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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you a universal and aggressive chess opening system for Black that works against any first move by White. It's the move 1...Nc6, commonly known as the Nimzowitsch Defense.
Since it is universal, it can be played against any of White's first moves: 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, or 1.c4. This opening system is particularly tricky, often resulting in Black gaining a winning position within just 10 moves in many common variations.
Moreover, it proves especially effective against the London System. If White isn't careful, they may fall right into the trap, leading to checkmate in only 7 moves!
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► Chapters
00:00 Universal Chess Opening for Black vs 1.e4 & 1.d4
00:09 1) Against 1.e4 by White
01:53 White's most played move LOSES on the spot
02:28 If White defends f2 with Rf1
02:55 If White defends f2 by castling
04:40 2) Against 1.d4 by White
06:03 General ideas of this opening system
09:08 3) Against the Queen's Gambit
09:42 4) If White plays 2.Nf3 to prevent 2...e5
10:52 5) Against the London System
11:22 Checkmate in 7 moves!
12:15 If White doesn't fall for the trap
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[@korethoe262]

I was 1100 in a an Open Tournament, played this and beat an FM, IM and GM to win. I was banned, investigated, and locked in a dungeon for 11 years because it was considered witchcraft. This opening is very dangerous.

[@satha7025]

I played it against a 200 and got destroyed. I'm 2000.

[@somamanna9721]

Lol

[@boblim7063]

😊

[@fayskelley]

I love this ROFLMAO🤣

[@kdr2079]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💛

[@p.l.3377]

FM James Schuyler wrote a book “The Dark Knight System” Everyman Chess which covers this defense beautifully.

[@Catspostytshorts]

That was a really good video with all the traps, and since the opening is uncommon you can catch people off guard

[@0199128]

i definitly wanna see a video of this system with white love the videos igor!

[@SvenGoldberg]

Thank you sir, I love your videos. And yes we would love to see the variation with white pieces :)

[@keisuketakahashi3597]

I tried your opening right after watching this video and guess what happned I won by checkmate. And I sacrificed THE ROOOOK. Thank you for this video GM.

[@MartinZanichelli]

THE ROOOOOOOOK!! 😂

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😂

[@BobChess]

It's very imbalance and very aggressive system at the same time. This is gold

[@alae-eddinearbane2604]

This was posted 1 min ago what you talking about 😂

[@Tocinos]

1... Nc6 is the opposite of aggressive. It allows 2. e4 and blocks the c7 pawn which is meant to be sacrificed in order to play e5, or is meant to take on d4 to isolate the d4 pawn and open the file for the c8 rook.

[@zepolcin2412]

Smoking goop

[@izzojoseph2]

I’ve subbed! Looking forward to watch the versions while playing white!

[@707liner8]

Just discovered this channel - fantastic stuff, exactly what I was after, love it!

[@smithyq6335]

This is a very good system, especially if White doesn't know it. In most lines on lichess, Black scores much better than White. HOWEVER, in lines where White pushes an early h4 (either 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Ne7 4.Nf3 Ng6 5.h4! or 1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Ne7 4.Nf3 [or Nc3] Ng6 5.h4!) White scores better AND the computer gives a very comfortable advantage. This h-pawn push is quite thematic against Knights on g6/g3. These are not the most popular lines, but you are rolling the dice and/or need to do some homework in these Harry Attack lines if you want to play them in non-blitz games. (You also need to know how to play the Scotch after 3.Nf3!?, though GM Smirnov has some videos on that so not a big deal.)

[@mikeq510]

Wow this is awesome breakdown of this opening! Cants wait for the upcoming video with White!

[@izzojoseph2]

Wow! I love hope thorough you describe the variations! Many teachers will pose an idea and say, “then your opponent will go here” but that example is only one of four valid moves and the other three collapse the trap! You illustrated the theory beautifully. I’m excited to try this.

[@Thogstacker]

Yes, I see this with other videos. “If your opponent makes the worst move possible, you’ll get make in five!”

[@misnoegde]

I really LOVE your video's !! Great work!

[@bjaurelio]

What's the response to 1 d4 Nc6 2 d5? As a d4 player myself, that's what I do when I see Nc6 on move 1 (which I rarely see). Even for system openings, you have to adapt to your opponent's play.

[@josephsalmonte4995]

Commenting so I can see the answer.

[@RCDinsmore]

This was my question too.

[@Hailmich10]

Same Question!

[@yonatanzagron2728]

I have a solution! For d4 just go for the video he talked about at 10:45 and avoid d5 on your Knight

[@p.l.3377]

2… Ne5

[@javiersaturno9689]

Awesome content, thank you very much. Your enthusiasm is contagious

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Universal Chess Opening for Black vs 1.e4 & 1.d4 00:09 1) Against 1.e4 by White 01:53 White's most played move LOSES on the spot 02:28 If White defends f2 with Rf1 02:55 If White defends f2 by castling 04:40 2) Against 1.d4 by White 06:03 General ideas of this opening system 09:08 3) Against the Queen's Gambit 09:42 4) If White plays 2.Nf3 to prevent 2...e5 10:52 5) Against the London System 11:22 Checkmate in 7 moves! 12:15 If White doesn't fall for the trap

[@farouqbaiti4315]

That was useful. Thank you 🙏.

