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@farouqbaiti43153 ай бұрын
Ok.💪🏻
@babymotseki37943 ай бұрын
GM so I would love to know that is there any variation after Nc6 then B4+
@EarthSurferUSA3 ай бұрын
After my opening (white) to E4, if they move pawn to D4,---I move my E4 pawn forward to E5 then protect it, (Pawn E4 or knight F3, or both). This clogs up their center, and keeps a knight of theirs from entering the center of the board. I have not played a game yet where I have a disadvantage, but I don't play a lot to get real good. I try to play a little to get real good. :)
@EarthSurferUSA3 ай бұрын
@@babymotseki3794 Figure it out.
@SevenEdits-yn2yy7 күн бұрын
Only the Lord Jesus Christ can save us
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
► Chapters 00:00 Top 10 Scandinavian Defense Opening Traps For Black 00:08 Scandinavian Defence: Modern Variation 00:45 Trap-1: If White plays 3.d4 04:06 Trap-2: If White plays 7.cxb5 instead of 7.Qxb5 05:41 Trap-3: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 08:18 Trap-4: If White plays 3.c4 10:03 Trap-5 11:12 Trap-6: Panov Transfer 12:58 Trap-7 14:04 Trap-8: If White plays 3.Nc3 16:02 Trap-9: Main Line, Leonhardt Gambit 18:12 Trap-10: Marshall Variation (for advanced players)
@johnporcella23753 ай бұрын
What to do if White refuses to take the offered pawn and pushes forward to 2. P-K5?
@farouqbaiti43153 ай бұрын
Nice Timestamps.🙂🙃
@needfulldzithings545020 күн бұрын
@@johnporcella2375 This is what always happens to me.
@JerKar-jd8hi3 ай бұрын
Hey Igor. I'm watching at your videos for about the last 2 years and to be honest it's the first time I comment. Man that was a masterpiece especially for me who love the Skandinavian. Thanks for the video. Good job !!
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it! 🙏
@gabrielkimbrough3 ай бұрын
Anyone else in the habit of watching the first two minutes of these videos and then jumping to the chess app to try it?
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Appreciate you for being here !💛
@kobe513 ай бұрын
I loose every single time
@jjshaw3 ай бұрын
Hahaha @@kobe51
@alanthirsk3743 ай бұрын
I play it out on my magnetic set, including the "what ifs" to what I would do if my opponent moves some other way.
@gabrielkimbrough3 ай бұрын
@@alanthirsk374 that's the way to do it. 👌
@mazyzazie4048Ай бұрын
Chess is so simple after all. All we need is Igor beside us or transplanted into our brains. Brilliant work, Master! Thank you.
@GMIgorSmirnovАй бұрын
Awesome to hear that from you!
@AlpControl2 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO because most of these traps don't lead to bad positions if the opponent dosen't fall into it. Even @1:26 if white plays de best move 6.a3 there is another trap after 6...Na6 7.d5 Nc5 then the white queen has to go back to 8.Qd1 if it keeps the pin in 8.Qb5 (very tempting) 8...e5 is winning for black (white queen trapped again) !
@VipinKumar-xw2ft3 ай бұрын
Bro this Scandinavian video is better than levy's video Seriously he taught everything you need to know about Scandinavian tricks and traps and now I'm only going to play this opening against e4( Thanks to Igor Smirnov)❤
@Demolishednoob3 ай бұрын
No need to compare, learn from both
@VipinKumar-xw2ft3 ай бұрын
@@Demolishednoob ya bro but levy didn't told all of the tricks and traps like he told So he gets a win in this one
@yourfriend51443 ай бұрын
Igor is a General Manager and Levy is an Inventory Manager, thats why
@joeoleary90103 ай бұрын
ALL Igor's videos are better than the other guys' vids!
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it! 🙏
@ericst-laurent11943 ай бұрын
Big thank you again Igor for this spectacular way to play the scandinavian opening for black i love so much cause too much good options for attacking players!
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it!
@ericst-laurent11943 ай бұрын
@@GMIgorSmirnov i need to practice a bit thid but look enough simple to learn well.
@Yes-u5x2 ай бұрын
Igor is definitely the best chess coach online, love watching he’s videos and it’s helped me to gain elo the past month
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear that from you!
@superman00001Ай бұрын
This guy is sensational. He talks through the positions as easily and fluently as breathing. My question: how do I get all these things in my head so that they are second nature? Is it just a matter of repetition?
