Random 1600 ELO Player Invents A Tricky Gambit Against The Sicilian Defense

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@agentxyz]

however much time it took to come up with the graphic and sound of the queen being thrown in jail was worth it :D

[@BriantLee-i9d]

Sicilian Defense Chekhover variation Straszewski attack, definitely give credit to the amateur that created this brilliant continuation. 😊

[@shadow234LOL]

I 💯% agree!

[@scotthunt8291]

100 percent agree

[@Jayiv863]

Great name!

[@thedugan8r593]

No disrespect to it's inventor, but... Too long. How about "Naked Lady Gambit" (since the queen is exposed 😉)

[@kurzackd]

@@thedugan8r593 how is it "too long" ?? dude, please... xD .

[@kapildevang]

Respect to unknown 1600

[@CTMURadio]

A Polish 1600 is a serious opponent!

[@abhay8875]

​@@CTMURadiohow you know he was polish?

[@wikitein]

@@abhay8875you didnt even watched video 😂

[@abhay8875]

@@wikitein not the last part

[@mistybilly]

​@@abhay8875😂

[@malcolm_in_the_middle]

Surely it should just be the Straszewski Attack?

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Novelty Gambit Against The Sicilian Defense (Open Sicilian) 00:17 Chekhover Variation, Sicilian Defense 00:43 Novelty by a 1600 ELO rated player - 6.Qb5 03:03 Black's most played move to defend b7 05:38 If Black does NOT play a6 07:44 Attacking the Black Queen 10:29 If Black plays Ne5 11:45 If Black simply develops Nf6 12:49 If Black plays Rb8 to defend b7 13:55 If Black plays 2...Nc6 instead of 2...d6

[@QZI37]

Craziest part about this queen sacrifice gambit is that stockfish 17 actually likes Nxd4 saccing the queen. And in most of the lines white actually gets an advantage (according to stockfish 17) which is absolutely crazy

[@Anonymous-g2s]

Correct title is "Random 1600 elo player beats chess."

[@mcgaming1172]

​@@Anonymous-g2sjust dont play Sicilian then 😅

[@gordontubbs]

GM Igor, I really appreciate your videos and analysis. I was hoping you could help me with something that may be a good idea for a whole video on. I was playing some random opening moves one day, and in my post-game analysis I discovered that I stumbled upon a very particular setup that the Bosnian FM Vlado Narancic uses in basically all of his games as white or black. It's kind of a Caro-Kann/Saragossa + King's Indian mix. Here is the first 8 moves in a game he played in 2017 against Milan Miljkovic just to give you an example of the setup: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Nbd2 d6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 O-O The characteristic move that Narancic does in this setup is usually the combination of c3 and Qc2. After using Narancic's system in some of my own games, I found it to be pretty flexible, but I think it could use your GM touch to explain the logic behind it and some plans that might be used. THANKS!

[@kurzackd]

um... That's just *the Zukertort opening* ... Not any special variation or anything, since games with these opening moves (up to the 6th one) figure in Master databases since 1995. In 2004, another ex-Yugo player (NOT Narancic) also played this. .

[@thedugan8r593]

Name suggestion: "Naked Lady Gambit" ... Because the queen is "exposed" the whole time. 😂😏

[@thesingingfly]

This is a pretty interesting line! The engine doesn't mind it, either, which is actually insane considering the queen moved thrice. However, this is another one of those poison-pawn variations where the b7 and b2 pawns are often poison to queens taking them. After Qb5, Black should play Nf6 and simply give you the b7 pawn. Next, Black can play Rb8, getting more tempos on the queen, followed by getting the pawn back with Nxe4. After Nxe4, the engine already wants to move the queen for a sixth time, going to d3, and after the followup Nc5, to go all the way back home with Qd1. After the followup g6, preparing the fianchetto the bishop and castle, Black has 4 pieces developed, and White only has 1.

[@Anonymous-g2s]

bro got to the chess killscreen!

[@thesingingfly]

@@Anonymous-g2s Wait wha

[@Anonymous-g2s]

@@thesingingfly If you don't understand killscreen look it up.

[@malino0527]

I'm sure this is what you meant, but in case you didn't, white can indeed not take the b7 pawn, instead Nc3 is a good move with an equal game

[@thesingingfly]

@@Anonymous-g2s Just looked it up, and I had no idea it had a name. Not cool, mah dude.

