Lucchini Gambit - Every Move is a Trap

[@tbarmendariz]

My son is unbeaten out of all middle schools in Roswell, thanks for teaching my son.

[@chesswebsite]

That is fantastic. Tell him to keep it up.

[@nomercy1549]

Great!

[@artyommedvedev4355]

Good stuff!

[@doge_the_cat]

He's probably cheating lol

[@shors5841]

@@doge_the_cat no...

[@fahmymohamedfahmy4454]

One of the rarest channels which incredibly explain chess without showing off, Thanks Man

[@m136dalie]

Haven't seen this before but it looks really fun. Whenever I reach the Italian game as black though I'm always hoping for the traxler

[@Triskelion345]

traxler is gold

[@Randomreplacement]

Lol when I reach Italian game as black I just resign

[@MrDhruwal]

me too!

[@turkiyett0928]

I see before

[@chesswebsite]

I do like the Traxler. If I knew my opponents would play d3 I would play more Bc5 for the Lucchini Gambit.

[@GVAjay-wp4tj]

Yes, pretty interesting. Never seen a gambit like this before. Looking forward to see some more variations in gambits. Thanks.

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shadowdepths2486]

@@chesswebsite I have a major question : what does black respond if 4. d3 f5 5. xf5 ? It's frustrating because idk the right answer

[@itzchi11y83]

@@shadowdepths2486 That would be the accepted variation. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/immofn6hebqUa6c

[@willwitters8587]

"We're not gonna fall for that, 'cause we're MASTERS of the Lucchini Gambit." :D Another great video!

[@brendafain9962]

OMG! Finally. Someone who knows what he's doing. I'm on level 10 with my chess app and CPU is kicking my butt. I'll come back and post if I beat it. You're awesome. Thanks.

[@ruffianeo3418]

For those, who wonder, when white messed up, ending in all those lines: Ng5 is bad (but still +0.5). Bg5 is also not the best move. If white plays the simple Nc3 in move 5, engine gives it +1.83 at depth 40-ish. 5. o-o is a close second best move.

[@awkwardcultism]

How does a bad move increase one's odds of winning? I would think any move that made me more likely to win was at least a good move.

[@1981lashlarue]

Wow. That's a great gambit. A lot to it. Never seen this one before.

[@GovernorBroadsideDS]

I'm pretty sure there was a nasty engine line in either this gambit or in the 3... f5 Ruy Lopez, the line had you sacrifice a load of material, even the queen just for initiative only to bring it back a move later.

[@polychromaa]

It was in the lucchini gambit, Eric Rosen has a video and study on it

[@klaasvanstrien989]

13:45 you can actually play queen to f7 here and still force a queen trade, but it's still going to cost you a knight though ;)

[@nonhlanhlangwenya5083]

Hi, can you please analysis the line Qh5 @1:56.

[@juela2092]

@@nonhlanhlangwenya5083 after 5...f5 6. Qh5+ forces ...g6, now one option to consider is 7. Bf7+ Kf8 8. Bxg6 hxg6 and while 9. Qxg6 maybe looks threatening, black can defend with Qe7 or even Qf6 white only has two attacking pieces its not enough to do anything u are down bishop for two pawns and black is ahead in development. alternatively 9. Qxh8 Qxg5 or a slightly better version is 9. Ne6+ dxe6 10. Qxh8, material wise white has a rook and pawn for the two pieces which isnt too bad however white has traded active pieces for passive pieces, the white queen on a8 isnt rly doing/threatening anything and is actually a bit awkward there, black has actively placed pieces and white is not prepared to defend with its undeveloped bishop knight rooks. if white doesnt play 7. Bf7+ then it has to move the queen (which is attacked by the g6 pawn), and going to any square other than h4 will quickly lose the knight on g4 [if Qg5 then ...d5, after white either moves the queen or plays Ne6 then black captures the bishop ...dxc4]. so 7. Qh4, then black has a very complicated line ...Be7 8. Bxf4 which i am struggling to follow but the computer gives it as pretty favorable to black, or just 7...h6 8. Bxg8 Rxg8 9. Qxh6 Bf8 10 Qh4 Qf6 threatening 11... Rh8 which will remove white's queen from defending the knight and the only way to avoid this is 11. Nf3 offering a trade of queens. black ofc doesnt have to accept but either way black is again way more active and much better position, and the pawn on f4 is continuing to keep white from developing effectively. (computer suggests that white give up the knight for the e and f pawns at least in some lines.) again black is generally just better

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

This gambit is a frag grenade. Excellent explanation. Thank you.

