How I WIN With 1.b3 & 1...b6 Chess Openings [SECRETS Revealed]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares some of his own chess games in which he has played his favourite chess opening, 1.b3, known as the Larsen's Opening or the Nimzo-Larsen Attack.
It is a very universal and solid chess opening as the same can be played as Black, 1...b6, which is known as the Owen's Defense when played against White's first move 1.e4.
You will learn GM Smirnov's secret opening weapon, key attacking plans in this opening, common ideas, and some middlegame plans.
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► Chapters
00:00 GM Smirnov's games with 1.b3 & 1...b6 chess openings
00:17 Game-1: 1.b3 e5
01:37 Common idea to control the b2-g7 diagonal
03:23 Launching a powerful kingside attack
04:38 Game-2: 1...b6 as Black
06:31 Common attacking idea for Black
07:58 Game-3: 1.b3 d5
09:26 Powerful tactical trick for the win
10:01 How do GMs play blitz really well?
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► Chapters 00:00 GM Smirnov's games with 1.b3 & 1...b6 chess openings 00:17 Game-1: 1.b3 e5 01:37 Common idea to control the b2-g7 diagonal 03:23 Launching a powerful kingside attack 04:38 Game-2: 1...b6 as Black 06:31 Common attacking idea for Black 07:58 Game-3: 1.b3 d5 09:26 Powerful tactical trick for the win 10:01 How do GMs play blitz really well?

[@antonioa.jepkoko4588]

Omg! I was just going to go back to that video you made 10 years ago or some many many years ago and when i saw this video i was so glad. Thank you so much!

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[@prasad13320]

Thank,you so much gm igor sir

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@ae.2481]

I love your videos. You are my favorite GM.

[@kyleprosper8942]

Bishops on their strongest lines. What's not to like

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Yes!

[@pauld8379]

That's not the bishop strongest line. E5 is better for one

[@adilsongomes5645]

Very nice!

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Game 1 was so excellent! Its exactly how I’d ideally think and play if i took all the time and had the chess vision to see each move (the rationale is perfect). Being able to immediately see these concepts in a one minute game is a testament to what accurate training and practice can do, combined with a proper mentality of what is successful in chess (always looking for more aggressive play and to create threats). I love this and would love to see more vids like this (especially ones against high level opponents with longer time controls to break down the thought process when the opponent has the time to make what they feel are the best moves).

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it! Training and practice truly pay off.

[@sjefke7206]

​@@GMIgorSmirnov why don't you play F4 after move 4.BD6? But NF3?

[@LavenderLabster]

What's your username i would love to analyse and learn from your nimzo games

[@phanindrakumar3741]

Wow thanks GM Igor for the wonderful opening

[@whitenoise5121]

Hey Igor, what do you think about the polish opening? I've used it quite a bit and find it pretty fun and very similar

[@thelaserdoc1]

Great presentation Igor. I like your style.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks!

[@rajanarsimhamedi3313]

Super sir❤.

[@marcheuer3610]

Thank you for this video. I have been playin 1.b3 for ages in online blitz games. Most of the times I place the bishop on d3 and the opening becomes kind of Colle Zuckertort, Bb5 is an interesting approach as well.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Cool!

[@GeorgeSmyth]

I've played Larsen's Opening a zillion times - I love it, as it it offers such a rich array of possibilities.

[@LavenderLabster]

HEY what's your username so i could learn more by analysing your games

[@user-sm7ik8vn4x]

You have the most English name ever haha!

[@MrYuken]

Hey Igor. What you propose after 1. b3 d5, 2. Bb2 Bg4? Every engine line shows that white have problems with development.

[@LightSquares]

0:27 I go with 3 c4 instead of e3 following GM Baskaran course on chrssable. I feel this discourages d5 as black won’t want to give up a central pawn, what are your thoughts?

[@soulsniperbs]

At 9:14, why not take with the queen so that you attack the pawn on c6 as well as threaten checkmate? After Qxh7+ then Qh8#

[@othfrk1]

My favorite opening too. Works great against the opponent using it too!

[@santanusur1265]

@Igor .. Just wondering why is it not played in top levels ? Is it bad for black ?

[@gratuitoustv4815]

Before I started watching all your videos I was 1500 rapid, now I'm 1759, I saw your video about The Stonewall, and I've been crushing everyone

[@nazirkazi2531]

GM Igor, I have a 1300 rating and would like to ask you which one of these 3 openings, I should use and try to learn all the variations? 1. The Bishop opening 2. The Halloween Gambit 3. B3 & B6 opening. Thanks for your response. I really like all your videos and want to thank you very much for sharing them with us!

[@mikekeenan8450]

In the last game, you describe the sacrifice on h7 as "somewhat similar to the Greek gift sacrifice". I'd have thought that was an _example_ of a Greek gift sacrifice? What specifically makes a bishop sacrifice on h7 the real deal and not just "similar"?

[@Averagebum21]

+Remote Chess Academy GM Smirnov, can you please comment on the variations of 1.b3 and 1…b6 proposed by IM Ilya Odessky? He plays totally different lines.

