Learn the Queen's Gambit Chess Opening: TRAPS & Errors

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Been playing the queens gambit for quite some time now so it's good to be able to know how to punish some early mistakes.

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4 minutes in and I understand way more than I have in the the last month! You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much.

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As an E4 guy, this video sheds so much light and encouragement in playing D4.

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@@themuscle8467best strategy when up a piece is to aggressively trade.

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You have an advantage in a game where your pieces all start even, if you can't convert it that's on you.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Queen's Gambit Chess Opening: Traps & Ideas 00:30 Understanding the logic behind opening moves 04:24 Queen's Gambit Accepted: 2...dxc4 06:42 Winning trap for White 07:26 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Q-side pawns trap 08:56 Earn money by spreading chess 09:57 QGD: Marshall Defense, 2...Nf6 11:48 Queen's Gambit Declined: Mainline 2...e6 13:35 Simple variation, avoiding too much theory 15:05 Punishing Black's common mistake/error

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I've been playing the queens gambit as a beginner and wanted to learn more and out of all the videos online this one was the most straight forward and useful, good stuff.

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Awesome, thank you!

[@lapredo3]

I have been playing the White's Queen's Gambit since 1975 and never knew about the Traps and Errors on the Black side. Thank you

[@greatwolf.]

10:57 I think the more precise move here is Nf3. The reasoning being the d5 knight is unstable and black owes white a tempo to move it later on anyway. Nf3 is more flexible and white keeps e4 in reserve hanging it over black's head.

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I like to take the pawn with the bishop

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Best explanation of why people play 1.d4 I've seen. Queens Gambit lesson was great too.

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Thanks, Walter!

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You do such a good job teaching you focus on the opening very well

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Realized I hadn't watched your videos on the queen's gambit after commenting on your new twitter account. Just got done watching and I believe I've gained quite a bit of new knowledge! I've already got a roughly 53% win rate as white playing the QB, only to realize I've been doing it kinda wrong the entire time. Looking forward to putting in to practice what I just learned from your video(s)!

[@MatasaCristian]

Offen, after me playing c4, black is directly capturing on c4 and then is playing bishop to c6 to defend his pawn. Which would be the best approach for white?

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Excellent explanation! Thank you very much!

[@david500a]

After this video i played the queens gambit the first time and got direktly a win 😊

[@oliverhuth4290]

8:44 I had exactly this trap set up against an opponent after I've seen this video, but I was a little disappointed, that my opponent did not loose the rooke. Actually he just lost a knight by sacrificing it an c6, queen takes check, then bishop d7. Now the rooke is defended by the queen and my queen is attacked. There is nothing I can do but too retreat. Or am I missing something? Great channel.

[@ryanmay7930]

Same. I was like I'm only getting a knight? Then I changed my perspective and thought now I'm up a knight in the opening with better positioning. Thank you Igor!

[@landonlowe4029]

I mean being up a night is still being up a full piece and grandmasters resign once down a full piece since as long as you don't blunder you win😅 I'm not a grandmaster and have lost from a rook up quite a few times(hence why I am in 700 range LOL) but yeah

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Great lesson, thank you! It really explains the reasons behind things.

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Insane how Levy's video didn't teach me much but you just made this one of my favorite openings!

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Hi Igor love your videos. Please make a video on the Catalan. I’ve recently started playing it on my own. I would love to see what a gm like you thinks about the opening

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I expecially like the detail explanation and your pleasent voice. Thanks for the tips and I have subscribed to your channel.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Awesome, thank you!

[@alex16cole]

Good stuff. So if they develop their knight to f6 after the queen's gambit you can just take the pawn. The Slav defence or the Queen's gambit - you just develop normally. If they try to defend their queen's gambit accepted you can win their rook. And watch out for knight to D2: you can't take d4 because they'll take you back and then win your queen. Thanks igor

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First time commenting - best video for myself being 1200ish ELO. The slow and detailed explanation of the first couple of moves of the QB and next moves required for each variation, is what makes the video top shelf. Cheers from Australia Igor

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[@Kaldalus888]

Okay im semi new at chess but would queen to A4 at 5:05 now be checkmate??? End the game there lol is that valid

[@JeremyForrester-r7o]

Black can defend the Rook. Nf3, Qxf3+ followed by bishop d2. (regarding the segament at 8:40 roughly).

