5 Queen's Gambit Traps Every Chess Player Should Know

[@highkage9535]

Oh, this clears things up. I thought I was supposed to gambit the queen.

[@thecoolring6431]

What do you think about the kings gambit my friend?

[@NoobSharkey]

@@thecoolring6431 what else could it mean but gambitting the king

[@torben22.16]

@@thecoolring6431 favourite opening if you really dont feel like playing

[@Neefew]

The Botez gambit is gambitting the queen, named after WFM Alexandra Botez

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

Botez doesn't play the Queen's Gambit & Vidith doesn't play the King's Gambit!

[@johnchessant3012]

In all my years of playing the Albin on lichess, I got the knight underpromotion trap exactly once. It felt so good.

[@Life-Sky]

Maybe your elo is too high... or too low...

[@tasty9957]

@@Life-Sky obviously too high lmao

[@ziwuri]

@@tasty9957 People at like 600 elo 1. wouldn't play the queen's gambit 2. wouldn't make all these natural moves that lead to fxg8=N+ 3. If you're able to memorize even just this simple trap, you'd be beating them anyway

[@tasty9957]

@@ziwuri that's what I'm saying

[@_timetravels4528]

I always play Kf3 first to avoid all that insanity

[@FuzionRTC]

I could listen to you explaining trap lines for days on end

[@AnteSocial86]

Me too! He has an uncanny ability to inform, entertain and make chess accessable to anyone each in equal measure.

[@murkkz1679]

This man might as well have traps for the bongcloud too lmfao

[@hgjgjfjfmd]

There's a funny line..

[@ChrundleKelly]

He does! It was just posted on his clips channel a couple days ago. lol

[@murkkz1679]

@@ChrundleKelly bruh

[@torben22.16]

@@ChrundleKelly I would love if this would be called anti bongcloud on lichess xD

[@billko4342]

@@torben22.16 bongcloud reputed

[@domloe3690]

Today in a maths lesson, teaching scalene triangles a student asks “where are scalene triangles used?” Will be showing them this video tomorrow

[@jmooroof1769]

It is correct

[@jodhweijoundica3453]

triangulation is a technique that would come to mind as a useful thing that might excite them to know that they're building towards

[@jodhweijoundica3453]

both manmade and natural triangles exist might be a relevant statement for them

[@Damogen]

Minecraft speedrunners use triangulation. That might catch their interest.

[@slicedupjim1275]

Another example you could use might be GPS satellite triangulation

[@aman_singh__]

Ah yes the advanced variation where you have your own knight in place of opponent's knight

[@ziwuri]

lol

[@amarshah2222]

when your trap gets refuted, "Oh no! my Queen(s Gambit trap)!"

[@MiguelGarcia-to6cs]

These videos make me play more creative even if I don't remember the traps.

[@Nae_Ayy]

@@ziwuri This is how I've been playing lately. It works really well for shorter games like blitz. Forcing the opponent to find the right moves even if I'm objectively losing.

[@shazers7313]

Once I saw one of your traps in an online game I said "sorry I watch Rosen too" and won the game after he replied "too bad"

[@ziwuri]

that's awesome

[@ekankojic2411]

Eric Rosen: *teaching chess to everyone* Also Eric Rosen: “What do you call triangle with sides that all have different lenght?”

[@petargeorgiev9219]

There must be a video for positions to play "oh no my queen"

[@lecobra418]

In the Stafford and the Legal trap, losing the queen for a forced mate.

[@acer4pidacer4pid15]

@@lecobra418 r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.... wow, you must be fun at parties

[@jimmycoombs1791]

In the first trap you can actually get away with only losing the knight c3 and then block the ensuing check with the bishop.

[@callme_whatever]

But after Nc6, White could play axb5 (pressuring the black knight and opening the A file for the white rook). I was thinking Bb7, Qxb7 and Ne7 (developing the knight and at same time protecting the rook with the Queen).

[@shanshansan]

You're playing Eric Rosen, one of your favourite Chess content creators. As you make a move, thinking it's brilliant, you hear some distant words. "Oh this is a pretty funny line."

