TRICKIEST Chess Opening Against 1.e4 & 1.d4 - Every Move Is A TRAP!

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you one of the trickiest chess openings for Black, which is universal as it works against both 1.e4 and 1.d4 by White.
It’s called the O'Sullivan Gambit from the Alekhine’s Defense which happens after the first moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5. It can also be transposed if White plays 1.d4 and then 1...b5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5.
This gambit is so tricky that White loses in just 6-8 moves in the most common variations. It sets a trap almost every move and even top-rated players fall for these traps; yes, it works even against 2500+ players!
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► Chapters
00:00 Aggressive Chess Gambit for Black
00:27 Universal Chess Opening Against 1.e4 & 1.d4
01:43 Line-1: If White plays 5.dxc5
03:42 Transposition from 1.d4
04:44 Line-2: If White plays 5.c3
05:23 Stats: Even 2500+ ELO fall for these TRAPS
06:07 Line-3: If White plays 5.c4
07:38 Proof: 92% Win Rate for Black
08:25 Line-4: If White plays 5.Bc4, correct response
10:19 White's stronger move to watch out for
10:57 Black's aggressive, riskier approach
12:08 Igor's cat likes this aggressive approach
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[@jimcoia2525]

Belated b/day wishes

[@v1das007]

This channel has quickly become my favorite chess channel on youtube. Very instructive and no nonsense. Great work.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Same here

[@novandi0411]

Many Happy Returns.. Thanks for sharing all your Chess knowledge.. this means a lot to us as beginners as well as advanced players.. Stay blessed 🙏🏻 Love from Indonesia

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Happy Bday!! Woot! Love your channel. Blessings on you today.

[@minshweyi6468]

Hey, happy birthday, bro!!! I am new to Chess. Guess what. Within a month, your strategies and knowledge has helped me a lot to win some of my friends who have been playing it for years! I can't thank you enough for your well-explained videos. They're totally precious. Wishing you the best birthday ever! Cheers to playing Chess!🍻

[@crashcondo]

Love your vids, watch every one when I get the notification, always good stuff. Bought the course as well, it's great!

[@ivanafterfive]

I could see this winning a lot in blitz especially. And Happy Birthday!

[@BobChess]

I love this gambit, This opening is very useful and trappy. I love you :D

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Many happy returns of the day sir !!

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Many many happy returns of the day sir

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Happy birthday master.Very helpful

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Aggressive Chess Gambit for Black 00:27 Universal Chess Opening Against 1.e4 & 1.d4 01:43 Line-1: If White plays 5.dxc5 03:42 Transposition from 1.d4 04:44 Line-2: If White plays 5.c3 05:23 Stats: Even 2500+ ELO fall for these TRAPS 06:07 Line-3: If White plays 5.c4 07:38 Proof: 92% Win Rate for Black 08:25 Line-4: If White plays 5.Bc4, correct response 10:19 White's stronger move to watch out for 10:57 Black's aggressive, riskier approach 12:08 Igor's cat likes this aggressive approach

[@HubertK28]

Unfortunately, the most common move is 3.c4, not 3.d4

[@iancollis5971]

Happy birthday Igor, another great video, thanks.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Many thanks!

[@stuartmitchell6991]

Happy bday. Love your videos. Im going to try this at club tonight. Wish me luck 🤣🤣

[@jth137]

In the line that you talk about at 4:57 where white reinforces the center with c3 and we play cxd4, what do you suggest if our opponent plays Qxd4 instead of cxd4 I looked at it in the database and it looks like maybe Qc7 followed by bb7 if they play Qxd5? Thoughts?

[@alejandroayalamaldonado2817]

Gracias por la explicaiòn.

[@tonyomar7150]

OMG!! i studied this opening this morning and started playing this afternoon and i’m getting win after win. i moved from 1580 and i’m now at 1630 and still playing HAPPY BELATED BDAY GM IGOR

[@arwanpawar3260]

Thanks for tutorial...go on.

[@renatosuter2899]

Happy B-Day Igor 🎉🎉🎉

[@Akbar_SAH]

I recommend you to use this gambit in a OPEN Classical tournament Igor.