[@johnp845]

this was amazing! thank you for all you are doing for the chess community! if white plays c3 after the Giuoco Piano (classical variation) (instead of d3) and black responds with f5, I believe this is called the Alexandre gambit? can you please consider doing a similar vid on the Alexandre gambit? thank you again!

[@chesswebsite]

Yes I can. It seems like people like the Lucchini so the Alexandre gambit would be a great follow up video.

[@mariaplezbert609]

Richard, thank you,i I remember this lesson-or demo- a long time ago. Welcome back!

[@damia6432]

Perfect timing! Cause today, soon I will have a competition.. School vs school.. Thank you so much😉😊

[@zolli21]

Have to let us know how it goes!

[@chesswebsite]

Good luck!!

[@nomercy1549]

how u gonna memorise this , in a day?

[@damia6432]

Sorry for replying it late... And it went well!. Even though I got top 15 among the 50+ people, I still won the certificate. They will give to players that got top 20. Thanks for all ur support. You are all a very kindhearted people😊❤. Wish u guys the best in life💞

[@aliasofanalias7448]

For those wondering about exf5 black's position is pretty solid after d5 Bb5 Ne7, then Bg5 is a likely response at which point you can just castle kingside

[@Ashu2448]

yeah. ,, i was like ...at my level the opponent is just gonna take the free pawn and be happy

[@dmaster20ify]

Looks evilous. I can't believe... All of that counterplay just came out of thin air.

[@airthingsmasters534]

Ahh a perfect aggressive gambit for meh ^^ thnx for ur effort

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you like it!

[@shulooneddy]

Thanks Kevin. Another great opening video. At 8:01 inserting ...Bf4 is even better than the immediate g1=Q. You can then promote your 2nd queen for free.

[@davidbatchelder85]

I have viewed a number of videos, this one makes the top five. You have hit it out of the park. Thank you for all your hard work and clear dialogue with regarding the flow and the options in a concise manor. Fantastic. You are the b&^%

[@chesswebsite]

Wow, thank you!

[@parzingtheasian]

why would you censor "bush"

[@advancedPawn]

I approve of this gambit. Thanks for the great explanation!

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you liked it!

[@ketankhurmi79]

Crazy gambit everyone keeps falling for . Thanks man .

[@mrsingmarbles6869]

But what to do if ; immediately following the gambit set up white plays his other knight to c3? !!! I’m considering that might be the best move for white and it doesn’t seem to be addressed in this video thanks

[@Jack-qv9um]

Excellent, worked on a 1100 rated. Most people know the traxler. But they never expect the Lucchini inquisition!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

HAHAHAHAHA! now sit in the comfy chair! (BTW... that's Terry Gilliam's favorite sketch I believe)

[@NathanHarrison7]

Excellent video. Great pace, great easy to understand explanation of each line, etc. Thank you.

[@chesswebsite]

Appreciate the kind words, Nathan. Glad the video style works for you.

[@federicomarroni7713]

Very nice video! One question: At minute 13:28, why can't the white knight capture the pawn on h7? If black captures the queen with the pawn on h5, then white knight can capture back the black queen and fork rook and king. It seems better for white to me... what did I miss?

[@samcena3942]

I think you did not address on what if white captures f3 pawn which I believe could be a very common move, right?

[@Mchitovsky777]

this is an awesome gambit.. im learning everyday.. thank you for showing this amazing lines/variations against e4..

[@roycbiv]

As someone who regularly plays the fried liver... this scared me. Great vid!

[@Thesiamesekittensyt]

I got trapped once its not pleasant

[@cwalker1013]

11:34 After Qg5, white can respond with g4. The queen defends this pawn and capturing en passant in either direction will either lose the queen or the rook. Not sure how you prevent f3 and the locking up of the king side. I don't think that passed h pawn will be enough for black.