[@originaljungle]

i'm still waiting for the "oh no my queen, there's a funny line" techno remix

[@baoboumusic]

Sounds like a great idea :D

[@Wayne-xu3xc]

I an a 74 yr old novice.I learned a little bit about chess as a child like how the pieces moved and what the objective was. played a few games with family but no one knew any strategy so i am sure we would have lost against anyone who would have studied chess. kind of let the game go for a while but ten i got a friend who enjoyed the game. i know he has no rating but he and his family and friends played a lot of chess over the last 50 years so when we lived close we would play some and his experience proved out as he won most of the time. but as we played i got better and got it up to about a fifty fifty game. he says the way i play confused him as i was always agressive and he was on defense most of the time lol. truth is i dont know defense so i have to attack to have a chance. its a lot of fun and next time i see him i am going to try some of these gambits and see if he catches on lol. main thing for me is having FUN

[@cwjalexx]

At 18:00 when he made that triangle I paused the video and looked up what a different sided triangle is called because I couldn't remember and thought to myself that I hadn't heard scalene in a long time (and I have a math degree). I unpause the video to him asking what it's called and saying the same thing hehe.

[@iamalittleboat]

I should never have started playing the Queens gambit as a beginner, it's so complicated and there's soo many defenses, variations and traps 😅

[@adamstafford5334]

Spoiling my secrets, LOL. I've caught so many people with the Albin trap. So many fish assume you can only promote a pawn to a queen. -adfost8

[@ninjahatodi8462]

Hi Eric! I recently played a game of Stafford gambit and it went exacly like you explained in your Stafford video!!! It was pretty awesome feeling!!

[@ninjahatodi8462]

I am rated about 1100

[@danielk3530]

@@ninjahatodi8462 nice!

[@kenthiroshima6932]

eric rosen is one of the my motivatation and inspiration in playing chess, thanks.

[@wolc4726]

"It helps if you say oh no my bishop" HAHAHAHAHA

[@jrobinson3k1]

Black doesn't lose a rook at 0:55, but he does lose a minor piece. Nc6 or Bb7 can be played to save the rook.

[@theelectricalengineerguy2121]

Doesn't that pin the king and rook

[@jrobinson3k1]

@@theelectricalengineerguy2121 fork you mean? If Nc6 QxNc6+, Bd7 blocks check and reveals discovered defense on the rook via the queen. If Bb7 QxBb7, Nd7 is a similar concept. It's not the best computer move but it's the best move to play against a human opponent imo.

[@yatnalkarpranav]

Hi Eric! I just saw this video yesterday and played the Albin counter gambit trap today as black! Made me super happy :)

[@sepprijkers2327]

Hi Eric, I am Sepp from the Netherlands, I love watching your videos. (And sometimes on stream haha). Can you tell me how to create like an portfolio where I put in openings so I can practise with them?? On Lichess by the way. Love to hear from you or someone else who can help me..❤️

[@LeventK]

5:51 the classic "Oh no my bishop!" gambit

[@ognjenaskovic1830]

Damn I love your videos. Went on and tried the first trap in my first game, and the opponent easily bit the trap. Beautiful

[@bandiddums]

Eric has such a soft voice and a monotone speak you'd think it'd be hella boring to watch, but this is probably one of the most focused I've been watching a video on KZbin. And it's about chess of all things too

[@yerkinassylbek]

I played a game and they played the "reverse london" exactly like you said, wow.

[@lecobra418]

Since you showed up those "ponziani traps" I've seen quite a lot of people playing the ponziani, and most losing quite badly.

[@M-F-H]

The Albin Countergambit trap is well known as Lasker trap, as lichess says @5:52 ! Could have been mentioned...

[@bubbahottep8644]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Eric dude has an overly soothing voice, to teach effectively. I find myself napping instead of learning.

[@TMBRMECH]

Honestly, I find it more effective to do the queen’s gambit using my bishops. I have very basic opening that uses a tempting way to defend my bishops before it can be taken if declined. Using your bishops you have the opportunity to take both bishop and rook on either side and also not lose any pieces in the process. Granted, you need an opponent that isn’t observant to accept it as they have nothing to gain from it. But I play casual games primarily, so it works more often than it really should

[@GBlunted]

Queens Gambit is how I like to play white as of late! And I think Queens Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine's System -> e4, Ne5, f3 is a trap I'm able to play quite often...

[@DeadWaterGaming0]

I love your videos, so informative and useful, keep up the good work

[@danielsayre3385]

I stick to one opening for white to learn it: 1.d4 ... 2. c4 Thank you for expanding my trap repertoire!

[@skrillex4u]

Okay I didn't know single one upload more of these

[@ahmadjan2031]

Does the trap mandates that we say " oh no ! my queen" when playing it.?