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

Thank you!

[@TheSpiritualCamp]

I see one move from White that could prevent the whole system : what if after 1. d4 ... Nc6, white immediately pushes d5 to chase the Knight ? You didn't get a chance to push e5 yet, so the Knight doesn't have the e7 square to retreat. What would you recommend in that case ?

[@Yaro_x]

He actually didn’t talk about this which is so important too

[@superyan4100]

I had the exact same thought.

[@j00f]

This is beautiful. Confuses all opponents below 1000.

[@leonk.3739]

Great content! Thanks a lot! Do you just take the d4-pawn after 1.e4 Nc6, 2. d4 e5 3.Nf3?

[@jfarringdon]

Thank you GM Igor Smirnov, on my 3rd attempt I got a model game and won with check mate on move 12, as black. Much thanks for the well explained and nicely communicated lessons.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Congrats!

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

I've already learned one of your tricky openings and am having quite a lot of success with it. Now I'm going to try this one and see how it goes.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Good luck!

[@dallas88b]

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Wonderful!

[@johnholmstrom4212]

These videos are so amazing for a new player like me. Thanks so much! Your explanations help me understand the reasoning behind moves.

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

Ohh, that's great,thanks for teaching new opening line🎉🎉❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@ricardopinto2611]

What can I do if after 1. d4 Nc6, white plays 2. d5? How to maintain the attacking plan? Thx.

[@Andrea-NDR]

I was going to ask the same question

[@ethankagey6376]

Knight to e5 is strong after retreating it to g6 on the next move

[@richardcasey4439]

I definitely have to try this opening

[@Reza090]

Thanks Igor. ❤❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@SameMoyMix]

As a nimzowitsch Player, I recommend d5 instead of e5

[@randypalmero-bj2fh]

thanks teacher

[@farouqbaiti4315]

I was playing the Nimzowitch Defense but someone taught me that Caro-Kann is better. Who do you think is better? Caro-Kann or Nimzowitch(and ither Nc6 openings)?

[@shyamalsarker2033]

Excellent

[@alejandroayalamaldonado2817]

Gracias.!!!

[@kozayar8014]

thank you so much indeed. i'm myanmar. 😊

[@JeffMoche]

I'm really intrigued by the universal possibilities of this opening, but at least one hole I think you have here is in covering d4 - Nc3 - d5. This seems like it can get pretty tricky. The knight is pretty much forced to e5, and pawn to e5 doesn't work anymore.

[@Thogstacker]

Question: at around 10:00, what if white pushes to d5? Same with London example after you play Bf4.

[@archunand1707]

Do you take any offline classes of chess

[@pakasokoste]

Nice! What about 2.d5 though for white?

[@sampleoffers1978]

I discovered this myself trying not to use queen pawn opening every game but was never tactically efficient with it.

[@uniqueboi318]

Bro this opening is dayum strong💪💪💪💪. I just consecutively defeated a 1200 thrice although I am only 1025. And all of this by just by watching a 10 minute vdo. Hope I get pinned😊😊

[@max-hi1bk]

Its not the opening its the power of a plan

[@2hcobda2]

1. Time-indexed table of contents in description, along with suggested videos 2. GM Smirnov, "God-level traps: ... Danish Gambit," Aug 4, 2023

[@2hcobda2]

See comment (herein) by Smithyq6335 about 5. h4

[@atanubanerjee3243]

Please show us Colorado gambit in detail..

[@dancleary578]

Igor- Just a thought... You appear to be confirming (?) the futility of completely focusing on center control? Even Magnus is ignoring opening theory and launching attacks like a chess AI engine (Chess Bot).🙂

[@henryhughes8049]

you should talk about 1e4 Nc6 2 Nf3

[@SudhirKishor6603]

What to do when white plays d4 , we play Nc6 , then white kicks our knight on the third move by playing d5 ?

[@eobias]

Yah would like to know too

[@carloscervantes618]

So if it’s universal how do we go about them castling on queen side

[@Hakapuku]

What prevents white from 4. Bg5 pinning your knight?

[@nimrod789]

Hi igor, would you recommend this opening for beginner players (700-800) over the king's indian defense ?

[@DReis-jm5nl]

Yeah. Cause KID have a lot of lines and it's easy to yourself get lost. But nimzowich have less lines to study and to understand

[@archunand1707]

Good opening

[@TheSuperhoden]

Yes pls i need a black version for my Londen system

[@ScottMiller777]

Thanks for the Vid! What about 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5!

[@j00f]

Nxd5?

[@ScottMiller777]

@@j00f That's impossible. A knight on c6 can't access d5.

