Deadly Chess TRAP to Win in 8 Moves! [Tricky Gambit Opening]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you a tricky chess opening gambit for White. It's called the Tennison Gambit which happens after the opening moves 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 sacrificing the e4-pawn.
Although it occurs in the Scandinavian Defense in most cases, it may also transposition from other openings. In fact, you may even force/trick your opponents into the Tennison Gambit from other openings (as explained in this video lesson). One such example is the transposition from the Reti opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4.
This is an aggressive chess opening that has a lot of deadly tricks and traps. Most of your opponents will fall for the early queen trap which allows you to win the game in less than 10 moves!
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► Chapters
00:00 Deadly Chess Opening Gambit for White
01:07 1) If Black plays 4...exd3
01:52 Do NOT make this mistake!
03:42 Tricking your opponent into Tennison Gambit
05:55 2) If Black plays 4...Bg4
07:12 3) If Black plays 4...Bf5
08:51 Key tactical shot to remember
09:30 4) If Black plays 3...Bf5
11:14 Black's strongest reply
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[@miladinabil2124]

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[@Learnaboutchess]

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[@Learnaboutchess]

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[@cholkhot8094]

@@miladinabil2124 thanks

[@aaziz4946]

Porn

[@anthonyrosa4543]

Been playing all morning hoping to do this but no one ever takes the bait

[@theinquisitor5518]

I have learned about 50 opening move variants from watching these videos and I would say they come up in my games about 1% of the time. So they are worth knowing but they don't make a huge difference to my rating.

[@miladinabil2124]

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[@samain1804]

The Caro-Kann transposes into it via the Caruana variation 1.e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nf3, and so forth. White can also engage the trolling motor with 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ng5

[@paoloperona5894]

In my opinion this is a very awful weapon. The thing I have against this is that there are not that many complications and diverse lines to confuse your opponent. The treats are pretty obvious and only worth the risk(gambit) in very fast time controls against an opponent who have never faced this. Otherwise is just trash.

[@tomkinnally9656]

The issue is that only really good players defend pawns. most lower ranked players just attack and let you take pawns. Any strategy that depends on your opponent defending a pawn is pretty useless.

[@itskmillz]

This was one of the first gambits i played to get cheap wins, I found it more consistent to enter this line by transposing with the Reti (1. Nf3 d5 2. e4) as it was more common for an opponent to respond with d5 (most common reply) than if you open with e5 (5th most common reply). Great opening for crushing beginners, loses it's value when opponents know the simple refutation 5. Bxd3 Nc6.

[@CA-et2ye]

Yep ,tried this yesterday and he played Nc6, turning the queen capture into a trade

[@avonacolyte]

@@CA-et2ye This happened to me today! When Nc6 is played instead of h6, you get nothing for the pawn except a Romantic game.

[@jestes7]

yeah wtf opponent just played this lol

[@jamielspikes3949]

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[@jamielspikes3949]

​@jestes7 OK io7kpo

[@kaushiksarkar3509]

Great chess lessons, very useful in blitz and rapid matches also, thank you Sir

[@SuperYoonHo]

Thank you so much sir!!!

[@ian19911134]

I appreciate the fact you get right into the lesson. Thanks for the vid

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PrayingMantis67307]

Ty so very much GM IGOR!!!

[@robinstrong1641]

Thanks Igor - finally got to play this line. FIrst brilliant move on move 6 and second brilliant move on move 7 followed by a great move on move 8 - nice! He held on until move 23 but I was up 15 points of material by then. Tennison for the win!!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Congratulations, well done!

[@julitoireneojr9587]

Thanks for the demo and video

[@davidlamarca899]

Wow...what a wonderful move...you are a genius and great master💪👏👌thanks for your lesson and great Tipp

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you 🙌

[@aleksjagger9770]

It's almost unreal how a 2400 IM (i. e. Gotham chess) could recommend a straight-forward blunder like that Qxc7). It simply exposes the (pretty) big difference in level between an IM and a proper GM like Igor.

