Sicilian Defense Dragon Variation Trap For White

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@aswinsampath3773]

At 6:50 Puzzle SOlution Nf5 If Black captures knight , then white captures Queen with Qxd5 If Black Queen tries to defend the e7 square , then white just captures Black queen to then deliver a Nxe7 mate. If Qc5+, then Be3 blocks the check If Qc7 moves back and tries to defend both Knight and Queen checkmate at e7, we can play Nh6+ and wherever black king moves Rf7 mate Thanks for the great video.

[@Trevy07]

For that quiz, Knight to f5 makes the most sense. Because the idea is to force the opponent to exchange Queens, but instead of doing the actual exchange, white simply takes the pawn on e7 which is checkmate.

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

Yh yh I thought of this line Nf5, then bd4, if Knight takes bishop, then black might escape checkmate, but if Qxd4, then checkmate is unavoidable

[@lastdigit6609]

I think Nf5 is a wrong move because of Qc5+

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

@@lastdigit6609 yh yh but white is gonna be winning material by force

[@kevozz]

@@lastdigit6609 if Qc5 white should just go Qd8 and that's checkmate

[@adilzaman8243]

@@kevozz Qd5+ is check for white

[@clintongryke6887]

One of your best videos; a good variation and well explained, but also, no advertising half-way through. Which is refreshing.

[@jamesbell2682]

Advertising is how he makes money.

[@josephsalmonte4995]

I know I'll forget everything mid-game, but a brilliant video nonetheless 👍

[@parthmalaviya7504]

Ha ha same happens with me 😂

[@atharvparlikar8765]

That's why you take notes

[@jonniriepponen6248]

You also wached the chess vibes video about this i saw you there

[@josephsalmonte4995]

@@jonniriepponen6248 haha I watch a lot of chess channels

[@AlexSmith-tz2lf]

Every time I watch these, it's always "so the opponent has only 1 good option here," and they always take my god damn queen or something.

[@allthenewsintheworld]

8:20-8:40ish is one of the funniest bishop attacks I have ever seen.

[@exs1803]

Excellent explanation of this opening and the dangers posed to Black. You are a great chess tutor indeed...........

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Awesome! thanks

[@driftwood63]

Brilliant analysis

[@julitoireneojr9587]

Thanks! For the demo and analysis.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you like it!

[@dan16134]

Thank you so much for this! I just won a game that looked completely the same as showed in the video and it works 🙌

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Sorry teach but after 8) fxe5-Nfd7 9) e6-fxe6 10) Nxe6- black equalizes with Bxc3+!!! and black may win with correct play. 😄

[@marcdunn1167]

Good Video. Thx

[@jack_09-m7n]

At 6:57 is White moving their knight to f5 the correct move?

[@Rocinante1963]

I used to play the Dragon, but got tired of losing to the Yugoslav.

[@petermcgregor7208]

After NF7, instead of castling, NE6, Q moves QC8 to protect BD7, NxBG7 KF8, BD7 and no matter where queen moves, it is either traded or lost with ND6.

[@petermcgregor7208]

Meant NE6 not ND6

[@petermcgregor7208]

If NxBE6 after series of moves, black is likely to end up with queen and knight against queen, 2 rooks and a knight and an extra pawn.

[@ramilparedes9930]

Very helpful

[@prakashghimire7158]

In 1:53...i would definitely go to the H5 ....casue its safe , doesnot disturb my structure ,Knight wont be attacked and bishop diagonal gets opened and knight can come back at any time

[@fandastruhal5231]

Perfect video. Veri good comment. What is best? dragon or accelareted dragon (Hyper) Thank you Mr.Smirnov

[@121moham21]

Excellent job thank you!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Our pleasure!

[@yordanystravieso977]

hello gm igor smirnov! I wanted to know if you propose a thinking system for blitz games or do you recommend playing based on intuition Thank you very much and greetings from Cuba!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for the question. Intuition can be developed by using right thinking system. After using a thinking system for a while, it will become part of your intuition.

[@prakashsivasankar5350]

Hilarious sequence of traps

[@nickmikhaylyants762]

Stockfish loves Sicilian defence.

[@SwapanKumarSarkar-b9r]

Nf5 posing threat to Ne7 and Qd8

[@WakeUpYouTube]

Love it. Thank you

[@limehead6093]

B x D4+ before B to E6 defends the position

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

Bishop e8 is the strongest, so now black has to defend with the other Bishop( bx e6), white then captures with the knight ( nxe6)Queen cannot take on d1 cos Bishop delivers the check mate) then if queen captures knight, we then attack blacks king with the Bishop ( bxf7), if queen takes Bishop, then Qd8 is a forced mate.