@Siebe-DКүн бұрын
Study
@ericmiller86533 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for sharing this👏🏼
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Glad this was helpful for you! 💛
@ritodatta799126 күн бұрын
Debatably, this is the best video anyone ever created on Scandinavian!! I can't wait to see Qa4+ against me on the board. Thanks, Igor, for another brilliant show!!
@markomm557126 күн бұрын
Thanks for a great video. Very very hard to watch with ad every 1-2minutes though
@NJDJ19863 ай бұрын
@11:00 ha! that was great counter check there! black did pull off an Uno reverse card! 🔁
@patricialee76Ай бұрын
I had given up on the Scandinavian until I watched this video. Now I'm not only winning with the Scandi but I'm beating anyone who plays it against me ;)
@rhyscransberg170722 күн бұрын
Love your videos Igor! I'm a big fan of the Scandinavian defense but struggle to play aggressive moves in the Scandinavian defense denied variation - would love a video on how you'd approach this ❤
@eappinesgishlochetic3 ай бұрын
Your signals and strategies really work. I've been following your recommendations for several months now and getting great results.
@usharishu01483 ай бұрын
What is your elo
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear that from you!
@thomasadkins71592 ай бұрын
You are AWESOME! Thank you very much for the fun lesson!
@davidbortz9495Ай бұрын
Such a stunning presentation and an honour to see such a chess brain in action. Thank you.
@robertsy37863 ай бұрын
I learned a lot from this channel. Thanks GM Igor!
@zelandakhniteblade54363 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved seeing the Modern Scandi when I played 1. e4 and had a 100% record against it at a time when it was surprisingly popular on the weekend Swiss circuit. I played the d4+c4 line but never ran into the Kiel variation (4...Nb4). Instead of 5. Qa4 there, 5. a3 N4c6; 6. d5 looks quite promising for white though, so I am not sure this is a scary option providing white just plays sensibly. I would be shocked if black would score even close to 80% from there aside from playing against much much weaker opponents. Personally I would hate to have to play the black side of that. I also played the d4+c4 (Big Centre) line against 2...Qxd4 but here the trick is to insert 4. Nf3 before pushing the c pawn forward. If black continues in traditional Scandi style after this, white gets a serious advantage so black does best to bring the queen over to the kingside and exert pressure there, which makes for an interesting game. If both sides play to book, white gets a small advantage but nothing special. Nonetheless, it is far enough outside of standard Scandi positions that I found most opponents to be uncomfortable in this line allowing white to consolidate central control and eventually launch an attack while black tries to organise their counterplay. The typical variation runs 1. e4 d5; 2. ed Qxd5; 3. d4 Nf6; 4. Nf3 Bg4; 5. Be2 Nc6; 6. c4 Qh5; 7. Be3 0-0-0; 8. Nbd2, after which black chooses between 8...e5 and 8...e6. The highest level example of this I can find is Morozevich-Rogers (Bundesliga 1999), which white won in a sharp game after just 26 moves.
@ldpickett283 ай бұрын
I play the scandi against 1e4 95% of the time and I win a heck of a lot more of my games then I lose with that opening. However, this video just showed me some new tricks that have worked brilliantly so far. The first 4 games of trying them, I forked the queen 2x already lol and won the other two fairly easily. I'd like to see a video for how to handle white bishop to B5 - that's how I counter this version of scandi and it blows up their position every time.
@zelandakhniteblade54363 ай бұрын
@@ldpickett28 After 1. e4 d5; 2. ed Nf6; 3. Bb5+, the most reliable defence for black is 3...Bd7. Taking on d7 now is not good so white typically retreats the bishop to e2 or c4. If e2 then black just takes the pawn; if c4 then black usually plays 4...Bg4 (...Bf5 and ...b5 are also playable). White remains very slightly better (as always) but there is no question of the black position being blown up and for the most part you would just expect the better player to win.
@holybabbleАй бұрын
I really like a discovered attack on a queen. What makes this guy especially fun to watch is his enthusiasm and excitement of grabbing that queen!
@holybabbleАй бұрын
When you laugh about taking their queen, I do too! 🤣
@knight1fox2532 ай бұрын
My issue with these videos is my opponents never play those lines
@spamove22 күн бұрын
^ this, basically. As you go up the ranks, the responses shift. On low levels, people don't fall into traps because they don't notice the bait. On high levels, the don't fall into traps because they can smell the bait from a mile... as a result, learning the uncommon openings just for the sake of traps is IMVHO not worth it (unless you're playing blitz/bullet exclusively and just hope to be lucky enough) - there are traps as well in the (arguably) strongest openings like QG or Sicilian that can be exploited in many ways (maybe you'd be surprised, but even ~1500 players sometimes do common opening blunders against them) and the problem with Scandinavian is that if the opponent just plays safe, he'll be up either development or material - even if it's a small advantage for the opponent, I don't want to hand it out as a freebie in the opening.
