Chess Openings: Traxler Counter Attack

[@Chuck_N0rris]

Opponent resigned before the game even started when I mentioned the traxler counter attack.

[@clivevale]

he was a 5 year old!!!

[@V8SupersQirreL]

He resigned because he faced Chuck Norris!

[@ploopybear]

@@V8SupersQirreL probably

[@bradspaugh9827]

It was his best move

[@miked2543]

2:50- king takes bishop 9:30- king f1 15:10- king e2

[@tomasfontes3616]

About 13:30 'Queen to f1 is checkmate': it is not because white has a bishop defending that square. Checkmate would be queen to f2.

[@renaissanceman165]

Was tjonking the same thing. Perhaps he meant to say that, or hypothetically if the c4 Bishop were to move, then yes it would be checkmate, but I think he meant Qe2, because never moved to f1 duding that exchange. Chek it Out! Ciao!!!

[@franciscosantiago1674]

13:01 Ne1 Mate

[@yungfuofficial3614]

@@franciscosantiago1674 its not a mate Bishop can take the knight

[@melons6709]

4:00 i think queen f2 from black is also mate edit: if white doesn't do anything about it

[@DDKKAY]

@@melons6709 they're talking about 13:27

[@algol291]

that final example was insane! How can you think that far ahead, sacking your queen?

[@shashu990]

Not only sacking your own queen but also letting the opponents queen live in confidence i mean 💥💥💥💯

[@acamoravac]

He went all out

[@chesswebsite]

@MasterThief1324 oops, meant F2, I made a note in the video. thanks for pointing this out.

[@chesswebsite]

@tagginos you can castle as long as the king and rook have not moved, and the king is not in check and does not move through an attacked square. It does not matter if the rook is attacked or moves through an attacked square.

[@RudolfSchmidt]

I'm currently being Traxlered against a much stronger opponent. It's hilarious to see it happen in real time. I obviously knew he had a plan but at first I was like "wtf?" but then "oh nohoooooo". My entire right side is all fucked up. I figure I have 10 moves left. Still glad I learned something new.

[@beri4138]

You are watching tutorial videos while playing a live game? That's literally cheating...

[@LadyShaydex]

@@beri4138 so, its good practice too

[@rickross9829]

@@beri4138 What about if it's correspondence game and he's not doing it to get an edge, just continuing his learning?

[@keroroguns0867]

@@beri4138 it’s not cheating IFFFFF you already lost the game (like you aren’t trying to win anymore) and just trying to learn more about why you got clapped

[@prot07ype87]

@@keroroguns0867 Yeah, but he said "currently", so it was during the game.

[@jacksonwolf4656]

The thing that makes these videos enjoyable, Kevin, is your personality. You had me laughing out loud in this video.

[@ChesscomGames]

what a crazy gambit. thanks for the video!

[@jihyo8481]

ur late 1 year dude

[@Bokkex]

My favourite counter attack.Everytime i see the fried liver coming up I leap for joy

[@hobodawg9364]

@john tan The Traxler does work better than just playing h6 to stop the knight from attacking.

[@-_Nuke_-]

@@hobodawg9364 Only if you know what you are doing, SF actualy likes white the entire time if you play correctly against the Traxler...

[@kennethmoore9588]

white wins in the traxlor every time and he did not cover that line. after white King f1 denying the bishop. 6. Qe7 7. Nxh8 Now black must move the bishop on f2 or lose it. Nxe5 does not work after white plays Qh5. either way it all winning for white. Traxlor counter does niot work against the fried liver.

[@kennethmoore9588]

great video though, im not hatin. their are many lines

[@gonzalo4658]

I love fried liver.

[@Mixxathon]

Ahhh, the good old Traxler. I actually managed to replicate the original Traxler game, move by move, during a large blitz tournament. The final move, mate by pawnmove feels sooo good (like mate by castling or kingmove actually). Thanks for doing this video.