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

Wow I didn't see that I agree with you Nf5 is the forced checkmate sequence, otherwise "oh blacks queen)

[@panneerselvam7490]

Nf5

[@jacksprat7525]

I keep losing chess games. The opponent never makes the moves you show. 🤪😢

[@erikaminoff4289]

You should not rely on one tactic, especially one this specific that requires a very specific situation, I recomend you know the basics of the opening so that you know what to do in more situations, then if it is possible to execute this tactic you should do it. But you should have an idea of what to do if your opponent doesn't do what you want. If you havn't already I recomend that you study the sicilian (in this case the open sicilian) before you learn these traps.

[@kaliciusername]

Opening traps are not the way to play chess. You should come up with your own stuff.

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

You must become a chess nerd 🤓 in order to play decent chess.

[@brewtalityk]

@@kaliciusername 'come up with your own stuff' isn't the way to play Chess either... You must understand a couple openings as white, and several as black, and be aware of the traps in each opening lest you fall for them repeatedly

[@kuyadong6791]

1:52 - what if black goes Bg4 instead escaping the Knight?

[@sunilcuck7498]

Whites queen will move one step forward and then its all the same. Knight will have to move

[@saiesasrikarkommaraju736]

thanks

[@ogunronbitaiwofisayo6085]

Nf5 aiming for Ne7#

[@arjungv3059]

LOVE YOU SIR.......... true

[@就不更新吹啊]

You may change your name to Arjun gay😆

[@pafauk361]

I don't think the first (Ng4) variation is that losing for black. The knight exchange on c6 the author skipped as obviously losing material for black, is in fact not. It only leads to 1 pawn less for black as it can retake the bishop after the queen grabs the "free" knight, and white can't retake the bishop with the knight since it was lost in the exchange. We end up with 1 pawn less for black, and the white king is waaay more exposed, I would think it's actually black who has advantage here. This, and that knight protection is actually the most natural move I'd say. Nice tricks anyway!

[@unanaranja8985]

No, none of the knights were lost in the exchange. But instead, you can cover with the knight, and after Kxc6, you trade queens and push the a-pawn (a6), if Ba4, Bd7 (there is no queen to capture your knight). If discovered check, axb5 or Bxb5

[@playchess24]

Well Done

[@ogunronbitaiwofisayo6085]

At the end of the video, what happens after Ne6?

[@gbpackersfan6]

Why wouldn’t black go bg4 after white pushes the pawn? Threatens the queen and would start trading off

[@Martin_Neal]

6:35 Continuation for white: Nf5!! to offer a Q exchange on d1, Qe6 or Qc5 to guard e7 against Ne7# and not hang the Q (zugzwang); Qd8#

[@lastdigit6609]

Qc5+ makes the white lose the momentum so I think moving the knight is a bit risky..

[@XenithShadow]

@@lastdigit6609 Be3 wins the queen since black is still hanging mate so must Qxe3 into Nxe3

[@ethanmitchell2681]

The black Sicilian player should push kings pawn before moving bishop

[@davidbatchelder85]

mistake, bishops take queen oops. Should look at the entire board and not get tunnel vision. What is the correct continuation as you say.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

07:00 challenge is rather easy. Rxf7.

[@nouser129]

Why can’t the Black F pawn take the knight? (After white Knight to E6)

[@michaell5026]

Nice

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks

[@tannorhighroller7517]

as good as these traps are, they are VERY VERY situational and you might get 1 successful game out of hundreds

[@starflights-Libarary]

when black defends with bd7 when the knight is on f7 we can play Ne6

[@INTROVERTFF0]

4.20 NxD5 Qxd5 Ne6+qxe6 qd8## is that correct

[@jeffersonthomas1269]

At 6:50 stop the video puzzle: I would start with bishop to c4 removing the queen from the d-file and then knight to f5 creating two mate threats. The black bishop ( or Queen) can give white a check blocking the open d-file and thus blocking one threat with tempo... thus there is a problem. White would sacrifice the bishop and loose the tempo when capturing the black piece. Still I see no better option. Where did he provide the answer?

[@mcbomb7447]

The move is Nf5. If black's g pawn or light square bishop takes the knight, white takes your queen for free. If black goes for the queen trade, Nxe7 is checkmate on the spot. If the black queen leaves the d file without check (like Qe6 to defend checkmate), Qd8 is chekmate for white. The last move for black against Nf5 that gets the queen out of immediate danger and still defends e7 is Qc5+. Then, white brings their dark square bishop back to e3 and black has no choice but to give up their queen for a minor piece or get instantly checkmated.

[@invictus9976]

C4 doesn't work bc black bishop takes white knight on d4 check, then black queen takes white bishop on c4, black is up two pieces, game over. F5 is the answer.

