MAGNUS TRAP #1! Crushing the Sicilian Defense

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov talks about the Magnus Trap (also known as the Magnus Smith Trap). It is a chess opening trap in the classical variation of the Sicilian Defense, named after three-time Canadian chess champion Magnus Smith (1869-1934). It is solid and super-effective to play against the Sicilian Defense.
It happens after the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 g6?! and Black falls into the trap 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5! The key move here is 6.Bc4, which is played by Bobby Fischer a lot of times. It sets the stage for the powerful attack as it looks at the f7-square, targeting the Black king.
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► Chapters
00:00 Intro to the Magnus Trap
00:24 Bc4 - Sets the stage
01:12 Deadly Trap
01:49 Why the name "Magnus Trap"?
02:02 What if Black doesn't fall for the trap?
04:15 The Queen Trap
07:30 Play like a strong player!
10:43 Evil trick - Discovered check
11:49 Deadly bishop pair
15:28 Find the winning continuation
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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@antaripmukherjee9771]

GM SMIRNOV is the best chess teacher I have ever seen by a big margin . Awesome video SIr !!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for your support!

[@TripEngineer8885]

At 12:30 don't check black immediately, black can defend with bishop d7, it would turnout to be bad for white. Instead go for pawn e6. And then rook takes b2 , castle queen side crush the black

[@billbreaker1680]

Thank you for this!! Hoping for the other Magnus traps!! hahah

[@namedperson1436]

This trap is fantastic and the concept works in other positions as well

[@Martin_Ditzel]

15:28 Find The Winning Continuation (puzzle) solution: Qe2 to prevent black going Qxh8. If Qe2, Qxh8 anyhow; then, Qxe7+ capturing black's dark square Bishop, and Kg8 is forced. Qe7+ is a royal skewer, and black's move Kg7 is forced. Re7+, Kh6 is forced. Qxh8 capturing black's (unprotected) Queen.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Actually, the best continuation is Nd5, attacking the e7-bishop. If Black takes the knight, then the White queen comes into the play with Qxd5+ and then Qxa8. Check out the PGN for complete analysis - bit.ly/3fMVKBE

[@nischaymodi3691]

Qe8+

[@meriamamistoso9917]

@@GMIgorSmirnov what if after White Nd5 then black Ne5 or black bishop to e6 ?

[@khinkyawhtwe8603]

@@GMIgorSmirnov thanks for the complete analysis. If not, I will think the move is made by Carlsen. First of all, the trap is named after Magnus Smith ―the three times Canadian champion―, not Magnus Carlsen. :D

[@timsmith1687]

Ne5 completely stops that attack

[@boxbox996]

exceptional ..Magnific sah.......thank you man!

[@GyrefalconArgenteus]

I know this is late but, Nd5, if Black Queen go over, you push Rook to e7, if pawn takes Knight, you bring the White Queen Qd5. Love your vids! Thank you

[@meriamamistoso9917]

what if after White Nd5 then black Ne5 or black bishop to e6 how would you react into this?

[@namedperson1436]

Instinct is to push pawn to E6, hopefully he takes with pawn and blocks protection of knight, or we exchange bishops and I nab the knight. This is written before the spoiler so we'll see if I'm right.

[@slstats7948]

Thank you❤️ From Sri Lanka 🇱🇰😍

[@vinhkhoale2514]

You are a good teacher

[@vidiekakusuma9296]

I've found this trap in Batsford Chess Opening since 1990's

[@cenoh2381]

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Intro to the Magnus Trap 00:24 Bc4 - Sets the stage 01:12 Deadly Trap 01:49 Why the name "Magnus Trap"? 02:02 What if Black doesn't fall for the trap? 04:15 The Queen Trap 07:30 Play like a strong player! 10:43 Evil trick - Discovered check 11:49 Deadly bishop pair 15:28 Find the winning continuation

[@4everfree]

Very interesting

[@davidbatchelder85]

very good moves

[@Kambohlovely]

Awesome

[@lohithreddy7286]

You are the best chess teacher for a reason

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you!

[@ralphgreenwood2469]

I dont know about anyone else but I dont enjoy when u ask us to solve the continuations ourselves.I dont get anything out of that method of teaching.I dont know why teachers think that is a good method of instruction.I need the instructor to give me all the information.Thats why I am watching the videos.I will then try to use that information in my games.Referring back to other videos is not a good practice either unless those videos are clearly delineated part 1,2,3,etc.We need the information all in one place as much as possible in order to study effectively.Thank you very much.

[@hassansahir8227]

Sweet tricky

[@xbownoob69]

Early support to Igor Smirnov!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you!

[@TheAnshuman1974]

Option 1: Nd5 and if cxd5, then Qxd5+ forks the king and the rook. Or if Qxh8, then Rxe7+. Now if Kg8 then Re8 wins the queen. But Kf8 saves the day for black. Hence, the following attack seems better! Option 2: Qe2 attacking the knight on c4 as well as the bishop on e7. 1. Qxh8 loses to Qxe7+ Kg8 Qe8+ Kg7 Re7+ Kh6 Qxh8 taking the queen. 2. Be6 is not an option due to Qxe6+ and now if Kf8 then Qxc4 wins the knight as well, or if Ke8 then Bxf6 Kf8 Bxe7+ Qxe7 Qxe7+ is winning. 3. If Ne5 trying to block the attack, then f4. Now Nc4 is not possible due to Qxc4+. Nd7 is not good as it blocks the bishop leading to Qe6+. So Ng4 and then h3 forces the knight to h6 and then Qe3 g5 Qe4 attacking c6, h7 and e7, giving a strong attack to white.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Kf8 doesn't save the day for Black. White is still winning as Black's pieces are poorly placed - the queen and rook in corners, bishop yet to be developed, unsupported knight. White can win by Rc7 for instance. Check out the PGN for complete analysis - bit.ly/3fMVKBE

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@GMIgorSmirnov 👍 You are right! I thought of Rc7, but couldn't find the continuation after that. So, is it better to play Qe2 or Nd5 in the given position?