[@jchen1023]

This is awesome. Now if only I could remember any of it during a game

[@ashwinraghav8943]

I played this opening the moment I watched you do it and I got two brilliant moves thanks so much im playing tennyson gambit every game as white!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Deadly Chess Opening Gambit for White 01:07 1) If Black plays 4...exd3 01:52 Do NOT make this mistake! 03:42 Tricking your opponent into Tennison Gambit 05:55 2) If Black plays 4...Bg4 07:12 3) If Black plays 4...Bf5 08:51 Key tactical shot to remember 09:30 4) If Black plays 3...Bf5 11:14 Black's strongest reply

[@sevoo1579]

fantastic ! you are such a genius

[@Venom70787]

Analysis with F.I.A

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you! 😊

[@DonSuttonLBCA]

Awesome discussion on video. Thank you.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad it was helpful!

[@doctorshoot]

Love your posts man

[@BobChess]

2:40 Oh no Gothamchess. Send this to Gothamchess. This is big mistake

[@rodantero]

@ 12:59 black can play Qd1+, after the forced line Qxd1 cxd1Q+ Kxd1 dxf5 he remains with two pawns advantage... still a nice gambit

[@ZZuluZ]

love your videos, always very instructional! Love the transposition ideas also. I do feel like I need to point out that when black doesn't play h6... the whole plan just fizzles out. And like literally almost every logical move for black is winning This is the case in most of these gambits except more complex ones like the smith morra gambit...

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

White still has some compensation and piece activity. It's especially suitable for blitz games.

[@toddtrimble2555]

Wow, a Reti transposing to a Tennison gambit! Quite ingenious. I have to say, this is one of the better and more entertaining chess channels out there.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

🙏

[@GMBlunderfish1]

I also play the intercontinental ballistic missile against the Caro kann and against d4.

[@joycekoch5746]

At 1:00 what do you do as white when after playing D3 black plays H6?

[@Daveje90]

my very first game with white and i get to play this gambit, took his queen, made the win, quite amazing strategy! love it

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

💪

[@marrimahender2757]

Sir... What about h6....!!? Instead of exd3 please tell me

[@bulgariblv]

Finally… Able to execute this gambit. 😁

[@TheRednose3269]

Whats the line if they play h6 sooner instead of taking the second pawn for example: E4, D5, KnF3, dxe4, KnG5, KnF6, D3, H6

[@ChristianSoschner]

Fantastic content

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

Opening into one gambit with the option of setting up two more with unorthodox moves during development is more fun imo

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

What is the name of the orange cat? He is a major player in your vids as well.

[@arunakanchana256]

this can also arise after caro cann. the breyer variation

[@momar652]

Can you cover if black responds pawn to f5 instead of bishop please

[@cslbu1950]

Great video

[@naber_official]

What about the h6 horse in the bishop position to both defend the checmate and bishop

[@dannydunhill7078]

I tried this position against Stockfish and even though I won his queen, he beat me like nothing, he initiated an immediate counter-attack with almost all his pieces, so I think its not a good idea to open defense this way if you play against experienced players who punish every mistake. But I learnedsomethi g new, so thank you for this lesson.

[@n-tboookechuku2882]

Beautiful

[@omghitman6643]

Отличный контент, спасибо. Здорово смотреть на англ

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Рад, что Вам понравилось.

[@241hnd]

At 9:26 what if black responds with Ne5?

[@JCO2002]

My problem is that I have no humans to play with here in Jamaica, just Stockfish, and it seems impossible to fool or trap the thing.

[@benhn1]

What's the advice if Blacks third move is queen to D5 instead of Knight to F6 or Bishop F5?

[@valentin6617]

You loose

[@nbi4220]

Igor - this has a simple refutation which you didn't cover: h6 on the 4th move, as in 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 h6! and there are no good moves for the knight. Nxe4 leads to a queen trade which leaves white slightly worse - hardly a reason to play the Tennison. And Nh3 is too horrible to contemplate. That's why 4. d3 isn't even given in the lichess masters database (which only shows the options Nc3 and Bc4) it's just a mistake. And just to underscore how bad 4. d3 is black is also better after 5... e5 (instead of trading the knights and getting the queen trade).

[@justmendoza1997]

ik this video is a couple weeks old but do anyone know what to do if black does e6 before the take d3 pawn?

[@PavelGnatyuk]

On 9:21 Black Queen on e8 protects from the immediate checkmate

[@uwakHeni_official]

Like video sahabat 👍 terus berkembang channel nya

[@MrRop-yp3wt]

I used to pay Nf3 alot forcing my opponents into the London or catalan or queen's gambit

[@robertreid2931]

I usually get to the trap position when my opponent plays the Caro-Kann. Happens all the time against the C-K. Overall, you still have to be careful, because black gets a lot of easy development.

