The Deutz Gambit | Italian Game Theory

[@HangingPawns]

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[@nate8106]

Ive always liked your videos bc it seems like your the only once who gives actual theory and concrete main lines. Everyone else just showed their tricks or traps or what to do if someone plays bad ot just a specific line. You are the real deal. Anyways i was looking through your channel and was super impressed at how much you've convered and how big the channel is. I loved the scotch series and im happy you've grown and done well. Keep it up! We're really appreciate your videos

[@pranjaldasghosh2588]

I agree

[@infrasonica]

You know how to make high quality, well polished videos. Nifty covers/thumbnails. Helpful move list/"lecture" outlines visible throughout each video. And the recaps you do at the end, although a little fast, are very helpful. Feels like well structured mini lecture. And good audio/video quality in general, which unfortunately isn't always a given in chess lectures on KZbin! All in all very good work. Keep it up! 👌 Oh, fyi though, at 7:21 you say you can take with the queen or with the rook, whichever you fancy, but taking with the rook is actually a blunder and essentially loses the game for white (black would simply take the rook with the f pawn, escaping check, and protecting the previously hanging queen on e5).

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks Patrick:) I appreciate the detailed feedback. As for the blunder, I make those sometimes because I try to talk about ideas, and don't really want to calculate specific variations. I seldom use an engine and hence sometimes miss blunders like this one.

[@emmanuelandre4537]

On 2:56 why didn't the knight move?

[@MindStranger]

The engine shows white is going to win one of the knights anyway, for example after Ng8 Nxc5 Qxc5 Be3.

[@sourandbitter3062]

Not everything in this video is helpful. Like I think 6...Qe7 is a computer move, there's almost no chance you'll face this in a game. If Black makes the mistake of playing 5...Nxe4 then he won't play the computer's top move 6...Qe7 that is played like 1% of the time according to the lichess database. One of Black's minor piece in the center will fall no matter what so Black doesn't even bother moving the knight and prefers playing d6 to defend Bc5 while opening the diagonal for his Bc8. Let's say Black moves 9...Nd5, then 10.c3 Ne6 11.Qf3+ forking the king and the knight on d5. If the knight moves anywhere else then it doesn't control e3 and this becomes possible: Nxc5 Qxc5 and Be3 followed by c3 will win the knight on d4.

[@manki4409]

@@sourandbitter3062 what if 10... Nc6 because then after Qf3+ the king could go to e6 to protect the knight kinda like in fried liver lines.

[@pabloyotrosbichos]

For example if Nd5, Nxc5, Qxc5 and Be3. In almost all variation Be3 will have a deadly pin which will be the key to get back the piece

[@BlitzMaul]

@@sourandbitter3062 I had a similar feeling, in this video he's not showing what the most common moves are for club players. I would have never played Qe7 even though it's the best move. I guess that's why I am not a GM lol

[@marcosolano4928]

2:35 why black custling is wrong?

[@davidmoore8415]

At 2:56, you didn't explain why black can't just move their f6 knight out of the way. I'm sure I'm just not good enough to understand (I'm about a 1200), but please explain. Thank you.

[@wascourge9817]

There’s tactics with the knight on d4, so for instance if ne8 then after nxc5 qxc5, be3 wins back the piece due to the pin on the queen. There are of course other moves and I think you should analyze with engine.

[@niclashochstrasser1773]

Danke!

[@marcofrey2903]

P.S. For further study, viewers will be pleased to look into the Andersson Attack and Nakhmanson Gambit arising from similar positions but different move order. As prerequisite, you will have to know the counter to the two worst moves and the Max Lange Attack .

[@johnathanrexandar2792]

in 3:01 is the night can escape from the pawn attack..?

[@djoleija]

at 20:08 Qc5+ , seems like it can come to repetition since bishop has to go e3 to block it or white loses a piece

[@Rastafaustian]

Viewer's Challenge Declined: The most coldblooded move in chess.

[@julianob4014]

Thanks so much for sharing these very well explained lessons. I have been playing chess for a year and I fell in love with it. I'd like to learn a lot, thanks.

[@kekenolig9842]

Upload middle game and endgame strategies please

[@HangingPawns]

I will start them after the throry is finished. Perhaps a bit sooner:)

[@kekenolig9842]

Thankyou!❤

[@HenryMcCraken4]

5:43 dont take the pawn. Re1+ is stronger

[@jaroslavpors6559]

Re1+ Be6 f*g7 is the same story.