[@iamikomizo728]

3:57 I like the fact that we dont talk about the move castle and both queens still hanging.

[@jopekpl3986]

I was never this proud of a random guy from my country. Such a creativity!

[@pascalanonym6495]

I guess he stumbled upon it by accident

[@ExgarPond]

WOW this is just brilliant. Love it thanks Igor!

[@TwoHonest]

Sicilian Defense, Chekhover Variation, Straszewski Attack

[@thedugan8r593]

@@TwoHonest That's quite a mouthful... 👅 I prefer the "Naked Lady Gambit" because of the exposed Queen. 👸

[@tayone9254]

​@@thedugan8r593bro wtf

[@cellonest]

Haha, I literally played this the second game after watching your video and opponent stepped right into it...1600 🤣 Keep up the great content!

[@John-g6x1h]

I've been struggling against the Sicilian and I may have to try this.

[@ritodatta7991]

Another gem from smirnov!! Salute to the 1600 elo guy!! Thanks for enlightening us!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dragonore2009]

I suppose the best name for the gambit would be to name it after him. So, the Straszewski gambit or perhaps the Sicilian defense Straszewiski variation.

[@thedugan8r593]

@@dragonore2009 the BEST name is something as unique and catchy as the opening itself... Which chess video are you more likely to watch... "The Straszewiski Variation" or "The Naked Lady Gambit"? (Because, exposed Queen 👑 😉)

[@PatrickWalters-e2s]

@@thedugan8r593 The Straszewiski Variation

[@cronqvist5763]

The first trap reminds me of that one Queen's Gambit, Declined trap where you sac the queen temporarily, to be a piece up later.

[@novirasputin2]

Thank you nice video. I say name it for Straszewski to be fair

[@thedugan8r593]

@@novirasputin2 This would make this "just another opening" named after its inventor 🙄. This beautiful opening deserves a more unique title. 😍 I personally like "Naked Lady Gambit", since the queen is so exposed.

[@The-Dom]

1:24 black can move ka5 and shut the whole thing down

[@blaize122]

b4 now what

[@DJ_Razzle]

(13:26) It looks like the same positions I get coming out of the Smith Morra.

[@FelixMitY]

I really love the variations after 6. Qc7 and it looks a ton of fun to play for white however isn't the whole attack kind of refuted by 6. Qa5+? It forces a queen trade either by 7. Nb3 or Qxa5 followed by Nxa5

[@ShawnReed-h9z]

I'd love to know what the theory is if, at 3:05 in on the video, black goes either pa6 (followed by qc8), or pb6 (followed by qc8) - anticipating that the white queen would try exploiting the weakness and going for a queen trade. Does white instead fall back with the queen? They don't have the knight developed enough yet to counter.

[@alexandrudanciu7874]

Usually 90% of players would just push the queen out of there with pawn to A6... Yup, this happened most of the time😢 so the whole trick is lost on the way

[@williamtheoverlord1671]

If they attack the queen right away just take b7 pawn

[@Palimoe90]

Igor my man. Make me a video on how to play kan Sicilian please.

[@manueldeponti3527]

But with the Qc5 by black variation after the discovery, black can take the knight and then a bishop, ending with fair material.

[@QZI37]

If the material was how you should evaluate the position, then how is Nxd4 equal?

[@varietybacon]

yeah but the position is dogcrap

[@charc0al_tv]

7:26, wouldn't playing b4 also trap the queen? I assume Bd2 is just better?

[@thunderfox101]

Yeah, they both do trap the queen. Both moves are equally good

[@UpulIndrajith-g1m]

Thank all ❤

[@bachuvinodkumar617]

Qg4 or Qb8 or a5 are best moves @ 9:15

[@t-love8351]

i’m pretty sure he invented it on purpose, not by accident.

[@neilarmstrong76]

This is Chess Gold! An awesome gangster gambit by a 1600 - - Ingenious and delightful! Igor obviously loves it.❤

[@gr.8mcwynebalela225]

Alien gambit, cow opening, and mars gambit was created just recently

[@SmilingIbis]

Looking at this for the first time, I thought instead of Qc7, Qa5+ forces off the Qs and if a knight comes poking around, then Kd8 can keep it off c7. Still, even with the Q on c7, a move like e6 first and then a6 should quiet down the Q-side.

