Grob's Attack 1.g4 [Underrated Chess Opening]

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@SocialSophia]

*I'm glad you showed this opening been playing it for years, so many traps and variations*

[@AlexandruAnastasopol]

Puzzle solution: d6. White cannot protect against both threats of checkmate(Qf7#) or rook being captured(Bxa8)

[@chrispotter3190]

@Ben Chan after bishop to e6 u move pawn dxc7

[@seeker4fun]

Qxc7 and there is a threat of checkmate with Qc1 You can block the check with Qd1 but then you won’t be able to use Your queen in the attack anymore

[@eklektikTubb]

I would like to mention that "reversed" version 1...g5 has a good statistic results for black, when it is played against English opening (1.c4) and also against Réti opening (1.Nf3) as a gambit. I do not play these unusual opening lines, because i do not think that first move matters at all, but it is definetly an option.

[@thoop6795]

As wn english player this scares me got to go study the line lol

[@derSchachstratege]

I think, Black can avoid all these Tricks with 1.g4-e5 2.Bg2-h5 and is fine already. Regards

[@rustamgizzatullin3495]

Thats what Igor said about on 02:00

[@ashtonal]

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[@raghhuvaranraghavantk3044]

Super...!it's working..it also work for black also...more chance to win ..I tried..60% won..this opening gives 80% confidence..👏👏 u are great...thank you... ..⭐⭐💯

[@bnewman2544]

Lot of variations for both sides but looks like best for White to follow with 8. d6 e6 (8. ... Be6 9. dxc7 Qxc7 10. Qc3 Nd5 11. Bxd5 Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 {White is a piece up with advantage} 9. Bxa8 cxd6 10. Nxd7 Nbxd7 11. Bg2 {White is a Rook up}

[@bnewman2544]

@@jeffcalhoun6651 Look at 8 min 40 sec into video where GM Smirnov asks for our comments and White has a pawn on d5. Hope this helps.

[@davitzarg]

Thanks for this instructive video, which I enjoyed and learnt a lot from. I just finished playing a game inspired by your video on the Grob gambit, and would like to share this comment with you. Black played a very beautiful move after I (White) played my 5-th move: 1.g4...d5; 2.Bg2...Bxg4; 3.c4...c6; 4.cxd5...cxd5; 5.Qb3...Qc7! I think this is M1, and I was lucky to detect it and find the right answer to it (Nc3).

[@iVesperX]

not quite mate, but u do lose an entire piece for nothing

[@BurhanAijaz]

8:44 d6 Be6 dxc7 Qxc7 Qc3 Qxc3 Nxc3 , then we win the rook on a8

[@raghhuvaranraghavantk3044]

Very good method.I tried to several times.i experienced that it is tuff for more rated players than me,because they take more time to respond this opening and tricks.i won 20% and 10% on time.so thank you to teach us this method.

[@DatMan404]

Why do you say at 4:54 that white wins and black should resign, what am I missing here?

[@olivercalm7020]

I don't want to be rude, but this works not for players >1600/1700 rating. It's not even hard to refute this opening because it violates many basic principles. Take the pawn, play c6, keep on developing in the center and play 4. ...Nf6. White cannot take Qxb7, this will just lead to massive problems in development while black builds a massive center.

[@RakibHasan-hs1me]

My thought exactly. Black queen is supposed be stood there and watch

[@MCoTEDDY]

It's always hilarious to see these comments from amateurs on off beat openings, claiming that they're loosing by force and are easy to refute. Yet there are FM and IM playing them at 2400+ blitz elo and winning games with them against opponents that would absolutely wipe the floor with a meesly 1600. Besides such claims are easily dismissed by just looking at the lichess database. 1600s aren't strong enough that a single pawn loss in the opening is this decisive. You're simply wrong and overestimating your skill level.

[@olivercalm7020]

@MCoTEDDY Once again, I don't wanna be rude, but I have a rating of ~1900 Elo and of course will it work out if I play a 1400 opponent. So it works if a 2400 plays it against me, but there has to be a reason why 1.g4 is considered a bad move. Btw, I didn't even glimpse at the DB, it's just common sense from playing nearly 35 years😉

[@bladmorane7613]

good stuff as usual !!!!!