[@HenryMcCraken4]

@@jaroslavpors6559 re1 be6 ng5, no?

[@jaroslavpors6559]

@@HenryMcCraken4 g6! (Engine of course) N*e6 f*e6 R*e6+ Kf7 Rd4 (to Qe1 or Qe2 Qd5!! wins) and black is slightly better. There are other lines (you dont have to take on e6 and go lets say Qf3...) Re1+ gives black also an option of Kf8!? Bg5 g*f6... but with a strong attack. So maybe it gives black more chances to go into hard position and blunder there but white has to know more stuff. Al in all it is good choice as well as traditional f*g7.

[@HenryMcCraken4]

@@jaroslavpors6559 the theory goes be6 ng5 qd5 nc3 qf5 g4 qg6 nce4 bb6 f4 0-0-0 i believe

[@jaroslavpors6559]

@@HenryMcCraken4 Ou, quite nice line. My g6 was played only in 3 games but your Qd5 in over 60, so you are right. I looked a bit deeper and it is very interesting but as usual it ends in 0.0 dead draw 😂. Thanks for this idea as nobody has played it correctly from the black side (white scores over 60 %)

[@andrezavattieri]

Great video, thanks! Would you be able to add the PGN in txt format in the description of the video? The first thing I always do when I watch your videos is to create the PGN so that it makes it easier to go through the moves back and forth and to train. Cheers

[@BlitzMaul]

Just use the Chessvision extension. It gives you a board alongside the video and it automatically makes the moves as the video plays. It gives you all of the lines played and an engine. So you can stop the video and check a line and then resume where you left off. It's phenominal

[@Tilly2020]

Thanks for the video. I am not as convinced by your thoughts this time as I am with your excellent Sicilian series, even it has given me 2 quick wins so far against weak opposition. At 5:00 mins after 6 e5 Ng4, 7 Bxf7+ Kxf7 , 8 Ng5+ Kg8, 9 Qxg4 it seems to me that black has a playable position. Fortunately my opponent soon blundered 9 ... Nxg5 10 Qg3 d6, 11 Re1 Bf4?, 12 Rxe5 de, 13 Qb3+!! 1-0

[@HangingPawns]

No problem Steve. Great for the wins!

[@sassytabasco]

Love how you teach by speaking from experience. All respect to Hikaru and Levy, but I love that you preface lines with sentences like "here's a move that lost me a tournament game. Don't do this." At my level, that knowledge is indispensable.

[@simontimothy7051]

Stephan , on middle game make a video on" how to continue the attack or keep the pressure going on when one has the initiative"

[@jaydenpak3668]

Your videos are one of the only videos that gives actual theory and variations. I cannot lie, this channel is ONE OF THE BEST CHESS CHANNELS EVER!

[@DarkEagle01]

2:27 6…Nx 4:45 6… ex 11:55 6… Bxd4

[@liborlosa6103]

Amazing video and series! Your other series have really helped me improve a lot already! I have one question. @23:46 (the sequence after when the knight retreats to e6 and the other one back to g8 after pawn takes pawn) when you play Qh5 black responds with Qe7. How do you punish when they play g6 instead?

[@fayyaz9953]

when black plays g6 white responds with Qf3. This puts pressure on f7 if black doesn't careful enough white wins with Qxf3#. If black protects the f7 then continue to develop like Be3 then Nc3 so on so forth

[@jellenr23]

Hey men, I'm really enjoying your video's. I'm a beginner and I had a question on a part of this video on 5:15. Because my oponent played the knight to e4 and then the bishop action was not possible because I could not defend the bishop with my knight.

[@lazprayogha]

N34 you just play Qf2 and the knight is trapped.

[@SpaceGoose71]

This was extremely helpful!!!

[@HangingPawns]

Glad to hear that!

[@thexl6773]

You should have way more followers. Your videos are dope

[@TillSwims]

Nice video as always! Appreciate your work. Is there a reason that you haven't show the Italian gambit with 4. d4 ? The lines are similar to yours except that white hasn't castle early and black plays Nf6 later

[@HenryMcCraken4]

That is the rosenteter Gambit if I remember correctly. Don't play it.

[@lazprayogha]

In 7:20, why would Rxe6 be played? Isn't that just losing for white?

[@gokselkont3684]

At 3:27 The third option (castle) should be considered for black (6. Ne5 - 0-0)

[@roland.j.ruttledge]

Full throttle, many thanks UK 😊

[@cloroxbleach2638]

at 7:22 Rxe6+ is a mistake. Qxd5 is correct.