[@willawanders]

How about "The Fried Lolli Traxler Counter Attack"?

[@nusratquamarchowdhury5738]

Wendy Solganik wtf

[@jacquesleeuwenhoek1835]

Wendy solganik The friedlever track

[@alejandrogarma7284]

Pl0

[@synthesiageek4667]

Too short, add Giouco Piano and two knights into it.

[@sploog]

_Everything changed with the Fire Nation Attack..._

[@sploog]

13:29 It's Qf2, f1 is protected by white's light square bishop

[@siam580]

He has wrote it in his comment

[@prot07ype87]

@@siam580 I don't see it.

[@JonathanSalazar100]

Wow! Just saved my life with this play. I'm always lost when Nf2.

[@chesswebsite]

Boomtown. Glad I saved your life :)

[@tamirerez2547]

When I teach Traxler attack I always teach it from the point of view of the black pieces player. So the students can understand it better. Please, change the direction of this video, up side down. The black should be at the front, means the low side of the board. Ty.

[@SSteinnes91]

I played my first tournament this weekend, and was able to use this not only once, but twice. Both times, it resulted in a clear victory for me. Thank you very much for making this video, Kevin.

[@mayedalshamsi]

11 years later! Do you still play chess? :P

[@andrew_owens7680]

How did I never see this brilliancy??? What a beautiful game! Bravo. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@batdorfvideo]

@xlzyfox black would not be able to take because the king would also be in check by the bishop on c4. Its a double check so black cannot block or capture, only move. black would be forced to move and would only have one space to move to.

[@nickkarz4114]

At 13:20 why not be2 threading mate? If white takes with his bishop then black takes back with his knight and it's mate

[@miraikuriyama6418]

good eye

[@miraikuriyama6418]

@Soomanib Kamruzzaman kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpaXqomalpqgnqs black should not castle but Be2 threatening checkmate on f1 then after BxB the NxB checkmate

[@arneperschel]

@Soomanib Kamruzzaman Which is why I thought that at 12:58 the black queen should move to f4 in stead of f5.

[@LoneWolf-lk6gj]

@@miraikuriyama6418 exactly!

[@DrechWatchesYoutube]

11:34 why can't black play b5 defended by the knight and forking the Queen and Bishop?

[@yavuzylmaz2628]

13:04 instead of castle, knight to e2 after white bishop capture e2, black bishop recapture and i cant see a way to prevent mate for black any comment?

[@ghostgurl17]

after your variation white simply plays h2 making room for king to escape. instead try Be2 and theres no way for white to defend the f1 square. if he takes the bishop, knight recaptures with mate

[@srikrishna8752]

@@ghostgurl17 then also same h3 way out

[@jangtheconqueror]

In every variation white always has h3 for a flight square.

[@charles8353]

13:00 after king move to g1 its checkmate in two move. You move your bishop to d2 where your N protect it. If they takes it with their bishop you take back with your N. If they dont, you give them checkmate with your queen on f1.

[@peterbago4574]

"He might just resign right there" - LOL, I would :)))

[@TheSpectre2300]

at 1:16 Can't white move the pawn to b4 and more or less transition to an Evans Gambit?

[@MrAndersson90]

Really nice opening, I have to try it out. That game in the end was amazing. What does black do if white plays 5. Bxf7+ instead of Nxf7? Black can't castle, white is up a pawn and black can't use the Traxler counterattack so for me it looks like white has an advantage

[@MistakesNewbiesMake]

Picked out a random video by you this morning and boy did a great one come up! Make a million more videos please!! I love them all. Live games is what I want most.

[@bazzieboy]

"Being down a crap ton" is the actual chess lingo

[@philnoll]

@MrMuggyMuggy If white plays Bxf7+, black is prepared to play Ke7, and use the f-file for a king attack. This is one of white's best options. Played correctly, white can keep a small advantage

[@rahulsukumaran4815]

just amazing...

