Checkmate Your Opponent With This Trick

We're back with another short chess lesson! In this video you'll learn the
Blackburne Shilling Trap which can be used to checkmate your opponent if they're not careful. It's always good to have chess tricks up your sleeve!
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[@jamesmacdougall2694]

If you are watching videos like this to learn about chess, you aren’t going to learn very much about chess. This is basically useless.

[@kkyt_9154]

Lmao

[@joshchess9285]

The checkmate is thematic but the way he got to it will never happen lol

[@bihaku2679]

Agreed.

[@j.c.m8847]

@@joshchess9285 i’ve gotten this mate multiple times against people rated between 1200-1500, it’s honestly pretty common at an amateur level

[@Guus]

Josh Chess i just did this in 1200. Worked like a charm!

[@SmithCS]

If white plays into this, they are probably rated about 500

[@felixliang7558]

Not gonna lie, I hover around 1800 and have literally never encountered this. I honestly think I would play into this if I didn't just see this video lmao

[@ianblackburn2645]

Don't disrespect 500 players they are definitely 200

[@SmithCS]

@@ianblackburn2645 no disrespect, but 500 players don’t really know what’s going on, at least I didn’t when I was 500

[@WyWid]

I didn’t know there was level ratings in chess. Never heard of them. Do they have ratings in the USA?

[@SmithCS]

@@WyWid they use ratings worldwide

[@SappieLive]

note: only works when controlling both sides

[@riccipeasy]

No?

[@fuydestroyer1942]

@@riccipeasy yes

[@riccipeasy]

@@fuydestroyer1942 no

[@fuydestroyer1942]

@@riccipeasy yes

[@riccipeasy]

@@fuydestroyer1942 no

[@alexmyladoor4858]

Here's how it really goes. Opponent: D4. Us: wait . That's illegal

[@ketrab2495]

Wait. That's shit

[@sammyrocks6232]

How is that illegal?

[@lord_terrorbeast2625]

@@ketrab2495 D4 literally isn’t legal for black so I assume you mean D5, which actually isn’t a bad move. It’s the Scandinavian defense and has a lot of merit

[@daani1733]

Me : 1.e4 Opponent: 1.e1#

[@daffyderp]

@@lord_terrorbeast2625 I think he meant taking the knight on d4 and doing a trade instead

[@CjLao]

You forgot to mention that you have play against a 1000 rated player or below to pull this off

[@KorZen10]

Probably more like

[@selvuno]

Glad I'm in that range with 683 ranking lol

[@dalkap]

Chris is right. Just watch a few Eric Rosen's videos, he even tricks players of his level. Maybe not with this one, but it will work regularly at least up to 1300.

[@casperxvi1904]

I once won against a 1942 player on Lichess with this gambit.

[@MyscBigdrop]

Not true. In blitz players rated well above 1000 could fall for this if they haven't seen it before

[@Yowassup860]

How to win chess if your opponents is also administering first aid after your coworker just passed out and you forgot to call 9-11

[@overlordprincekhan]

750 likes and still no comments? What kind of sorcery is this?

[@Tseditz473]

Chess is a game we have to play with brain 🧠🧠🧠

[@ironmanwwr6158]

That’s … very specific

[@thegentleman4874]

Remember - this only works if the opponent does exactly the moves you wanted them to, which doesn't happen like, ever. Don't watch these types of videos if you're trying to get serious about chess. I'd recommend Gothamchess, Hikaru Nakamura, and John Bartholomew if you want serious advice about chess.

[@wael5449]

This actually happen TWICE in my game before i discover this gem lol.

[@ruthguaman6104]

What about chess talk

[@aryanjha8411]

It's not that. You watch these so that you don't fall for it yourself. Also videos like these cover variations. Since this is justa short he doesn't have time to explain all variations.

[@osamaahmed9293]

I'd personally recommend Chess vibes

[@darknight4439]

this trap got me from 1100 to 1250 easily and it was so satisfying each time

[@Slimeymem]

“You have to know this (focus), here’s the moves it starts with”

[@likeaking420]

They don't know they Just see this😂

[@durrezkhan7324]

It’s called the Blackburne’s Shilling Gambit. Best counter is to move pawn to d3 and then take black’s pawn with knight.

