Crush the French Defense [Deadly TRAP to Win in 10 Moves]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shows you how to win against the French Defense as White in just about 10 moves. You will learn a deadly and tricky trap in the exchange variation (which happens after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5).
This secret trap happens in the most played moves by Black, so you have more chances of trapping your opponent and winning quickly! Even if they don't fall for the trap, you have a solid position as White with great attacking plans in the middlegame.
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► Chapters
00:00 Crush the French Defense in 10 Moves!
00:19 Surprise Weapon in Exchange Variation
00:42 Stats: Many players fall for this TRAP
02:29 If Black plays dxc4 instead of Rxe3
03:45 If Black plays Bxc3, then Rxe3
05:04 If Black doesn't fall for the trap
06:36 GM Igor Smirnov Birthday Special
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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@davepepin2867]

What a truly amazing chess teacher. I never know how to handle the French defense and this will be fun to try! The pace and clarity of your videos is unmatched. Thank you Igor Smirnov!

[@yalexyalex2782]

Happy Birthday, Igor. You've brought me so far in chess. From a beginner to 1600 in under a year. I use your system of the Bishop's Opening and it's absolutely devastating.

[@19bradley65]

Not keen on the new background, bring back the cat!

[@physics2112]

Yes, it's not the same without the cat.

[@onlyapawn4371]

Agreed. And we could always tell how solid the line was by the cats body language. Super GM Cat.

[@ChaminduMethmal22345]

Yes

[@ChaminduMethmal22345]

We want cat again

[@Averagebum21]

The cat ran away from boredom, man. Went out to do some pull-ups.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Crush the French Defense in 10 Moves! 00:19 Surprise Weapon in Exchange Variation 00:42 Stats: Many players fall for this TRAP 02:29 If Black plays dxc4 instead of Rxe3 03:45 If Black plays Bxc3, then Rxe3 05:04 If Black doesn't fall for the trap 06:36 GM Igor Smirnov Birthday Special

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

In the 8...dc, 9...Bg4 line, black might be able to escape via 10...Qe7; 11. Ne5 Bh5. Instead of Bg4, the book line there is 9...Be6; 10. Bxe6 Rxe6; 11. 0-0. Normunds Miezis is the top protagonist of this at the GM level so be sure to study his games if you want to take it up. Black is not really in any danger if they play correctly with a more or less standard distribution of wins vs losses.

[@a_seraph]

oh man its my favorite opening against the french, so glad you covered it!

[@shmulikitzchaki5329]

Thanks. Very good trap, and pretty likely to happen - since the moves to go there are very natural for both sides. It also worth mentioning that black is also in trouble after 9...Rxe3!? 10.fxe3 Nxe3 (with a fork) 11.Bxh7+ with Qd3 next. Also after the simplification 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 (Bxh7+ will not be an option later) and only now - 11...Rxe3 12.fxe3 Nxe3 (huge fork...) 13.Bxf7+! Kxf7 14.Qd3!?! (not the only winning move) Nxf1 15.Rxf1 - black can't defend his position, for example 15...Kg8 16.Ng5! is a killer.

[@nietoacademy8631]

Happy Birthday Igor! Thank you for preparing this nice material. God bless you.

[@jasond6267]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin by far lmao. Dirty tactics

[@MervinShibuGeorge]

Amazing video as always! Belated Happy Birthday Igor! Love all your content. God bless!

[@jelanitarik7423]

A serious student of chess embraces lesson # 1 - Develop, develop, develop! If one is playing like black at the 1:30 mark & the 1:44 mark (moving a piece twice BEFORE you develop all your pieces) then Yes, you deserve to lose. While some of us may have started out playing like black, hopefully understanding the importance of Development we’ve moved past moving pieces just for the sake of moving them. 😉 For example at 0:59 white playing the Exchange Variation allows Black to get his normally weak light square Bishop into the game. E6 gets the Bishop developed & defends the center! 👍

[@robherrera6178]

I have been winning more games since watching your videos. Appreciate the information!!