[@tavrosnitram]

why not still d6 preparing for Bg4?

[@mochengladbachgee3093]

This gambit is totally sick! Thanks for posting, totally rad!🤣

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you liked it. It's definitely a good one.

[@Hokopy]

I love the small pauses when you are naming the square

[@walterlilling510]

W. Lilling---Very lucid presentation !

[@brianbledsoe3758]

Obviously at 14:51 after ...qe7 Bf7+ is possible. Similar to the Traxler variation if white plays Nf7 white loses but Bf7 is good for white

[@Zanderrr.61458]

I love this Gambit

[@chesswebsite]

It's sooo good.

[@namedperson1436]

at 7:55 why not trade the pawn for the queen? By promoting with check you are forcing opponent to take, with a forcing mate sequence after bishop captures.

[@chesswebsite]

That seems fine to me. Both options are winning by a wide margin for black so you can't really go wrong with how you to want to destroy white in the position.

[@namedperson1436]

Thanks. Good video. Reminds me of the Traxler

[@angoor101]

I’ve seen this opening from white many times and I’ve been struggling in replying properly. I’m going to try it out. Thank you for the lesson.

[@chris54956]

A great clip. Thanks.

[@stevenfranklin7023]

Hey Kevin , this lucchini gambit is the bomb . I shall ad it to my repertoire--thanks my friend

[@chesswebsite]

Woohoo. More Lucchini fans. So much fun.

[@NotRiansLuke]

I keep running into white pawn takes F5 right at the start -- one variation you didn't cover.

[@ephraimgewurtz9798]

Probably d4 and you now kick away the bishop and control tge center

[@aliasofanalias7448]

D5

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@ephraimgewurtz9798 The best move is d5

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@ephraimgewurtz9798 Just realised you meant d5

[@ephraimgewurtz9798]

@@aliasofanalias7448 oh my bad d5 isaid d4 cause im used to playing as white

[@Jj-ty7qh]

I love this. I just enjoy watching all the traps.

[@jufadlirachmad1752]

0:55 what if white just simply capture f5?

[@thatrandomsquirrel7652]

at 11:46 why would they not just play g2? it forks two pawns and black cannot take because either pawn move to take is a blunder, one hangs the queen and the other hangs a rook

[@cikonianiggra1415]

The lack of this video: that was not said anything about the possibility to take f5 pawn by the e4 pawn of the white and by my opinion that is the best way for white to go.

[@Zanderrr.61458]

New knowledge

[@josia4920]

Thanks, it was very fun to see all these variations. Just one more question came up to my mind. What would happen if they just play pon e4xf5?

[@Thesiamesekittensyt]

Pls reply to this OP, this is common in 1k

[@ephraimgewurtz9798]

D5 probably

[@francescocavicchi5763]

Very beautiful traps..excellent video

[@InGeneralContent]

Very nice and educational. Can you please tell me what I do if they directly take my f5 pawn I gambited? I don't think you covered that and I think it's quite likely someone will see that as a free pawn.

[@tunqihua]

Might be a dumb question. What if the white pawn from e4 takes the black pawn from f5 before white moves the knight?

[@mrmnrkt]

Attack the bishop in the center with d5

[@kayanims]

My challenge is remembering all these openings

[@chesswebsite]

So true, Kayode.

[@dark6.6E-34]

There is a tool that uses the flashcard method to teach you openings You'll get them carved in your head in no time

[@Bishopg7]

Rather than memorizing specific moves, it’s better to memorize the main ideas and focuses of attack at each of the main opponent responses

[@humblest23]

@@dark6.6E-34 what is the tool. I have a heard time remembering openings

[@dark6.6E-34]

@@humblest23 chess tempo

[@georgekaufer6738]

For 13:45, Qf7+ forces a queen trade and they're down a knight (for the pawn they captured earlier) which should be a bit better than a queen for a rook.

[@dariuszhorvath-krol8540]

Thank you very much!! Only other person I've seen with the Lucchini Gambit is Maurice Bishop... I think it's a Great but Rarely found gambit! Thank you!

[@exs1803]

Wow the attacking options are so many and devastating. Never imagine this before. Great tutorial.

