5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Queen's Gambit

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Great to know. Enjoy the journey. It is a fun one!

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[@maxmeza3450]

That last trap is absolutely savage

[@pattabiramans]

But in that too, the king can go to adjacent black square of queen instead of taking knight, then queen is saved

[@joelocke9612]

@@pattabiramans No, it can't - the black Queen prevents that.

[@rubenvargas276]

The last trap couldn't the opponent choose to castle?

[@yeeteshpulstya9890]

Man I'd cry if I someone did that to me.

[@sarinshrestha970]

Haha yeah

[@AlexAmarMusic]

Great video, thank you!

[@tutorthony3996]

I just love this lesson! I haven't played the Queen's gambit (both sides) for a long time! I look at it this time with 'new eyes'! Thank you so much!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You are so welcome!

[@ALF8892]

3rd trap is called the Elephant Trap. 4th trap Qa5 is the Cambridge Springs Variation. The 5th trap is Lasker's Trap. There are some other traps a little later in the game around moves 10-14 in the queens Gambit but mostly it's just a safe opening that gives you good endings and king safety.

[@gabrielwanjiru1888]

Tell me which ones

[@finn5571]

Chess is one of those things where answers just mean more questions.

[@thecovidprisoner]

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This guy can show you a lot of perspective on lanes and forks.. piece development.. But the choices will always offer big questions.. Use professional perspective.

[@sevoo1579]

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[@garrenredman8027]

That exchange for a Knight was epic! Blew my mind. Nice one!

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[@omerhass6374]

Best video, simple and fruitful.

[@swilliams140]

The traps are what make these openings cool. I just finished a game and my opponent fell right into them. Great job Igor!

[@fathead997]

Bedankt heren! Heb jullie gemist vorige week!

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[@tube4joke4]

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[@miuzik8op908]

Trap 1 - Save rook by blocking with knight.

[@darksyde3000]

Just curious. At 3:34, why wouldn't the black bishop just take the white queen at A4 instead of backing up?

[@johndavis5956]

@@miuzik8op908 does this loose knight?

[@johndavis5956]

@@darksyde3000 watch again from 3:00 (the example does not have the bishop there prior to the queen)

[@Nymphetamine1222]

In minute 1:50 you get a knight, not a rook. After the move queen to f3 the opponent plays knight to c6. Queen captures for check and then black moves his bishop to d7 - defending the king and at the same time defending the rook with his queen.

[@RONIN6207]

Yes, my sentiments exactly! The "Knight to c6 move" is a vacating sacrifice. Which allows a "discovered protection" for the Rook, when the Bishop comes to d7. Better to lose 3 points instead of 5.

[@I_KILLIT_YOU]

yea i was coming to comments for the same reason

[@oljegpajkic6486]

and also defending the pawn on b5...

[@narendrakumarsharma655]

Or black plays bishop b7, Q×b7 and then K d7 saving Rook. But the essence is you are a whole piece up.!!

[@narendrakumarsharma655]

Please read Nd7 instead of Kd7

[@nestorguiyaan1661]

Thanks for sharing this traps because i really love the d4 opening

[@rupertcell3466]

This video really helped me. I just wanted to mention that for the first trap, I think there’s a way out of losing the rook as black. After Qf3, black can sacrifice the knight to save the rook. After Qxc6+, black plays Bd7.

[@jT-bh6ov]

found that too, its sort of an "only move" situation to even attempt to hold

[@mustafakhan6571]

Can you please make a similar video on the King's gambit? Thanks!

[@frank124c]

The first trap given in this video comes up very often in regular games and especially in blitz games. I always play the Queen's Gambit as white and I have become knowledgeable in the traps in this opening.

[@viktorhultcrantz8625]

Can't you save the rook by playing knight C6 then bishop D7?

[@joshtyler7999]

@@viktorhultcrantz8625 yes, idk why he didn't mention that in the video. But you still win the knight so you're still winning

[@Habitmc]

but what do you do when you play E4 as white and black plays knigt to c6?

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DID YOU FORGET TO TURN OFF ALL CAPS?

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[@EvanUnknown]

9:23 ‘Standard Queen’s Gambit Moves’ White normally won’t play Bd3 when playing the queen’s gambit, it just wastes a turn when the pawn takes, bishop takes.