[@obi-wankenobi4056]

Lol no, best move is to capture the knight with your knight

[@primekrunkergamer188]

no its to take the knight as obi said, and then I personally play c3.

[@marioserodotou2958]

Tricks are for kids. These tricks will get you crushed if someone is 1000 + rated.

[@dmitrizaslavski8480]

@@marioserodotou2958 no, closer to 1200-1400, below if they did not know they can fall for it.

[@samratsaha8554]

Thank you!! I was looking for the name in comments.

[@palau9936]

You have to know this, focus, here’s the moves it starts with

[@jeffrenzodiane6098]

They don't know they just see this

[@_Rexxxx_]

slide the queen and bait it

[@_Rexxxx_]

@@TheWhiteDet (blunder) big mistake resign now

[@_Rexxxx_]

@@TheWhiteDet if they use the queen let em

[@VelTSK]

Set it up again if you get em

[@Zenuku]

Every single one of his clips: Heres how to do a staged chess video. Oh? You’re playing chess against an actual intelligent person? Well. I dont know how to do that.

[@ultimategotea]

Seriously, who would go for kxe5 with a hanging knight?

[@noxus7462]

@@ultimategotea Nxe5

[@noxus7462]

What a ridiculous comment. I don’t understand all the people bitching about the moves or going “white can just trade knights” Yes, obviously! This is of theoretical interest and it’s good to have seen the line in its entirety to see what black wishes to accomplish with the opening. And perhaps you’ll be able to apply the same ideas in a different situation. It’s a great example to show beginners what a smothered mate is and how one COULD accomplish it. Obviously you will teach beginners opening principles and such as well, because tricks are for kids as Ben Finegold says.

[@markkealy4417]

@@ultimategotea its a free pawn? there's no hanging knight, this might be a surprise, but pawns take diagonally

[@devinisreal9356]

@@markkealy4417 I think he meant hanging knight as in the knight is unprotected. Although, I could see someone taking the free pawn, but I couldn’t see someone with sense pushing the knight to take the second pawn while watch your opponent set up the queen.

[@dazeen9591]

Who greeds for a pawn when you'll lose a knight

[@avy244]

Knight is safe, bishop is defending it

[@thulax]

Channel name :Chess for Crush Type:Chess Love Friends😍❤️👍

[@Skjaldr_Vindskyter]

“How to trick your opponent into checkmate” isn’t that just how to win

[@sudaifaluqla8329]

It's the whole point and objective of chess lol

[@panth3r.551]

Just to let you know checkmate = Win

[@horseoperamarker]

yes

[@daleleisenring4275]

ANY video title containing the words "trick" and "chess" should be avoided. Sure, there's plenty of players who "hope" you go willingly into a prepared line and get greedy, only to find yourself in a dark alley getting mugged! I've been playing since age 5. I'm 62. If you play solid moves, this opening will never occur. Sorry! You're just teaching junk food chess! This garbage is the stuff that will keep you being a patzer for DECADES! I know, I was that guy who could beat anyone below 1400, but beat a seasoned tournament player of 1600+ NEVER! My middle names were "unsound sacrifices" that led to mate. MINE! "I'll show you! I'll hurt me!" "Who needs chess theory!?"

[@daleleisenring4275]

@@sudaifaluqla8329 No. actually the goal is to out plan and out think the opponent. Wishing and hoping don't work well at all in chess.

[@zacharyjune7510]

Why not trade knights at the beginning for white? That seems way more solid.

[@FSFITA]

Yeah Noone would trade that pawn

[@KCBWad]

Thats what ive been thinking

[@pradeeps-vlogs]

Then it give 1.0+ for white

[@fernandoassael6742]

move pawn to protect knight

[@lewishickman4318]

Yeah. The knight is necessary for the checkmate. Taking the knight kills the play.

[@randomrainbow8423]

KZbin has a funny sense of humour recommending this right after I fell for this trap. Or maybe it's stalking me 😬

[@DukesterMC]

“Greedy” it was a free pawn, and that gambit has only that one mate trick and nothing else

[@lunalunarhoflechner8413]

it also has knight to Kxc2, except of Kf3. There you ein the Queen and an other piece. (at the end of this varietion its -15 on the elo bar and black is easely winning. I lobe to play that, becouse you can torment your opponent in that endgame and they will never play chess again. 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

[@UberBossPure]

@@lunalunarhoflechner8413 wut?