[@av8tion]

Right now in my opening repertoire I play the delayed alapin sicilian against 1...c5 so this works perfectly for me as I can go back to playing 3.c3 if my opponent doesn't respond with 2...d6

[@mattbrehe9781]

at 4:00, why not leave the tension and castle?

[@develop3628]

I would name it HorMy Queen gambit 😂. Thanks Igor, another amazing video. I’ll add it to my favourite videos with “Fry the fried liver” and “Goaring gambit”. By the way, I think it is a good idea to “resurrect” the goaring gambit which is really useful and underrated, it helped me grow 200 ELO in no time.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Appreciate you for being here!

[@thedugan8r593]

@@develop3628how about the "Naked Lady Gambit." Same idea of emphasizing the exposed Queen. 😉

[@thedugan8r593]

@@develop3628 How about the "Naked Lady Gambit"? Same idea of emphasizing the exposed Queen. 👸😉

[@develop3628]

@@thedugan8r593 lmao 😂

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

Wow, that's a crazy fun gambit. Sadly I switched from e4 to d4 a while ago!

[@bachuvinodkumar617]

What about casteling at queen side @4:19

[@TwoHonest]

Good question, stockfish says just retreat the Queen to b3, then if black plays Be6 you play c4

[@LogicDailyMath]

Igor I love your videos!! Please make a video against the English! I'm 1700 and it's the only opening where I'm not confident as black

[@T4TheTidePod]

You can play against it the same way you play against Queen's Gambit type openings, it often transposes

[@Palimoe90]

Play the grunfeld, it’s very solid

[@Arsenniy]

What if after Nc3 black plays e6 covering d5?

[@NJDJ1986]

@11:00 "and yes you guess it right, we're going to sacrifice our queen yet again! youre playing Nxc5" me: oh, i thought my guess was Nd4, not capturing the knight on c5!

[@xenbolt7035]

Sicilian Defense Chekhover Variation, Moving Gambit

[@rybiryj]

If you play it as white, you get to 6.Qb5 in about 3-4% of your games

[@AnoNymous-mv4mj]

After the Qb5 move, as black, I would protect the b pawn with the knight, Na5. Is there a refutation to that?

[@nomankhan-kz4mg]

10:52 1...Ne5 2. N×e5 variation is so risky to play for 1600 level. Black has queen and white don’t it’s tough to handle as white. But rest all variation is good.

[@Cripplified]

It's not risky. Black needs to play perfect to win.

[@JairMarcano-j4t]

7:25, what if they move the queen to c5 instead?

[@ricardopinto2611]

In that video about ortiz vs cawdery you mentioned 5 rules to succeed. My question is: following that rules is enough to beat chesscom max level 3200 elo? If not, could you tell me what other factors i need to consider besides sharp calculations and anti-computer setups like super-closed openings? Thanks.

[@peterbago4574]

No rules will help you beat 3200 elo. It will help you advance above your usual ratings.

[@UmarAlFarooq]

Really great gambit!

[@whitedevil1673]

Why not defend the pawn by rook instead of queen?

[@LuImElPr]

De arc gambit. Honoring joan de arc.

[@NevarKanzaki]

I don't think I'd even bother protecting the pawn. With so many queen moves in the opening, I'd feel plenty happy playing something like g6. If white takes the pawn, I just fianchetto up and take aim at b2. White looks pretty awkward and passive.

[@tomerchip]

Thank you for the content Igor but I keep asking myself what’s the point if black plays an early Qa5 and force a queen trade

[@GlenEastman-h6g]

Straszewski Gambit, if that’s his name, otherwise the Polish Gambit.

[@NightWolf4223]

Dang I tried this and dang this gambit is insane 😅

[@gencass111]

Name it after the man who found it.

[@alldressed_ruffles7595]

Lightning Gambit, the 3 queen moves look like a lightning bolt

[@taneridle6299]

Name it the Straszewski Gambit

[@hinoob12321]

can you make a crash course on king and pawn endgames

[@kurzackd]

Does anyone know how the game continued for this "Straszewski" *AFTER* his novelty Queen move ?? Cuz ... _IF_ he LOST, then it wouldn't be as big a feat as if he had managed to convert it to *A WIN... !! :D* .

[@inishi_8]

nelson just played this in his stream

[@edelmutstruth4119]

instead of knight d4 I have learned the best defense is attacking and developing pieces I would play knight f6 doesn't matter if the queen takes the pawn b7

[@UAPch]

Igor, what would you play against this as black in a legit game?