[@chessacts1884]

Nice way of explaining it. Thank you!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome!

[@Forever-lp4ql]

Quite interesting!! Good job

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you think so!

[@saifuddinsaifuddin3625]

thank you very much for your valuable tips.

[@akibhassan2534]

Very helpful and instructive video. Feeling excited to employ 'em in the game.

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Great to hear!

[@1ghosttour]

Wow. Awesome! I can't wait to use these tips. THANK YOU!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lazznotjustauniformanalyst65]

Great video. The second to laat k e where Bishop was taken fo free waa epic.

Amazing tricks. Thank you

[@silentbullet2023]

Thank you for the lessons!

[@joshuaabulu9]

Thanks for the video. Can't wait to try it out

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Hope you have success with it

[@alexanderfrost2943]

Thank you. Did really enjoyed that.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lostmessiah2422]

HI. At your question at about the 6:12 mark, why can't the king castle instead of moving the pawn? While it would box in the king, it shifts the balance of the board.

[@zahedrostami8983]

i really like the last one. thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome 😊

[@nickkaboo]

Clearly explained, thanks mate

[@randyreal5871]

subbed great stuff

[@MoneySuccesswithAndy]

This is a super helpful video thank you so much. I am wanting to impose my queens gambit knowledge and this has helped. Are there any common traps for Rudy Lopez? I like to play that as white but it seems to often end up with a very positional game, just positioning and taking a long time before any exciting options become available.

[@mohammadrizkyadrian9122]

What I hate to learn chess opening are 1. I dunno what to do in mid game (with new opening) 2. I dunno how they counter my opening 3. I dunno if there are traps This video is one of the most useful chess opening explanation (about what to do, what others might do, and what the traps are) Nice video! Ps. I hope you also make a video like this abt other openings

[@jotarokujo7955]

I knew the first one and the last one. I learned the last one as the Lasker Trap, very beautiful trap

[@donalain69]

2:06 well.. i might be wrong, but i think there is something you can do. Queen to C7. If white captures the rook, move knight to c6 and the queen should be unable to go anywhere.

[@ScorpionKing1980]

Yes, but white can get the queen out. Ra6 for example.

[@thismays]

At 6:20 I would just play pawn e6 to block the white bishop coming to F7 and follow up my attack with pawn B5

[@Ricky02]

Brilliant video

[@matthewl8997]

Such an informative video!! Thank you!

[@katsukigeronimo6579]

when i play the queens gambit , my opponent doesnt do these stuff

[@Ksgggg]

Just the way your learning queens gambit, there are various ways to destroy it....

[@sp3009]

Μ2

[@xcd87]

yup exactly.

[@randyacaso1920]

there was a lyrics block on you'r board it doesn't clear to watch on video

[@shivakumarvakada1880]

Super videos. Nice teaching style. Thanks

[@interestedbystander196]

Wow! Really helpful stuff. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@Gyninethus]

Thank you this was very helpful

[@JEE-pk1yt]

Will try soon

[@sm00thgames63]

Ty so much for this!

[@thomasb.5643]

RCA: "Alright and then you take the piece to win the game" Me: manages to blunder a piece and then the game a couple of moves later

[@jonathanehle2691]

"It's something every chess player should know" 2 secs later I already forgot it.

[@choomingsiong5684]

12:13 instead of white bishop takes black bishop, white should take the pawns by pawns. In that case black bishop will have to retreat on next move

[@MOHANSINGH-mh3kw]

i really enjoyed and superb video

[@johnlawson6851]

Thank you for this

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[@edranlozarita429]

12:22 what if the pawn on tge left captures the trap pawn?

[@maxchiley7728]

Thank you so much

[@GeekonaBike]

I gotta watch this one a couple of more times

[@berniedecastro7538]

I keep watch your video thanks again

[@RajSharma-uw8lg]

This is great work. Thank you!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it!

[@vaxclips1966]

What if black goes bishop e6 to defend the pawn on the first trap?

[@budisantotanoto7003]

Very cool review, thank you!!

[@TheJackSparrow.]

Great video! Look forward to trying these out 😃

[@lijojose3329]

13:36 I think in order to grab queen, black should check with bishop before promoting the pawn. What if the King go back to e1 when knight check? You can't grab queen.

