TRAPPIEST Opening Gambit for White Against the Caro-Kann [Opening Tricks]

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@williamphipp9290]

6:33 If Knight F6 then bishop takes f7, then use your knight to take the e5 pawn forking the king and bishop, not only do you win a pawn but you expose the king, after taking the bishop your knight (which is defended by the knight) you can castle and open your rook to the f file and generate a devastating attack. Just make sure you probably defend your pawns in the centre. Even if you don’t have a successful attack you can still convert the position into a winning endgame.

[@chenbhag]

Nice

[@agrawp]

What if Ke7?

[@karlmilton1293]

​@agrawp you play Bb3...keeping the bishop safely on a strong diagonal with blacks king in the center he may try to play Bxf3 (top engine move) but just play Qxf3 and enjoy your bishop pair and the lack of co-ordination of the blacks pieces. Cheers!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Trappiest Variation Against the Caro-Kann Defense 00:36 Fantasy Variation: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 01:17 Mainline: Black plays dxe4, followed by e5 01:49 Mistake most chess players make 02:49 Losing mistake by Black in the opening 04:25 If Black plays Be7 instead of Nc5 05:15 If Black doesn't accept the Maroczy Gambit 06:00 Can you find the best move for White? 06:33 Black's correct response 07:48 Tricky queen trap variation 08:49 Black's 2nd most played variation is bad 10:00 White's checkmating attack

[@georgekosinski8957]

You may want to correct your typo on Line 6. Otherwise - well done!

[@33jrp]

The Fantasy Variation was a blast to play.

[@rannieperalta2192]

Gm Smirnov I like your courses and the cat at your back

[@unclebob1959]

That cat knows all these moves by heart.

[@michaelrobinson2687]

@@unclebob1959 The cat wouldn't need to know the moves. It (I don't know whether the cat is male or female) would just use the Feline Gambit (Cat walks over board laying waste to all in its path)

[@tastethem]

"Collect the harvest" for some reason made me audibly laugh. Keep up the great videos, GM Smirnov!

[@CastlesKingSide]

6:25 my guess is B:f7 + followed by N:e5 and N:g4, should the bishop be accepted

[@robertpease9834]

That was the first thing I saw

[@flacsomtodosclas2165]

The only logical sequence i can think of: destroy the castle win 1-2 pawns

[@georgekosinski8957]

If you want to become a really strong player you have to stop guessing and start calculating.

[@harveyschonwald]

How would you play if black does not capture B on f7? Just continue development or withdraw bishop and eye weak kingside for later? Groucho316

[@CastlesKingSide]

@@harveyschonwald yup. just Bb3. extra pawn, semi-open f-file, enemy king in the centre. enough advantage

[@tonyd.3090]

Impressive selection of lines you have. Not one boring video on your channel, all very instructive. Still wandering what the good move is after you comment after 06:10 - could be very helpful and to know

[@spartanbeast3575]

bishop takes f7, king takes, knight takes pawn and checks the king, king moves back, knight takes bishop

[@georgekosinski8957]

Bxf7+

[@Naborbukv2]

1:23 if e5 - dxe5, Qb6 - Nc3, Bc5 - Na4, Bf2+ - Ke2, Qd4 - Qxd4, Bxd4 - f4 1:23 if e5 - dxe5, Bc5 - Nc3, Qb6 - Na4, Bf2+ - Ke2, Qb5+ - c4, dxc4 - Kxf2, Qxe5 1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, Ne7 - Bf4, 0-0 - 0-0-0 1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, Nf6 - Ne2, c5 - Bg5 1:23 if e6 - Nc3, Bb4 - Qd3, b6 - Qe3 1:23 if Nf6 - e5, Ng8 - Nc3, e6 - f4 1:23 if Qb6 - c3, e6 - Bd3, Nf6 - e5, Nfd7 - f4, c5 - Nf3 1:28 if e6 - Nf3, Nf6 - e5, Nd5 - c4, Bb4+ - Bd2, Ne3 - Qb3, Bxd2+ - Nbxd2, Nxf1 - Rxf1 9:21 if Bg4 - Be2

[@nada1988-v1c]

SOMEBODY HELP: my opponents know everything about this and this version they go at time 0:51 pawn c5. And I have no idea how to respond

[@christhegreat5966]

Turn captions on for 2:30-2:40

[@nafi2683]

Hhahahaha

[@RogerStreetFriedmanOfficial]

what if instead of pawn e5 black plus pawn e4?

[@ingogoldbeck2886]

Which one is better for black : this maroczy variation or the rasa-studier gambit??

[@daimyo9494]

starting video 2:41 why the F6 knight never captures the e4 hanging pawn?

[@daimyo9494]

it also prevents the white knight attacks on G5...