[@leszekebertowski3419]

A Nimzo-Larsen attack! I love it :) great video btw. Thank You. :)

[@AA-wb6qz]

Having subtitles would add value to your videos as we are sometimes in a place where we can't listen to audio! Thank you for the great content.

[@ToiMemes]

Just click on the cc button

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Why wouldn't you take the pawn on G4? He would threaten the Queen still? It moves, and the Knight moves back? I guess it opens the lane for the rook, but seems better than moving the knight back.

[@scottbeard30]

So, after white plays bishop to B5, so what? Black plays pawn to A6 threatening to take white's bishop next move, or whenever if white doesn't move it. It doesn't weaken the pawn structure, because black can still castle on the king side, which is the still the quicker and more normal castling side for black anyway. Am I missing something here?

[@davidlamarca899]

Great and aggressive opening💪👌👌

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

💪

[@Stat1916]

Is this usually only played in Blitz and Bullet?

[@harrychulu2794]

This is the Nimzo Larsen attack. Very aggressive opening but had it's own weaknesses

[@desmyt67]

Hello GM Igor Smirnov (hope you will read this, it's actually the second time i'm writing it since the first one was deleted probably because I putted a site in it..). First of all thank you for this amazing video! I have been using the Larsen since your video 1.b3 and on my new account on the famous site I reached 1400 with a 74% winrate using only the larsen and the czech pirc (another opening you made a video about). I know 1400 isnt much but i'm aiming for more ^-^. I also bought your course "3 steps to 2000 elo" but I still need to watch/learn it. I wanted to know your opinion about wheter is better for me to change the czech pirc with the owen or not, and if possible i'd like to know if you could make a video like this with 2 or 3 matches with the czech pirc so that I can steal your middlegame ideas ^-^ thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Hello! Thank you for your message, and congratulations on your impressive win rate using the Larsen and Czech Pirc openings. We will make a note of your suggestion for the video lesson. I wish you continued success in your chess journey!

[@josefgross1493]

Have used it with success ❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Great ❤

[@nielsSavantKing]

Sorry, but at 1:50. It is not so strange isn't that castle is the top move. Because of Bishopxg7

[@TheMarianoDelgado]

GM Igor sounds like Gru at times 😅🤗

[@anthonygross1963]

There’s a big hole in your analysis. At 1’ 30” black has Qg5! after ne5. The attack on g2 negates white’s bxc6 or nxc6.

[@cronoscraiss330]

😮 wow, ur osom

[@ChessUmar]

Игорь Смирнов , Right?

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

Brother I am stuck in 1200 elo how to improve game I practice daily

[@johnvoelker4345]

at 7:42 you say Rc1 is a checkmate in one it is not mate, K can go to e2 it does win a R, however

[@I4m43v3r25m4r74u]

Bishop on a6 covers that square.

[@johnvoelker4345]

@@I4m43v3r25m4r74u my bad

[@cosminiliescu8012]

😮

[@thechessguru9029]

Can this be used in classical?

[@krypt1ccc739]

yes but white is not fighting for an advantage.

[@desmyt67]

@@krypt1ccc739 not in the opening at least... but nowadays... which opening gives you advantage if the opponent studied how to defend with an engine?

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Yes, this is excellent for classical if you’re not a GM. You’ll be less likely to fall for opening tactics while still pressuring the center. The trick is not to get overly defensive with the positions and be able to use your bishops in a closed game still. These are in line with hyper modern openings that pressure the center without relying on the center pawns to do so.

[@ersternichtstuerohnewiders8840]

An IM claims that Knight e2 instead f3 is the refutation of the owens defense. That protects Knight c3, pawn d4 and also threatens Knight f4 with a strong King side attack. My question is, how to counter this Knight e2 move ? Example: e4 b6; d4 Bb7; Bd3 e6; Nc3 Nf6; Ne2 .... or similar position. It is claimed that this setup gives White a crushing King side attack with two Bishops and Queen having open diagonals to the King side. IM Perunovic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noPGlJmahpWHnNk

[@SHADOWWORLD22]

My opponent always plays pawnfor bishop

[@danielrodriguezsanjose6190]

It's enough 15 kilograms more than the DUNAS. I like myself, because I started at 37 (not him).

[@edmondhuibonhoa8642]

7 mn 28 s Cb3 pour défendre le Fc1

[@bantanwacono8456]

I'll play this opening for weeks ahead

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Nice!

[@matthewalzamora2130]

Why doesn’t black play a6 early?

[@maheshkumar-ib2yb]

i think that the video you made in which you said that you were challenged by magnus carlson is fake

[@EswariEswaribai]

Hi boy this opening b3,e5,bb2,nc6,bb5

[@Seph.ackerman]

1.e4 b6 is simply trash and a GM showing it against opponents that are up to 1000 ELO below their rating to sell it as a strong weapon is ridiculous.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Imagine not understanding chess at this level and trying to tell a GM that he’s wrong 😂 Bro, you’ll never get better unless you learn to accept that other players are better than you and you make mistakes in your thinking.

[@Seph.ackerman]

@@MyBiPolarBearMax I have 2104 FIDE ElO, but thanks for you fanboy defense, "bro".