[@michaelthomheadley]

This is an excellent video! Thank you!

[@ctfrancia]

awesome video! But, I think it's better to follow the Max Lange attack and give check to the king after black takes white bishop no? It would be great to see you do a follow up video on the Max Lange attack

[@BlitzMaul]

2:35 My 2100 instincts is to castle as black. Crazy because the engine (stockfish 14 depth 35) gives it +3.82! I would never have thought the advantage is as big as a minor piece and almost a pawn. I guess that's why I am not a titled player haha.

[@sean-kb4wr]

2100 is alot lol you are a great player

[@BlitzMaul]

@@sean-kb4wr I don't think I am a great player, I blunder left and right but thank you for the nice words

[@ferdinandopucci]

Great video, as always! What if after Bg5 black castles?

[@stanaklol]

7:22 Rxe6 is a blunder :d

[@zygmuntuniewski9598]

yeah I watch this video while analysing moves and computer shows that black is totally crushing ;P

[@samibouchnafa9250]

Great work man , appreciate it

[@yaopaultogbe9117]

First thanks for all your videos very interesting and so helpful. But one question please. For the sideline Nxd4? , after Kxf7 e5 what about Ne4 ??? i think it leads to some complication for white.

[@manaschoudhary3924]

just commenting for the algorithm nice vid btw

[@Tobsykrett769]

In minute 22:09 why plays black Nb5 instead Nc6? 😅 If you can tell me a trick than i would love it :)

[@willkp5491]

After Nxd4, Nxe5, is castling not the most sound move for black? How would you punish that?

[@omarwhite2198]

Thank you ❤

[@vikramkadam6971]

NICE video Sir .Thanks

[@HangingPawns]

Glad you like it, Vikram. No problem!

[@danielitapp6963]

I just want to say that he can move his Knight away, it happened in my game, after bishop F7 king just go to F8 instead of taking... I ran analysation with engine, black is okay if knigh G4. Unless King dont take bishop

[@Tripleyou]

at 10:12 why would black go Rd8 as opposed to O-O-O?

[@primowright5457]

I thought castling was better as well, but then I checked the engine, castling is immediately losing with nxc6 forking rook and queen, ofc he could just take back the knight but black's king would be open giving white a slight advantage. The reason it's deadly is because black only option is to take back the knight, any other move would result in white being up a rook.

[@NicoSeven7]

This is the Italian Gambit, I've seen this before (from a FIDE Master class).

[@umezinwamarcellinus4723]

I don't see anything bad in taking with the knight(for black in move 5), because after white takes on e5 attacking the f7 pawn black can simply castle. I just want to know if it's also a bad idea for black to castle at that moment??!

[@BlitzMaul]

If you're talking about 2:35 I thought the exact same thing. I checked with the engine (stockfish 14 depth 35) and castle leads to +3.82 for white. So the advantage is huge. Here's one concrete line that I checked which I thought were logical moves for black but leads to losing. So after castles 2.Be3 Ne6 3.Bxe6 Bxe3 4.Bxf7+ Kh8 5.Bc4 There's way more lines but I'm too lazy to post

[@oraz.]

I have no idea what to do in Italian game even though it's the most familiar setup for me.

[@Boomin4u]

Great explanation

[@nicholastirella9322]

how does pushing the pawn win the knight. can’t u move it?

[@antonguerro1345]

21:50 Nxe4 Bxe7 Nxf2+ white is in check he didn’t win the exchange 😅

[@WenceslausDerErste]

but a whole piece, so it doesnt matter

[@beskeptic]

Great content! Thank you! Why the Deutz Gambit over the Evans Gambit?

[@alfiekelly3852]

both are good, but many people know more about the evans gambit and can fall into the many pitfalls of the deutz gambit shown in this video

[@venugopalvivek007]

thank you sir

[@gladatusbob4497]

Deutz gambit is hell for opponent , espescialy in a blitz game

[@RealKingCringy]

21:50 Nxf2 comes with a check

[@iVesperX]

white will b up a whole piece after taking the knight

[@sauravanand9100]

Can you make a video on queens indian defence..

[@Fifteen_Fifty]

12:40 how is the knight pinned?

