Icelandic Gambit Spirit

[@RaptureReady2025]

A game to be proud of! Super impressed you looked for a mate instead of grabbing the queen. And you brought it home. That’ll do! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@ChessBootCamp]

Thanks 👍 I'm proud of myself for finding the mate, it's something I'm working on.

[@chessticulate]

I'm building a rep around the Modern Scandi/Portuguese/Icelandic too. Love this opening and agree with your comments about blitz and bullet teaching "bad" chess. You missed a winning move when you retreated Nb4 to Nc6. You had Nd3+ forcing the king to move followed by Nf2 forking the rooks and a winning material advantage.

[@ChessBootCamp]

Cheers. Always need a timestamp to comment on specific positions though.

[@chessticulate]

@@ChessBootCamp 16m42s Nd3 wins

[@ElectricHedgehogs]

Very helpful video. Thanks.

[@ChessBootCamp]

You're welcome!

[@gwojcieszczuk]

Very well played, Ben.

[@ChessBootCamp]

Many thanks.

[@tabby7189]

Is that Metatron in the thumbnail?

[@ChessBootCamp]

I honestly couldn't tell you.

[@bt-wr8yk]

That was a beauty!

[@ChessBootCamp]

Thanks.

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

A very good game, not completely convinced by this defense, whites mistake was failing to castle kingside when he had the chance. Aside from that crucial mistake he managed to catch up in development. Think the game would have taken a turn if he just decided to castle kingside.

[@ChessBootCamp]

Yes, perhaps, but why didn't he castle?

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

Under estimated his opponent, downplayed your threats.

[@collinslfc]

@@tyrelljeffries2527 Not sure he underestimated his opponent, Ben is higher rated.

[@thegreatballplayer1]

You been keeping up with the world championship?

[@ChessBootCamp]

Yes, shocker today!

[@hugobdelgado]

niiiice

[@ChessBootCamp]

Cheers.