[@vicclark6275]

Hi Igor. Love your channel. Question: after black moves the knight to d5, white does not have to respond with d4. They can play c5, chasing the knight again and the whole thing falls apart. How to respond? chrs, Vic

[@Bhavishya.962]

Thanks For this opening

[@srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain]

Thank you Master: the best!!!👏👏👏🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Im so glad i found your channel. I play very similarly to your style (albeit many ELO lower 😂) and even though your channel deserves to be bigger, its not yet so all of these tactics become successful for me!

[@sharpvidtube]

Something else I like, at my level, I know if someone finds all the right moves, they're most likely cheating😂

[@GamingChair9482]

@@sharpvidtube I don't even remember the right moves to counter my own opening.

[@raminmehran1246]

Verty nice, thanka a lot

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Welcome 😊

[@manolitomoralizon2534]

Happy birthday master!!!

[@douglasscovil3447]

nice defense: unusual, deceptive (looks like alekhine's def at first) and easy to remember.

[@adampressley6629]

happy birthday, nice video

[@tiagosilva7448]

Nice opening!! Happy birthday

[@merlanmedenilla4561]

Happy Birthday IGOR.

[@divyanshujain5809]

Happy Birthday sir!!

[@girijas6573]

I am thinking white will play knight c3 since there is no defender for black knight which kinda invalidates pawn b5?...not been through the entire video yet

[@trailerpark948]

very Happy Birthday Igor 🎉🎂

[@erichholzshu5840]

Happy Birthday! What's the name of this gambit, again?

[@user-mp3fj6xt9w]

Pb5 doesn't necessarily stop Pc4 by white as he says in video. If pxp by black, then simply BxP by white, developing a piece.

[@Brewermb]

I paused the video for about two minutes to see where my cat was!!😄

[@trailerpark948]

how can I save this clip?

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice video

[@kevinbenedetto5281]

So what happens queen takes pawn on d4, instead of bishop takes knight? Any traps there?

[@jakekashh]

Happy Birthday!!

[@kyleprosper8942]

Black grob opening ! The Borg!

[@sluster]

1600 player so getting opponents in that range - I've tried this twice now and weirdly both times it's been 1.e4-Nf6 2. e5-Nd5 3. Bc4 Not sure how to respond I've played Nb6 and just played chess but curious if that 3rd move breaks the trap or if there are any ways to keep the themes going

[@DexterHaven]

6:25 if Nc3, white blocks the check and protects the bishop! But allows pxN, pxp, Qxp+ threatening the black rook.

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[@Dan_Moller]

I've been using Russeau for quite a while and it works somewhat well, although there are some nasty downsides. Might I try this one? It seems that white is going to knight out very often instead of pushing forward...

[@Juleye]

I have the same reaction as well with white often knight to c3 which makes this set up not work so well. But I'm also very low rank so that may have an impact as well

[@ameenhussaini2058]

What if they play knight to C3 and block the check as well as protect the bishop?

[@boezou]

I think then your knight can just take c3. And if they then retake your knight, then you take the bishop with your Queen. So then you’re up the exchange a bishop for a pawn.

[@billburros5343]

Ive been trying this. When they play d4 i offer the knight pawn. They take it and i go on to win. However, most of the time they play c4 instead.

[@MichaelFischer1949]

What if instead of White playing 3. d4, White plays 3. c4 threatening the Knight immediately?

[@Scythe5609]

if this happens, take whites d4 pawn, baiting taking that knight, and if it is taken, then the same queen trick is allowed

[@HubertK28]

@@Scythe5609 This doesn't answer the question as @Michael Fischer was referring to 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3.c4, with 3.c4 being a very popular move.

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

You just have to learn how to play the Alekhine defence.

[@kkagari]

happy birthday you handsome beast!

[@percivalrc]

Happy Birthday!

[@stoikdema]

At famous "risky move" where Igor's cat liked it, doesn't the pawn has en passant anyway???

[@saarunaa]

Happy birthday🎁🎉🎂

[@guyza123]

On fire!

[@davidhansman7190]

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[@rehanaslam8519]

At 3:04 what if white plays nighta3 to attack the black queens as well ?