[@goodboyringo9716]

White bishop to E8 then e8 to F7 mate

[@Infinite_Board]

Can I play Nf5 6:45 explain in comments 👇

[@Infinite_Board]

1.Nf5 Threatening Nxe7 mate and attacking the queen on d5 if Qxd1 don't recapture just play Nxe7 # if Qe5 then Qd8 mate If Qc5+ then Be3 attacking the queen and Threatening mate on d8 because the knight is protecting g7 square

[@fotomoshen]

What??? Be3 and then Qxe3+ Then what? You’re still in check. Can’t move the Queen to d8 yet. ???So… Move the king to h1 and then pxf5. Or capture the queen with night and you’re up a material. But where’s the mate?

[@Infinite_Board]

@@fotomoshen Be3 if Qxe3 the N takes Queen

[@Infinite_Board]

@@fotomoshen 1.Nf5 Qc5+ 2.Be3 Qxe3+ 3.Nxe3 and white is winning

[@fotomoshen]

@@Infinite_Board Thanks. But like I said, there's no mate here. White is winning, but no mate.

[@johnkarford6430]

At 3:56 white loses bishop so how is not equal

[@XenithShadow]

Nxb5 white is still up a knight

[@essaessa6889]

Nf5!

[@thomasmarengi2951]

Good stuff! Thanks, sir.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

We are glad you liked it!

[@Shalom589]

👍👍👍

[@davidbatchelder85]

Rook f5 allowing the pawn to take, then bring the queen to g4, check blacks bishop can block but the whites queen can take it check mate.

[@willemwaterman]

rook to F7; queen takes rook; knight to e6; queen takes knight ; queen to d8 check ; king to f7 ; rook to f1 checkmate

[@jeffersonthomas1269]

IF you are solving the 6:50 stop the video puzzle you have to return to the board and try again. After gifting your pieces you will find the black king escaping and your own king in peril ...serious peril. At 6:50 I would start with bishop to c4 removing the queen from the d-file and then knight to f5 creating two mate threats. The black bishop ( or Queen) can give white a check blocking the open d-file and thus blocking one threat with tempo... thus there is a problem. White would sacrifice the bishop and loose the tempo when capturing the black piece. Still I see no better option. Where did he provide the answer?

[@steadylearner1]

At 11:43, Black cannot survive Ne6.

[@BongelaMnguni]

Why can't he trade on c3 and play Qa5/Qb6?

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

1. Nf5

[@kamalvijayramrs1515]

Nf5

[@就不更新吹啊]

Then what's the answer for the puzzle?🙂

[@manishsoni6866]

Nice trap

[@trevspeaks3]

Good day!

[@angelitoempuerto3453]

Nf5 !!!

[@nicolasturover2622]

You seem to consistently ignore the best responses for black against this trap, of course Bg7 is a grave mistake but Nc6 instead and white has nothing.

[@bb01parthoprotimjoarder96]

If my friends find this out........

[@vincentsheridan284]

pawn to C4

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

Bishop e8 seems to be the strongest

[@adrianroura5868]

Knight to f5

[@LovingDreamHouse]

It should be Nf5.....

[@detlevkarlstotzel1357]

I would move white bishop b5- e8

[@marcoviniciopardogarcia8564]

i agree i think its bishop b5_e8 the best move, check mate in 2

[@otakolucky5512]

But if pawn just advances

[@JohnSmith-nf6pq]

@@otakolucky5512 like seriously I didn't think about that move

[@Yashwa9t]

I like it

[@arwanpawar3260]

I follow you...

[@albertosampietro4953]

Minute 11:30 you can move the knight to e6 and check the queen, if he moves the queen you can take the rook in g6 check, then take the White rook and after the black queen take yours... I leave the resto to you

[@tauqeerbuddebhai2641]

Bc4

[@belivery7104]

I knwe it was e6 :)

[@JabarFarahi]

Knight f5 wins.

[@Marveryn]

there one more knight move you didn't cover knight to H5

[@starflights-Libarary]

u need to learn chesss

[@LifeMasterAJ]

Here is a game that I played in 1977 vs. a master ... who thought 7...Nh5 was a blunder. 8.g4?, NxP/f4; 9.Bxf4, dxe5; 10.Bb5+, Bd7; 11.Be3, exd4; 12.Bxd4, 0-0; 13.BxB/g7, Kxg7; 14. Qd4+, e5!; and Black was better and went on to win in under 50 moves. BTW, I used to own every book ever printed on the Dragon. You may want to look inside an opening book once in a while!!!!!

[@TheRAYviewYT]

Everyone? So, if I just do that, I’ll win every match and be the greatest of all time!!! I never knew chess was so easy….

[@vinaymetri6443]

Rxf7,Qxf7. Qf1,QxQ. RxQ,bf5. Nxf5,g6xf5. Rxf5, e6. Rf8#

[@user-bk1xy5gt4b]

Nf5!

[@gavinhunter1829]

Nf5

[@coostardhivya7769]

Nf5