[@maximusprimus2313]

@ 9:25 “And nothing can stop the checkmate” Well that’s not completely accurate. Qxe6… black has at least two moves. … Ne5 discover attacks the queen with the bishop on c8 and guarding f7, After QxN then Ne8 and if the Q resumes attack on the a1 diagonal and the bishop doesn’t take the Knight then follow up with N to d6 and the queen bishop check mate is stopped for now. Though as you say White is still completely winning. The other move is …Qd8 and sacrifices the queen. Thanks for these video I really enjoy them.

[@okamisansempai557]

Interesting tehnique

[@8o8inSquares]

Fantastic, now I’ll wait a few years when people forget about this opening and start playing it xD

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

That's a strategic thinking! 🤣

[@professor2334]

I like your gambits video

[@ahehskala]

Love the Cat

[@null.dev.]

SO what happens again if they respond with c5?

[@nemuritorul0076]

9:23 you can sacrifice the knight from d7 to e5 so you can move the bishop from c8 to d7 and stop the checkmate

[@joelagee900]

Knight to e5 refutes the threat of checkmate. White responds by capturing the knight with the Queen, restoring material equality, and is still ahead in development.

[@patwilson2546]

Can somebody go over white's line if black plays bishop F5?

[@Octachore]

What if at his 4th move he moves pawn h6 ?

[@harrickvharrick3957]

Great, but I don't get that 'black most likely will be castling' thing whilst his rook is being attacked (5:42)

[@yngverog]

Have been trying to get someone to fall for this for a while now but so far no luck. Any tips if they play 2...f5?

[@GreeNergy69]

at 9:23 how is that checkmate? Can't black move their queen to e8 then when you check with queen on f7 they take your queen with their queen? I'm brand new btw so please explain since I may be blind! thank you

[@gabrielsantiago4929]

If queen e8, the bishop takes it!

[@user-pm8jt8zu2y]

@@gabrielsantiago4929 Yes! But king takes bishop and if queen f7 king takes it too ....

[@gabrielsantiago4929]

@@user-pm8jt8zu2y why would you play queen f7 after bishop takes queen? You might not be able to checkmate it now, but you've just won a free queen and potentially broke your foe's game. In most cases, this situation is a tactical victory.

[@user-pm8jt8zu2y]

@@gabrielsantiago4929 You are right i wouldn't. On 9:23 sounds like checkmate is only option.

[@Octoschizare]

There's actually a way out of the trapped queen @2:44, you go PH4, then black goes NE8, and instead of losing queen, go PH5 to check the king. King usually hides in H7, which opens up QF7 as an escape route. I still don't like it though because in 2 moves black can get NxC2 and fork the rook, so it's better to drop down the queen and start preparing for that as well as the rest of the assault whti the extra bishop and knight by developing the bottom left corner pieces.

[@Octoschizare]

Now I'm convinced that QxC7 is actually the best move, but you must follow it with pH4 then pH5+, opening up QF7 to escape when king hides. Their next plan is likely a 2 knight move to fork K&R at NxC2 but that is avoided by first going pC3 to stop that knight from coming down.

[@ultimatejoshua1082]

After pawn h4, knight e8, pawn h5, black can play king f6. The king on f6 protects f7 so the queen is still trapped.

[@Khaled-pv6fw]

you never talk about black night to G6 first move which is the most common

[@user-wo1gh1mx2y]

Almost EVERY game i try this line (E4, D5, KnF3, dxe4, KnG5) black responds with F5... which gives very mixed results as i still try D3

[@akusaya6512]

10:13 tennison Gambit

[@MrRop-yp3wt]

Except in my games my opponents don't don't take on d3 but attack the knight immediately with pawn h6

[@delhiboy0105]

I just played it and won. Really nice!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😎

[@hedheb2619]

knight c6 is the nightmare move for white

[@johnsimpson4715]

Igor, enjoying your new animated graphics?

[@Venom70787]

Where is the building?

[@underfall05]

You haven't covered what to do if opponent moves Kc6 as this creates a problem with capturing the queen after checking the king with the bishop, you capture the queen and the Knight on C6 can capture your queen

[@arogueburrito]

well clearly the trick doesn't work after that

[@jestes7]

@@arogueburrito and it's annoying he didn't cover it

[@graye3633]

Isnt this just the tennison gambit: intercontinental ballistic missile variation

[@turnerkilgore6818]

What about f6?