[@harveyschonwald]

if ...N x e4, then R e1, with laser attack on black king, N is pinned and will be lost Groucho316

[@daimyo9494]

@@harveyschonwald can it be defended by B f5? if attacked by g4 then B g6? 🙏

[@JabarFarahi]

B takes f7 Pawn check. If King takes, then Knight takes the e5 Pawn, check then take the g4 Bishop.

[@anatoleythenerd]

exactly!! wonderful !!!

[@Mihir_hun_vaii]

You cannot take g4 bishop because of the knight

[@anatoleythenerd]

@@Mihir_hun_vaii but you take the g4 bishop with your knight which is defended by your queen!!

[@TusuRespect]

9:11 what to play if knight c7

[@Whozurdadi]

Your videos are far superior and better than anyone else out there Igor. I am forever grateful! I've learned so much.

[@anon123-x6g]

absolutely correct

[@lohitakshanavneeth135]

True

[@MantraSchultz]

This is exactly what I needed. Thanks Igor!

[@seeess925]

But how to use Tal attack to win? I don't do fantasy or alien style. I can try to trap bishop using Tal technique. But don't know much if opponent escape.

[@sagarnagvekar5773]

Two lovely ways shown of breaking open Black's castling. White gives up knight and bishop for Black's rook and pawn. Nice checkmate shown in end using two knights attack from white on Black's castling.

[@sunilchristian3430]

Thank you!

[@seanleechild]

Against caro kann, which attack is easier and more aggressive? Fantasy variation or Two Knights Attack? And why?

[@bogdananicescu6051]

Where so you play online and with what nickname? Thanks

[@NickCSE]

Sir Igor, the most problematic is that the black queen is aiming even the scholar check before the light square knight moves at the very beginning and ravages the pawn and rook and later the Black bishop joins diagonally to kill the Whites and continuously checks in this manner unsettles everything Do you have any solution for that? My solution for the specific scenario is such that I have to play Dark Square Knight before I play Light Square Knight to protect my central pawn. However, i am searching for a better solution. plz help me!

[@oddity6176]

@9:22 Why wouldn't black just go to Ne4, back it up with a bishop or a pawn, and continue development from there?

[@yaronmiller2476]

What would happen if black plays bishop to e6 in your first variation, to stop whites attack on f7 square?

[@alekhinesgun9997]

Then c3 and the game proceeds like a regular caro with blacks bishop awkwardly placed on e6

[@georgekosinski8957]

According to Karpov, 5...Be6 is the most promising move for Black.

[@alejandroayalamaldonado2817]

Excelente.!!! Gracias.!!!

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

Instructive, intelligent learning videos, thanks GM Igor sir 🎉❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@korosu8515]

what if after white castles king side and black plays bg4 pinning the knight

[@anjumulla8891]

at 6:07 beautiful bishop sac a bxf7+ kxf7 and a stunning move nxe5+! it is a check and also attacking the bishop.

[@ChristianSoschner]

Great video. Good to know how to counter on the Caro kann defense

[@GaryKanabay]

B x e7+ kxb, nxe5+, k somewhere, n x b on g4 and white is 2 pawns up with better position, as well.

[@scarybraingaming5038]

pls include the 3. e6 line

[@p7sc7l26]

Really like these videos which go beyond e4 e5 into other openings like Caro-Kann, Sicilian etc Would wish some d4 stuff (not London or QG) like Catelan

[@johnhosky2931]

Awesome vid!

[@bubbageee]

7. BXf7 K-e7 ... king is misplaced. Maybe next pin the knight? Maybe push the e-pawn? Or maybe kick the bishop with h3.

[@aminshafiee7066]

Thanks

[@okamisansempai557]

Sweet video great work

[@deepaashok5091]

But how do you get all the lines

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

*NOPE* I tried the Maroczy Fantasy and had TERRIBLE results. When I started confusing the Mieses variation with the French Diemer Duhm I was playing, I INSTANTLY started kicking something like 70% butt WITHOUT STUDY! Not as many players are falling for *1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ne5+ Kg8 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. Qxg4 Nd7 11. Qe6#* anymore, but I'm STILL 50:48 against an opening I was never able to beat at all before using it. I like the Mieses. Opponents can DECLINE the Maroczy. I do HIDEOUS when opponents decline gambits, especially against hypermoderns. OTHERS have great stats with the Maroczy, but not me. It doesn't focus on f7 like the Mieses and I live for fried liver attacks.