[@sgtnubbings6501]

I'd guess you just drop your Queen back to a6, still protecting Bishop so it maintains the threat on White's Queen though from there cannot be attacked again by any pieces, forcing their Queen to move enabling the g2 pawn/h1 Rook skewer, and still able to move in to f1.

[@rehanaslam8519]

Queen a6 ????

[@shobham2941]

Happy Birthday 🎉🥳

[@mariannefischer3613]

These kinds of traps, although a lot of fun, rely on opponent's blunders. Pc3 and Qxd4 give white a fine position. Before trying these things, you need a plan for when they fail.

[@brass4235]

Very trappy line. With the e4 opening, 1 question I have Is what if white plays 6. Nc3 after 5...Qa5? This still blocks the check and protects whites bishop on b5. Or am I missing something else?

[@brass4235]

Would it be 6... Nd5xNc3 7. bxNc3 .... Qxc3+

[@boredlake]

What if white does 4. Qg4?

[@celing0624]

Belated happy birthday Igor.

[@keithleung8700]

What happens after 5 c3 cxd4 6 Qxd4?

[@JohnS-il1dr]

With the Alekhine white always plays c4 after I play ...Ne4 so I never get the chance to play ...b4 to set the trap

[@sharpvidtube]

I find that with so many traps, they almost always play the wrong move, that avoids it by accident.

[@REKKnives]

Same here, never get to use this gambit

[@19bradley65]

Igor, what's with the new background? My daughter and I want the cat back!

[@jaisonlee007]

I haven’t got anyone to fall for this yet. They always move their knight out to protect their pawn

[@phidybee3334]

Count me in, il.ley u know how I get on, thanks

[@Biblogigonogogga]

Nah wait wut, this is too good . I will share this chhannel with all of my friends who play chess damn this is so good lol I won 3matches with black💀

[@user-ok2ur8hs7p]

Last gambit does not make any sense, because everyone plays c4 only and almost never D4 and there is no variation presented with c4 move

[@jaybingham3711]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@FloydMaxwell]

After black plays queen to a5, what about white playing knight to c3, protecting the bishop?

[@bharrisn]

Knight takes knight

[@aleksandrapetkovska5177]

You take the knight on c3 with your knight on d5 after they they take back you take the bishop

[@rehanaslam8519]

What if white plays knight a3

[@joanmarino3179]

Happy Birthday

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

I bet your cat would totally approve of my "Zeller Ice Queen" (in the blackmar diemer gambit) as the "main line" is about 3 points bad for white, but is a rare line with around 70% chances in every other line. an online troll griped that it's "unsound", parroting the old GM talking point, but any time you're winning 70% or more of your games, the word unsound doesn't apply. gambiteers like risk and i'm so glad i stumbled on this as I was having a hard time trying to find a repertoire against 1.d4 to go with the albin (few gambits) and with indian/benko, but THIS, like the rousseau which this kings gambiteer so wants to get rid of the scandinavian for, looks like just what i need to stop effing stonewalling. i hate pawns in the way even if the stonewall is very playable if you don't mind 50+ move games. thanks for sharing, i'm cobbling a book out of this video and lichess right now. the carnage in the MAIN LINES is awesome! i'll put up with 1 in 20 painful losing games for 19 fun ones any day! BTW i'm NEVER playing the alekhine! i hate hypermodern everything! this looks better as a 1.d4 repertoire that can't be side stepped

[@JavidIran_7]

Happy birthday 🎈🎈🎈

[@idkidkk5011]

100 % gonna try this. Happy birthday

[@julesrevillon960]

Don't try it ur wasting time and lp caus it can only be played as black and never happen irl

[@edzmuda6870]

I always get opponents who play 3. C4. How do you handle that?

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

You just have to learn how to play the Alekhine Defence.

[@nareshvarma1227]

Its really great steps . 90% winning chances.

[@rubberduckie5518]

It's a cool trap but I feel even weak players can sense it's a bad move (the bishop takes the free pawn). Common knowledge that your bishop will just get kicked next move (at minimum), and potential for complications early. Maybe blitz chess this could be a common mistake tho.