[@douglasombuya7590]

Thanks man, best tactics I've seen in a while.

[@chesswebsite]

Love to hear it.

[@KWP222]

I Tried it in a real game and it turns out it actually worked thanks for the video!

[@flemmingals3531]

What happens if (at the beginning) the white pawn on e4 takes the pawn on f5 instead of moving the knight from f3? That looks very good for white?

[@frankr2513]

What if white juat takes the pawn when black moves to F5? Is that essentially gambit denied? Should next move be black d pawn forward?

[@GoldTheAngel]

Ever since Eric Rosen's video, I've been dying to play the Lucchini gambit. Problem is no one plays the Pianissimo Italian anymore.

[@raihanadhityaputra6151]

For sure im gonna try this, this looks crazy like vienna gambit. I like that

[@DavidEmerling79]

I typically don't play 3...Bc5 as Black, preferring the Two Knights Defense; but, after seeing this video, I might give the Lucchini Gambit a try. It looks very interesting. I've never seen it before. And, I'm guessing, if I've never seen it, there are probably a lot of other players who have not seen it. It could be a great surprise weapon. The only problem is that it requires White to play 4.d3 which, I think, is a fairly rare move as most Italian players seem to prefer 4.c3.

[@chesswebsite]

Yeah it does require d3 but I'm going to make a video on how to attack if they play c3 and we play f5.

[@SelfReflective]

The position @4:51 is not explained properly (why is it good for Black)? A piece down, rook hanging, no mating attack...the answer is that Black can play Rf8 and white's knight is lost.

[@johnobrienii1156]

The position is explained properly. Black's bishop captures d4 to maintain the absolute pin on White's rook. If White takes the h8 rook with the f7 knight, which is normally not a bad move, then Black can play Qxf2+ and the White king must run to h1 or h2. Black continues the mating attack with f3 and, as shown, White is helpless to stop either mate or the f-pawn's promotion to a second queen.

[@SelfReflective]

@@johnobrienii1156 After 12 .... f3, engine has 13. Qf1 for White. It's still an advantage for Black, but there's no checkmate and no new Queen.

[@johnaguilar654]

Very marvelous! Got to learn this trap wholeheartedly!

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you liked it, John.

[@ace_kicka]

Nice

[@chesswebsite]

Thanks

[@macbukbruh5480]

why is the queen one the right and the king on the left? I learnt that it was supposed to be the another way around

[@muhaimincps6954]

Bro I watch One of your video when I was a kid and Now you're still keep going🤩🤩🤩

[@marveymolina683]

@3:10 why would they play king to h1 instead of just taking the queen with the king

[@joeb4142]

Good stuff Kevin 👍🏻

[@chesswebsite]

Thanks Josiah.

[@rubinconineski526]

It is very interesting. It is first time in my live to see this video. Thanks.

[@chesswebsite]

It's a fun one.

[@zoulzopan]

wait what happens if they accept the gambit and they take the f5 pawn?

[@chesswebsite]

I can do another video on the accepted line if you'd like.

[@pietervangompel7574]

I was wondering about that too. So yes please to a video about the accepted gambit. @thechesswebsite

[@aliasofanalias7448]

Looks good for black after d5, would love to see a vid on that

[@jayanthyou]

Wow... Eager to try this one out and check... Very well explained... Guess a follow up video with more variations would be super helpful.... Liked and subscribed right away.... Cheers mate... Great job.... Hope at 1300s or 1400s this would help me gobble up some ratings.. :)

[@zacharyjackson2461]

What happens if they take the pawn on f5?

[@loo7412]

Is there a response for bishop g5 after black plays pawn f4?

[@PratikPatel-ez8sm]

This is so fun… I never seen this one.. good work 👍👍👍👍

[@Weeb_Life]

the best thing white can do at 13:44 is to move the queen to f7, there it will be a queen trade

[@David-oj2ev]

No, they lose a knight too

[@Weeb_Life]

@@David-oj2ev i know they will lose but white still manages to trade queens

[@David-oj2ev]

@@Weeb_Life i see

[@ericdankaart7415]

Nice gambit, thanks a lot. At 8:01 I would prefer Bf4 over the promoting pawn at g1, since it forces a cheaper exchange against whites’ queen.