[@kafkajon13]

Excactly the reason Fischer stopped playing, it’s now a memorizing game

[@richtofenillingroth641]

True

[@spicey6366]

Ahh yes, an average game, now let’s step through an entire game shall me

[@gooseharbinger4851]

Wait until he realizes that every chess game is where you try to trick your opponent into a checkmate

[@JoeBruin96]

When he says “white continues the greed” I felt that

[@kl16863]

You also forgot that even I wouldn’t fall for this shit

[@richtofenillingroth641]

Lol

[@blaargo3988]

Bro wait I thought this was mortal kombat

[@viewtiiful730]

Despite the comments, I’ve gotten this gambit (Blackburn shilling gambit) to work multiple times on players up to 1500 level.

[@SlickNickP]

Seems like this entire strategy is based on the assumption they’ll choose to take a pawn over a free knight

[@suezuccati304]

Knight is not free, its defended by the pawn, but after you take the knight, that pawn is extremely hard to defend, and you'll be behind in development, which is already an issue when playing with black naturally

[@suezuccati304]

And also, you are giving up central control, which completely defeats the purpose of playing e5

[@jussuj8158]

If white is "greedy" it would capture the black knight d4 instead of the pawn next to it no? New at chess just curious

[@ashwanikumar3492]

That knight is supported by the pawn.

[@thinkandmate9557]

He won't lose its knight

[@bojanapadezanin2773]

I just learned how to play chess today ,but this story is stupid. Game would go like that only if you payed the other person to do everything so you could win. No one would corner their king just to eat some pawns

[@oxymornicalt]

@@bojanapadezanin2773 on the chess website it said 7000had made those move from those positions. It is called the black shilling Gambit.The pawns are greedy because they seem free because they are hanging with no cover.

[@bojanapadezanin2773]

@@oxymornicalt I know that and I'm sometimes basically giving pawns away to eat some "larger" pieces from other person. But not everyone falls for that , that's why it's useless with anyone who knows how to play. But looks like many don't know how to play 😅

[@glorytoidk595]

me thinking for 10 min that why he cant just take with his bishop and realising its pinned my queen

[@NenSweiber]

Damn, had the same problem

[@lerdicusprime6860]

Lol me too

[@mohammadtahahayati8281]

damn bro

[@tannerboy1991]

"how to trick your opponent" - your opponent must be a child

[@jaybartgis5148]

"Now if your opponent is greedy and captures a pawn instead of a wide open knight, bring out the bishop"

[@ompalompa1823]

it isnt wide open the pawn protects it

[@CherryMosley]

That single pitch black pawn got my OCD fuming.

[@CherryMosley]

LMAO I saw this video a year later and went to make a comment about the pawn but I already made one last year…

[@sidewndr7031]

Idk why I’m getting you in my recommended but I’m slowly learning chess again

[@JollyRogerTheDodger]

This is not what you need to learn. This is for 4 year olds. Watch Agadmators channel if you want to learn.

[@mikedavis1208]

Got it! Opponent: Plays Queen's Gambit Me: Well, shit

[@iczybear]

Me: Ha! I studied this trick. My opponent: starts moving the wrong piece. Me: you son of a-

[@victorallen2932]

The problem is people aren't always go as on this video was,sometimes they're move differently

[@preety1810]

The problem is my opponents do not play like that😘 I will never do this too

[@pavakinbwh]

Suppose the opponent is born the day before yesterday.

[@alslaboratory570]

“So let’s say your opponent was born several days ago.”

[@Sol-ec8qz]

I cant wait to try this out on 300 rated players!

[@snyggmikael]

Its like one of Jim Carries videos where he teaches karate. "If your attacker comes swinging with a knife like this..." xD

[@yagoschneidergil7535]

I love how normal chess KZbinrs upload chess com content and the official chess com channel uploads irl chess

[@kordelmcblair3338]

Everybody gangsta till ur opponent is above 200 elo

[@jaidencosslett-scherr2411]

Seems like a lot of things have to happen for this to work

[@dhruvavikas1632]

There is like 1% chance this will actually happen

[@Rylu0]

This guy: I’m gonna teach you how to win in chess. Me: ok cool. This guy: Okay! So let’s say unicorns existed...

