Punishing 3 Most Common Chess Opening MISTAKES After 1.e4

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the top 3 most common chess opening mistakes after 1.e4. These mistakes were made in over 4 million games, so you definitely need to know how to punish them.
These mistakes happen in the most common opening moves in amateur and club level players, which are 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6, arriving at the Two Knights Defense. The errors made by most players happen in this variation, and the Fried Liver Attack where White plays 4.Ng5, and also in the Italian Variation of the Four Knights Game which happens after White plays 4.Nc3.
Watch this video lesson so that you don't make these opening mistakes yourself, and you also know how to punish your opponents when they play them.
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► Chapters
00:00 Top 3 Chess Opening Mistakes After 1.e4
00:56 Mistake-1: Two Knights Defense
02:18 Completely destroying White's position
04:24 Mistake-2: Four Knights Game: Italian Variation
07:37 Most chess players make this mistake
08:29 Mistake-3: Fried Liver Attack
10:01 "Call an ambulance, but not for me"
10:54 White's correct response
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[@radojovic1105]

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[@MankeyMite]

I would love to see a video on pawn endgame, I'm making so many opposition mistakes and losing a drawn position. (1400 player)

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Top 3 Chess Opening Mistakes After 1.e4 00:56 Mistake-1: Two Knights Defense 02:18 Completely destroying White's position 04:24 Mistake-2: Four Knights Game: Italian Variation 07:37 Most chess players make this mistake 08:29 Mistake-3: Fried Liver Attack 10:01 "Call an ambulance, but not for me" 10:54 White's correct response

[@giorgiomurari3283]

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[@tabby7189]

Good to know! I play the Italian myself and avoid the risks of Ng5 using d3, but once in a while I like to mix stuff up

[@chessmentor63]

After 4.d3 be sure to preserve your bishop after Black plays ...h6 and ...d6, which in addition gives Black possibilities of ...g5

[@ramilparedes9930]

Very helpful

[@okamisansempai557]

Amaizing strategy!

[@ivandelgadillotoruno3855]

Tanks master

[@BobChess]

It is very fascinating. You play exactly same moves to all 3 white approaching.

[@6dhypercube740]

I think I might temporarily go back to e4 e5 as black at some point to improve my tactics.

[@aklekstobola9041]

best thing ive ever done. studied alot of theory and my e4 e5 game is amazing

[@jemthompson2019]

Thank you for the explanation on how to counter the fried liver. Those attacks used to really freak me out until I learned about Queen H4

[@roz_rama]

Your videos are captivating and bring nice ideas, but only in case opponent is cooperating. I tried multiple of your opening weird lines in blitz which you said are surprisingly sound and quickly got into troubles, as in real play almost no opponent played anticipated moves. Great example is Nf3 d5 e4 line. I played maybe 20 games with it and got into lines you explain just maybe twice. Here in this i also see multiple holes, where perfectly natural moves by opponent lead to troublesome position for black.

[@darrylkassle361]

His going on the averages. As you know there are so many responses and variations in all openings.

[@roz_rama]

@@darrylkassle361 i know how it is. Needs to look good. Nobody today is interested in 2 hr long in-depth analysis. He needs to produce, what people want to watch.

[@catsrule7751]

I don't see how Ng5 (Fried liver Attack) is a mistake (or a top 3 error) after watching this video. Did I miss something? I looked at 4 ... Nxe4 for Black in response to the Fried Liver Attack, thinking it was an error for White in this video trying the Fried liver Attack in the first place, hoping this was a Bust to the Fried Liver, because of the developing double attacking move of d5! - but, the 4 ... Nxe4 move seems like an incorrect recommendation, after White's correct response leading to a better position for White instead of a defense for Black, because of the mentioned line: 5. Bxf7+ (not Nxe4, not Nxf7) Ke7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bb3 d5, which according to Stockfish Analysis is a +2.0 position for White.

[@rosiefay7283]

You are right about 4 Ng5 Nxe4?; it is indeed bad. Correct is 4 Ng5 d5! 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6/Bd7.