[@coryfarrell5892]

Thank you for your video it is very helpful and my only question is can you do a video or explain to me what if black does pushes king pawn and then how do you play after that ?

[@ronnordan7323]

I've tried this opening 10 times in a row. NOBODY falls for it.

[@TyrantNight-s5t]

8:42 I think its d6 because a bishop opens its attack on rook and the rook is trapped so white has material advantage

[@aaronmalabanan3552]

Thank you 😊 I learned a lot.

[@whitaker_media]

I like it! I play the hungarian all the time and this looks like a fun alternative

[@franklacy9813]

What a great video....but you know. You instructors show us all the bailout lines in case they they don't go for the bait. Bishop takes pawn but make some crazy other moves then suddenly wasting clock time using intuition for your next move,.still I'm still fascinated about this opening and it looks like the way you explained it one really can't go too far wrong..I guess I could actually see what stockfish says at different points thank you for the video

[@Kernel_King-]

Wow, Very Good Opening. Thank You for this amazing video.

[@JFBassett2050]

Hey , my friend: "All those options" are GREAT! Thanks for sharing your genius!

[@241hnd]

Please make a video where black plays e5 instead of d5.

[@randynesbit4497]

Thank you for teaching me how to play openings

[@kik1139]

I tried this trick with black and it worked

[@romuvhonatshipuke832]

8:40 white moves pawn to D6 if black takes with pawn, queen to F7 checkmate

[@marcellogd]

What about if black starts with pe5? You did not cover that, but mentioned it is a good opening for black at 1:52. Cheers

[@johnj28]

For me personally, I think this is fun to play and see how your opponent reacts. I typically play the London which I feel is very conservative and safe.

[@sahajsharma9820]

On time 8:30, the winning move is d6 because the bishop attacks the rook, and you threaten mate on f7.

[@anythingatall1471]

What if Black responds with Be6 attacking your queen. You can't take the rook because your queen is in danger.

[@sietsejohannes]

But you can counterattack the black queen with the d pawn

[@kaner8629]

90% of the time I’ve tried this opening my opponent has played D4 not E4

[@HarmonyHavenPlace]

Bro! You are amaizing :) In just two weeks my ranking went up from 1500 up to 1700 using only this method🙋🏻‍♂️

[@shahbanu_empress]

Had (and won) a game as black recently in 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 that prompted me to find this video. Interesting sideline, because at that point, with the knight on c6, Qb3 is kinda untimely. Game continued 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qb3? Nd4! 8. Qxb7? Nc2+ 9. Kd1 Rb8 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qf3 Nxa1 and white lost on time soon after.

[@郑凯峯_1045]

8:43 Push the pawn to D6. It reveals a discovery attack on the trapped rook. Black's only option is knight C6, to which you simply capture the knight. If he takes it with the bishop, then bishop takes C6 is a fork and white is completely winning.

[@Chessersmakeyouwin]

Nc6 is not possible because of Qxf7# so e6 is forced then dxc7 Qxc7 Bxa8

[@pradipkoley9183]

Sir the move is d6 because it attacks the rook on a8 and it double attacks th f7 pawn with the queen on b3 and knight on e5 threatening checkmate

[@Eemilio6386]

I mean I love this and will try this for sure. But the whole video/strategy is based on black reacting wrongly. It's basically an opening trap. It work for blitz (even vs high ranked players) and even if it could be sound/playable I doubt after g4 and c4 (completely ruining future king position and giving up center) if black plays passive.. say.. g6 and fianchetto while maybe playing c5 or something without biting on trying to capture g4.. I just see it as a weakness. that being said ill for sure try this online in blitz and bullet

[@dntdnthfuihiuhgv]

It only ruins king castles to f1, if u develop u can long castle to c1

[@taonanmufanebadza5345]

This opening is crazy effective my king may seem exposed but sad enough he can’t be touched 😂 on the contrary I’m the one with traps and attacking moves , now works for me better than bishop’s opening. A short request if you may please make another video with more variations for example E5 pawn or Sicilian Defence etc.