[@kurosakiichigo7475]

Woah nice Eric perfect timing, just started playing against a new friend who plays the queen's gambit and these are some nice weapons I'll look into more.

[@iamnotuta2658]

I always play queen's gambit in my games. thanks for the tips!

[@MrEstebandido51]

Damn this is my fav thumbnail of yours so far, I'm liking that glowing pawn especially, super cool. (Even though is probably just a flare xD)

[@chessandmathguy]

17:06 after Bd3 I think dxc4 is not the move, since White can play Bxf6 and there is no trap. Instead of dxc4, Black goes Ne4 immediately.

[@Romaoplays]

Could you do one for the king’s gambit too?

[@ChrundleKelly]

My first ever opening I sat down and studied was the Queen's Gambit. Which is why I always take the declined line as black :)

[@FirestarterXX]

Awesome. Waiting for more traps.

[@bryandizon1914]

I wonder if there are extra black knights OTB when you play the albin counter gambit

[@OregonMikeH]

This is the type of content I enjoy the most! Thank You :) Huge THumbs UP

[@acsu96]

Classics for sure, every time you talked about one I said 'oh yeah this one'. I'm fond of the 4th one because I learned it from a finegold video a month before getting it in a tournament game :D

[@BOLDAT]

There is another fun trap in the Cambridge Springs (500 people fell for it): 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5 (The elephant trap position) 7. Nd2 0-0 (White blocks the a5-e1 diagonal with his King Knight) 8. Bd3?? dxc4! (Double attack on both Bishops d3 and g5) 9. Bxf6 cxd3 (If one Bishop runs, take the other) 10. Qxd3 Nxf6 (Black is up a clean piece.) FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/q7/1b1P4/2NQP3/PP1N1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 12

[@richardlabrie515]

From Tarrasch Defense, the Schara Gambit is quite terrible for white (d4 - d5, c4 - e6, Cc3 - c5, cxd5 - cxd4, Da4+ - b5, Dxb5+ [first blunder] - Fd7, Db7 looking to take "the free rook" [second blunder]). It is very natural moves and easy to fall for it. I walk myself into it, but fortunately my opponent didn't know how to punish it

[@kevinkiffe]

Very happy I ran into your channel! Excellent commentary and great videos. Thank you!

[@nathantio3594]

I’m all about these trap videos

[@joereilly7082]

Qc8 if queen takes rook then bishop b8. you loose the knight or the bishop and get the queen. If queen does not take develop bishop to b8 to attack the queen. I didn't use the engine or anything just taking a sec from work but I think it works or I am just missing something obvious.

[@roccos9777]

my main opening is queens gambit for white so this video will be very interesting

[@jacobcarrizales427]

One dubious trap in the Bd7 line after axb5 Bxb5, you can play Bxc4!? When the bishop recaptures you have Qa4+ I had an opponent play Nc6 once 😂, what a windmill. Best play it’s “I have the whole center and you have no pieces developed.” Though.

[@ferhatergul6687]

I was so exited seeing Eric uploaded but then ı realized ı watched that live :(

[@calar8]

That Albin Counter-gambit trap is called the Laskar Trap, its the first trap I ever learned in chess.

[@gerryendersen4718]

I brought out my extra knight in a lasker trap game just cuz I wanted to play with three knights

[@arguellozelaya]

Wow! My Elo is 1800 and I play Queen’s Gambit and I hadn’t seen the Qf3 line winning the rook.

[@L0rd_Vader]

That thumbnail is excellent

[@jeanclod2925]

What’s the easiest way to memorize these movements?

[@maxfriis]

I don't see why Qa4 is not considered in the last position. It's not ideal, but I don't think you are losing materiel beside a bishop for a knight.

[@fminc]

Thanks fr your work Eric, bin a pleasure,

[@imbanana]

I hope one day there will be an officially labaled Rosen trap/variation for whatever opening/position

[@dneary]

2:00: How about Qc7 for Black instead of Qb6? Oh no, never mind. After Qxa8, Bb7, Qxa7.

[@liamlimitless2725]

I cant tell you how many times ive fallen for these.

[@Dunsie]

Falling multiple times for the same trap? C'mon bro get your shit together.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@Dunsie Lol like you haven't

[@fsr1960]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Qb3!? Nc6? (the shocking 3...e5! is correct, leading to wild gambit play; lower-rated players never know or play that move) 4.cxd5! Nxd4?? 5.Qa4+! wins a piece.