[@catsrule7751]

@@rosiefay7283 Good point! Your correct defensive line does give Black a good position, which was even played at the top level by Google's Alphazero defeating Stockfish. See game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4Xbp2tvicx4m5o

[@bjornviir3333]

what about if white realizes pawn fork is coming and sacs his bihsop with check, that happens often, who is better then. material is even.

[@Christiaan1958]

Thank you Igor, can you believe that some people say that you are a fake, i continually argue with them that they don't know what they are talking about, but it still hurts what they say!.I think you are a born Chess teacher, your explanation are top notch from my point of view!

[@darrylkassle361]

A fake?? In what way in particular. He pretty much stopped playing comp at grandmaster level and his games are on the record. He simply saw an opening to provide educational services for club players. If he was a fake that means he would not be a grandmaster and would not know what his talking about also I am sure serious club players would not buy his materials which they do People get jealous too easily these days and just criticise at the drop of a hat.

[@Christiaan1958]

@@darrylkassle361 yes Darryl i agree with you!...the stuff i see from Smirnov for me it's very good, i like his videos very much, even though i can't afford his courses because i am just a poor pensioner!. Anyway the guy that says he is a fake is a long time friend of mine, he like for instance the videos of Andras but he hate everything Smirnov because he say that Smirnov say things other GM's don't!.He also say he doesn't know how Smirnov could become GM with his "nonsense" that he teach...stuff like that, also he imply that Smirnov is only in it for the money etc!.(Actually at the moment i am evaluating the viability to be friends with this person...it is quite a few years that we have serious differences about the truths in chess, for instance he sleep breathe and eat only calculation in chess as the "fundamental" thing in chess but my stance is "the position on the board is the fundamental thing in chess"...ok yes i know the importance of calculation everybody knows that but what i say is you need to know what to calculate, and for that to happen you have to evaluate the position on the board, because "calculation is not evaluation" it is not the same thing!...what do you think of this my friend?, your opinion is he right or am i right or are we both wrong, and if so why please? what do you think?🤔🤠

[@trailerpark948]

in my experience playing black, in white's 1st 3 moves as in this video, the 4th moves is always D4 attacking black E5 and best move is take D4 with black NC6.

[@suryathangavel9701]

Hello Sir, Make endgame strategy and videos.

[@JohSmith]

I second that!

[@stickimation7846]

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[@woutdeclercq3622]

He isnt asking

[@zunayrahzafar7998]

what if White pushes pawn to d3 on 01:57 ? should I retreat the Knight at Nc5 and then Ne6 to protect the Fried Liver attack?

[@benedictineonchessable]

d3 in that position allows Nxf2! This is a desperado move and quite devastating here.

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice video 👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks 👍

[@advocatenajafzoraizkhan5]

Why shouldn't we take the Night with dark square bishop delivering the check to king and then take the white bishop with pawn? is any threat in the deep theory?

[@xaviercharles4138]

I wonder at 09:45, you said “Definitely” white will take the Knight with the Castle LOL 😂. but it’s not necessary the case, how about if white moving the Queen to e1? What’s the correct response then? I can’t see how this position benefits black lol

[@golimlimmharizmayvelasco.9784]

Sir on position white is winning by checking knight to e5.

[@I_Hate_Craig]

At 5:00 he says N-c3 is a mistake because Black can play Nxe4. What if White plays Bxf7+? Kxf7 (losing castling) and White plays Nxe4.

[@mobasharkhalid7798]

You can't believe that but it realy worked out like the magic

[@prashantkamath2590]

At 4:06, why would Black capture the knight with its queen first? If Black captures with its Bishop, it gets an extra piece.

[@ye249]

in both cases black ends up with a +2 material advantage, if bishop takes then the queen doesn't take the bishop and white just goes Kh1

[@joshbrucks]

Because queen takes forces the queen trade. Bishop takes and their queen is still on the board. When ahead it's best to trade queens so trading queens is good for you.