[@vincentv8187]

What about 1. E4 - D5 2. NF3 Dxe5 3. NG5 Nf6. 4. D3 Exd3 5. Bxd3 Nc6??

[@arnelrosal3494]

you start to lose because you're pawn down!

[@JCChavz]

I already messed it up and I haven’t even tried it yet.

[@AnshKeshri-qb3pm]

What if Nc6 is played by black

[@gunalansubramanaim842]

I love chess

[@paullakin7777]

I used to love chess when at school until I realised that white always has the first move advantage. I wonder why a coin toss for who goes first, instead of who plays white, has not caught on?

[@gerlagerweij]

My opponent just doesn/t capture my D3 pawn, completely stops it from working as intended

[@obscurelines]

this is cool. but do note that if black deviates in some cases the game is -1.5.

[@randomperson9997]

Ah yes, the ICBM gambit

[@paulcook7426]

Played this 5 times. Only one went anywhere near the right line, and he veered off on move 2.

[@ag-fitkickboxingbodycircui6254]

I never get a chance to do any of this because they resign as soon as they think they are in trouble.

[@nathandl7x]

Oh come on stop bullying Levy Guy's, fact is that he's better than everyone in this comment section and also he's just human, we all make mistakes, he's still a great teacher tho I like Gotham ✊✊✊

[@johnmo1111]

I got mate in 7 moves on my first attempt playing this on bullet. Bishop defended pawn and then he took the bishop missing the check mate. lol.

[@PP1969GR]

7:56😁

[@mervinroy]

1. e4 d5 2. f3 dxe4 3. g5 f5 4. d3 exd3 5. xd3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. gxf5 hxg5 8. fxe6 xe6 9. g6+ f7 10. xf7+ e7 11. O-O xd1 12. xd1 xf7 13. d7+ xd7 14. xg5 e5 15. f4 f3+ 16. g2 xg5 17. fxg5 h5

[@kosterix123]

9:23 what do you mean there's no defense against Qf7. What about ... Qe8?; Qf7+ Qxf7; Bxf7 Kxf7; nothing wrong there.

[@heatherenidwalker3145]

...Qe8, Bxe8 no?

[@paparatzz7531]

the vodka guy

[@chrisinselwyn]

The first game after this video I got black in the gambit 😂😂 and won against the highest rated player I've played in rapid.

[@Lamborghiny100]

Nice, but basically no one never ever plays the moves you need.

[@joep8282]

What if they play h6 instead of Bg4?

[@patrosse3512]

Its not the right name, the right name is "Intercontinental ballistic missile gambit" aka "ICBM gambit" :D

[@howardhopkins]

What if black plays 3 Bf5?

[@samain1804]

3. ...Bf5 4. Nc3, and life goes on.

[@brandondunn9007]

The problem is unfortunately that too many big names have made these lines known. So they don’t really work anymore.

[@samain1804]

Then start a new account to troll the noobs

[@authorjamieljones]

I have a opponent who went Nh6 …I swear he cheating lol. But it is Daily. I did win with this gambit twice on rapid recently.

[@eivinassmolskis2507]

Actually after watching loads movies of this GM my rating dropped from 1k to 800 around. I do not understand myself :(

[@jestes7]

Nc6???? We just retreat now when they play h 6? lol

[@mbtbd]

Maybe some people like to spend time remembering all kind of counters in hope their opponents react in some predictable way, however that's not the way most people play -- yes, some will devote hundreds of hours memorizing countless of moves -- but what does that really do to the fun factor - which is why the vast majority play? At sub 1000 play -this kind of stuff is irrelevant - and those who aspire higher also can and should expect so many other reactions......and you need to be creative enough to respond to those...

[@raazbardalai5798]

Our opponent is also watching this video🤣🤣

[@jyotiprakashjena7320]

😂😂😂😂

[@farhananasreen1678]

That's the point of chess dumb. Your cannot always expect to do surprising moves

[@cmdmd]

Ukrainian? 🇺🇦 I started learning to play chess almost two weeks ago. So far, love it.

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice Chicken

[@lasseekblom2198]

Also, this gambit has a 0 percent success rate against any half decent player.