[@j00f]

@@ScottMiller777 Ah, wasn't thinking. I would go Ne5 with the plan to go to g6. But opponent could go to f4 and then f5, in which case I would be spending the first 4 moves running around with the knight.. But funny enough, the evaluation bar would still be equal.

[@Oxyjohn44]

what's that opening called? I'll be happy if it turns out to be a The Smirnov opening🙌

[@cricketman5921]

Sir can the opponent play 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5

[@jackslater8688]

Nice. I'm playing Caro Kan and d4 d5 way too much.

[@ankitaverma2029]

gonna get crush my alien gambit really soon....💀💀

[@ivanmaric-fg7ey]

What if he plays pawn d4 you open your knight then he pushes samw pawn on d5? I played this opening and i didn't like it cus of this

[@amitp2500]

How to continue as Black if, 1. d4 Nc6, 2.d5 ....?

[@shappar5039]

what is it called?

[@JustinThiel]

What if the opponent plays D4 and immediately follows with D5 attacking the knight straight away?

[@charlesbland1073]

Also, what if White works to castle Queenside?

[@marknieuweboer8099]

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3 Nf3 is the Scotch.

[@justahuman5342]

What about 1. b4 ? Should you play 1…Nc6 too? ;)

[@Thogstacker]

One with this opening on LiChess against an 1899 player and I’d even missed a mate in one.

[@vmcv3284]

ok so how to defence about this knight opening...

[@jeffdaniels9218]

What about d4 Nc6 d5?

[@kevinbecker8016]

White plays d4, black plays kc6, white pushes pawn to d5 attacking blacks knight. You can’t play the normal moves discussed in the video now. How do you handle d5 attacking the knight on move 2?

[@charlesbland1073]

Is this also known as the Blackburn defense?

[@danielnidan]

what about 1 d4 n-c6 2 d5?

[@Animetamilan6]

What if they moved knight to g3

[@rainerwahnsinn9585]

01:35 Why white shouldn´t attack the bishop with the knight??

[@joelbastasa-es1iw]

What if he pin in G5?

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

👏

[@khinkyawhtwe8603]

I test it against the computer but failed when the computer plays dragon variations as white. ❤

[@seb9562]

What if white goes d5 after Nc6?

[@Chesstastic5000]

Ahhh the Nimzowitch defense. Amazing to play until your opponent plays h4 h5, then you cry 😅

[@ashikrahman1616]

Why not d4 d5? And kick out the Knight

[@magicalmanya1963]

what if our opponent plays e4 followed by Ng3

[@user-io8zt8kj6i]

What about white going c4 c5

[@grizzly-channel]

I tried it but after 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 f5 I ended up playing Rousseau gambit instead 😂

[@derketzer5498]

3. Move White plays simple f4 ! and black is done.

[@jessiebatulat92]

Nimsowitch secret weapon of magnus age 16

[@dhj8347]

🤙

[@aimusic-tw8sj]

What to do if white plays 1) d4) nc6 2) d5

[@yzfool6639]

Play a cramped game where white has all the attacking plans.

[@nishusaif6085]

My friends are in trouble now.

[@Tocinos]

Your friends will get easy position if 1... Nc6. They simply develop naturally and will never have a bad position.

[@zarafarahani1469]

the best coach 👇

[@opside231]

10:00 what happens if white plays d5?

[@zoreal1889]

Then you resign.

[@hraesvelgr174]

Good question. And what about d5 as White´s second move?

[@yzfool6639]

You must play a cramped game where white has all the attacking plans.

[@disinformationworld9378]

He has a video on it somewhere

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Checkout this video if your opponent plays 2. d5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2S2i595jb6dock

[@Najeem118]

👍

[@sujanchakma6]

Black knight tango

[@gm2407]

What is this system called?

[@disinformationworld9378]

nimzowitsch defense

[@gm2407]

@@disinformationworld9378 In all iterations? Excellent.

[@minhdao-nn7ho]

You are a menace

[@jacobwhite8579]

Noone I've played moves the knight. Never do they do that move. I wish this video was not "they move something" show the moves they actually do.

[@farouqbaiti4315]

Ither:Other.

[@chukspeter4044]

This opening against Knight to c3 is a problem for me...this is my repertoire..what's the best way to use this opening against Nc3 and f4...h4 is also a problem by the way...@GmKrikor

[@ianfleischhacker6154]

This opening sucks for low-level players because when I play people at my level, they do NONE of the responses listed here. And I'm like, well....now what?

[@45split]

Agreed

[@hazemfoda3662]

Igor💕💝💝💝💝

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

💝

[@user-eo1dv5gn6z]

No one does this move. It's always knight and then bishop

[@boffo63]

Cherry on Top.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

1.Nc3 chess opening for White - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqDKp2OPgbdqqcU

[@ChessCat9]

You mispronounce diagonal, look it up, it is "dai·a·guh·nuhl".

[@scoutranger5831]

Lets go