[@parthagarwal3105]

in 2nd mistake after black Nxe4 if white Bxf7 bthen it wil be bed for black

[@ultimatejoshua1082]

Actually bxf7 is bad for white. After bxf7, Kxf7, nxe4, black can play d5 which is better for black. Check an engine. Plus, he made a detailed video on the four knights italian that shows why bxf7 is bad.

[@deafrock1580]

very nice very nice

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[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for the feedback, Hendarin. We are working on improving it ASAP.

[@harshalpatil8874]

At 9:32 if opposition play the pawn at g3 towards our queen then....

[@kvfk8917]

Good point, Igor didn’t cover the basic lines for the beginner players, this video is just more intermediate.

[@benedictineonchessable]

g3?? Is a blunder there. White plays Nxg3! And the Queen hits the bishop on c4 with lots of nasty stuff in store for black. If black takes the rook then white checks on e4 picking up the rook on h1.

[@zemora9813]

if white plays pawn at g3, knight takes the pawn, white cannot use h2 to capture back as he will lose the rook, so he'll use i3 pawn to capture back. Now, you use queen check to check at e4 . If white use queen to defend, you can capture the rook at h1. If not, the king will probably move to f2. Use the bishop to c5 to check again. King must move back and now you can use queen capture the rook again.

[@windyra]

What if white plays Rg1 at 6:54?

[@praveentaneja2331]

After RF8 N CAN GIVE D3+ and maybe here game can Finnish... with Q×F8#

[@shiminaezayt5336]

After queen h4.....they don't castle, rather they play the move g3....attacking yo queen.....then what do you do next in that situation?

[@zemora9813]

if white plays pawn at g3, knight takes the pawn, white cannot use h2 to capture back as he will lose the rook, so he'll use i3 pawn to capture back. Now, you use queen check to check at e4 . If white use queen to defend, you can capture the rook at h1. If not, the king will probably move to f2. Use the bishop to c5 to check again. King must move back and now you can use queen capture the rook again.

[@muhammadsyukurmuslim]

I'm a 1300 rated online player. This video makes it looks so easy playing chess.

[@CB-jq7fe]

👍👍

[@prabaj84]

What if after fried lever attack, bishop takes the pawn and not knight?

[@ollievance2258]

That’s why you should not listen to this portion of the video. After bxf7 white is just completely winning. Not quite sure why he recommended this

[@mobasharkhalid7798]

Up

[@chessmentor63]

The only line of interest here is the first one with 4.0-0?, instead after 4.Nc3 after he wastes time on something suboptimal he admits 4....Nxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bd3 is perfectly playable, and after 4.Ng5 Nxe4 is trash

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[@fedrickosvald593]

Finally this hated position, Its so insanely boring! I am surely gonna study out myself of this cheme

[@benmilner2091]

If rather than castling after the the black queen comes to h4 white moves the queen to f3 it looks totally winning to me.

[@kvfk8917]

That move has no sense to it black goes nd4 attacking the queen running urself into more trouble digging ur own grave with checkmate threat and queen threat. It’s like seeing a trap and stepping on it.

[@JKs_897]

I watched gotham chess. He may be a good player but bot a good teacher but you are a both

[@Otherambush]

Common:2 rocks legendary:queen corner

[@sebdrew7703]

IIgor, where is your Cat? We whant to see it in behind

[@darrylkassle361]

Its strange but when you say the word ' RESPOND' I swear you sound exactly like how Gary Kasporov says it. Its uncanny!!!!

[@Arhomomurry]

That moment when you realize your enemy is also watching this😆

[@White-uk2ll]

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[@Someone-mt7fm]

Chess is hard

[@jasond6267]

Lmao, so is the Italian Game just an outdated opening for White in the hyper-modern era? Looking along the lines of the Philidor with how many counters presented 😂😂

[@miczkoo7242]

White can just play 4.d3 and it's a normal position, slightly better for white

[@andersjonsson8403]

Thanks a lot Igor for another so Great Chessvideo! 😊♟

[@uncrowned64]

Love your videos but are you ill? You sound like you've got a rough cold go easy on yourself brother