[@lohitakshanavneeth135]

Igor I like the fantasy variation but nowadays I am losing a lot of games as my opponents play after e4c6 d4d5 f3 they play e5 there are too many traps in that line can you please cover that line too. Big fan of your channel❤

[@sneakerhead4770]

I wouldn’t play caro like this as black and against the fantasy there are better moves. Usually looking to trade off the the white bishop so u don’t lock it behind the pawn chain but against the fantasy u would challenge the center with the e pawn to open the dark square bishop and attack with that check as well as the queen on that diagonal

[@saiesasrikarkommaraju736]

Bxf7 Kxf7 Ne5 Kong moves and then we capture the bishop with our queed or knight

[@daimyo9494]

at minute 10:44 the black bishop and queen can take the white knight at g5, the brutal checkmate won't work i think... cmiiw

[@dabbinghitlersmemes1762]

Black stops the checkmate but loses his Queen after NxB QxN QxQ

[@apkemp69]

@GMIgorSmirnov So which is it... against the Caro Kann, should we go with the fantasy variation as you suggest in this video or 3. Nc3 as you suggest and layout in great detail (with multiple lines depending on how black responds against 3. Nc3) in the video linked below. You're saying how awesome one response to the CK is in this video and how awesome this other response is to the CK in a different video. For people who want to do what you would do, because they think you're super smart (like I do), which Igor should we listen to... 3. Nc3 Igor or 3. f3 Igor? ❤ kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKqkXmyBrJpjfpYsi=E6fhJET6pKynKeuo

[@wandregisel6385]

As a caro-kann player, I find this variation very hard to handle. 2000+ in online blitz, but I feel like I've fallen for some trap after exd4 and e5. I now avoid that completely and play 3...g6

[@AmritpalSingh-kq9jr]

Bro how much time does it takes to be 2000

[@sarthakmaruti]

same mine rating is 2200 i just defeated a guy with 2100 with caro kann using same variation

[@TrumanShow744]

super great

[@nonskategaming9827]

The correct move is Bxf7+

[@kristianrother]

I like Qb6 against fantasy. Reasonably easy to navigate as black.

[@vinaymundhra5795]

Bxf7, Nxe5 and then we can take bishop with our knight

[@eliericksson.8950]

Fantastic lines! I love this for white and will probably mix this in with the Hillbilly attack that I play against the Caro.

[@vkgamingff06]

What if black doesn't capture for f3?

[@georgekosinski8957]

I assume you meant "... doesn't capture on e4." Then the choices seem to be 3...e6, 3...g6, and 3...e5!?, according to Karpov.

[@Rbr-f4v]

What if he does f6 after

[@TonoySaha-j8h]

What a Beauty!

[@divergentlife493]

I tried pushing that pond to do this fantasy thing. But he didn't it. So I had no clue what to do.

[@KoeBowmaker]

What about 3. … e6?

[@CrazyChou]

wow all i can say is wow this is so good to take down caro kan defense

[@romelliilagus4314]

What if black plays 3...e6

[@jeneb100]

SUPER

[@utredutredson1686]

3 E6

[@wikiwing348]

My new operation against the caro

[@raptorialmage]

every time you said f7 pawn I thought you said "asshole of a pawn" lol

[@iqueron8890]

Finally something I can use to fight those boring caro kan players

[@thomashase2079]

the first one is like a fries liver attack, nothing special and black just plays pawn h6 to prevent the knight move

[@normanwilson9594]

Bf7

[@BlunderBunny]

What if Black watched your video and plays h6 to prevent Ng5?

[@shahidfaruque6139]

Bxf7+

[@arany5123]

In the end the black bishop could take the knight stopping the checkmate.

[@ralphderkapitaen9875]

slightly manipulated. at the end (where you claim check mate coming soon), all the black needs to do is to attack the white pawn on E5 (via black knight on D7)...then white pawn on D4 takes that knight, but the other black knight takes that pawn) and attacks the white knight at the same time. That combo will open a new situation giving black a clear advantage (white king will be getting checked within few moves and will be wide open soon)...definatelly a losing situation for white..:-)

[@georgekosinski8957]

Providing specific moves and move numbers is helpful.

[@yeasirarafatbu]

'other black knight takes that pawn'- very wrong, because cannot take😊 Requested to check again.

[@photographerspecial]

i would have pinned the knight instead of playing bishop c5

[@shafiqulislam3095]

Those who plays caro kann knows the fantasy variation and how to beat it.

[@isaprogar2266]

East Java Indonesia present.

[@elizabeth4689]

someone just used this against me 😢

[@thechessfish]

Good, he didn't cover my response to the fantasy

[@RogerStreetFriedmanOfficial]

what is it?

[@normanwilson9594]

bf7 again!

[@Jacob25f]

He just lost a queen, too easy buster!

[@edlawrence5059]

What happened to your cat?

[@rannieperalta2192]

First 🙂🙂

[@2009Neelam]

Bxf7+,kxf7,nxe5+,ke8,nxg4

[@UNKNOWN-wl5yi]

Winnig move Bxf7+

[@lawrancesoosaimani8249]

Bxf7 Kxf7 Nxe5 Ke8 Nxg4 Nxg4 Qxg4👍

[@edreusser4741]

BxP ch! KxB etc.