[@420thlegioner8]

13:04 What if knight e2 check, white bishope takes e2, black bishope takes e2, then whatever white does, blavk queen f1 checkmate or white will lose the queen. Did I miss something ?

[@RexPetrov]

8:16 "This bissum sure is not going anywhere." It's like you were trying to say bishop but got lazy and gave up lol

[@batdorfvideo]

@tagginos Its a valid question! The rule is that when a king goes to castle, he cannot pass through check. Since the knight is not attacking either f8 or g8, the king is allowed to castle.

[@rolfstorz6827]

Amazing attack extremely clever of Traxler constantly looking for that better move which leads to mate!

[@inumaki001]

aint 13:00 a mate in 3? like knight goes to e2 check then bshop captures e2 knight then bshop captures bshop to e2 and then even if white tries to sacrifice queen it won't have a defender so queen to f1 is checkmate right?

[@ΒασίληςΌμικρον]

Nice classical chess at it s best. ;Only one thing. 12.50 of the video.. "..black plays Qf5", but a better move exists that leads to forced win, Qf4. White has only 2 moves, if Kg1 then Ne2, forced is Bxe2 and the white queen in a4 drops (that is why it is so important for black to play Qf4 to the start of this variation) and the other option white has (after ..Qf4) is Ke1 that leads to worst things after the simple.. 0-0-0.

[@merdantekayev812]

You are totally wrong lol

[@danonischuk3399]

@@merdantekayev812 No, you are wrong, he is correct & brilliant. PS - At 3:45 instead of BQh4 I would have BQf6.

[@infiniteV115]

@shinyninetales999 If white pushes g3, black can simply move his queen to f6 and this is the exact same position as if he had gone to f6 in the first place, except white now has a weakness added to the kingside. Also after the g3 Qf6 position, black can (probably not immediately but later on in the game) push the d pawn and then bring the bishop to h3.

[@JS7LL]

what if white king goes to E3 attacking knight?

[@ojasrox]

Jamil Sailov I am thinking the same... @thechesswebsite

[@meh3446]

Qh4 then...

[@barsboz4051]

than it becomes this 7.Kf3 Qh4 8.Nxh8 d5 9.Be2 Bg4+ 10.Ke3 d4+ or 7.Kf3 d5 8.Ke3 dxc4 9.Kxe4 Kxf7 in all logical vaariants of it white is behind black

[@barsboz4051]

sorry the second variation ı have written isnt doable cause if bishop doesnt play e2 loses his queen and even if he plays it he will lose it later

[@hydoffdhagaweyne1037]

He'll get a hear attack

[@UndertheDomeInRome]

at 13:01 the black bishop can move to e2 making a checkmate in 1 move with queen, if whites bishop on c4 takes, then knight on d4 can retake with a checkmate in one.

[@sundarhlb]

13:27 Queen to f1 isn't checkmate

[@NAMMERZ444]

Maybe he meant f2

[@shahirahmad9949]

13:35 How the queen to f1 is checkmate there is a white bishop at c4.???

[@gurdipkaur47]

16:14 what if kc3

[@hailmary7283]

Then Ne4 #

[@hailmary7283]

Whoops not Checkmate. But after the king takes c4, Bishop a6, and white is done for.

[@jackuhlantern]

Not sure if this has been pointed out yet, but at 13:05 it seems that Be2 leads to mate in 1 or 2 moves (Bxe2, Nxe2++ or white ignores the bishop and Qf1++)

[@stuartangely8017]

I don't follow. I do however see Be2 and if white ignores it then checkmate. Nice spot if that's what you meant. :)

[@jackuhlantern]

Wow, I meant Be2, yes (idk where I got b4). It actually doesn't matter if white ignores it or not; if the bishop captures, the knight will recapture for checkmate. The only way for white to save himself is by sacrificing the queen (Qd4 or Qxd7+).

[@heskan]

why is this so unpopular with the Fried Liver / Lolli Attack being played so often?