@PhucVan-zf5zg6 күн бұрын
You didn't ask but yeah like I never play the Scandinavian. Every time I play E4 and black goes D5 I just go D4 turning it into a blackmar gambit and most of the time, they just blunder and lose quickly.
@v.glorious67232 күн бұрын
That’s because he talkin bout upper level players that stick to theory
@Catspostytshorts3 ай бұрын
I just started playing the scandi and I see this video THANK YOU IGOR
@thomaswilkinson40272 ай бұрын
I like this version of the Scandinavian. I started getting really bored playing 2.e5 in blitz and getting into the same gioco piano or ruy lopez every time with knight pins etc. This is a really lively and open way to play outside of the box.
@KoŕoshAbdoliАй бұрын
Wow sir, you are really amazing, thank you so much Igor
@howdoiremovethis3 ай бұрын
Love This!!!! Thanks for the tuition
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@arifbakhshi3500Ай бұрын
For the first time and from the bottom of my heart I put a fat like :) Thank you so much for a very useful and interesting review!
@theonlywinner26 күн бұрын
That was really cool to watch. Thanks for posting this video.
@yatharthkhurana80873 күн бұрын
I love your videos most of my opponents fall for the trap. and the video on bishop's opening is also very good. Keep it up
@yatharthkhurana80873 күн бұрын
Hey Igor do you give online coaching also
@sandeepverygoodvedeo86932 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for this opening idea this is very helpful video
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@wolfgangkern51643 ай бұрын
I read an article about the Icelandic Gambit, the e6 pawn sac in the modern, in 1997 written by Kevin Spraggett, Canadian GM, about the Portuguese variation. I have been playing that set of lines OTB and of course in the past decade plus online exclusively against e4. This video is freaking GOLD for me. Its been a long time since I've been this excited about new lines! Some traps I discovered on my own simply with thousands of online games, but some of these ideas wow, I may gain 100+ elo OTB if/when I ever play OTB classical again. I used to play the Pirc, now that only happens when I mouse slip against e4. New Subscriber!
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it! 🙏
@BrixtonXavier-e3v2 ай бұрын
I’ve tried using your advice. People do move NOT move the pieces as explained. It’s super frustrating losing to this opening.
@turtle7524363 ай бұрын
i like this line. I used to get murdered when playing black, trying to play along d4 d5 (and declined or not etc), but after a previous similar video you did, saccing two pawns, you gave me a great tool to cover my *most basic game repertoire as black*, as I really had nothing against 1.d4 when playing black, as the queens opening seemed such maze of variations. This line is also very good, even though its a 1.e4 line, and seems thoroughly covered (i am a 3rd of the way through). Thank you Igor!
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Glad this was helpful for you!💛
@turtle7524363 ай бұрын
@GMIgorSmirnov thank you for taking the time to answer Igor. Been trying to lazy play this (i'll explain). It has come up a couple of times already, mostly the knight variation, ending up with the black queen in the middle of the board, so its good, it does come up. By lazy i mean not putting it in a proper training program, with all the variations, to help me memorize it. Anyway, i like, it, adds a bit of spice/variety and helps with recognizing patterns/tactics. As I do also appreciate, you always mentioning that these are nice as tricks, but to improve we really need to study. Hence the course. Also I guess all these spicy lines are perhaps another way by which the players of old did end up in the established positional lines, perhaps; that a lot of new players think, "no, I want to play my way" and resist instruction. Still for beginners, I hear its good advice not to go too much in opening theory. Thank you again. Update: Managed to get it half way right: lichess.org/Lj4WEanJ/black#32
@TheSuperhoden3 ай бұрын
I'm going to memorise this !
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
👍
@jlcolis1995Ай бұрын
The problem is my enemy watching this video
@ARCNoob-vn8hi18 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@sourasishdutta412614 күн бұрын
How do you know ? Might not be watching
@joejoe98102 ай бұрын
I like the traps being shown. You should also show likely alternatives that just lead to normal development with some comments on the best next few moves. Such as after Black plays Nf6, White then plays Bb5#? Last thing people need is the clocking ticking down thinking damn, he's not supposed to play that, what now?
@tundramike35220 күн бұрын
Can I buy a more detailed video from you that extends this lesson?