[@frostfire6347]

Everyone is gangsta until king illegally cuts his own pawn to safety.

[@michaelclark5639]

You should cover the Fajarowicz Gambit. It’s very interesting, and has many traps in several variations.

[@ethanspiers6925]

guy:boom check mate Bishop: are we

[@fammi9516]

It's still checkmate because of the queen ;)

[@ethanspiers6925]

There is a way its not checkmate

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@ethanspiers6925 no it's checkmate there is no other way the black queen well knock off the white king if the white bishop takes the black knight.

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

It's ugly checkmate I would say

[@yaknow3460]

"This is how to trick your friends into getting checkmated... First I got a gu-"

[@rule4592]

Then, in an unexpected twist of fate... The king resorts to cannibalism.

[@duckyduck2815]

Same as Eric Rosen's Dont Accept this Gambit video

[@plebbrawlstars3230]

This is probably one of the most useless thing I have seen. Unless your opponent is that bad, you can't pull this off and the probability of these exact moves happening are pretty slim.

[@lemmetrythis7867]

The problem is : MY ENEMY ALSO WATCHING THIS VIDEO

[@erika5012]

Ah yes, the classic blackbourne schilling gambit

[@PutonyourSundayBests]

No decent player would ever do this

[@alexanderjarvis3333]

People 1500 do it all the time....

[@MASTER-op9yc]

@@alexanderjarvis3333 liar

[@mrguy3746]

@@MASTER-op9yc Unfortunately hes right it works 1/2 times in that Elo

[@common0324]

You just trade knights and have a huge advantage. This is dumb.

[@alexanderjarvis3333]

And? Its called an opening trap....are you an idiot?

[@stubbornviking8548]

@@alexanderjarvis3333 for the trap to work your opponent has to be an idiot... are you an idiot?

[@common0324]

@@alexanderjarvis3333 might as well play for the scholars mate every game. Enjoy your

[@emilyhackman8043]

That one bishop in front of the king: excuse me am I a joke

[@yes-uj7ws]

next video: How to brutally beat up a toddler in kickboxing

[@thedanrat2623]

Quick question, I am still confused on the difference between checkmate and stalemate. In one game, my opponent playing black had his king at e8. His knight was on the left of the king at d8, and one of his pawns on e7. My queen moved to g8 making a check. My opponent’s king could not move to d7 since my knight was at c5. Would that simply have been a checkmate rather that just a check? Or a stalemate draw?

[@dalkap]

It's pretty simple, just take a situation where your opponent has no legal moves: - If the King is in check, it is a checkmate, and you win the game - If the King is not in check, it is a stalemate, and the game is drawn :) If you give check, you know for sure that it isn't a stalemate, but you don't know for sure that it is a checkmate. But keep in mind that even if your opponent's King cannot move, maybe they still have other pieces (even a pawn) that can move, and therefore it isn't a stalemate. Hope that helps!

[@jestmi2124]

If king is currently under a check and can't move anywhere or block with another piece it's a checkmate (just like in your example). If king is safe where he stands, but none of the pieces can move anywhere it's a stalemate, keeping in mind that king can't move into position where he'd be under a check (eg black: pawn a5, king h8; white: pawn a4, king g5, queen g6; black's turn - it is a stalemate, king is safe but black can't make any move). Hope that helps!

[@flavio5046]

Stale mate is when you have no legal moves. So even if your king is trapped, but you have other pieces that can move, it's not stale mate

[@TraeFittz]

Good Idea but i this will be Hard to pull off 😂

[@markjadeorencio5599]

i checkmated my grandpa who taught my dad who taught me in 3 moves

[@soisaus564]

*" yay pawn, another pawn! I'm so cracked bro"* *" haha wheres your check now- oh dang "*

[@redeemersouro]

Is it just me whose super bothered of the e5 BLACK pawn!

[@Local_Hitman]

You are imposing that either me or my friends are smart enough to even know how all of the pieces move.

