Learn the Alien Gambit in 15 Minutes [Chess Opening Crash Course]

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The Alien Gambit is a trending chess opening variation from the Caro-Kann Defense, which occurs after the following moves: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7.
White sacrifices the knight to draw the Black king out and attack it. The Alien Gambit gives the highest win rate of 59% for White in the mainline of the Caro-Kann Defense.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov gives a complete opening crash course on the Alien Gambit. He provides a complete explanation of the opening moves, key ideas for White, the 10 main traps for White, and the refutation or the counter for Black.
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► Chapters
00:00 Alien Gambit Chess Opening Traps
00:11 What is the Alien Gambit?
00:40 59% Win Rate for White
01:14 Main idea of the Alien Gambit
01:55 Trap-1
03:02 Trap-2
03:28 Why is the Alien Gambit so popular?
03:47 Traps 3 and 4
04:25 Traps 5 and 6
06:15 Trap-7
07:20 Trap-8 (Transposition from the Two Knights Variation)
09:16 Trap-9
11:12 Trap-10 (if Black doesn't play h6)
12:34 Alien Gambit Counter/Refutation for Black
14:57 Do NOT make this mistake
15:46 Refutation of the refutation (for White)
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[@Witty_AlienClips]

Brother!!! Thank you so so much for making this amazing video! You did amazing video bravo!!!!!!! 👽❤

[@aeroslothy]

DONT BOO SPAM THE BRILLIANT EMOTE ‼️‼️‼️

[@farouqbaiti4315]

Looks like everyone will talk about your Gambit.😏

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

👽❤

[@KisameHoshigake-oh1gp]

witty alien made this opening OP

[@geenethmethmin2487]

He made the opening

[@KidNoah2012]

"I always suspected they [Gotham and Hikaru] are aliens anyway because they never sleep" lol. Igor has such a brilliant, dry wit that is so subtle I bet most viewers don't even catch it.

[@davidwindmiller3494]

So happy for witty to be getting all this recognition!

[@itsdindar]

well done. thanks to witty alien for inventing this brilliant opening👽.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Nothing in chess is invented, they definitely popularized it again though

[@Witty_AlienClips]

We did it!!! And Max is right ❤ Even tho I never knew about this move i just played 40k games last year and it was accidental

[@hawksaif]

Why your ass got fired up bruh cool down ​@@MyBiPolarBearMax

[@AniLovesChess]

You and Witty are my favorite chess youtubers, and seeing you make this video made my day. 😁😁

[@mustaphakassab3943]

Amazing , a very tricky line

[@GregTurismo]

Very fun, thanks Igor!

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

Thanks sir for this new informative post🎉❤

[@deinulhouvum6156]

Thank you sir. 💪💪💪

[@gabrielcaetanocruz8622]

Brilliant!!!!

[@Moonlight-xt1ly]

👽Cool, fun video! Love the graphics! Keep it coming.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Alien Gambit Chess Opening Traps 00:11 What is the Alien Gambit? 00:40 59% Win Rate for White 01:14 Main idea of the Alien Gambit 01:55 Trap-1 03:02 Trap-2 03:28 Why is the Alien Gambit so popular? 03:47 Traps 3 and 4 04:25 Traps 5 and 6 06:15 Trap-7 07:20 Trap-8 (Transposition from the Two Knights Variation) 09:16 Trap-9 11:12 Trap-10 (if Black doesn't play h6) 12:34 Alien Gambit Counter/Refutation for Black 14:57 Do NOT make this mistake 15:46 Refutation of the refutation (for White)

[@pauliinuma]

You teach so well. Not sure if you do private lessons, but k would be interested

[@williamtenholder3391]

Great teacher 👏 I have learned so much from you !! Thank you ❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@GeorgeSmyth]

Thanks for the informative video. I am wondering if most of this can be avoided by simply playing 5... c5 instead of advancing the h-pawn.

[@2ichtwerker]

The attention this opening gets is well deserved!

[@SacTheQueen]

Please learn endgame too. Thanks 🙏

[@vigilantvillan1967]

Sweeet, thank you 🎉

[@nikbelikov]

Very funny, thanks 😅

[@nextwenxd4777]

12:55 what do u think about playing g6 or g5 giving the king a dark square to hide on

[@krisztianjarai7753]

It's interesting the video of gotham is suggesting to defend the D4 pawn with c3 so it's different that here it isn't a problem. Could you tell me if the differents of move order how does affect the effectivity of the opening?

[@haydenp4c12lau8]

I will try to use this Gamit into my Chess Competition, wish me good luck!

[@atanubanerjee3243]

Von Henning Shara gambit explanation please..

[@Knowledgeisthekey-nj7lk]

Yay witty amen. You the man or should I say fellow alien hehe.

[@Nobody-xe7si]

Alien gambit is Really tricky so many traps and weakness just by a knight sacrifice

[@IrulappanGoodgame-bw2pl]

Amazing trap

[@gillesmelet1044]

Thanks to the alien gambit refutation, it is demonstrated that caro-kann defence is just a deferred sicilian

[@scottharvey6892]

Witty Alien popularized this opening and streams it regularly.

[@InBetweenFlights]

I’ve been doing this for a while, now I have a real strategy. Thank you sir!

[@cyrilokoduwa1030]

What is the name of the defense against this I didn’t hear

[@Nerthuz]

How do you play against 4. knight d7?

[@chrisoverka7341]

Can you make a video on how to punish players that trade immediately for no reason

[@farhanhussain_]

What if the Black used the bishop to protect that square instead of playing H6?

[@iaskquestion]

leta go

[@farouqbaiti4315]

The Red Defense that existed 200 million years got me laughing!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@spartanbeast3575]

*rat defense

[@eobias]

Boo spam the brilliant emote!

[@jacobcisneros7731]

I felt like Hikaru was laughing at me personally lol, I thought Bishop to e6 was good

[@yakovvidberg7035]

Everyone all you need to do is look what stockfish say I have stockfish 16 and he gives 3 plus for black don’t know why everyone find it that hard just look at stockfish

[@zahirhamdard2213]

Don't booo spam the brilliant emote 🗣️

[@c4dclashersgaming994]

after knight g5 what is my opponent play queend5

[@abcsorensen]

Use tactics 😂

[@c4dclashersgaming994]

elo ?

[@abcsorensen]

@@c4dclashersgaming994 elo for the person playing Qd5? I'd guess 420 blitz. C4 to answer Qd5? Or Nf3? Qd5 doesn't threaten anything.

[@c4dclashersgaming994]

@@abcsorensen i just asking u a question what's your elo

[@user-lx5dw7uh5x]

Nakamura an alien because he never sleeps. Hilarious.

[@zahirhamdard2213]

Aliens were real ?😮

[@markmasaki1480]

A refutation…. for the refutation…. 😂

[@dikydankedude]

Ayyy lmao

[@archunand1707]

Alieeeeeeeennnnnn

[@since1876]

Now to play about 50000 games before someone finally plays the caro

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Alien Gambit: so hot right now 💅

[@brunobertrand9805]

Ayy lmao

[@royal_gambit_e4]

They should have called it "the 1200 ELO Gambit". I'd be more than happy if a GM would play this "gambit" against me. Why would you blunder your knight on f7 and hope that the opponent will play bad after being up a knight?

[@stevensutton2252]

8.19 face this lol annoying person didnt know how to follow up and i was like no no no survived but didnt like the line at all