Brutally PUNISH Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks

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Some tricksters will try to humiliate you with the Scholar’s Checkmate.
While any good chess player is aware of the Scholar’s Mate and know how to defend against it when their opponent tries to trick them, it is important to punish that lame trick.
And that is exactly what you’ll learn in today’s lesson. GM Igor Smirnov will show you how to punish Scholar’s Mate and early queen attacks from your opponent.
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► Chapters
00:00 Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks
01:53 Even top GMs try this (Carlsen, Naka, etc.)
02:21 Punish Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks
03:05 First little nuance to know
04:20 General strategic rule: Attack in the center
06:36 Trapping the White Queen
07:15 BEWARE of this trick!
09:05 Winning position for Black
10:53 Computer's brutal move
11:39 Countering White's correct response
13:55 Trapping White's active knight
14:54 Puzzle: Ding Liren vs Jorden van Foreest
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@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
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@fortunatatimbal5033
@fortunatatimbal5033 Жыл бұрын
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@moggolito
@moggolito Жыл бұрын
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@nrnaeim
@nrnaeim Жыл бұрын
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@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
​@@fortunatatimbal5033 Absolutely agree.
@kestergalarpe5443
@kestergalarpe5443 3 ай бұрын
😢
@BobChess
@BobChess Жыл бұрын
Me on the way to crush my scholar mate friend
@deflexyt3965
@deflexyt3965 Жыл бұрын
Wait i just saw u i think in chess brain's channel
@BobChess
@BobChess Жыл бұрын
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@marvelouswonderful
@marvelouswonderful Жыл бұрын
Did it work?
@sammysoseOFFICIAL
@sammysoseOFFICIAL Жыл бұрын
We all have that friend. Lol
@GalactixFX
@GalactixFX Жыл бұрын
XDD hello bob chess
@is7117
@is7117 Жыл бұрын
I've noted that most people who try the scholar's mate rarely know what to do if you know how to counter it. It's really annoying when you just want to play a good game of chess. I remember one particular game where the opponent wasted his entire opening by continuing to run away with his queen, while I simply kept attacking the queen while developing my pieces. All in all, one of the most satisfying wins I had.
@danielzatkovich4659
@danielzatkovich4659 Жыл бұрын
So it was really annoying yet supremely satisfying.
@TheJackTheLion
@TheJackTheLion Жыл бұрын
I LOVE these games
@gorgolyt
@gorgolyt Жыл бұрын
"really annoying" "most satisfying" Hm. To be honest it's a bit odd to be annoyed by a mistake which you know how to exploit, because that's literally the entire point of chess.
@bobbymcjoey9432
@bobbymcjoey9432 Жыл бұрын
@@gorgolyt as someone who's in low ELO, I'm assuming they mean it's annoying bc many people play the opening and it gets stale/annoying since it's just not a good game of chess; When you know how to counter the scholar's mate, it's just a steamroll.
@gorgolyt
@gorgolyt Жыл бұрын
@@bobbymcjoey9432 That's not really true either, as mentioned in the video the opening has been used by masters. There were many points in this video where it can just become a game with a good position.
@Kagpaw
@Kagpaw Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you and your channel. So many people explain things in a way where they assume you know something that is obvious to them, but not to a beginner or intermediate player. Your explanations are so concise and easy to follow. Thank you and God bless!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It means a lot.
@Pizzahutbaby
@Pizzahutbaby Жыл бұрын
@@GMIgorSmirnov yeah really was great. Thanks👍
@fasullamail
@fasullamail Жыл бұрын
You stole my words! 😉
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
► Chapters 00:00 Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks 01:53 Even top GMs try this (Carlsen, Naka, etc.) 02:21 Punish Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks 03:05 First little nuance to know 04:20 General strategic rule: Attack in the center 06:36 Trapping the White Queen 07:15 BEWARE of this trick! 09:05 Winning position for Black 10:53 Computer's brutal move 11:39 Countering White's correct response 13:55 Trapping White's active knight 14:54 Puzzle: Ding Liren vs Jorden van Foreest
@Ashout7822
@Ashout7822 Жыл бұрын
I wonder on 4:04 what if bishop h4xg5. ....... h6xg5 h2-h4 g5-g4 Qf3-g3 d7-d5 e4xd5 etc
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
@@Ashout7822 Black is just a piece up and White has no real threats anyway.
@KocaMetallec
@KocaMetallec Жыл бұрын
I swear this is the best channel on entire KZbin for beginners Not Eric Rosen, not Nakamura, not Gotham Chess, not Chess Brah etc.. I don't know much about this GM but watching just a few videos of him instructing is a no brainer that this is THE BEST beginners teacher out there Well done sir!
@jaideepshekhar4621
@jaideepshekhar4621 Жыл бұрын
ChessVibes? GM Naroditsky?
@choppackpunch5736
@choppackpunch5736 Жыл бұрын
Yes, hes great. I've learnt lots of gotham and eric though. They are also great
@louischarley6775
@louischarley6775 Жыл бұрын
I agree, Nelson does an amazing job but I feel he's slightly more focused on getting lower rated players to take up chess as a passion - I love that though, I watch him all the time he's entertaining and engaging. Igor just has a way of speaking where maybe it's not as entertaining but it gets me so intrigued I have to keep watching, and a bit more educational to those who have already decided that chess is a passion for them.