[@csouza608]

Me too!

[@BobChess]

This is gonna be very good trap. The fact that people don't play exchange variation can lead into this deadly trap

[@seeess925]

This a much better video. Thank you. Now I know how to beat fresh defense.

[@barbarabarry3799]

Happy birthday and thank you for the videos!

[@tonysu8860]

Thanks, for as many years as I've beenn beating opponents with a later c4 (or c5 for Black) in the Exchange french, I never considered earlier tactical possibilities with an immediate c4.

[@christospapazoglou8889]

Happy Birthday Igor ! Vey interesting video

[@michaele.2583]

35, happy birthday! 35 is nothing, im askimg myself how you managed to gather so much chess- knowledge - you are either a genius or must have good sources yourself!

[@roylowry4798]

Happy Birthday!!!! Great videos very instructive!!!! thank you!!!1

[@theobeulakker3492]

thanks been watching you video's a lot !

[@jennifers6055]

Love this channel! Thanks Igor! If I can just sum up the videos: If your opponent does this, you just do this and you're completely winning. If your opponent decides not to do this, you'll simply do that and you'll checkmate in a few moves. 🤣🤣

[@Voaudio]

Happy Birthday! Now where is the cat?! Bring back the old background

[@max89109]

really helpful thank you 🖤🖤

[@diamondbright45]

you are a great inspiration for chess in general...!!!!

[@chrismartin1448]

Superb instructional videos! Happy Birthday

[@manuelph168]

Happy Birthday! another great content & tactical options to fight the boring French. Keep on uploading those secret weapon of yours. but where's your cat? :)

[@leonardcabreros1530]

Belated "Happy Birthday!" GM Igor! May you have more B-days to come. Stay safe always & God bless. 🙏🙏🙏🎂

[@GhazarYaohBanLoay]

Awesome! Love u Igor 🔥🔥🔥

[@romualdezdelrio2260]

Belated happy birthday sir Egor.Keep up the good work and more power to your channel

[@oneunderall]

Seriously good videos!

[@sowbblking5759]

Hi could you please cover the petroff defence damianos variation from whites perspective as I can't find an in depth guide on this and it would be so helpful. Thank you!

[@soheilsalahshour5680]

Thank you for preparing nice videos.

[@srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain]

Thank you 👍

[@iverson7394]

Happy birthday sir! 😀 Gonna need more videos like this one

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks! 😃

[@liljackypaper]

Really good video 👊

[@Bobomaisse]

Thank you

[@kokohbagaitebing7565]

Happy Birthday Mr. GM Igor Smirnov.

[@RayT70]

Thanks 👍

[@andygoh8681]

Happy birthday Igor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgecaldis1577]

Congrats on your birthday! I am a dedicated a French Def. player and I definitely learned something from your video!! Thanks from Athens!

[@GreatRunner]

Happy birthday! Great analysis!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it!

[@JuliusNkabirwa]

Happy birthday Teacher Igor.

[@rodrigorosenfeld]

Actually, taking the queen after the fork is not the best continuation, there's a mate in 3, sacrificing the queen and giving mate with the knight

[@jeronbaxter]

At end of smothered mate sequence, Queen can take Knight on f7.

[@Brian-wg9wk]

Im sure the gm missed that…

[@cwesley2005]

Igor u are the BEST!!

[@santubose]

Happy birthday to you GM Igor Smirnov.

[@PrimeToxin]

5:00 we can go queen to H4 but we gotta sacrfice the queen in order to not be checkmated

[@richardlee104]

Great content! Happy birthday!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bechirbenothman5044]

Another treat to subscribers . Happy birthday

[@ramonvillareal1475]

Happy birthday gm igor god bless.

[@healer4477]

Happy belated Birthday! Great video

[@Christiaan1958]

GM Smirnov is a born chess teacher!...There are couches(like Andras for instance that harps on about (as far as i can tell ) "Calculation", yea calculation IS important but GM Smirnov teaches a whole "Chess System"...that is much more important to have a complete system! - that is obvious!(reasons!) Pity i can't afford any of GM Smirnov's Chess Courses, because i am only a state pensioner with barely money to survive on!)