[@EddieDubs]

It's complicated and hard to learn.

[@Tutterkop]

@tagginos you can't castle if the king is being attacked, will be attacked in the castled position, or if the king is attacked in motion (aka the square wich he passes through)

[@Onetouchswag]

If king take f2 black goes check and then king goes e3 what happened

[@filipratkovic5561]

Yeah, that's the best move, not g1

[@mahasinhossen2502]

In 13:02, Be2(black) Bxe2(white) Nxe2++(black) and checkmate.. If after Be2(black) white gives any other move then Qf1++ and checkmate

[@jasontao1388]

5:35 "White knight over here on h1 is very passive?"

[@callmewisdom]

oh my, that Trexler game at the end was amazing, unbelivable how good some people are at chess

[@thethugangel63]

damn i play Italian all the time

[@TuhTuhTool]

13:32 if Qf1+ can't white retake with Bxf1? Then after white plays Be2 h3?

[@holy_shushcabin3716]

5:32 Of course his white night (mangina) is passive ;)

[@mychannel594]

mangina? wtf?

[@prot07ype87]

@@mychannel594 Because it's a white knight.

[@MagicDadi]

13:00 After WK moves to g1 isnt it better to advance the knight ? Knight to e2, only move is bxe2 then another bxe2 and white has no moves to stop a checkmate but qd1. Then bxd1 and its an easy game for black?

[@dirkreed5392]

EVERY GAME FEATURING BLACK SHOULD SHOW THE BOARD FROM BLACK PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE - SWITCH IT AROUND!!!

[@locutusdborg126]

First, no need for all caps. Second, who are you to give orders? If you understand the basics of the game of chess, you will be able to understand the concepts from either perspective. You don't like it, make your own video.

[@BenNCM]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH DIRK. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER CASE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE. STOP RACISM IN CHESS.

[@oakleysierney1918]

First tell him not to use all caps then tell him that people shouldn't tell each other what to do. Yea, makes sense. No contradiction there. Secondly, your logic is fallacious. Knowing the basics of chess doesn't mean it won't be easier to follow with the right board orientation. It will be easier for someone to follow whether they are beginner or advanced with the right orientation. Lastly, although people seem to be forgetting it these days there is this thing called 'free speech'. The price for criticizing is not making a video. You get to criticize without doing that. If you don't like it then instead of being an internet asshole why don't go to Syria or some other dictatorship where free speech is not allowed.

[@TheIMN]

Locutus D'Borg is correct. He's reminding us that in "computerese" all caps is a form of screaming. I don't think Dirk was trying to scream, but coupled with the exclamation mark, the use of the word "should" as if this is a moral obligation, and the use of a command mode of language, the comment does seem a bit overbearing. I think D'Borg is justified in simply reminding us of internet etiquette.

[@locutusdborg126]

Thank you, The IMN Idea Lab. That is precisely what I meant.

[@williamwu1532]

at 13:16, why doesn't the knight go to and the queen will go away, then eat the bishop and the knight will go to e2#

[@williamwu1532]

nah nah nah wrong cause you forgot what black would move on the 4th move.

[@Krystakus]

William Wu Congratz, you just reached the #Foreveralone status

[@ether4223]

Its like all we do is regurgitate old openings, chess players are more like libraries or computers now. Not even using our own intelligence to do something new. Intellectual chess *sigh*

[@AoSCow]

Basically all openings that can be played been played. However a lot of the middle and end game is still mostly out of book.

[@mychannel594]

+Ether You're nowhere near good enough at chess to be even remotely close to the play level where memorizing openings matters that much.

[@Auliliae]

@chanabnagar It's a valid line, and probably the safest for White for avoiding crazy complications. 5. Bxf7 Ke7 6. Bd5 Rf8 and so on. Black is down a pawn and can't castle, but Black has a pawn structure in the centre that is solid for a while, and the potential to overwhelm White's kingside with so many pieces aimed that way.