@PrivateJoker0119
@PrivateJoker0119 Жыл бұрын
bruh def not chessbrah lmao
@tomedmonds1714
@tomedmonds1714 Жыл бұрын
well nakamura mainly because he just takes takes takes and is thenn winning because hes up a juicer
@SG14ever
@SG14ever Жыл бұрын
This is exactly the kind of info I need, even if the next 10 times this happens will probably be me forgetting the sequence and having to rewatch the video!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
🙏
@CristanMeijer
@CristanMeijer Жыл бұрын
I only remembered 4 moves and that turned out to be enough for me: 1. move the right knight to defend your pawn 2. move pawn to G6 to push away the queen 3. in case your opponent tries the scholar's checkmate again via moving the queen up, defend your pawn by developing your left knight 4. punish your opponent by move the right knight forward to attack the queen and threaten a fork on (queen), king & rook. That almost always does it against the level of players who play the scholar's checkmate.
@MikeySmithJones
@MikeySmithJones 10 ай бұрын
Write them down. Watch the video everyday for a week. You will remember! :)
@Costavka
@Costavka Жыл бұрын
11:28 The queen really said "Oh I can't take this rook? Welp, imma take the other one"
@jimkyle8008
@jimkyle8008 Жыл бұрын
In the puzzle at the end, White plays 1. Ne5 threatening to capture twice with his knights on f7 and thus checkmate the Black King. If Black defends with 1... Rf8 then White plays 2. Rc8 threatening 3. Rxf8 mate and if Black plays either 2....Rxc8 or Bxc8 then Black once again captures twice on f7 with his knights with checkmate.
@NeunEinser
@NeunEinser Жыл бұрын
Black also has Bc5 defending the rook, but ofc it's still mate with Rxf8+ Bxf8 and then the two Nxf7
@iVesperX
@iVesperX Жыл бұрын
nice.. I saw nd6 w the same idea. if rxd6, there's rg8# and any attempt to defend f7, there's rc8 deflection
@artCrummer
@artCrummer Жыл бұрын
Yes, that was my plan too...I don't see any flaws. Lovely!
@jnrliufau4714
@jnrliufau4714 Жыл бұрын
the fastest sequence to mate is Rg5 threatening mate in 1
@iVesperX
@iVesperX Жыл бұрын
@@jnrliufau4714 im p sure f6 would stop everything after rg5. bf2 also looks like it would be hard to deal with
@jalalfouani
@jalalfouani Жыл бұрын
The part where you retreated the knight to trap the queen was genius. Thanks for the sequence!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
🙏
@Sjuske1
@Sjuske1 11 ай бұрын
Can't white go bishop to e5, sacrificing the bishop, but saving the queen? Or is there something that I don't see?
@heyb0ss594
@heyb0ss594 10 ай бұрын
@@Sjuske1 If white moved bishop to e5, black's rook can just take the bishop. The queen is still stuck because even if it were to take the rook, white's queen can be taken by either black's bishop or knight.
@checkmate2408
@checkmate2408 10 ай бұрын
​@heyb0ss594 @gmigorsmirnov But if white goes Bishop e5, and black counters with rook e5, then c3 is now safe for queen. If black counters with bishop e5, then e4 is now safe. I think either will be bad for white but the queen isn't in a forced trap
@michaelrobinson2687
@michaelrobinson2687 25 күн бұрын
@@Sjuske1 At that point B x e5 means that Black gets the White Rook as a consolation prize after Q e4, B x b2 (threatening both White's Queen and Rook simultaneously) and Black still has the better position. Either White loses the Queen or a Bishop and a Rook.
@sohamnandi5457
@sohamnandi5457 Жыл бұрын
I think Nd6 or Ne5 will work, if Nd6, Rxd6 cannot be played because of Rg8 checkmate. So a possible continuation can be Nd6 Rf8 (f7 is threatened twice) Rc8 and here I can't see a defense for Black because one of the defenders of f7, either the rook or the bishop must capture the rook on c8 to stop Rxf8 checkmate. Here we can capture f7 by the knights and deliver checkmate. Also, instead of playing Rc8 we can first capture f7 (this works because eventually the rook has to come to f7 leaving the back rank completely unprotected so we can follow up with Rc8) I also think Ne5 works for the same ideas.
@aaronwalderslade
@aaronwalderslade Жыл бұрын
Ne5 looks good
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
💪
@jpc812
@jpc812 11 ай бұрын
I just love watching these. So clearly explained and it gives me such a good arsenal of defense against standard openings. Great content, best I have seen.
@Barbutt
@Barbutt Жыл бұрын
Quickly becoming a big fan! Rekindled my in depth study of openings I often use and never knew I was using!
@artmasterio1036
@artmasterio1036 Жыл бұрын
WowChessChannel makes good chess tutorials
@Barbutt
@Barbutt Жыл бұрын
@@artmasterio1036 You’d be in a Lot of trouble right now if I wasn’t a Pilotredsun fan. Mister!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
🙏
@chandankumar-ir3cz
@chandankumar-ir3cz Жыл бұрын
Nice video Igor as usual 😊 but generally once black has castled then White will start his pawn storm by h4/h5 to open black' position which is worth analysing . Hope to see that if you cover in future🙏
@RoundShades
@RoundShades Жыл бұрын
I was also thinking, what if instead of holding queen on one diagonal, they drop it back to cover the bishop moving up to trade, or like you said, instead put pressure on covering center pawns and creating an unexpected board state with white winning the center. I'm a fan of scholar mate, against good players you can still instead use it for positioning rather than the early mate, and predict black's position since they'll defend from the mate.
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, it's noted.