[@madhavichilekampalli2838]

brilliant gamhbit

[@basteala525]

An actually effective Botez Gambit, I'll be damned. Also if for some reason Straszewski Attack/Gambit doesn't stick, my vote is for Godiva Gambit.

[@omeshuikey5004]

5:28 ngl, I did got this position in my game & I ended up having a draw due to repetition 🙂

[@eddieballgame]

Just give White the b7 pawn, develop K-side & Black's developed position looks more than adequate as compensation.

[@BobChess]

1600 gambit sounds cool

[@cmznuke]

Qa5 would have been a safe refutation I believe: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6. 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4?! Nc6 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb5 Qa5+. White has to trade. 7. Qxa5 Nxa5 8. b4 Nc6 9. a3 (white has some development advantage, but not a big issue, given that the queens got traded).

[@QZI37]

Btw Qa4 isn't check lol

[@QZI37]

Ngl ur kinda right tho, Whenever I play this Queen sac gambit(Some lines actually have a brilliant queen sac) I have around a 60-70% winrate because of the ideas for white and Qa5+ removes all of the ideas

[@cmznuke]

@@QZI37 I am bad at writing :D

[@QZI37]

@@cmznuke Don't worry! :D I had to devote my channel into making people learn chess notation and trust me you are not on my list of people who need the video linked in my channel description.

[@sakgodsomis]

If it is a novelty, why didn't have his name on openings databases?

[@tjakkaaa8709]

why not just simply "The 1600 gambit" ?

[@adamiskosach]

It is not impossible to come up with a new gambit :D I made 80 videos in past three years analyzing all sorts of new and tricky opening ideas. Also, heard about the Yan Yan guy? :D

[@promugg]

You could call it the polish vault.

[@morganh2800]

Why not force queen exchange and just continue developing on the king side...

[@TheLordcenzin]

why after Qb5 you didn't try Na6? is it trivial?

[@TheLordcenzin]

even Qa5+ cancels everything (it seems to me) :)

[@marcellobosio9089]

Brilliant

[@MihalyNyilas]

I didn't read all the comments, but keep short: sicilian queen attack

[@thedugan8r593]

@@MihalyNyilas "Naked Lady Gambit" Same length, more descriptive.... And fun. 😉

[@DanceSC2]

Why not Knight A5?

[@shrirangbondale2263]

I hate that 1600 player from today, bro making me learn more theory single handedly.

[@TheMarrethiel]

Why wouldn't you move the pawn to b6?

[@wesleymills6542]

It’s the Tomasz gambit.

[@Dan-ux8xw]

Brillant gambit

[@SRBLSS9655]

Sadly a3 immediately loses for white

[@VOID-eg2uh]

wouldn’t it make sense to just put the 1600’s name or surname then follow it up with gambit or attack or variation lol

[@plum_perception]

the blooming onion attack

[@Creativechessyoda]

Covering so many variables by this supposed 1600!? lol. Funny. Last hurled insult.

[@GregTurismo]

That is awesome

[@QuantenMagier]

I would just call it Anti-Sicilian: Amazon on Horseback Attack.

[@kayasper6081]

I am proud of my fellow 1600. After all we're not that stupid😂

[@Primenumberszeta]

The unknown gambit

[@ravfk437]

I would play Qc8?

[@niteshdubey2467]

What if QC8????

[@RayT70]

Honestly, I would just play 6. Qb5 Nf6 and enjoy the advantage.

[@osnatgradyschwartz6766]

Cillian variation unknown attack because the 1600 is unknown

[@mtheaney]

If NA5 on move 6, I think this attack collapses.

[@timeovah9190]

but just queen a5 with black , and u trade the queen with no concrete advantage as white ?

[@jamescooke7243]

would this work against GMs? im guessing not

[@Darrion99]

Call it the forkline

[@Trash_cash]

I wood name it the eclipse gambit

[@Creativechessyoda]

Would conjecture it was you that lost this eh? 😎

[@rafaney5104]

My proposal: Crazy queen gambit.

[@thedugan8r593]

@@rafaney5104 It's only "crazy" because the queen is exposed.the whole time👸😳 Therefore I'm calling it the "Naked Lady Gambit" 😉 I don't care what the rest you call it. 😏

[@munaz_ix]

red eye gambit