@BobChess3 ай бұрын
Scandinavian defence is actually my hated opening to play against. Black plays for a qin
@taranomeyolashide14402 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing your experience and knowledge about trading.
@FredyFernandez-b1k2 ай бұрын
Coach you are amazing you are alot of knowledge my favorite gambit in chess
@kgsphinxАй бұрын
Do you have a video on 1. e4 d5 2. e5? I play 2.. Bf5 and then start nibbling at the center, but not sure of the best approach.
@shamsulalam2489Ай бұрын
Very useful for me. Thank you GM.
@GMIgorSmirnovАй бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Lzgzsz28 күн бұрын
Veryy thanks sir 💗
@GMIgorSmirnov27 күн бұрын
💗
@raphaelhudson3 ай бұрын
Great video
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Appreciate you for watching! 💛
@carlitomkАй бұрын
Incredible … thank you so much! 🎉
@GMIgorSmirnovАй бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@sochnimurtazi3 ай бұрын
Igor I love you bro you are teacher of teachers
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that from you, we'll keep at it!
@paultnt13 ай бұрын
Hi Igor thank you for your excellent videos are you ever in the UK ?
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@marianodemiguel34422 ай бұрын
beautiful...simply beautiful. I can not wait !!!!
@deafenin62 ай бұрын
Amazing!!! Thank you!!!
@321seb2 ай бұрын
found this great but what if, instead of bringing the queen out, white plays pawn a3 to kick the first knight? does the trap just fail? edit: this has happened every time and completely shuts it down. following with b8 knight to c6 (to defend with the knight) or pawn to e7 (to open up the bishop and defend with that), either defence they just take the winning capture of the knight on b4. i really would like to play this opening but dont know what to do in this spot. can anyone help? seems like a pretty big flaw
@MarcioRodrigodeAraujoАй бұрын
the trapfail. in te video works cuz he is playing black an white
@zahierplato79212 ай бұрын
The minute I moved my 1st pawn, I immediately got checked with the bishop..
@Phill0oldАй бұрын
Which you kick instantly with the pawn so no harm done and you have a solid pawn line 😀 and they have wasted 2 moves helping you get it
@shaurabhyadav83052 ай бұрын
I've tried this 15 times they just ignore my attack & moved forward to develope new square 😢
@rossmurrayfam15682 ай бұрын
thankyouu very much buddy im getting better at chess, as days go by
Very tactical, but could be tricky if opponents don't play this exact line. What happens for example at 5:10 if White plays Kd1 and removes the discovered check with the Knight? Now you are just a piece down and White has the potential for moves like b6+.
@dn4music17 күн бұрын
These videos are great. It looks simple only when you are explaining. When I actually play, it is like deer in headlights. I am already lost after 3rd or 4th move :)
@devilshadowup9802 ай бұрын
What if black plays pawn to a3 against bishop 10:38 😢😢,pls reply its the most common move.
@Demolishednoob3 ай бұрын
Amazing tricks ❤
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@robertshetsen86913 ай бұрын
Increadible i love it спасибо
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@waleed645226 күн бұрын
Raise your hands if your opponents screw you up everytime with none of these moves
@Nkacnologia3 ай бұрын
I loved it 😂 time to master this and play this on my games xD 😆 Thank you for this educational video much appreciated it helped me alot 😀
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and learned something new.
@sandeepverygoodvedeo86932 ай бұрын
Thanks always
@randylplampin13263 ай бұрын
I must have missed it. How many times did Robert Fisher use this defence 1.e4 d5? And how many times was it used against him?
@EarthSurferUSA3 ай бұрын
This generation does not speak of Bobby Fischer, but he was the best chess player who ever lived. No, only the world champ once and did not defend it (he was cracking up right about then IMO), but if we understand how the world is falling, (communism destroying individual liberty and our free enterprise that free people created), and how Russia was using state supported chess to prove intelligence over the West,----we can see that "self taught" Bobby Fischer, (the individual), who was able to defeat them and make it look easy. That is the story---of mankind since the founding of the USA. The greatest chess player who ever lived, and the story was never told correctly until now. Too bad we ignore the liberty accomplishments we did in the past. Doug in Michigan.
@TSNam3 ай бұрын
I just love the way Igor says "pin" ❤️
@HayatSherzoi29 күн бұрын
Thank you
@iamtheboxer2 ай бұрын
wow. that was a very cool one
@DRSmicks15 күн бұрын
Are there any fun tricks if on move 3 they instead bring the bishop out for check or just continue development and try to survive?
