapaska20]

Whatever white does? Takes the bishop?

[@FrankBeerbaum]

Qxd5!! Aims at Boden's mate If Qxd5 Bb6# If Qc6 Qa5+ b6 Bxb6+ Qxb6 Qxb6# If Qc7 Bb6 and the Queen is pinned and Qxb6 Qxb6#

[@AirBornMedia]

There is no Qxb6#, Queen is on d5.

[@BraydonGilmore]

Qxd5 and Bb6# is inevitable

[@polytropos1.1]

Black can try Qb5 instead of Qxd5 and survive a few more moves - in a bad position and one knight down.

[@Black-Jf]

@@polytropos1.1Rab1..

[@McGrrrrrowl]

@@polytropos1.1 no, white queen would just take. Best move is for Qc7

[@McGrrrrrowl]

Puzzle - I am new to chess but I don't see a way for mate and it is bugging the hell outta me!! If Qxd5, black queen must block at c7, then if Qxf7, black queen can come back out to d6 to block bishop checks at b6 and g5. I mean black loses a lot of material but it's not mate

[@AirBornMedia]

After Qc7 there's a Mate in 11, are you blind? 🙄

[@JairMarcano-j4t]

Bishop to b6

[@mschoenen]

Qxd5!! If QxQ, then Bb6# Q will likely go to C7, seeing this, then you QG5+, f6, QxG7 - and should be a somewhat straight forward barrage ahead until white gets mate

[@abhidhiman4510]

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[@noamlevy-ok6si]

1840

[@PiernikPiernikowaty]

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[@fantushff2737]

1404

[@anthonytiller6443]

QXKT

[@mouthiknaradas962]

Queen takes knight

[@ruwangikasamarasinghe6504]

Offense is the best defence doesn't apply in real life

[@oskaraskasala8138]

Yes it does

[@ThomasNogaro]

qd5, ...qd5; bb6#. oops, sorry (meant b obviously, q sacked). Lol!

[@hippophile]

Qxd5 Qc6; QxQ dxQ; Bb6+ then Rad1#

[@AnjaliReceipes]

Qxd5 qxd5 Bb6#

[@mrnelgin]

I ended up putting this into lichess board analysis and stockfish says there's no checkmate. The best it can come up with is a +20.8 but still no mate.

[@prplt]

what is Nf6 true pros only play f5 😂

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[@mjtrace8391]

Bye Felecia. It was a queen sac btw

[@staciehaneline9533]

Bishop to b6