[@lexlawless]

Why do you keep saying "getting the pieces involved into the game", it's "getting the pieces involved in the game"

[@quagapp]

I think it is a way of emphasizing that the involvement is active. It is a natural example of the way all languages contain degrees of redundancy which in fact serve a purpose. Otherwise we would be Grammar Robots!

[@locutusdborg126]

quagapp He is Canadian and that is one of their idioms. I'm into dialects (*_*)

[@oakleysierney1918]

You have no right to criticize someone for doing something that you are much worse at. You fault him for two redundant letters when your whole use of the phrase "in the game" was redundant. What else would the pieces be involved in, the war in Syria? Idiot.

[@malonchirara813]

Oh mY :) ...Stahp he's dead

[@chesswebsite]

@sengaltapisempoi he definitely can castle. your rook can be attacked. It is your king that can't be attacked or move through an attacked square.

[@neuzheadline]

What about bxf7+ instead of nxf7 😮

[@prot07ype87]

*13:09** Missed a forced mate.* *Bishop to E2 forces the bishop to take, and if bishop takes, knight to E2 is checkmate.*

[@niravapurv4578]

Witch forced mate are you finding? Neither Bf3 or Rf3 seems to work out. Because the biskop on c1 could defend h6 against the rook after d3. And the pawn on g4 after take bishop on g4 would give white a tempo.... but perhaps the tempo dont help.. white will be forced to sac the queen after Rf3, xg4, Rf4, Qb3, Rxg4, Qf3... but with could play Rf2 instead of Qb3 and plack doesnt get time to take on g4... if so loosing the queen. Bf3 seems not to work because Rg1 defends the pawn for now... and black could bring in the rook, but it takes 2 moves to bring it to like h5.. and for me its not clear if atack works or white survives when pawn on h3 is still standing, white could still play Qb3 and Kh1 or just after Qb3, if rook goes to f file, queen can just take bishop on f3. Please explain witch forced mate you see, i cant see it.

[@prot07ype87]

@@niravapurv4578 No, look closer.

[@niravapurv4578]

@@prot07ype87 ok, i analyzed the wrong situation. did you change your text? because as i remember you said black missed forced mate by taking the pawn with the bishop.. but that taking dont happen on 13:09 but on 13:44.. so i analysed that situation in stead. anyways i cheated and used comp on lichess.. very complex position.. so a little fact chek with stockfish says that if Be2, white plays h3 to make a runnaway squaere for the king.. then the comp actually start repeating cheks with queen on f1 and f4.. so for me its not clear :) nice spoted move anyways, Be2 looks like a difficult test. it looks like black needs to involve the rook... but infact my comp analysis is fucked up.. because on 13:09 its white to move.. black just did rockade.. so its better to be precise on the timing too.

[@jacobzammit4779]

3:31 what are black's options if king moves to f3 instead of g1? (time sensitive question)

[@yerinisthenumber1503]

You can go Qf4, while protecting your knight your queen can go a lot of potential to attack the king

[@jacobzammit4779]

You mean Qh4? Queen cant go to f4. If you did mean Qh4, what do you answer after g3?

[@yerinisthenumber1503]

@@jacobzammit4779 i mean it by qh4, or you can practice it yourself, the thing about some video like this is the board has a lot of chance to go off far from the tutorial that's why GM always practicing what is the best possible move they can do

[@jacobzammit4779]

Ok thanks for replying

[@Sesquipedalia]

14:29 what if took with the support of the bishop attacks the queen? The queen will die isn't it?

[@sajidk9337]

At 3:28, why not Ke3 instead of Kg1? There are no more checks (at least in the short term) and white will have time to capture the rook on h8 when the queen moves to Qh4.

[@tulikamishra9708]

At 10:14 shouldn't we sacrifice our knight and do bg4 to attack the queen?

[@starboy_gaming]

At 8:34 The knight can also come to f3 square,checking the king,if queen takes knight then black queen can take white queen.There are some moves aswell after the check,but Wanted share This.