@sushanthG-f7c3 ай бұрын
solid opening for black . this would help me in the tournament thanks igor
@dennis90173 ай бұрын
Unfortunately my opponents now play 2. e5. Can you please advise on how to play that. Thanks
@t-love8351Ай бұрын
excellent video, thanks! XD
@Mitnaged114 күн бұрын
wow beautiful instructions
@Laosymalaosy3 ай бұрын
Can you make a video for openings that give positional advantage because my friend told me the higher rated you get the lesser you rely on traps
@subhendudas74283 ай бұрын
Sir, excellent vdo launched by you. Thanks a lot.
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Appreciate you for watching!💛
@sincity78903 ай бұрын
on last lesson attack with bishop instead of knight and hunt the Queen
@AllenAnime2 ай бұрын
Hey i i learned to play chess&Matt from a friend a long time ago. But never mastered it. I always liked chess&matt.for the moment am learning it properly and i have to say your videos is helpful every player am practicing with they use this kind of attacks with whit. Even woth black they always tried to attack Scandinavian way. But they don't learn sacrifice yet. And me too amd i know that it needed to trap your opponent. Thanks to. Your videos. But as i said there are a lot of beginners who learned to play in different manners so they don't think the same those trick may not work the same but i think it will still work
@GMIgorSmirnov2 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching!
@EarthSurferUSA3 ай бұрын
A good thing to remember when playing, (that this inexperienced guy has figured out, me). After only about 2 moves, when ever you move a piece, you are probably opening up the board for your opponent also. Be as careful with spotting that, before you attack. This is a game of infinite possibilities. Be careful it does not attack you, and keep you out of the rest of life and its reality, (Bobby Fischer for only one example).
@கணேஷ்குமார்-ன4ழ3 ай бұрын
Sir please explain about center counter black and white.. sides.
@semaht032 ай бұрын
omg, this clip is just what I need. Thank you so much, I tried Scandinavian many times and still struggled with it. note for myself : trap 6,7,1
@BalancedGames3 ай бұрын
Igor mewing is wild
@chriso68843 ай бұрын
Nice video. I've been playing the Qxd5/Qa5 Scandi for a couple of years but have been reviewing the Nf6 modern variation, hoping to add it to my arsenal. Just haven't played it yet. Any thoughts on how to meet the 3. Bb5+ line?
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! 💛
@kazuhiramiller77523 ай бұрын
Sir you can make other types of videos like analysing games of subscribers or guess the elo or sub battle or game reviews etc apart from the normal tutorial videos. Just saying
@AbouTaim-Lille3 ай бұрын
Wow ! This is better than the Sicilian.
@ArinaAntonova-c8i2 ай бұрын
Hi, I would like to know how to understand when to open a deal, because it's quite important, and so everything is very interesting, thank you very much, I hope for productive cooperation)
@Nabil19763 ай бұрын
My question do I need to remember all those tactics?? Or should be reactive or action reaction
@sheenapearse7663 ай бұрын
Wow! A lot of fun - and I had thought the Scandinavian was a waste of time.
@GMIgorSmirnov3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@suii_4ever2 ай бұрын
What about after they taking your pawn exd5 then you go knight f6 and they play bishop b5 checking your king?
@Lescouflair3 ай бұрын
If GM Igor is giving this for free, I wonder 💭 what’s in his course?
@hiteshshinde152016 күн бұрын
Please make video on Punish 1.Nf3
@himanshugupta24932 ай бұрын
I got the difficulty when white didn't capture the pawn and move it forward do we have any trap for that
@ginomoujik8488Ай бұрын
No, he doesn't.. it's always an assisted mate here :) Nimzovich described arising positions.
@himanshugupta2493Ай бұрын
@@ginomoujik8488 I tried and maximum time the opponent pushes the pawn
@piter_pog14483 ай бұрын
Maybe a Reti Gambit? Very interesting and dangerous for black and still comfortable for white
@baptistinmcy246424 күн бұрын
Opponent didn’t take d5, my day is ruined
@Jrlryan133313 күн бұрын
Hahaha
@jean-paulmaurel2372Ай бұрын
in the first game i see also that the black bishop can take the white pawn on C6 and win the white queen after check (at time2:34 in this video)
@farouqbaiti43153 ай бұрын
Igor Nation never care about material in the Scandinavian Defense.✊🏻
@peterochieng90403 ай бұрын
Wild❤
@flankengott1342 ай бұрын
3:25 ..e5 - "The move is good when it is the first move, but is even better when it is the last move!" Hahaha, brilliant😅