@shanewarren3823
@shanewarren3823 Жыл бұрын
I tried that defense principle in many games without threat of scholars mate, I find it very very solid overall, thanks mate you've made me not scared to play black lol. Subscribed
@alekhinesgun9997
@alekhinesgun9997 Жыл бұрын
So basically you discovered the modern defense setup?😂
@shanewarren3823
@shanewarren3823 Жыл бұрын
@@alekhinesgun9997 yeah 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so funny lol
@judemorales4U
@judemorales4U Жыл бұрын
I have favorite channels for different reasons. Igor is one of my favorites for instructional. Thanks Igor, backing up those bishops has helped me a lot!
@WisnuPrabowo
@WisnuPrabowo Жыл бұрын
I like how you explain things with the beginner/intermediate's POV. thank you
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@hiro6406
@hiro6406 Жыл бұрын
You are a gm but youre still aware of problems for beginners. subscribed and hope to see continuous uploads!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
🙏
@Bigboibeven
@Bigboibeven Жыл бұрын
Even if no one tries the scholars mate, I really like the positioning of the knight and bishop that opens up the diagonal on whites rook. I'm a big fan of revealed attacks, and that one is just a beauty
@pratikpattanaik
@pratikpattanaik Жыл бұрын
This is undoubtedly the most educative chess channel I've come across.
@31acruz
@31acruz Жыл бұрын
Nice job. One of the best tutorial series out there. He is clear, precise, to the point, just a very good natural teacher.
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
😄
@jakobbrun6535
@jakobbrun6535 Жыл бұрын
Ne5 or Nd6 both win by force! Great walkthrough of the early queen attack after 1. e4 by the way. Instructive all around, and highlights a number of key chess principles applicable to all games, not just early queen attacks.
@brendanwong4907
@brendanwong4907 Жыл бұрын
No that doesn’t work. Black Castle f8 will solve it. It’s Pawn to f5.
@jakobbrun6535
@jakobbrun6535 Жыл бұрын
@@brendanwong4907 it does work. 1. Ne5 Rf8 2. Nexf7+ Bxf7 3. Nxf7+ Rxf7 4. Rc8+ Rf8 5. Rxf8# Pawn to f5 looses the exchange and soon the game for white.
@ParnoGrejanje
@ParnoGrejanje Жыл бұрын
Dudes, Nd6 wins. It forces the move Rf8/Rd6, white plays Rc8 in both cases and wins the game (even though Tg8 wins in case of Rd6). If the Rook is captured by the bishop or the rook white can take the pawn on f7 and end it because of the 2 knights are attacking it.
@gm_ahmed
@gm_ahmed Жыл бұрын
What about Rook C to g5 then to g2
@jakobbrun6535
@jakobbrun6535 Жыл бұрын
@@gm_ahmed allows black to defend with ...f6, with tempo on the rook.
@Animagiko
@Animagiko Жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos. Not only do they help improve my amateur chess game but you are one of the few people that can teach chess in an exciting manner.
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@JoshuaEvansVoltaDesign
@JoshuaEvansVoltaDesign Жыл бұрын
I finally got to 800 after plateau of 500, I get destroyed by scholars mate many times and figured out the first couple defenses, can’t wait to watch this a few more times to learn the punish!!!
@cubicinfinity2
@cubicinfinity2 Жыл бұрын
Rapid or Blitz?
@JoshuaEvansVoltaDesign
@JoshuaEvansVoltaDesign Жыл бұрын
@@cubicinfinity2 between 10 min and 30 min games - I'm not sure what qualifies rapid or blitz - I'm a noob in my 40's lol
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Well done, keep it up!
@phidybee3334
@phidybee3334 Жыл бұрын
Have to thank you for sharing the O'Sullivan's gbit video, so I opted to try it out against d4 which is essentially a polish defence transposition, don't like it against e4 because if white plays 2 C4 instead of 2 d4 it simply no longer works, but I'm really enjoying it against d4, so many sharp lines nd traps & what's interesting is I've had a 75%win rate with it against players of roughly my rating and I'm still nothing like proficient in it,but we"re getting there, thanks again 👍👍
@ojplugrsa3432
@ojplugrsa3432 Жыл бұрын
Regarding the last puzzle, not really sure about my answer but it looks like it works. it goes as follows: 1. Ne5 Bxc5 2. Nxf7+(either of your nights does the trick) Bxf7 3. Nf7# Or if black tries to block this by playing Rd7 or Rf8 you simply play Rc8!! he/she has no choice but to capture your rook, if that happens you apply the same night moves. Remember Ne5 should be the first move.
@russiaeurope8105
@russiaeurope8105 Жыл бұрын
You won boiii 💥💥💥
@sl3nd3r_3
@sl3nd3r_3 Жыл бұрын
Ne5 is the correct move, but black has a little more wiggle room before mate: 1) Ne5 Rf8 2) Nexf7 Bxf7 (alternatively Nhxf7 also works here for white) 3) Nxf7 Rxf7 4) Rc8+ Rf8 5) Rxc8#
@WrongAlbee
@WrongAlbee Жыл бұрын
love your content
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@GamerBoysHelpline6677
@GamerBoysHelpline6677 Жыл бұрын
Rc7 or Rf5..initiates moves for checkmate
@czarlguitarl
@czarlguitarl Жыл бұрын
N to D6 is a bold move that sets a nasty trap, if black recaptures that knight then it's Rook G8 checkmate. Since black can't capture that knight, it must cover the F8 square but it seems too little too late. White moves rook to C7, and I believe it's over for black as whatever black does white responds N-F7.