[@eclecticmusic123]

I just wanted to put in writing how much i enjoy these lessons and videos. i really enjoy both your style and content (and MY cat). (it would always be nice to have some more replies to user questions though) kindest reagsrds and many thanks

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@ash72x]

Great video

[@marcbarbu]

Hello, everyone! what i don’t undersatnd is why after Qb3, black doesn’t do Qd7 protecting pawn, bishop and blocking the chess?

[@Zakaarus]

I think some ideas from pterodactyl defense on black can be applied on this opening for white, both involve bringing the king’s bishop and queen out very early as long range pieces that can threaten the other side of the board from move 2

[@NerdyWordyMatt]

I need to try this opening out.

[@fkassis76]

I love you it is working :)

[@user-25352]

11:40 bs, my immediate natural reaction is rook to B8. Fuck the illusory danger to the king, we skewer enemy queen and knight. Queen retreats to A6 or C6, then flees further after rook or queen to B6... Give us all the best enemy options, not just ones that happen to be favorable for us.

[@snik8712]

First game I played at 950 and the opponent went e4. Why are we only looking at the losing lines and not when the opponent plays correctly?

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Underrated Chess Opening: Grob's Attack 00:38 Why 1.g4 - Ideas for White 01:46 Line-1: If Black plays 1...d5 03:26 Proof: 76% Win Rate 04:56 Black plays 3...e6 to support d5 06:51 Black plays 3...Be6 to support d5 08:30 Can you find the winning move? 08:49 Black's best response 09:42 White's aggressive response 10:57 Option-1: Solid approach 11:18 Option-2: Aggressive approach 12:02 Here is the TRICK...

[@004chestnut8]

Hey, i really appreciate this series. This week i just won my first school tournament without any single loss using Pirc defense: Czech as black and King's gambit as white. Keep this series going, it is very helpful to also learn how to deal with aggressive gambits

[@richardkeller4892]

I would do E5 to get ready for fools mate or 4 moves each check mate.

[@prokingff2625]

You should have cover e5 too

[@enchantedfox2807]

8:46 should be pawn d6 because it threatens mate it 1 and will guarantee you win the rook next move because it opens up the lines for your queen and bishop

[@wall-nut1663]

but there is Be6 attacking the queen and preventing mate

[@enchantedfox2807]

@@wall-nut1663 that’s true, I’m thinking of other move’s now, or ways that d6 could lead to winning material/mating

[@enchantedfox2807]

I’m not sure, the only moves I can think of right now would be knight f7 or c6

[@enchantedfox2807]

@@wall-nut1663 after d6 then be6 you can play dxc7 and even after any sort of queen trades the rook is still ours for the taking. So yes, d6 is the right move but I hadn’t thought it through thoroughly so thanks for bringing that up.

[@wall-nut1663]

@@enchantedfox2807 um why would black queen trade? ofc Queen takes c7 then white queen is still on fire

[@andersjonsson8403]

Thanks a lot for this soo interesting opening!

[@KY-xz9yb]

4:32 why not directly to queen A4

[@SamsonVegas]

Puzzle answer? I was thinking Nxf7, but after d6 and Be6... white has nothing.

[@amilanuwan4942]

thank you good game

[@JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd]

Hermosa Apertura...Saludos desde Venezuela...GM

[@patricialee76]

Friends don't let friends play the Grob opening

[@lwalker8785]

If by underrated you mean losing by force, then yes.

[@jensrichter5603]

I'm a bit puzzled. "Time to resign" because of a captured bishop? I'm sure that's true on grandmaster level. Others will just attack the queen with the knight, and the game is not over, imho.

[@ахмедбитиев-с4ю]

hi cool video

[@TyrantNight-s5t]

A GM will get so confused if you make a blunder so always make a blunder to make them confused- by me 😂😂😂

[@Chraan]

I tried that in 500 elo and they just play random answers and none of those tactics apply. And as I am also 500 elo I have no idea how to respond to their possibly bad responses.

[@vladimirgordiyenko7622]

After Nb5 black Rook c7 can give check Rc7:Bc1+ and white Queen is gone

[@seove1]

Wow!

[@pavelvyach]

why black don't go rock b8?

[@jamalchess9681]

How to crush the grob with black??

[@aleksk9643]

At 12:18 black may play Bc5

[@ronnordan7323]

Before you use this opening, make sure your opponent does not know how to play chess. Black opening with E5 shuts this totally down.

