Best Chess Opening For White [For Under-1600 ELO Players]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares the best chess opening for White, especially for players rated under 1600 ELO. White enjoys a significant win rate of 66% in this line. It's known as the Scotch Gambit, which arises after the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4.
You'll also learn how to counter the most common responses from Black: 4...Bc5, 4...Nf6, and 4...Bb4+.
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► Chapters
00:00 Best Chess Opening For Beginners (For White)
00:12 Scotch Gambit
01:10 1) If Black plays 4...Bc5 (Haxo Gambit)
02:22 2) If Black plays 4...Nf6 (Dubois Réti Defense)
03:21 3) If Black plays 4...Bb4+ (London Defense)
05:55 Can you find the winning move?
07:25 Best Checkmate Ever?
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[@stevensutton2252]

Real GrandMasters❤ don't need ♜ rooks" where we are going we don't need any roads"( Doc) back to the future 2

[@farouqbaiti4315]

It's helpful.

[@ImPedofinderGeneral]

Thank you for the great video Igor! But what if black move knight to e5 at 7:52 ? You cant grab it via rook-its pinned and you lose a chance to grab the queen if you taking that knight. UPD I missed the fact that its doublecheck and this move is impossible

[@silentsekar8165]

Can I contact you sir

[@ashithashetty175]

0:34 - is anyone wondering where is the rook ? 😁

[@DecrepitBiden]

You DON'T need that rook, if you're whoever this famous person is.😆

[@Anto_chess]

It’s like asking why Magnus would play against a 1000 rated player without his queen

[@stevensutton2252]

Real world champions don't need rook !HE SAC THE ROOOOOOOK BEFORE THE GAME

[@elishane1252]

​@@Anto_chesstoday I reached 1000 and i was so happy, and u made it sound like I'm still a trash 😂(though I am really but at least celebrate me for a day 😂)

[@Anto_chess]

@@elishane1252 That’s great ! Keep it up 👍 I’m 1400 and I still feel like a trash sometimes, it’s a normal thing 😂 I guess we're all trash compared to a GM

[@TheSuperhoden]

When you explain it every opening is the best opening lol

[@-device--057-2]

You cant really do it any other way, i guess calling them great works but i dont know

[@infernity5536]

Thats probably one of the opening videos I enjoyed the most so far, gotta try it out

[@CrescentRollCarl]

This is the opening I've been playing as white for the last couple of years. Great exciting games, and works well at my level (around 1400 rapid).

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

You are just brilliant and bring the best opening preparations for matches. Thank you very much and God bless you. However I applied for a position but never got any response.

[@lamole329]

splendid video. refreshing to see some older chess games

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Best Chess Opening For Beginners (For White) 00:12 Scotch Gambit 01:10 1) If Black plays 4...Bc5 (Haxo Gambit) 02:22 2) If Black plays 4...Nf6 (Dubois Réti Defense) 03:21 3) If Black plays 4...Bb4+ (London Defense) 05:55 Can you find the winning move? 07:25 Best Checkmate Ever?

[@farouqbaiti4315]

I saw the Corner Checkmate (Nxh8) in a animation called Forceman Chess.

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Last combination is really worth retaining, thanks.

[@kurtc6372]

Thanks!!! Definitely easier at this level for me. I can work with this. 🙏🏼☯️

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

🙏🏼

[@joeoleary9010]

*best* chess channel on KZbin!

[@starseed855]

Thanks for all the work you do Igor! I would be very happy if you could also make a video for people above 1600 elo

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks! Noted.

[@markadam7626]

Hey Igor!. I am wondering, would there have been any options that black could have done to actually turn around the game, in any point in whites opening.? that would be a fun thing and something I would have expected to see in the end. keep up the good work!

[@mugabe8042]

Thank you broo ❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😊

[@makygamingph742]

I love your videos, can you make birds opening and froms gambit?

[@farouqbaiti4315]

It was wild and cool.😜😎

[@MonsieurGambit]

Against the dubois reti defense i also like to play the nakhmanson gambit, i have beaten various 2000 fide elo players in blitz with it.

[@mitternachtsplausch9559]

I always play the Italian Game and have improved a lot since

[@jopazna2021]

Igor, I really like your page, I follow it actively. Most often, I go to the playlist and watch the parts that interest me. I have one positive criticism, it seems to me that you paid little attention to the endings on the channel, any beginner (below 1500 elo) has to face this perhaps the most important part of the game, because all this bunch of openings and tactics are for nothing if you don't know how to win the winning game. Of course, the openings are also an important part of the game, but to begin with the player shouldnt "satiate" himself with too many openings (there are a few to know,mostly Open Game,gambits), the endings are more important. My Elo exploded when I committed to this part of the game. Many players even with 2000 elo have big problems in elemental endings. Pracite endgame every day for raise Elo.

[@marknieuweboer8099]

To be considered is the move order 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 allowing to counter the Petroff Nf6 with 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 5.exd6 Nxd6 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.Qd2. Critical is 3...Bb4+.

[@freddiemercury2075]

Morphy's games are work of art. Probably my favourite artist.

[@THECHESS1]

I am going to a rating tournament.and I was not able to decide what to play as white .thank you so much❤🎉

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@matthewmalek2434]

This is the best opening for White. It’s basically unbeatable if they fall into the trap

[@-AxisA-]

At 4:26 What if the opponent instead of moving the knight on f6 some where, they move with their other knight from c6 to a5 counterattacking your unprotected bishop?

[@mrnelgin]

Unfortunately most 1600 ELO players are going to play with a rook which makes it a target that Morphy didn't have to worry about. g6 followed by Bg2 puts a lot of pressure on the a1 rook.

[@jk190]

Which game is that last one? I saw it once before but I couldn't remember who his opponent was

[@scshel]

Why wouldn’t black counter with Queens pawn D5 to pressure your white bishop C4?

[@user-ek8gs4ij4r]

I never really thought about it before but if you do Rook odds, you can't Castle on that side.

[@prplt]

4:26 "there are no good squares for the knight to go" well actually not Nh5 is stockfish approved 😂 (in my study I have that as a counter if I ever face this variation)

[@sheyanswain6141]

What doez White do after 7 .. Bishop e7?

[@THECHESS1]

He sacrificed the rook*

[@TeeGar]

Sadly I'm always in the other 34%

[@ashoksafaya5397]

I could see bishop sacrifice and then queen check to recover the piece.

[@mohiddin_pasha]

❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@honhon-qy4wi]

Bro did the entire video without his rook

[@crucifiedthief]

Even though this has been my opening for years, I hate seeing it from the black side.

[@javedpervez3237]

Bro playing scotch in rook odds

[@gktalks9672]

Where is the 2nd rook of white

[@duck20484]

Sold it

[@TimothyZhou0]

The best chess opening for white is to sac the rook on a1 on move 0.... LOL

[@LoganathanChandran-lz8de]

Where is the rook?

[@kavitasakhare7118]

Wait where is a1 rook gone ?

[@BeasttBoy]

As good as not there.

[@chryslercartography9024]

Sup guys?

[@user-kz7im6jp6d]

First comment

[@godwishnyambuya9737]

First to watch

[@anthonydyke8273]

I have never won with this opening , every one I have played knows it .

[@matthewmalek2434]

I win allll the time with it. You have to known all their counters.

[@chriszhang1660]

Chess good. Igor good. Ukraine good.

[@raselju]

I am 1870. Probably this video will not be very applicable to me.

[@nikovelasquez7580]

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