@albertanelli7654
@albertanelli7654 Жыл бұрын
N-F7 twice then the R-C3 Checkmate
@ya3coco358
@ya3coco358 Жыл бұрын
Instead of that rook to C7, try rook to C8. More direct that way.
@davidturner5225
@davidturner5225 Жыл бұрын
@@ya3coco358 doesnt he just move the dark squared bishop to f2, if you take pawn with knight bishop recaptures, if you take with rook, darkquared bishop takes the rook?
@ya3coco358
@ya3coco358 Жыл бұрын
@@davidturner5225 Black does not have a luxury to waste any move because of direct checkmate threats. As I checked, lines are already covered in comments. The longest line how black can survive: (1.Nd6,Rf8 2.Ndxf7+,Bxf7 3.Nxf7+,Rxf7 4.Rc8+,Rf8 5.Rxf8++). Cheers,
@harryheilmann2208
@harryheilmann2208 Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your channel, you communicate so well. I took an interest in chess on Christmas day. I knew the rules of chess and played with my Mom 60 years ago, but not much since then. I see N-d6 wins. Black attempts to protect F7 result in mate. Tell us your solution!
@Pj0terGie
@Pj0terGie Жыл бұрын
I am really happy I saw this video. Wish you all the best, Igor.
@alejandroayalamaldonado2817
@alejandroayalamaldonado2817 Жыл бұрын
Excelente explicaciòn,gracias.!!!
@michaelmassaro4375
@michaelmassaro4375 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your logic and explanations very helpful I think the opening is maybe the most important part of the game something I’m trying to understand better to offset other players that have good openings as well
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@lulagoodwin5372
@lulagoodwin5372 Жыл бұрын
I think literally every beginner after learning the basic rules of chess should just watch this video and try to really memorize these variations. As a beginner I fell for these kinds of tricks so many times and it's really hard for a beginner to come up with the proper solution to something as scary as an early dubious checkmate threat over the board, so I think knowing just these basic variations is going to win you a lot of games.
@christopherpavlicas
@christopherpavlicas Жыл бұрын
As a side note - A funny "technically losing" move for White is to play g4 after Black plays Nf6 to cover the mate threat from White's Queen on f3. Of course, this is a horrible move and is losing for White, but "Beginners" won't find Nd4 to attack White's Queen. Believe me, they won't lol. Beginners always play some other unrelated move. Then White plays g5 and "all beginners" see their Knight on f6 is under attack and inevitably move it (forgetting about the mate threat Qxf7). I know this sounds ridiculous, but it seems to always work on beginners. It's funny!
@MikeySmithJones
@MikeySmithJones 10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing Lula.
@Mega_Bytes
@Mega_Bytes Жыл бұрын
I'm a novice at chess but something you might be able to do that is pretty sneaky at 10:44 you can go e4 and if they take with pawn you have checkmate with queen d1. If you are worried they take with queen instead of pawn you could do rook e8 and proceed with the pawn to e4
@ThisWorldShallKnowPaino
@ThisWorldShallKnowPaino Жыл бұрын
thats *sneaky* indeed
@Premking110
@Premking110 Жыл бұрын
Hats off
@johniekraning1494
@johniekraning1494 Жыл бұрын
except its whites move
@Shergama131
@Shergama131 Жыл бұрын
wont that make white's d3 pawn a strong one after d4?
@Mega_Bytes
@Mega_Bytes Жыл бұрын
@@johniekraning1494 What I said is assuming they don't move anything valuable and again I'm a novice at chess just thinking out loud, also the queen to d5 could have just been the whole pawn to e4 stuff instead of d5 and just left the queen on d8
@darrellrees4371
@darrellrees4371 Жыл бұрын
I normally am a Sicilian player but at blitz I have played around with the idea of 1.e4, e5 2.Qh5, Nf6 ("overlooking" the threat on the e pawn) 3. Qxe5, Be7 followed by 0-0, Re8, and d5. Any observations?
@itayn6422
@itayn6422 Жыл бұрын
I actually thought of it too and then realised it was a legit gambit, it looks really fun.
@RajnaTMS
@RajnaTMS Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@yannickbehrendt
@yannickbehrendt Жыл бұрын
For the puzzle, I’m seeing many different suggestions so here’s what I think: Nf7 would be mate if it wasn’t for the bishop defending that square - so you play f5 to kick it away. Doesn’t matter if you lose any exchange, you either take that bishop and have checkmate the move after or it moves away and you play Nf7 checkmate right away. Am I overlooking anything?
@nathanlipsey1262
@nathanlipsey1262 Жыл бұрын
Rd8xRg8 ?! I don't think that's right
@nathanlipsey1262
@nathanlipsey1262 Жыл бұрын
Ne5 covers f7. Nf7 then is # I think
@cyclewithsteve6202
@cyclewithsteve6202 Жыл бұрын
If white plays F5, the only move for the bishop is c4 capture. At this point it still protects F7. White must capture with either pawn or rook to keep the f7 plan alive, and black can play Rf8 to stop the f7 mate. Or am I missing something?
@brendanwong4907
@brendanwong4907 Жыл бұрын
@@cyclewithsteve6202 you’re on the right track - then after taking black’s white bishop, and blacks castle to f8, you move White Castle to c8. Black resigns.