[@fkassis76]

Happy birthday

[@CB-jq7fe]

🎉🎊 Belated B-day!

[@davidbatchelder85]

Pawn could take eponsont and still get the check

[@ninety_ldn]

For En passant the black pawn would need to be on the same rank so no this would be possible

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Its pronounced “en croissant” 🥐

[@peter-klausnikolaus4823]

on peasant

[@pola_behr]

@@peter-klausnikolaus4823 I was so shook when I heard Hikaru pronounce it like that bro😭

[@sgtnubbings6501]

Black pawn needs to be on c4 not c3 to be able to en passant

[@jonabdo4796]

I keep trying a computer on "Easy" mode and doesn't fall for the trap. I guess I have to try it on a human game. Thanks for the videos by the way. I suck at chess so everything helps

[@faisaltanveer1967]

Yes computer doesn't fall for trap they use 5. C3 and whole plan fails

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

I never see players push the king pawn to attack the knight on f6 but rather defend their pawn with their own knight 🤷

[@obaidulislam2170]

Very nice I from Bangladesh

[@obaidulislam2170]

Wow

[@shitholeworld]

I hardly ever (1 or 2 in 100) see a two pawn move opening by white (playing ten minute games at 1000). So sadly, I doubt I will ever be able to use this. Thanks anyway.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Practice solid opening habits and crush your opponents for not playing properly then. At 1000, traps are less necessary than practicing spotting poor moves than can be taken advantage of . Advantages come from material, position and time. Space and controlling the center. Development of pieces. Planning attacks that don’t compromise your defense and making a solid position *before* attacking. Good luck, youll get there!

[@petkopetkov9385]

1e4 Kf6 2 e5 Kd5 3c4 and than what (no trap for black now)

[@alexqdn8210]

Включи пожалуйста субтитры.Знак субтитров темный не активен.

[@edwinpompert1227]

5. Pc3! free pawn

[@D_M4N8]

I just end up getting chased down by pawns 😑

[@cameront3768]

I am between 1200-1300 in 5 minute blitz, I tried all these openings I lost every one.😂 I think they have studied your video too. 🤣😆😭

[@shitholeworld]

I just played it, and white did play c4 anyway, and I lost badly.

[@snailwolf6483]

why not en passant? What am I missing?

[@shitholeworld]

@@snailwolf6483 I don't understand your question?

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

No one's going to push their pawn to e5 chasing a naked knight... 9 times outta 10, they'll defend the pawn on d4.

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

The most common move on the lichess database is e5 (played over 40% of the time) and played over half the time in non-bullet games rated over 1400.

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

@@Aperson-kq7pt Wow. Non-bullet games, over 1400, huh? Jeez. Thanks for that. PS - I'd have to believe that blitz games are going to account for the lion's share of that 40%... (scratches chin...) I wonder what the stat would be if we eliminated bullet _and_ blitz games for players over 1400... Cheers!

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

@@divided_and_conquered1854 Just over half of the games played at a rating of above 1400 on the lichess database that have a time control of rapid or longer played e5. The reason why it’s the most played move is because it is the best - it takes more central space with tempo, and stockfish 14 NNUE gives white a +0.7 advantage at depth 45. If you want to see the popularity of each move in different openings, you can just use the book on the lichess analysis board (you can also adjust the rating ranges the moves come from, and the time controls).

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

@@Aperson-kq7pt Thank you!

[@Mrfelixacastillo]

happy b

[@ekpurdy]

Didn't address 4.a4...

[@barrywuthrich8530]

Does this gambit have a name???

[@user-mp3fj6xt9w]

He mentions a name at 4:36, not clearly, but I eventually figured out he said "O'Sullivan Gambit." After 1. d4 the general opening is called the A40 Polish Defense in my source.

[@richardsantos4706]

Pb4 en passant

[@jenm1]

35 is young!

[@e.j.bosman7728]

Somehow my opponents, bot or not, usually play something different 😅

[@austin3626]

They almost literally never play what he says they’ll play

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

Well the video is based on the O’Sullivan gambit, so of course he’s only going to show those lines. I personally play 3.c4 against the Alekhine, as it transposes to the mainline after you play d4, and avoids b5 nonsense.