[@bryanjensen5357]

Magnus has people resigning after the first move so it must be a good one to study

[@Dirtxbc]

If anyone resigns after a first move, they should quit.

[@biofly7129]

KNight sac on f7

[@blahdiblah2169]

Played one game like this and got an immediate win when he dropped the bishop.

[@jpboilard]

What happens if Black does not take White g4 after his d5?

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@robertjones1730]

if the queen forks the king and bishop, why wouldn't they just move the bishop back to cover the check and attack the queen?

[@jeremaj7513]

Because they played e6. Bishops cant hophop over pawns xD

[@mikekeenan8450]

My "comment your answer" guess: Nxf7, and if Kxf7 then d6 dis ch, which is simultaneously a discovered attack on the rook on a8.

[@Andre-rv2mk]

Be6 blocks the check and attacks the queen. D6 right away seens like the best move

[@farouqbaiti4315]

Just play d6. It threatens the Rook while also threatening checkmate on f7. Black is completely doomed. As always,like Remote to Academy says,it's time for Black to resign.

[@aagamvyas6286]

1.d6 forking on f7 checkmate and or winning the rook

[@charlesraileypagcaliwangan8800]

What if the bishop didnt take please reply

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

8:50 d6

[@JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd]

Please traducir al Español 🙏

[@darrylkassle361]

When she is around it's certainly UP!!!

[@LilithaMuku-of4cg]

I'm a high 1500 and my 2400 fide friend used this against me. So annoying

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

What if black played e6 instead of g6

[@crashtestdummy87]

Guys, If the opponent doesnt fall for the trap and opens up with D5, the best thing u can do is protect the pawn with pawn to F3 !

[@perandersen4000]

1 g4 e5 2 f3 ???? that loses to Qh4 checkmate

[@timothykariuki1246]

it's an awesome opening, i completely suffocated my opponent with the opening

[@famcollander9512]

I would say d6 forking a checkmate and a rook

[@elperro3683]

Again, these tricks don’t work for me because my foe won’t follow this script. Black ignored the g4 pawn, playing e4 instead. When I played c4. He advanced his pawn to d4.

[@ronnordan7323]

I'm trying to figure out if this opening is dumber than the Danish opening. The Danish opening is only effective against a

[@akdevendraswamy141]

d6!!!

[@TheFirstFirmament9130]

The first time I tried this opening my opponent played e5.😭😓

[@yorha2b278]

Good against below 800

[@jakubsafarik5588]

D6

[@anatolykarpov2956]

Please people atop learning cheap tricks and learn chess

[@rosiefay7283]

Although you uploaded this video on 30 Mar, KZbin put it onto my feed on 1 Apr so of course I thought it was an April Fool! What is true, though, no fooling, is that 1 g4 is one of the worst and least recommendable White openings. It looks foolish and it really is. Black can just answer d5 and Nc6/Bxg4.

[@elmerfrejoles98]

Again all these tricks are only good for beginners to intermediate. For advance levels like GM's, it doesn't work, you'll end up with a counter-attacks! If you get a wrong continuation & variations.

[@kimivan4104]

Where's the cute cat??

[@luissantiagocorreia]

d6

[@simply_the_dev7588]

Who's taking that pawn on G4? I played 6 games playing around with this for fun not really caring if I win or lose and no one has yet taken that pawn lol

[@AsadullahQazi]

Push it to G5 in that case. The black queen usually captures. Use your light bishop for bait then and capture the queen using the knight

[@The_Thinking_Machine]

Grob Simply loses. There is no win rate in that opening unless u r playing a noob. Its one of the 5 losing opening moves. Its a pawn down from opening. You are simply lost without much effort black can win. Its not a rare move its a blunder.

[@matthewverfuerth151]

You can’t rewind the video well ugh! I’m pretty sure he gave white two moves in row??!

[@Black-Jf]

d6..

[@ronnordan7323]

More like a 0.000000076% win rate.

[@bksandeeep]

1 k no.like 😎

[@DamirUlovec]

1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 e6 So the pawn is exposed, queen is exposed and white have a nightmare after this. Definitely not a opening for any consideration. Not even for bullet games.

[@matthewverfuerth151]

Never mind!