@007avartar
@007avartar Жыл бұрын
@@brendanwong4907 also after rf8 you could even take kxf7 forced move is rxf7 then rc8 rf8 and rxf8# but yours is also winning after rc8 only move is bc4 you play rxf8 bxf8 kxf7#
@iankemp1131
@iankemp1131 Жыл бұрын
Looks like either Ne5 or Nd6 wins due to the attack on f7 - no difference? If Nd6 Rxd6 Nf7+ Bxd7 Rc8 - a double deflection of the two pieces originally guarding c8.
@romantyczneszachy2377
@romantyczneszachy2377 Жыл бұрын
Rd6 Rg8 matw
@prudvi7797
@prudvi7797 Жыл бұрын
Very informative he is explaining perfectly step by step
@xporkrind
@xporkrind Жыл бұрын
Loved your video. Thank you so much. I always wondered how to respond to the Scholar's Mate
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@bencassiman3745
@bencassiman3745 Жыл бұрын
Hello Igor, very instrumental as usual. Thanks for this. And question:: at 14:02, why not again put the bishop Bc4-g4 again? This time, you HAVE the queen, but I'm probably missing something.
@marekmurcinsk1869
@marekmurcinsk1869 Жыл бұрын
I was about to ask that but then i realised that horse capture horse with check and the bishop is no longer defended
@ziaulhaq4833
@ziaulhaq4833 Жыл бұрын
I also thought about that, and found the result that if we play Bg4 at that position, then white can play Nxf6+ and after Qxf6 or Bxf6, the bishop on g4 no longer remains protected and white will get a free piece.
@alexwolters1164
@alexwolters1164 Жыл бұрын
The idea of Bb4, kicking the queen as an in between move is great, since it applies to other positions as well. Had it many times that i didnt wanna strike with d5 because i would lose a pawn, or at least i thought so.
@stag6161
@stag6161 Жыл бұрын
I think you mean Bg4 but yeah good one to keep in mind
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful
@chrymix3179
@chrymix3179 10 ай бұрын
I love this video because my friend from work always plays the scholars mate and it catches me off gaurd so often
@tommcmichael8679
@tommcmichael8679 Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your analysis.
@Chunda8
@Chunda8 Жыл бұрын
Hi GM Smirnov. I hope I'm not overlooking anything but I see with white to move: Rc5 to g5 because it is hanging. I'm not sure what counterplay black has to prevent Rg8+. Black Rxg8 but the other white rook delivers mate with again ...Rxg8. Black's move after Rg5 doesn't matter, neither bishop or rook will make any threat in time, White's king is safe enough currently. Anything else by White will likely be met with Bxc5. Losing that rook will be a problem for White, it would be tough to even swindle from there as otherwise things are roughly even on material, but I like White's position here.
@jnrliufau4714
@jnrliufau4714 Жыл бұрын
no that doesn’t work bc Bg1 pins rook to white king and white cannot recapture with other rook
@jnrliufau4714
@jnrliufau4714 Жыл бұрын
it is Ne5 then black would defend with Rf8 but Nh6 is already attacking there so it’s a mate in two after that sequnce
@RotoGluOn
@RotoGluOn Жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual! I think the puzzle solution starts by moving Kc4 to e5 then if the Bxc5 we got Kxf7, Bxf7, Kxf7 # but I might be wrong, about the moves order or may be the black doesn't take the rook then I don't know.
@yurmom9660
@yurmom9660 Жыл бұрын
Its N for knight but smart moves
@victormarkkula587
@victormarkkula587 Жыл бұрын
N to d6 also seems to work, with the same threat. And if rook takes, white can go Nxf2 and after bishop takes you can deliver the forcing mate with Rc8.
@ulfnarverud1661
@ulfnarverud1661 Жыл бұрын
Correct! Ne5 threatens to take twice on f7 with checkmate. The only way to defend against this is Rf8 but now comes the stunning move Rc8!!, which deflects either the rook or the bishop from the defense of f7!
@ruanjordaan9542
@ruanjordaan9542 Жыл бұрын
i think that knight to E5 is definitely the winning move.
@seth8629
@seth8629 Жыл бұрын
This helped me quite a bit after watching this video just twice. I couldn't remember everything yet but enough that my opponent today very quickly had a terrible position! Thanks!
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
💪
@One_Lot_Trader_1989
@One_Lot_Trader_1989 Жыл бұрын
It was helpful. Thanks Igor
@eminkurtovic5477
@eminkurtovic5477 Жыл бұрын
One thing I'll do as black starting from the 1:28 position (except instead of play Nc6 to protect the e5 pawn I would've played d6) is actually f6 with the pawn. Protected by both the knight and queen, and I rarely castle so I'm not worried about the pawn moving up. Then white usually plays d3 to open the way for the white's dark square bishop. Then I play h5. Then a lot of the time white plays Bg5 offering what looks like a tempting free bishop but of course if you take it you've opened the way for the white queen to checkmate. After that, since I played d6 instead of Nc6 and my light square bishop is free, I play Bg4, attacking the queen. Now white's best move will still win you a bishop in exchange for a pawn.
@Sncedayone
@Sncedayone Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you taking your time to help!
@AlexGarcia-um6kj
@AlexGarcia-um6kj Жыл бұрын
rook c5 to g5 would be my next move
@dianefish2616
@dianefish2616 Жыл бұрын
me too, I was was wondering why no one else thought this
@worldofchessandvariants
@worldofchessandvariants Жыл бұрын
Nice video. 👍🏽 Even though people usually know how to protect themselves against a scholar's mate, it is useful to understand the position and be aware of effective ways to exploit the exposed queen.