[@florianl8273]

When you started showing the reverse London trap, I was 100% sure you were about to show the bogoljubov trap. It's missing from this video :)

[@guitarmaniac847]

My games before I started watching Eric's video -: 😐😑😶 My games after I started watching Eric's video:- 😄😃😀

[@andresurrutia2791]

Not sure how I feel now that I discovering Eric's channel and all his traps. Before, my chess was brainy. After Eric's, it's all about traps, how to avoid them and how to apply them. I feel I gained but also lost something in chess.

[@twopaypal_f1]

i just played the first trap on someone and i've never been prouder in my life for remembering something.

[@l3thalch3cks18]

I play a similar trap as white against the French when I play the Tarasch variation

[@amitbeniwal6891]

Next video please on e4 and e5 or kings gambit please sir. And love from Bangladesh.

[@SyaminiKaushik]

I love these type of videos from you!

[@d4django]

Thank you dear Eric

[@james2578]

1:24 it doesn't matter if someone is 2600, 2700 rated and fall for this. they'll only fall for it once. yet their rating still remains high given their numerous other strengths.

[@nashwinder]

why do you have to take the knight with check after queen trade in the reverse london line, can you not fork king and rook?

[@Borges1984eth]

Thank you!!

[@kaelr5434]

In the first trap, after white plays queen f3, can't black save the rook with knight c6? Queen takes with check then bishop d7 blocks, leaving queen to defend rook? I mean.. losing a knight for free feels bad, but better that than a rook?

[@morningstaralan]

How about the Rubenstein Trap? Or: 1. d4 d5. 2. c4 c6. 3. Nc3 Nf6 .4. Bg5 Ne4. 5. Nxe4 dxe4. 6. e3???? Qa5+

[@nickolaos00]

I needed this one

[@eliseusmoraes6574]

1:46 what if queen is played on c7?.... It would trap the queen right?

[@devourerofthots9776]

Last time i was this early i still had a future

[@LeventK]

I wonder when people will stop to make these unfunny (even depressing for some people) jokes.

[@monarchgupta2712]

@@LeventK when people like you will stop being triggered which makes the joke funnier.

[@bas8792]

@@LeventK some people make self deprecating jokes to cope with their depression/anxiety

[@LeventK]

@@bas8792 Thanks, makes sense.

[@icedwaterglass]

Oof

[@edisvelicanin8854]

Do the kings gambit next please :D

[@webzchess7866]

been watching trap vids for the past 3 hours

[@badjaeaux]

the most mellow guy of serial killer chess

[@additionaddict5524]

Does the Albin counter gambit have any rich lines / thematic ideas outside the main trap line? For example the Budapest has the rook lift idea / queen putting pressure on the queenside.

[@wloffblizz]

I think the main idea of the Albin is to just take the Queen's Gambit player out of her comfort zone and force her to play a completely different kind of an opening. Most Queen's Gambit players enjoy methodical, positional lines, and with the Albin you'll usually end up in a very sharp and aggressive line where black is temporarily down a pawn but white has a hard time developing her pieces. It's good to know though that white can decline the gambit in ways that'll transpose to either French Exchange or Chigorin, so you need to be prepared to play those as well on occasion if you play the Albin!

[@Lens98052]

I walked into that Slav trap as a teenager in a tournament. It ruined my chances of winning the tournament.

[@Otzkar]

please upload more chess traps

[@felixkinecki1099]

Nicest Thing, you saying Zwischenzug :)

[@z0uLess]

this is really valuable, and he is just giving it to us ;)

[@bonjourmerci6695]

Eric rosen is the international nicest guy

[@chingizmehdiyev8974]

Thanks! Great 👍 stuff

[@AyubHassan07]

“2700!” “Wow that’s high!” “On Lichess” “Oh”

[@Balkenn]

Checkmate!! "Oh no, my King"

[@Xbotto]

> forking a Bishop and a knight > forking a knight monkas > but it's also a pin so it's a pork

[@SALMANKHAN-lz4mg]

Nc6 can save your rook! Through this you can only sacrifice your knight not a rook!

[@bradcole1151]

I got my opponent with the 1st trap once to win the rook...still ended up losing the game 🤦‍♂️

[@devtyagi1288]

Just a general note : The traps wont work if u don't say "oh no my queen!!!"😛😛

[@cheeriosd4879]

Beric Hosen?

[@noobifieduwu]

17:17 triangle