[@rowlandsibakwe2039]

hey igor what if before back castles comes in with a queen check then a kNIGHT G4

[@ravikeller9626]

Happy belated birthday, Igor! (Greetings from Alabama)

[@rajanarsimhamedi3313]

Tq sir

[@dja1344]

Just won my first game using this, thanks 🙏🏽

[@V_ChessGuy]

Happy birthday , you’ve been awesome

[@albertnahas4619]

Amazing trap!

[@BlindingShad0w]

brilliant

[@Makhach]

The best Chess channel.

[@worstone8271]

Good video, HB by the way

[@blitzthepawns2427]

hi i bought ur course on how to reach 2000 elo and i have a tournament coming up soon it really helped prepare me 😁

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Hey! Great to hear! Keep crushing it.

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice video

[@drjaigupta]

thanks ! Nice trap against French revealed.

[@thomaswawondatu7936]

Happy belated birthday bro... You are the best and I love you...

[@Aakarsh350]

Amazing🎉❤

[@kadam519]

Wish u many many happy returns of the day............................

[@JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd]

Saludos desde Venezuela

[@rubberduckie5518]

3:20 the king can move to the center file to avoid the knight attack

[@teambellavsteamalice]

Nice to know about these threats, but I'm mostly interested in avoiding traps. So maybe a few more lines of what are decent moves? Maybe there are even lines that are so good they are the reason a variation is often avoided? Can you sort most played moves on groups of players, like above and below a certain elo? Or three groups, like weaker (1600?) and then compare recommended engine moves? This way you can see the risk (small/large, drawish/disadvantage) vs the rewards in likelihood a losing move is played. Especially normal looking bad moves I'd like to know so I can avoid them myself!

[@m0skit0]

Strongest moves can easily be checked using an engine or anyb online master database

[@kalyanlahiri7478]

After Black plays B-b4, why not Q-a4 ch, winning the Bishop?

[@PavelGnatyuk]

On 5:02 Queen on h4 can stop?

[@JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd]

Beatiful

[@clsharma3956]

In spite of playing bg4 black can play ne4 then?

[@johannjoubert]

5:38 Computer shows Qb3 is losing for white -1.8?

[@manilalshalika7153]

Happy🎂birthday🎂. Enjoy.

[@arifchoudhury8176]

Happy Birthday Igor Sir

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you!

[@zbigniewopenchowski9555]

Immaculate

[@shadreck3254]

Happy Birthday!

[@Danthemanfromny]

The trap has no bait. The Kg4 move is only one of a number of options for black. It's not incongruous to their moves so maybe but not a drawn conclusion.

[@mustaphakassab3943]

I think that way can work against caro kann too .. Happy birthday wishes . 🎂🎂🎂

[@benedictineonchessable]

Added bonus - French players hate the exchange!

[@ingogoldbeck2886]

Would love to see a line for 4.c4 c6 😅

[@rituparna7059]

It transposes into QG

[@allfindvilas2322]

If Bxf3+ bxf3 Ne5 Bh5 what to do

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

It is important to see whole board while playing chess

[@victorbarreto8065]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

👏

[@cmdmd]

Have a prosperous Birthday. Be well.

[@shahidfaruque6139]

happy birthday!

[@allfindvilas2322]

Happy birthday sir

[@allfindvilas2322]

Last 10 move

[@michaelleosamuel4725]

Happy Birthday

[@VaultOfWisdoms]

Happy birthday

[@theycallmejpj]

How are things in crimea?

[@srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain]

Happy Birthday 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

[@ABWEndon]

Well, it WAS secret up until now! 😂

[@theguywhopostschess23]

What if f6 please respond this

[@Ichiban901]

You share a birthday with my mom I guess it'll be easy for me to remember for next year lol

[@reddevilkev]

Nd5 doesn’t win a piece rook takes D3 attacking the Queen