@tiemanschnitzel7940
@tiemanschnitzel7940 9 ай бұрын
My game's getting stronger since discovering this channel. Very slowly but surely.
@diadormus
@diadormus Жыл бұрын
Awesome guide, thank you very much! Question: You mentioned top tier players playing this opening as white, what ideas did they go for? I can't imagine a super GM going for this knowing it's fundamentally flawed. Or do they just gamble their opponent doesn't know the theory?
@lysy-zn2gg
@lysy-zn2gg Жыл бұрын
GM's choose bad position to suprise their opponents and yeah maybe they studied some of the other lines in this opening to know best engine moves or specific traps and tricks in which opponent could fall. I'm not sure about this analogy but it is something like footballer shots very lightly while goal penalty to catch goalkeeper off guard.
@mrhappysmiley2968
@mrhappysmiley2968 Жыл бұрын
For the puzzle, there are 2 correct moves you can choose to make. Either Nd6 or Ne5. Which ever move you decide to to make will result in a checkmate
@kooldude_m8734
@kooldude_m8734 Жыл бұрын
How is Nd6 a checkmate I'm sorry I don't see it
@rasmussonderriis6504
@rasmussonderriis6504 Жыл бұрын
@@kooldude_m8734 Only way to prevent the mate being threatened with Nxf7 is to cover f7 with one more piece through Rf8, but then white plays Rc8.
@kooldude_m8734
@kooldude_m8734 Жыл бұрын
@@rasmussonderriis6504 Ah, okay. Thanks for answering my question! :)
@nathandyer8296
@nathandyer8296 Жыл бұрын
Nd6 gets taken by Rd8, but Ne5 is checkmate in max 8 moves. [ Edit, I originally wrote Nn6 not Ne5. Typo. ;) ] [Edit 2: Nevermind, I was wrong, I see it now. Great eye!]
@Roger-fz3pw
@Roger-fz3pw Жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Really enjoy your videos.
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@georgemacdonald8899
@georgemacdonald8899 20 күн бұрын
Won using these tactics several times now - Thanks!!!!!
@donyreuben
@donyreuben Жыл бұрын
For the puzzle at the end --> Is the move for white, Knight to D6? (Sorry I'm poor with chess notation) If Black takes the Knight with his rook, then you have rook to G8 checkmate. If Black chooses to ignore the Knight, and decides to do something like taking the Rook on C5 with their bishop, you can push the knight from D6 to F7 which is check and forces black to take with their rook. You then recapture with your second knight on C5 and that's checkmate. I could be wrong but I think that makes sense.. I'm pretty new to chess.
@DonCrAiyO
@DonCrAiyO Жыл бұрын
I would have said knight to e5 then f7 is guaranteed?
@michaelmassaro4375
@michaelmassaro4375 Жыл бұрын
You remind me of myself just recently learned chess notations it’s takes a minute to get it down but definitely integral to knowing and following chess moves and games keep studying and playing can only get better myself I hate losing causes me crazy anxiety but so much fun to win what can you do
@XxItsGoatedxX
@XxItsGoatedxX Жыл бұрын
I would've thought Knight to E5, Bishop takes Rook, Knight takes pawn, Bishop is forced to take the Knight due to check and then you checkmate by taking back with the other knight
@XxItsGoatedxX
@XxItsGoatedxX Жыл бұрын
@@DonCrAiyO That's what I'm saying cause they're gonna be incentivised to take your Rook which results in Forced mate
@Toopa88
@Toopa88 Жыл бұрын
Chess notation takes a few minutes to learn, it's very simple ;)
@leapinglizardking
@leapinglizardking Жыл бұрын
Pawn F5
@AJ-mj8up
@AJ-mj8up Жыл бұрын
Background Cat is just the best
@paulc6060
@paulc6060 Жыл бұрын
Ok this is my first time seeing your video, easily the best online chess coach I've encountered on youtube.
@jambangpisang5809
@jambangpisang5809 Жыл бұрын
1. Ne5 Rf8 2. Nexf7+ Bxf7 3. Nxf7+ Rxf7 4. Rc8+ Rf8 5. Rxf8# 1-0 {ding dong checkmate}
@negru8011
@negru8011 Жыл бұрын
Is there a sale anytime soon. Really wanna buy the improve elo course, can‘t afford it though😢
@RtB68
@RtB68 Жыл бұрын
11.30 - "you just move over and capture the other rook". That made me laugh. Excellent.
@JohnSmith-zw8vp
@JohnSmith-zw8vp Жыл бұрын
I remember in 7th grade playing the best player in our class who tried to pull that Scholar's Mate crap on me and after he put his bishop and queen into position, I simply moved my knight to h6 and sure enough, he was far too eager to deliver "checkmate" and I was able to take his queen!! He then insisted on do-over! hee hee...
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
😎
@Jushchenkov
@Jushchenkov Жыл бұрын
knight e5 (sacrifice rook), knight f7 fork (bishop has to beat it), knight f7 checkmate
@ruukinen
@ruukinen Жыл бұрын
It's not really a sacrifice if it's forced mate is it? Even if they make the only move that prolongs the game by one turn after ke5, which is rook f8 your other rook just does the mate.
@shootdasmm
@shootdasmm Жыл бұрын
Another great video thanks!
