Quickly Crush The Dubious Bowdler Attack!!

Chess Opening:
Sicilian Defense - Bowdler Attack:
1.e4 c5
2.Bc4
Chess International Master and FIDE Senior Trainer, Miodrag Perunovic.
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[@pamelahermano9298]

Thank you for this… I love playing the accelerated dragon and I always come across the Bowdler attack.

[@user-kf5vm8ok7p]

I like to play the accelerated dragon and have come across this too. I had a feeling that people would say it’s so bad and they would be correct.

[@AmHuntingWabbits]

In 1200-1500 level you often encounter this Bowdler opening... this provide another option to counter it ... Thanks Mio :)

[@andromeda8425]

That Beethoven impersonation when we win material never grows old :)) great job maestro!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Thanks 👍

[@iwanrathkom8232]

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[@tungvu1742]

Made my day, I learned the Najdorf mainline but white always go into the Bowdler. Now I know how to punish this dubious opening

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Very easy chess by Black 😃

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Very easy chess by Black! 💪😉

[@dappy9988]

man turned my worst fear into a cause for celebration mama mia

[@user-kf5vm8ok7p]

The Bowdler Attack is so bad! It’s soooooo bad!

[@zenondecitio8539]

Thank you very much Mio for this easy antidote against 2.Bc4!! It would be great more videos on Sicilian defence for blanck in the future. Thank you again!!

[@stephencindrich6787]

Gotta admit a lot of people have played this 2. Bc4 line against me! It’s pretty terrible, but I wondered why everyone was playing it all of a sudden?! Maybe because the opening is named an “attack”? After 2...e6, White has simply squandered his opening advantage! As always Mio, appreciate your analysis and perspective. Thanks, and cheers! 👍

[@user-kf5vm8ok7p]

The Bowdler Attack? Oh, that’s so bad!

[@cesarcalderon283]

Great class!! Thank You Master, greetings from Perú 👍🏼♟️

[@mitenko]

yes! Thanks Miodrag! :D

[@KancerKowboy]

This was extremely helpful!

[@fightingforcatalonia]

What's so special about Mio? He's the #1. The Nole of chess teaching

[@francescocavicchi5763]

Yes, well.. he speaks too fast for a beginner english speaker like me, and sometimes he goes too fast even with the pieces on the board, but at speed 0.75 (sometimes even 0.5) no problem at all. Great instructive videos! Thank You Miodrag

[@4x4lo8o]

Thank you, I needed this video

[@GreenHope42]

I've gotten a few 2.Bc4 recently. Thanks for the video. e6 looks good, I just need to remember it now 👍

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Yeah, it’s played a lot!

[@YourAverageYoutuber812]

Thanks so much! I have a tournament coming and this was the problem.. that you cleared!

[@druzy393]

I had 2 games in a row against this somehow won both due to queen blunders did a review and realized I had 0 idea what to do against so I wanted to learn and now I’m here thanks :)

[@roryharvey2727]

Excellent!

[@ConsciousExpression]

Great video, thanks! The masters database isn't a lot of help here because hardly anyone plays this move, since it's bad. So I've ended up losing some games because I didn't properly exploit the move, this video helps a LOT!

[@user-ce2gl6ky2y]

Also deserves some attention move order 1e4 c5 2Nf3 d6 3 Bc4

[@chair8924]

Thank you so much! I like the Sicilian and I've been getting this bowdler attack way too often (trying to break 1300 now).

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

👍

[@jorgedamasceno6818]

crystal clear. thx

[@wex0830]

Realy useful video i have learned lot of useful stuff that i didnt know

[@dpayO2]

Thanks for this video. In positions that arise after 3:43 I always find that their bishop and knight actually put a lot of pressure on the d5 pawn. I guess that b5 move solves the issue.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Absolutely 😉

[@karyllauzon9732]

I am a little confused with b5 because he takes with a4 then I recapture with a6xb5 and he plays Nc3xb5 and I lose a pawn. What am I missing? Thanks.

[@karyllauzon9732]

I did continue exploring Qa5+ then Nc3 blocks it. Then I tried c4 as suggested in another reply but d3xc4 seems to neutralize that so I am still puzzled.

[@plazma0325]

I was so scared when this gpt played against me for the first time, thanks for the vid!

[@ThortheMerciless]

Playing the Taimanov/Kan this is how I play against the Bowdler anyway.