[@DomChad]

If you’re trying to learn checkmates like these, it’s basically useless because the opponent really needs to do the exact thing just to get checkmated and no person acts like that.

[@ekas_gamerz341]

Opponent - plays other moves Me - that wasnt in the skript bro

[@reileyhyun5788]

Literally 0 reason to take on e5 instead of d4

[@nassermetwaly8937]

Cause the pawn covered the knight

[@akeefhaiqaljp2952]

@@nassermetwaly8937 yup

[@alisalehi5528]

@@nassermetwaly8937 so? Then you trade

[@chesscrush]

For someone who doesn't know the Gambit it very well makes sense, you win a pawn and threaten f7.

[@chesscrush]

@@mhkk1491 that's why I said for someone who doesn't this gambit taking e5 makes sense. Of course if you know it you don't play Nxe5 but rather Nxd4

[@Davorta]

No one stupid enough to think the knight gonna capture the pawn for greed and leave their pawn for free snack by queen.

[@rocket1575]

This is the Blackburne Shilling gambit if anyone wants to know

[@breadbreadington5735]

"White moves the rook into safety" >rook still endangered, just now guarded by king

[@huitlang931]

Ahh yes i hate all those greedy players who sacrifice their knight for one extra pawn

[@lovelysunil608]

Never think your opponent is a fool.

[@Nexpeon]

This is about as likely to win you a game as opening with the bongcloud

[@PresterJohn420]

Ahh, The Italian gambit. I’ve seen this work anywhere from 500-1200, but once you fall for it once you won’t again.

[@jabbadahouse3554]

this trick is older than the fuckin game itself, but for some reason still works

[@nahlies2382]

"This is how you learn a very specific scenario in which your opponent is terrible, and if you focused more on tactics than this scenario, you'd be winning anyways AND be better overall"

[@malachibedwell]

Once again, how to win if your opponent is an idiot or has never played chess.

[@okuu_utsuho]

Actually, launching a missile would work in chess 😂

[@josephjoechin7344]

The title should change to: How to play chess with yourself and win

[@FootStormOP]

BlackBurne Shilling Gambit

[@masterofnone8400]

No opponent over 1800 would ever fall for this

[@-SUPA]

Chess Engine: -318 advantage

[@Error_I]

Just so you know, this is called the backburn shilling gambit

[@laurenceborbon]

bruh, i know i suck at chess but i wouldnt expect my oponnent that dumb of a play. when the enemy pulls out the queen you already know he's going for a checkmate

[@yokir6]

It’s more impressive to lose like this then win like this

[@MalefAzelb]

You just got smother mated and now everyone is laughing at you

[@finchbird2419]

1. You didn't move the rook to safety. The queen could have easily taken it in any of the three spaces available to it. 2. That isn't check mate as the bishop can easily take the knight and protect the king

[@TheLazyTaco]

Watch the video again. It is checkmate. If bishop were to take knight it would give direct path for queen.

[@DenzelLN936]

Jeez I’d fall for that every time, I have absolutely no idea

[@wildhour6955]

No sane player would be greedy enough to sacrifice the knight for a pawn and weaken his middle

[@alonewalker8128]

Yeah it works . . . . . . When you play from the both sides.

[@taveen3742]

Blackburne shring gambite

[@dr.bright1342]

Bro, the knight itself is blundered.

[@name-rm9ms]

I usually bait my enemys into checkmating me

[@SA-jh5iz]

For the people who is saying this will never happen in a high elo games, dont underestimate the power of blunder

[@shawnwilczynski6498]

That first black pawn is the adopted child next to the antique wooden polished pawn step-brothers

[@gametofly7643]

Noice my dog will be surprised when I pull this trick

[@Levesqu3]

Ah yes my one and only Blackburn Shiling Gambit

[@airestith5309]

Anyone who plays chess and doesnt develop their board, your asking to get smothered

[@surprisedcat6090]

Assuming your opponent is a brick wall, this would work.

[@daz_vi]

Alternate title: how to checkmate a 100 rated player

[@iamshizue2277]

“HEHEHHEHEH,Everyones in trouble now"

[@kndghenadie838]

If you play with a high rated player, he would play a ponziani or something