@chanakya7338
@chanakya7338 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much for this explanation
@abishekbalajinarayan2661
@abishekbalajinarayan2661 Жыл бұрын
For the puzzle, i have 3 good moves 1. f5, attacking (and kind of trapping) the bishop, (Bxf5 is obv not an option bcoz of Nxf7#). Any other move other than that bishop will result in fxe6 (black pawn takes back leads to mate again) and other moves protecting the f7 pawn will result in exf7, after which i feel Rg8+ is just inevitable mate. 2. Nd6 and Ne5 - both have the objective of double attack on the f7 pawn. If Rf8, then Rc8 wins (since neither the rook nor bishop can take bcoz of Nxf7+). If for Nd6, Rxd6, Rg8# For this puzzle its like a burden of protection. The rook on d8 is preventing Rg8#. And the bishop on e6 is preventing Nxf7#. And Rc8 is also a threat
@jeffjuin
@jeffjuin Жыл бұрын
After f5 black will just take the rook on c5
@Soxaldinho
@Soxaldinho Жыл бұрын
@@jeffjuin and? f5xe6, black defends pawn with Rd7, then white Rg8 ++, if clack defends with Rf8, then white e6xf7, if black takes pawn, then Knf7++, if black doesn't take pawn, then Rg8, Rxg8, f7xg8 promotes to queen.....++, If black doesn't defend pawn, then Rg8 ++
@arthures-
@arthures- Жыл бұрын
@@Soxaldinho The thing you're missing is why that f pawn is important in this puzzle and why if it was out of the game black would be just fine and probably winning, it's protecting Rd4+, in your line black doesn't need to defend the pawn and can check with either the rook or the bishop, with the former being better and forcing a rook trade because if white moves the king to g5 it's mate in 4 and if you block with the knight it's mate in 1.
@puyantanha5746
@puyantanha5746 Жыл бұрын
@@Soxaldinho you're missing Rf2 to defend the pawn
@nuklearwinter2892
@nuklearwinter2892 Жыл бұрын
Pawn to F5
@salikqazi4914
@salikqazi4914 Жыл бұрын
best, I too was confused why nobody was mentioning that.
@josephconradie5935
@josephconradie5935 Жыл бұрын
Yeah thats the best everyone else want to move the knight the pawn move is decisive
@pinkychandra3661
@pinkychandra3661 Жыл бұрын
I too was looking for this comment for long.
@Harmytwo
@Harmytwo Жыл бұрын
Hey, thank you very much for this stuff. For the quiz is it knight to e5? I don't want to look in the others answers, before I answer.
@beejeepacha
@beejeepacha Жыл бұрын
I watched this and tried it immediately and got a win! You are awesome
@nicoscarfo4486
@nicoscarfo4486 Жыл бұрын
The scolars mate mate made me quit chess for awhile, I got sick of seeing it in every game
@indigo-alienpurplewater3072
@indigo-alienpurplewater3072 Жыл бұрын
I almost refuse any re-match against an Indian player who pulls this on me. I know how to refute it, but I wont put up with it and onto the block list they go. If more people did that? Eventually players from India would only have each other to play against.
@frinpi7473
@frinpi7473 Жыл бұрын
wdym quite chess
@nicoscarfo4486
@nicoscarfo4486 Жыл бұрын
@@frinpi7473 quit
@nicoscarfo4486
@nicoscarfo4486 Жыл бұрын
@@indigo-alienpurplewater3072 it's so annoying, you expect that from beginners but not when you're ranked in the 1500s
@indigo-alienpurplewater3072
@indigo-alienpurplewater3072 Жыл бұрын
@@nicoscarfo4486 I'm not in the 1500's. I just got tired of seeing that one particular flag and then knowing exactly what was coming.
@penismightier4303
@penismightier4303 Жыл бұрын
I think we have a forced mate in 5 or less here. 1.Nxf7 would be mate except f7 is defended by the bishop. But we have a spare knight who can almost deliver the same move, so we can start with 1.Ne5 to add the same attack to f7. If black moves anything other than 1..Rf8, then 2.N(any)xf7+..Bxf7 3.Nxf7++. If 1..Rf8 to add a defender to f7, we can offer a rook sacrifice with 2.Rc8 to allow black to capture it with either of the defenders of f7, or threaten 3.Rxf8++ if he does not capture. If 2..Rxc8 or 2..Bxc8, then the same two previous Nxf7+ Nxf7++ checkmate moves apply. If 2..Bc5 to defend the rook on f8, we take it anyway with 3.Rxf8+. Then after 3..Bxf8, we again have the same 4.Nxf7+ 5.Nxf7++ mate combination. I'm tired and about to go to bed so hopefully I didn't miss anything obvious.
@panostzo2713
@panostzo2713 Жыл бұрын
I am impressed, I am low elo so I don't think it means much but I really liked that you said your train of thought, that I think is also a good opportunity for me to learn
@penismightier4303
@penismightier4303 Жыл бұрын
@@panostzo2713 Thanks! I was already quite tired and about to go to bed before doing the puzzle, but thought I'd do it quickly before bed. I found I kept nodding off while calculating the solution and losing my train of thought. So I started to write everything down to keep track of moves I'd calculated, then decided I may as well make it a reply. I almost didn't post it because it was so long and i thought I probably missed a few things (I think Nd6 works just as well or better) but if has helped you (and anyone else) I'm glad I posted it.