[@alfiekelly3852]

after fxe5, the F file is opened and the knight is pinned

[@asdasdasdasd-or3gs]

thank you

[@hackstargaming1253]

3:14 why he didn't saved his knight

[@Nikodem0S]

21:34 But Nxf2 is with check

[@kavyanshagrawal5279]

8:28 what if g4 and not taking the bishop

[@abhaytaranathk7496]

Does the deutz gambit work against 4.Nf6

[@playerx-s4v]

Yes! New video☺

[@HangingPawns]

:)

[@playerx-s4v]

@@HangingPawns one question. 2:58 why can't black just move the Knight when you attack it with your pawn?

[@playerx-s4v]

@@HangingPawns Oh, and 2:35 what if black castles?

[@HangingPawns]

@@playerx-s4v Bxf7 Kh8 Bb3

[@HangingPawns]

@@playerx-s4v Nxc5, the bishop is undefended

[@kadkadeameya]

After e5 why not Ne4

[@stuartbedford7304]

Thank you for your brilliant videos. In the pawn takes variation, after 6.e5, how does white respond to ne4?

[@stuartbedford7304]

Ah okay. Qe2. Sorry. 😬

[@waliaphellps1745]

@@stuartbedford7304 but Qe2 loses the queen…

[@Rhythmic_Ocean]

ummm where is Max Lange Attack on the vid.?

[@DarkEagle01]

4:45

[@Artemis0112-y6j]

Wow... crazy moves

[@paulvater3793]

at 7:20 you simply take the queen, rook takes loses.

[@roelgeurtsen6897]

After e4e5 Ng4 engines prefer Bf4 instead of Bxf7

[@nathonbrown3596]

So close to the max lange. But the e file stays closed

[@tejassoni1687]

Did you get into a fight or fell off the staircase?

[@tejassoni1687]

(bruises on your face)

[@HangingPawns]

No mate. I've been working too much and I haven't slept regularly:D

[@tejassoni1687]

@@HangingPawns Nice coverage of the moves! Will try this in my next tournament. Thanks!

[@jacuzzijane9631]

23:00

[@MorisSen-w2b]

On the 2.5 -3.0 minutes when the bishop on c4 takes f7 the following 3-4 suggested moves do not make sense. The recapturing of the knight is not valid

[@abhaytaranathk7496]

The best video

[@markozivanovic1097]

bravo i hvala

[@rajivgupta186]

Are you giving online classes

[@prplt]

won't work against me tho as I only play the Rousseau gambit 😂

[@pyrrhos7822]

11:21 11...Kxe7! 12.Jbd2 Vxg7 13.Jxc4 and Black stay better

[@tomaskopecky7058]

05:20 you said black is in lot of pain, in my game, black king just f7-g8, I take knight as you said with queen, and black C6Nxe5, gj am down a piece now

[@izzjaboi4337]

Tomas Kopecký i normally find h2-h3 better after Ng4 if you would like to try it

[@arpitakulkarni7165]

No we get a check not an exchange

[@thirdEye915]

i think another name of Deutz Gambit is Italian Kotlawasky Gambit 😑

[@HangingPawns]

Hmm. I don't know.

[@beri4138]

After black takes with the bishop it is the Koltanowski gambit! Before that move, it is the Deutz gambit!

[@seanbeadore3615]

“Then you play e5 winning back the knight.” I see numerous squares for the knight to retreat to with no obvious follow-ups for white.

[@siddharthyadav905]

Hey Sean; let's clear that delusion of yours: ...Ng4 & ...Nh5 lose the knight to the queen. (obvious) ...Ne8, ...Ne4 & ...Nf8 are met by Nxc5 Qxc5 and Be3! (Winning the pinned knight on d4) ...Nd5 is again met by Nxc5 Qxc5 and Be3! still; because if black plays ...Nxe3 then fxe3 comes with check followed by exd4 (again winning the knight on d4)!

[@hickorydragon8114]

Thank you!

[@popovicmladen3277]

hhmmm koja li je sledeca italianka

[@HangingPawns]

Fried Liver:)

[@waso]

Quantity+Quality videos

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks for saying that:)

[@UtzChips2009]

You're not fooling me! In the Max Lange Attack, there is no way you'd play 7.Bxf7? LOL :) You're trying to get your opponents to play the line against you so you can surprise them with 7.Bf4! Or 7.c3. Nice try though ....

[@_matranc_7567]

ı like

[@leprisonnier7957]

Sometimes too fast as usual

[@amandasteven1400]

nah. it's fine. it's not difficult to rewind and have a second look :)