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Excelente explicaciòn. Gracias.!!!

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What app are you using for analizing?

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[@jimbrindamour616]

Playing the computer I kept getting killed when gambit accepted, Kt to c3 then black plays pawn to e5 would love the best play for white. 12 unsuccessful attempts to counter this move. Love the videos

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Sir Can you uploud some videos about Queen's Gambit ???

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Great video. Lots of detail, which i like.

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[@tast791]

black bishop d7, do the same moves you trade pawns bishon takes then bishop goes back to c6, protecting the bishop with the knight and not only defending the rook, but counter attacking the queen and not forgetting he took that pawn i sacrificed a few seconds ago. What do i do in this situation?

[@mikestubbs1708]

So...what happens after 2.Nf6 3, cd5 c6? develop the Nc3 ...or dc6?

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[@jeremyshields8285]

At 11:05, 4. Nf3 is a bit more precise than 4. e4. Nf3 is a hedge against the e5 pawn break. Once the knight retreats to f6, Black is set up to play e5, then exchange queens, and play Ng4 if white takes e5. It's a little nuance that I keep in mind in that position and similar ones.

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I play the Albin Countergambit, maybe a video on that would be good if you know some ideas about it

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[@fibonnaxsolomon8824]

at 7:25: black counters with knight c6 - blocking the chess and covering the bishop. White counters with a3 ? Fine... bishop pulls back and prepares attack on f2. Queen to a4 is by no means the silver bullet you claim it is ....

[@Gebev]

After 6 ... Nc6, 7. dxc6, Bxc3, 8. bxc3. As a result you're up a bishop. This very bishop.

[@roverdover4449]

I think it would be easier for the student if you teach the "standard" play straight through first, then go backward step-by-stop looking at mistake/variations. To teach the variations right off the second move, and then teach less played things first.... I finished the whole video and am more confused than before.

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Hi Igor. Thank you! This video is fantastic.

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Glad you liked it!

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have you ever heard of the diemer-duhm gambit (a variant of the BDG ). I played in a few correspondence thematic tournaments in the 90s.

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In queens gambit declined opponents always move bishop to b4. Could you Cover this in a Video please?

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I am a guy with 2114 fide rating. I am suggesting you to play d4. I have won almost all my games with d4

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Would you do a video on traps in the symmetrical English? If there are any common ones, anyway...

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Im 1000 :D but queens gambit is really good even though levy put it in mid yk u should learn it

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I always played the queen's gambit in our inter class tournaments and boy I was always destroyed

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when gambit accepted, isnt it better to play e4 instead of e3?

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No, you block the diagonal!!!

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5:18 It says 31% plays F3 and 30% plays C3? There’s practically no difference…🤔

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[@andreas5287]

What if blacks pawn on b6 gets defended by bishop d7? I have had that happen two times in a row now, and thanks for great content Igor!

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Why e3 instead of e4 when the gambit is accepted

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what if 1)d4 - kf6???

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i still cant bring myself to make the mirror pawn move at start...i used to do it as a child to not insult elderly

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[@buddysag]

Rook can escape at 8:45, but you lose a piece.

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What if black brings out c4 d4

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1. d4 if opponent play g7 play e4

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[@davidbatchelder85]

when you say the queen can pick up the bishop, the knight can block and protect. So no it can not pick up the bishop. Just pointing this out

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No. There's a pawn next to c6

[@mr.anti-hero4398]

The knight cannot protect, as pawn controls the square on which the knight shall be standing in order to protect the bish. By playing knight to protect the bisoph---pawn takes knight, and if the queen doesn't block, it's the check after pawn goes up, which is a diasaster that'll ensure further loss of material

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"Blocking" there with the knight thete is called a mistake since white pawn will simply take the knight...

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I don't think a grandmaster who is literally teaching an opening on KZbin would make a mistake like that. It's basically an amateur mistake.

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