@badjaeaux
@badjaeaux Жыл бұрын
we made analysis mate after Bc5 it is mate in two
@badjaeaux
@badjaeaux Жыл бұрын
another possible mate in 5 1. Ne5!! Rf8 2. Nxf7 (any Knight will do) Rxf7 3. Rc8! Rf8 (black tries to flag white) 4. Rxf8 Bg8 5. Nf7# (black King arrested without killing the body guard bishop)
@amateur148
@amateur148 Жыл бұрын
I think after 1.Ne5 ..Rf8, the correct move is 2. Nexf7+ which forces a check mate in 3 more moves 2...Bxf7 (2...Rxf7 immediately loses with 3. Rg8##) 3.Nxf7+ ...Rxf74 4. Rc8+...Rf8 5.Rxf8#). The move 2. Rc8 actually makes things more complicated with 2...Bg4 (blocking the threat from white Rook on g). If White still goes ahead with 3.Nxf7 or 3.Rxf8+, the black king will try to escape with 3....Kg7. If white plays 3.Rxg4 in reply to 2...Bg4, Black has 3...Bf2+ 4. Kg5...f6+ or ...Kg7. White might still be winning but it is no longer a checkmate in 5.
@scoobydoop
@scoobydoop 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the vids they really help. Could you cover this variation please: Instead of the dark square bishop attacking for white. White attacks the knight with pawns. G & H advancing. I usually defend by dropping knight back to the side and defending with my G & H pawns. But the weakness is a rook and queen attack on the H file. Ta.
@drewakookaburra1178
@drewakookaburra1178 Жыл бұрын
Luv your vid Igor. Ke5 then f7 looks unstoppable
@Nextormer
@Nextormer Жыл бұрын
i think the puzzle solve for white is the simple move rook to g5,now white has the 2 rooks connected + the knight protecting the essential square to checkmate,blacks rook to g2 is impossible it's too late for black now
@comrade-ahsoka
@comrade-ahsoka Жыл бұрын
Yes, but then what? Black plays f6 and the Bishop defends that square, it’s defended 3 times (by the Rook, the Bishop, and the King), and attacked thrice (by the Rooks and the Knight). The winning move is, I’m pretty sure, Nd6. Black can’t prevent the following: Rg8+ Rxg8; Nxf7+ Bxf7; Nxf7#. And if the Rook captures the Knight on d6, Rg8 is simply mate
@timothybowker5391
@timothybowker5391 Жыл бұрын
what if when you move the pawn too d5 white captures instead with bishop. i kno it may not be a good move but what do you do then?
@illestneo
@illestneo 9 ай бұрын
13:48 "we're happy one again we're happy all around cause you know we're happy people" 🤣
@dockproduction9831
@dockproduction9831 Жыл бұрын
Thanks coach ❤
@nomankhan-kz4mg
@nomankhan-kz4mg Жыл бұрын
Wow... I admire sir GM Igor Smirnov. Learning alot
@yokai3k
@yokai3k Жыл бұрын
“We’re happy once again we’re happy all around cuz we’re happy people” The opponent face:😢😡
@albertvaldez2669
@albertvaldez2669 Жыл бұрын
I don't want to hit like! But you really made me laugh at 11:30 hahaha. liked and subscribed!!!!
@user-zc9mf3ly5r
@user-zc9mf3ly5r 11 ай бұрын
Great content! As for the puzzle I found the solution - Rg5 then Rg8
@thanhminh238
@thanhminh238 Жыл бұрын
The orange cat in the background instantly earnt my sub. The chess lesson is great, too, but mainly the cat 🤣
@erikanderson123
@erikanderson123 Жыл бұрын
"...and we're happy all around, because we're happy people". Love the channel.
@Reza090
@Reza090 Жыл бұрын
Thanks👍
@josueramirez7247
@josueramirez7247 Жыл бұрын
This is a good explanation. Thank you
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it
@faisalhilaby
@faisalhilaby Жыл бұрын
awesome video.. this video definitely convinced me to sub and even enroll in the remote chess academy
@GMIgorSmirnov
@GMIgorSmirnov Жыл бұрын
Thanks Welcome aboard!
@peterhoward8727
@peterhoward8727 Жыл бұрын
Great content for chess players
@AakashKumar-gl2fk
@AakashKumar-gl2fk Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video
@richardkeller4892
@richardkeller4892 Жыл бұрын
@11:58 if you delay pawn D3, then you can move Queen B2 after they move Bishop to attack Queen (then checkmate or you get their pawn)
@kylewilliams4490
@kylewilliams4490 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@seove1
@seove1 Жыл бұрын
Great vid!
@LesterShipMirOleg1992
@LesterShipMirOleg1992 4 ай бұрын
Man, you're the Dude. It's just not about moving pieces to win a game, there's a philosophy first before strategy.
@user-wr4hb1sj8g
@user-wr4hb1sj8g 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Igor! I have a question: 13:56, cant you trap the queen any way with Bg4
@TheRomanianWolf
@TheRomanianWolf 9 ай бұрын
Nxf6 with check removes the defender of the bishop....so the queen can simply take it.
@Teo117
@Teo117 Жыл бұрын
I had clicked your next video too soon, so I came back to leave a like before the next episode.
@sandeeptumula123
@sandeeptumula123 11 ай бұрын
You have a new fan ❤…..you solved one my big problems sir.
@KRYME9
@KRYME9 Жыл бұрын
"Spectacular Evil move" 😂😂😂😂 now that is something to remember
@Wolf-kx8li
@Wolf-kx8li Жыл бұрын
if i'm correct, the puzzle is knight to e5 due to making the rook split on defense, if rook moves to d7 to block knight to f7 then rook to g8 wins and if any other move happens, knight to f7 wins if the bishop isn't on there, and if the bishop takes f7 then knight takes f7 and wins anyways
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