[@nmckain81]

If you fork king and rook what happens if light bishop goes to E6? Protecting king and queen then protects the rook

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@nmckain81 then you say Muahhahhh haha.. and capture the light square bishop with Qxe6+ as the rook on e1 stands guard. Now the king has to go to the 8th rank and our bishop on h8 is also saved! 😊

[@aduttayou]

How about Qe2, d5?

[@sanjaygiri3575]

Nice ❤️👍

[@ogunronbitaiwofisayo6085]

I think I like Nd5 sacrificing the knight then allowing the queen into the game.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Way to go! You can check the PGN for complete analysis here - bit.ly/3fMVKBE

[@78snd]

@@GMIgorSmirnov if Nd5 is played Ne5 can neutralize the threat and the bishop is gone

[@JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd]

Saludos desde Venezuela..

[@timsmith1687]

Nd5 looks great, although I couldn’t find a finishing attack after..... (?)Nd5, Bef8. (?)Bxf6, Qd7........ just about anything white does here is answered with either Qf5, Nb6, Bb7, or if whites queen leaves the d file cxd5. If white plays Nxf6 instead of Bxf6 then then Bb7 can be played.

[@blazeyt843]

11:17 was funny 😂😂

[@supremecuz]

Wow

[@jeffdunstan]

knight to d4 in the last move of the video so that if the pawn captures the knight the queen can fork the king and rook.

[@hrpalik]

Nd5

[@jesusamarieamora4540]

This is to say I like your video share.

[@rosadinoaljon2156]

Do you have game against Magnus or wesly

[@puneetpuri4830]

how about Qb2 instead of d6xe5

[@cb2497]

3:52 What if bishop moves to e7?

[@carron979]

15:45 can't find it!...Oh, that's cruel Igor, you don't give it to us till the end of the video... So, let's look again... Of course, it's Ke5!

[@josephsalmonte4995]

I'm only here for the evil laughter 👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😈😈

[@josephsalmonte4995]

@@GMIgorSmirnov Haha 🤣

[@binhaider]

Qe2

[@markuswerther9046]

What is wrong with Qd4?

[@kuyadong6791]

I'm going to solve this but let me comment first. Sorry for being late. I saw this video being uploaded 13mins ago.

[@lastdigit6609]

That demonic laugh is insane. Hahaha!

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

1. Bf4 after blacks Ng4

[@user-lz8jl4pw6c]

15.Qf3

[@Mr5022840]

Love from Pakistan Igor

[@vinhkhoale2514]

16:00 Qe2, maybe?

[@jacobskarby1389]

5:40 - "And you don't want to make blacks life so easy" - US history summarized

[@BlaqRaq]

Not nice 😊.

[@akdevendraswamy141]

Nd5

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

That's right!

[@thomasbuchser7695]

7:31 I would push to e6

[@yangkhalatyangkhalat8461]

N d5 is the best i think

[@Tolbiny]

Why a film of Kasparov when he DIDN'T fall for this “trap”?

[@gorryman]

Q f3

[@vipinpanditchesspuzzles9847]

Join team

[@vladpetre5674]

@7:30 I saw e6 f5 and then stopped

[@ernestogarcillan1977]

1. Qf3 or Nd5 before videos end

[@supremecuz]

Very funny

[@theomwaka59]

I love that evil laugh😂✌

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Do you do that in your games? 😈😈

[@theomwaka59]

@@GMIgorSmirnov Yes and applied some principles from your course Grandmaster positional Understanding

[@abdelmadjidhamma9942]

Q e2

[@ogunronbitaiwofisayo6085]

Rxe7 I guess

[@peterchess01]

e6

[@AcVinicious]

arent strong players always trying to improve ? ^^

[@ncheckh5632]

Qe2. If Queen takes Bishop on h8 Black would lose Queen. So Black would play Ne5 then f4. Qe8 to protect Be7 doesn't work good because white will takes knight with check.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

After f4, Black can play Qb6+ and after the king moves, Ba6 is attacking the queen, and Black is holding. The best continuation is Nd5. Check out the PGN for complete analysis - bit.ly/3fMVKBE

[@ncheckh5632]

Aahhh,,, I see. I was only concerning about Bishop on h8. Is Nc6 not so good move for black to play early when black wants to play Dragon Variation?

[@ziaurrahman4556]

If Qe2 then black will play Ne5

[@goldtrader6002]

Your traps is easy to counter attack

[@gabriellegiovanni7899]

I’m guessing that Lasker’s move to f5 was before there was the en passant rule. Otherwise he is not “just fine”.

[@3Slippers]

En Passant would have applied if the white pawn was on the 5th rank.

[@goldtrader6002]

Your traps doesn't cover everything that's bullshit for me.

[@caoilejune1447]

game. master

[@janisutinans880]

Qe2

[@michaelroot4847]

Nd5

[@indraarunkumar4579]

Qe2

[@ogunronbitaiwofisayo6085]

Nd5

[@thirumalaigovindan1571]

Nd5