[@miljanaperunovic6471]

Love ur videos!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

😘

[@mayday7675]

Great line against this Mio! I think I played this a few times as white, trying to go for a GPA type of game, but they must have watched this video already :) And as Black I try to go Nc6 or g6, but e6 just looks super solid and simple to play. Thanks for the video!

[@KyleSzklenski]

Makes a lot of sense.

[@chessmate7368]

Mio, I know this is coming a little too late, however I thoroughly enjoyed your extensive biography on Thomas Bowdler. Sweet!😉

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Its never too late champ! 😘

[@Gabriel-wi7bx]

i've been making it a sport to open bishop c4 after knight f3. at my elo they aren't developing so i am opening both bishops and then knight a3. i am constantly getting on their backline early lol and mating with pawns/queen.

[@michaela2706]

Thank You for this video, helped a lot with my general response to this opening that has become popular for some reason at my level. Do You have any responses or examples for when the villain plays Knight F3 after You play E6? Something tells me that's closer to how Bowdler himself would attack, as it gives me a massive problem on my kingside with Queen H5 check, I lose a rook and we trade queens and it feels unavoidable.

[@michaelcarlos9667]

this looks like a french defense variation... very interesting 😁

[@ericsmith8369]

Might want to do a line on early qe2, covered by kaspachess, recently

[@denozavr8121]

i often face different move order. They play 2.Nf3, then 3. Bc4, so i already have a pawn on d6 and this variation is also bad but it is harder to punish

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 you gotta answer with Nf6 but that is normal line, Bowdler is bad for white

[@denozavr8121]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial thank you. you have the most educative content. won some nice games with 2 knights caro-kann because of your videos

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Glad to hear that, thanks pal 👍

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

2... g6 3... Nf6 4. ...e6 followed by 5. ...Bg7 6....d6 7...Nd7 8....0-0 9....a6 and you can't go wrong!

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

...e6 isn't recommended for black after ...g6 is played, as it weakens the f6 square too much.

[@chessmate7368]

Bowdler attack, better known as "Bishop's opening for dummies" thanks to the strives of the Butcher! I believe, the Butcher is the Master of all trades within the realm of chess, and if a question arises from the dark kingdom of Oblivia, the most wise Mio the Magnificent, will magnify the answers, thus illuminate our chessly path to conquer the foes of knowledge. 😎 I was Blind... but now I see...🤓well... almost...

[@shariatiehsan]

Thanks. As a newbie I would appreciate if u could draw lines and visualise as u mention the different squares and talking quickly.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

👍

[@franky6458]

Nice. I guess the main problem for me is if white delays Bc4 one move and black plays 2. ...d6. Now black is down a tempo and needs to wait for white's ideas to fizzle out. If black just played Nc6 on move 2 on the other hand, black gets to decide how the game is played out when white inevitably plays Bc4.

[@vffzbr]

I always face this line when I play my Sicilian 🤦‍♂ 2.e6 is absolutely the best plan 👍 Thanks Mio! My best regards! 🪓♟

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Cheers Victor! 🥃

[@Grandcapi]

Yes, most of the time my opponents play this Bc4 and I answer with e6.

[@LeviSiccard]

Loolll, Miodrag is even more arrogant then Levy Rozman 😂 But great video! Really like it ;-)

[@gcubegaming2756]

Can you make a cover of the ruy lopez birds defence(3...Nd4) please?

[@chessmate7368]

Bowdler attack, better known as "Bishop's opening for dummies" thanks to the strives of the Butcher! The Butcher is the Master of all trades within the realm of chess, and if a question arises from the dark kingdom of Oblivia, the most wise, Mio the Magnificent, will magnify the answers thus illuminate our chessly path to conquer the megalomaniacal foes of knowledge. I was blind😎... but not anymore 🤓well... almost🧐

[@liviuserenco1350]

6. Bg5 is a stronger continuation for white i feel, but still in a disadvantage... :)

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

I played the right moves before watching the video because it’s just logical. Though, playing A 6 first to prevent check can be good

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

👍

[@jafulton89]

Started playing chess again recently and I like to play C5 as black against E4. They move the bishop to C4 90% of the time. Up 500 ELO in the last month and pushing into the mid 1000 range now. Nice to see this video confirms some of the concepts I was already applying. Do you ever fianchetto the dark square bishop?