[@serdar_a]

What would you recommend for black if white plays pawn f5?

[@sylvainripaud]

Greaaaaat fun, this Gambit ! I'll try it asap. Thanks 👍

[@chesswebsite]

Let me know how it goes.

[@deesnoop]

So if they castle instead of d5 then you can't play the gambit right? I get into this position all the time and my friend castles every single time.

[@timedconway6999]

What if, after f5, the opponent just takes with the e4 pawn?

[@Lodzio20]

D5.

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@Lodzio20 Winning

[@duckymomo9998]

Ok so what do I do when pawn takes in the very beginning?

[@airokeys._.8940]

My favorite gambit! I’ve known this one for a while, but I never play it anymore because I prefer the French defense. Still holds a special place in my heart though.

[@chesswebsite]

I love that it's your favorite gambit. It's such a hidden gem. I wish I knew about it a long time ago.

[@eddiel.466]

What's the reason white can't play Nxh7 or Qh6 13:24? They both seem like they would be stronger than Qxh7...

[@chesswebsite]

Qh6 is definitely better than Qxh7, but not great. Black plays Nd4 and I prefer black a good bit. Nxh7 however I think is a big mistake. Black plays Qg7 and white doesn't have a ton of great options. The queen and knight are both under attack. If Qh6 then Qxh6 10. Bxh6 Rh8 11. Nf6+ Kf7 12. Bg5 Be7 and white loses a piece. I almost went over this combination but ran out of time.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@chesswebsite An extremely well-articulated answer to a good question! 👍

[@jitendrajadeja007]

What if white pawn e4 takes our pawn f5 instead of knight to g5 in starting position ...? Because pawn f5 is not supported by anything

[@dimitarivanov3817]

Instant subscriber of yours. Like the video as well. Too bad I can't like it more than once.

[@aaravkasturi459]

thank u kevin i found this video very helpful. ur videos are always helpful

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you enjoyed it, Aarav.

[@jupiter99ish76]

Awesome game, thank you!

[@sigaret69]

Wat about fxe5? White Pawn on f4 takes e5??

[@samuelhawkins4147]

At the beginning, what if ex54 is played?

[@Pidamoussouma]

Beautiful options ...

[@cikonianiggra1415]

Good video, good understandable English.

[@aaravkasturi459]

what do i do if the white pawn takes black pawn on f5

[@garfolino]

Are the pieces dancing on the board ?

[@ولیدماگومدوف]

I wish there was a option to switch the colors. Maybe there's and I don't know it.

[@ferencneunghy2310]

Simple development of pieces 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Hc3 gives at least += for white as black has problems to find safety for its King and other weaknesses. (e.g. 6 . .. f4 7. d4; 6. .. d6 7. Bg5 Na5?! 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. b4! Bxb4 10. Nd5)

[@arno_grnfld455]

Discovered this gambit from Eric rosen, I'm glad to learn more

[@eyausoj2065]

Long time since I've seen one of ur vids 👍

[@brandonmiles8174]

So if you play this, after d3 and f5, what happens if you play Nf6 and then they take with exf5? I'm going to go home and look at it on the board, but just curious what the response is, with that pawn being totally hanging?

[@phillipbrady8139]

So what happens when the e pawn capture?

[@AlgrianoFarouk]

Thank you

[@chesswebsite]

You're welcome

[@gunstarpublications2494]

Kevin...you are doing Odin's work. There will be a special throne for you in Valhalla

[@chocolatecake50000]

Great and informative

[@lecioperyjunior1690]

6:57 Man, If they try to stall with 1. Bxc6, then 1. ... bxh8=Q+ settles it. No matter What white plays in 2., 3. ... Qxd1 is unavoidable and Black is two damn Queens up.

[@TheGodfather-bm3ow]

Bxc6 is a check ... so it is stalling genius

[@lecioperyjunior1690]

@@TheGodfather-bm3ow 1. Bxc6+ bxc6 2. Rg8 (2. cc gxh8=Q+) Bxg8. Where cc is any move different from Rg8. Stalling is useless for more than one move.