[@InLovingMemoryOfSatire]

At minute 5:24. Can you not save the queen (or at least do a queen's exchange) by sacrificing your knight with a move from D7 to C4?

[@nafisaali2373]

This is very interesting gambit omg 😀😀😃

[@punshibinandeibam7070]

Thanks for opening game

[@mattbell3638]

At 2:06 if you move the bishop to B7 then after he captures it could you not move the knight to D7 to save the rook?

[@gouthamhegde2681]

Yes

[@4everfree]

Great video. Very good instructions.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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Great video.

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[@sammysalhia9105]

That’s terrific thanks

[@mohanbabu5183]

Thank you

[@NKKK19]

1:16 how do we defend our b pawn once we get in this situation?

[@sandeepsinghthakur367]

Great tactics

[@marcinburakiewicz5900]

Nice traps, I will use them

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Genius moves. !!!! Luved this. ! TY. 😁✌

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rogerbruce2896]

do you have any courses for adults just learning?

[@WolfersHD]

I was doing a training program in Lucas Chess and it went over the Queens Gambit, really happy I played it because it's become my favorite opening by far. I tried starting with the English but I just don't really enjoy the middle-games that come from it.

[@timmurphy4791]

The first trap there is an error. If the queen goes to f3 to threaten the rook, black can play knight to c6. If the queen takes knight black can move bishop to d7 and then the rook is safe. So he actually can stop the rook from being taken

[@michaelathanasiou2030]

After D7 Qf3 and black lost a night

[@timmurphy4791]

@@michaelathanasiou2030 yes but he claims there is no way to save the rook

[@dmitrit81]

Thanks

[@楊敦捷]

In 4:41, what if black king move to d8? Is that a move to save the queen?

[@eddiescherer]

Your videos are great! Well done!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you very much!

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I'm very interested in your style of play or play I live in Reno since 85 I had AI had a rating of 1800 and I bought just recently a chess game grandmaster chess were the pieces moved themselves that I was dying to get I can't wait to play it but where I'm living right now I can't I don't want to get into that but I don't want nobody messing with this game in any case I do plan on getting back into the game join a club Get back into the chess federation and hopefully start playing some tournaments even though I'm 76 years old I can still play the game I thought my kids should play the game Life is a chess game all you gotta know is the rules and make your best move More than happy to join your organization thank you Michael.

[@joejitsu034]

I’m going to play this opening all day & try it out. Thanks 👍

[@panashegadzikwanigel7346]

Last move is a killer move 👌🔥

[@sarav-Frontend_Engineer]

Final trap is awesome 😀👌

[@varunittigi9288]

Amazing bro!! Nice video

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Nice video! 👍

[@devi1980able]

Please post more variations in queens gambit traps Igor Sir.

[@sarmisthamukherjee6980]

Excellent.

[@stevengordon3271]

Especially love the last trap

[@ebon8853]

I like Queen's Gambit and also I like to mix it with London system.

[@eddiefernando3826]

Damn dude. Its a superb video! Thank you much!

[@MrUmban]

Very helphul content. Continue pls

[@jimbrindamour616]

Playing the computer I kept getting killed when gambit accepted, K to c3 then black plays pawn to e5 would love the best play for white. 12 unsuccessful attempts to counter this move. Love the videos

[@josepho6675]

Great help 👍 cheers mate

[@miketaf5304]

This video is so underrated

[@louiswrede4177]

Tals for the game. Queens gambit is really fin. 😀

[@kuyadong6791]

The last trap is risky. At 12:10, I think that dxe3 is a mistake because there is Qa4+. Whatever black response is, white will be up with a pawn, or worse, a bishop. This is how i see it. 1.Qa4+, Nc6 2.Bxb4, exf2+ 3.Kxf2 or, 1.Qa4+, Bd7 2.Qxb4, exd2+ 3.Nxd2 or, 1.Qa4+, c6 2.Qxb4, exd2+ 3.Nxd2 or, Worse response: 1.Qa4+, Qd7 2.Qxd7+, Bxd7 3.Bxb4, exf2+ 4.Kxf2

[@GUESSINGEVERYTHING]

good video, I started making videos about chess puzzles to help people! thank you for the tips