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Sometiems yes, but you want to close it here by playing e6 and sometimes Nge7 and d5, here idea is not g6 and Bg7

[@showiestsugar74gaming42]

If Nge7 is played. Is it okay because the e4 pawn pushes the knight away if Nf6, Nge7 might be same I guess because it'll make the pawn push d5 then make the bishop away without playing e5

[@amro385]

i just woned a game but with white 😂 after he got his queen out to take my pawn i attacked the queen by my knight and thank god he moved away + we like to play this because we are used to play the italian game

[@skull-agar7722]

Thank you Mio... yes i studied a lot of theory since i am a najdorf player and its very dissapointing that these weak players play this against me haha because i want to play the lines i studied not this booring bc4 bowdler... I am l Glad you cover this haha thanks a lot.

[@dappy9988]

first time i met the bowdler i played e6 and thought: "if he plays d3 i play d5 if he plays something stupid queen g5 is a threat

[@archsys307]

At 4:14 is b5 a pawn sac justified by white's piece inactivity or is there a tactic? If so I can't quite find it. After axb5 axb5 Nxb5 you could try Nb4 but Nc3 does work as after Nxa2 white can just go Nxa2 and not Rxa2 Rxa2 Nxa2 Qa5+ picking up the horse.

[@archsys307]

Also, even Qa5+ with the N on a2 doesn't work of course since just Nc3. So I don't see a tactic at all. Is it just a positional sacrifice?

[@archsys307]

I checked with engine and the point is ab ab Nxb5 fails to Qa5+ Nc3 c4. Importantly not to e4 after Nc3 as then Bxf7+ wins the queen

[@lewisjones284]

I wondered that as well. After axb5 axb5 Nxb5 you have Qa5+, Nc3, c4, Bd2 and Qb6, which opens up plenty of attacks. For example, Bb4 pins both the knight and the bishop, as if either move, b2 and the bishop on a2 are in jeopardy.

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

Hi Mio, can we send you games not for free coaching but for subscriber games to be featured on your channel? I have a lot of games where I deal with this Bowdler attack as I am a dragon player?

[@vladimirtchuiev2218]

Ya have to pass the Bowdler barrier before anyone actually plays into the Sveshnikov I tried to learn recently... At 1200-1300 blitz everyone and their mother plays this against 1. e4 c5.

[@bratcoa3355]

Свака част, кратко и концизно објашњено мајсторе! Can you perhaps cover Kramnik variation - it ''looks'' kind of same and it's bothering as well.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Brate Coa, sta je to Kramnikova varijanta?

[@bratcoa3355]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial 1.e4 c5 2.c4

[@franciscovcm3910]

Thank you for the video, but my opponent played 3. c3 lmao

[@theogantos2664]

“Quickly” misspelled in the title.

[@vladislavshevchenko9970]

Bowdler attack is a good opening, but for some reason many people playing it as white are out of theory on move 3. Nc3 or Qf3 are just not the moves against e6. Against e6 you play Qe2 right away in the variation show in the video it ended up there anyway, but its half the opening late. In bawdler you must play exact moves in response to the moves of your oponent. One wrong timing and you're toast. But if you play all the moves right, thn black is crammed.

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Agreed 👍

[@Hector-Truth_Finder]

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[@chessoptics]

How about 5.Qe2 instead of 5.e5 this system is suggested by another KZbin streamer as the Modern Bowlder attack

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

We’ll check that

[@hagnuj1070]

I just bought 1..e5 The Bishop's Opening😬

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

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[@queenu606]

As a bowdler attack player calling it dubious makes me feel attacked lol

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bat51]

dubious is a nice word for it. it's really not good

[@showiestsugar74gaming42]

my opponent always do this and 50% chance im losing

[@Justchillin145]

Thank you for this. Looking forward to punishing patzers for playing this garbage against me

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Go and Butcher them! 😂

[@Justchillin145]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial haha will do! Love your course on the closed Sicilian btw! Thanks for all of your contributions to the game!

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

@@Justchillin145 please don’t call it Closed Sicilian, sounds ugly and boring! Butcher the Sicilian since I opted for sharp tricky lines where all my students mKe more than 65% with White!

[@Justchillin145]

@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial ok will do! I’ll call it the butcher Sicilian

[@marzchavez2607]

You just assumed that all your opponents will play 3. Nce3. Some will play 3. Qe2. How about that? You just covered one line and declared the attack dubious.

[@emranahmed5711]

He is a great explainer but he looks like Zelensky 😂❤

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

🤦‍♂️

[@zetrixcsgo]

Thanks

[@chessoptics]

@kaspachess