[@MrBen-db8hh]

3:08 I‘m a beginner, but what is the best move when white moves his king to E3

[@kubamateusiak7724]

Queen H4, check out GM Naroditsky latest lesson on youtube with MoistCritikal, he explains this variation there around the 30 min mark

[@ranjandas4766]

at 13:02 , instead of castling we can play Knight to e2 with check . Opponent has to take with his bishop playing bishop to e2. We then recapture with our bishop playing bishop to e2. Now queen to F1 checkmate is a threat and we don't have to worry about a bishop keeping an eye on the F1 square. Also we don't loose a knight for free. Castling after wards and bringing in the rook can also work. Just a fun alternate line....truly a great video....keep it up

[@esond]

It's nice to see an opening that maybe isn't quite as popular. These not-so-common openings are my favorite to play online because many are unfamiliar with them.

[@IsaacC20]

At 13:30, QF1 is not check mate since white's bishop can capture black's queen on F1.

[@keuf8198]

3:25 why can’t king go to f3? Seems like a better move than g1

[@jeromemagpantay3179]

Queen to f6 check, followed my either being up a queen if he blocks with white queen or checkmate

[@keuf8198]

Jerome Magpantay yea but the king can also take the knight on e4

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

At 11:40 why can't the black castle on the queenside?

[@mrmca1]

what if at 3:26 the white king moves to e3 attacking the knight?

[@nooplizzz]

That would be the best move for white, correct

[@kornerstoneforkenz]

One line not mentioned here for white is, that after black brings the bishop to c5, that white can simply castle kingside putting his rook on f1 defending f2 and once again forcing black to deal with the possibility of knight to f7.

[@mychannel594]

And anyway, I didn't say there was anything wrong with the chess content. This is constructive criticism. If I were him, I'd be glad someone brought it to his attention.

[@pukarshrestha2483]

18:55 .. what if he blocks the check by bishop instead of taking knight

[@iseven007]

13:00 Why not Ne2 (check), then white takes with bishop - Bxe2, then black takes the bishop - Bxe2, then mate with queen - Qf1.

[@alakomputer]

At 13:16 why didn't queen (white ) take to a7 ??

[@ongp793]

What about castle on king side in 2:22?

[@GowliPlays]

Thats not even a possible move

[@ablejack3]

I think you must mean at 1:32. Before white goes into the fried liver with nxf7. But black can then also castle and resume normal play with no disadvantage. But yeah, the white castle avoids coming under the Traxler attack. The issue is that white will find the fried liver tempting to ostensibly win material forking the Q and R.

[@MrNike799]

1 - if you castle, you lose the Queen and get a discovered check, and he'll most likely trade his knight for the other knight on c6.

[@shorbock]

@nnizarrazin at 01:34 he says he will exclusively cover Nxf7, but maybe he should have mentionned the other possibilities ! so here it is : yes Bxf7 is a very good move (the other possibilities, b4 and d4, are theoretically inferior but playable; castling is bad because black will castle too and then chase the g5 knight with h7h6) Bxf7+ is much safer, and should definitely be played if you don't know the theory, but beware, black can get some attack too! (Ke7 Bb3 Rf8 d3 d6 Be3 is ok for white)

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

Hi Kevin. 5:18 You suggest black can castle if he wants to. but what if .... 0-0, Nh6++ Kh8, Qxf8+# ?

[@moersertrupp]

Goratchthemule if black castles, and white plays Nh6, then black will take with the g pawn and now whites queen is pinned by the rook of black on f8

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

Seeron McFat If black castle the king is on G8, Its a double check. White bishop on c4 prevent black to capture the Knight

[@lamegamer4607]

10:28 What if that pawn pushed up by one square?

[@JackFlySN]

What if he moves g1 6:03

[@M4X1M9]

but at 10:00 if instead of taking the rock with night, whites decide to bring queen in f3, then the counter attack seems blocked? :/ maybe not but I can't see a very nice move for black after that

[@ForumArcade]

@guxtAv123 I found out the the best move after Ke3 is Qh4. g3, Nxg3, hxg3, Qd4+, and after that you'll move the pawn to d5. White is going to have to play carefully, but it's still going to be tough for you.

[@victormuntean4097]

18:44 How about Rb8+ Nb7 Rxb7+ and after Ka5 comes Rb5# and after Ka3 comes Ra7+ Ba4 and Rxa4#

[@timothycook1119]

At 13:28, how is that check mate?

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

Why wouldn't black take the queen with Nf3 at 5:48? And why would white move g3 instead of defending against losing the queen?

[@ionutpanaite4851]

At minute 20.27 there is a mistake. Q to f1 is not mate, but black loose the Qeen and the game. White has a strong bishop at c4 :))

[@DavidEmerling79]

Many years ago, when I was a 1600-rated player, I defeated a 2000+ player with the Traxler Attack. I had studied all these variations and my opponent clearly was not familiar with the attack as he used an exorbitant amount of time on his clock calculating each move. My game was published in Chess Life and Larry Evans analyzed it. The bottom line is this: If you're the higher-rated player as White, steer away from defenses that have complex variations (like the Traxler) unless you are very familiar with the lines. If you go down that path, you are negating your superior chess skills to a weaker player who may defeat you simply because he is better "booked". That's what happened in my game. My opponent was far better than I was - but he strayed into a complex variation where I had much familiarization. An axiom for the superior player: Get the weaker player out of the book! He (the weaker player) will never make an inferior move as long as he is playing memorized moves that have been proven to be sound. And that's all I was doing, playing memorized moves directly out of a book by Yakov Estrin on the Wilkes-Barre Variation of the Two Knights Defense (another name for the Traxler Attack).

[@dazai-san1035]

What if the king goes to e3 after he takes the bishop??

[@atm31ac21]

Man this is my go to. I love this opening so much

[@ANSIcode]

There is a mistake in the analysis. At 13:52 Position is: 2k2r1N/pppn2pp/8/3Pp3/Q1BP4/7K/PP1P1qP1/RNB4R b - - 0 18 The best move is Rf4 with a FORCED MATE IN 8!!! Which is executed as follows, where white sacs most of the pieces to prolong the game. 18... Rf4 19. g3 Rf3 20. Rg1 Qxg1 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bb5+ Kc8 23. Bd7+ Kxd7 24. Kh4 Qxg3+ 25. Kh5 Rf5#

[@guxtAv123]

@Sylence777 I have a problem because almost everyone pulls the king out and you have to take out the queen or else it dies and then white develops and you're in a terrible position and with material disadvantage.

[@crazzylarry1]

10:26 Why not got Bishop g4 to threaten white queen right away before moving the Knight?

[@crazzylarry1]

Because the bishop can get in front of the white Queen on e2 if the knight isn't supporting.

[@mhernunez3795]

What if the black move in 10:09 is Nxe4?

[@o5iiawah]

at 12:16, isn't b5 devastating with the pawn fork? or does this lose too much time?

[@grandpa203]

I 've been using this opening for white and never knew this counter attack. I also didn't realize black could castle with the knight on F7...mind blown

[@carking07]

Ok maybe I missed something, but when he moves the king to f1 and we go down the line. When you move the black pawn to d5 and he takes, why not bring the white bishop out right away and take his queen instead of moving your knight and giving him a move to open an escape for his queen?

[@pyro.pistol]

At 12:29, after black plays Qh4+, what is stopping white from playing g3? This attacks the queen, gaining a tempo for white. Is there some sort of fancy tactic that I am missing??

[@MorselOfBread]

no tempo, Qf6 and the king is still on the run... not for too long I may add.

[@Shizukatz]

What's a good move for black @ 3:22 if the White King moves to E3?