Crush the French Defense [Deadly TRAP to Win in 10 Moves]

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  2 года назад +9

    🎁GM Igor Smirnov's B'day Special, get 64% OFF on all courses till 2nd Nov - online.chess-teacher.com/

  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  2 года назад +12

    ► Chapters
    00:00 Crush the French Defense in 10 Moves!
    00:19 Surprise Weapon in Exchange Variation
    00:42 Stats: Many players fall for this TRAP
    02:29 If Black plays dxc4 instead of Rxe3
    03:45 If Black plays Bxc3, then Rxe3
    05:04 If Black doesn't fall for the trap
    06:36 GM Igor Smirnov Birthday Special

  • @davepepin2867
    @davepepin2867 2 года назад +26

    What a truly amazing chess teacher. I never know how to handle the French defense and this will be fun to try!
    The pace and clarity of your videos is unmatched. Thank you Igor Smirnov!

  • @yalexyalex2782
    @yalexyalex2782 2 года назад +16

    Happy Birthday, Igor. You've brought me so far in chess. From a beginner to 1600 in under a year. I use your system of the Bishop's Opening and it's absolutely devastating.

  • @19bradley65
    @19bradley65 2 года назад +68

    Not keen on the new background, bring back the cat!

    • @physics2112
      @physics2112 2 года назад +13

      Yes, it's not the same without the cat.

    • @onlyapawn4371
      @onlyapawn4371 2 года назад +9

      Agreed. And we could always tell how solid the line was by the cats body language.
      Super GM Cat.

    • @ChaminduMethmal22345
      @ChaminduMethmal22345 2 года назад +2

      Yes

    • @ChaminduMethmal22345
      @ChaminduMethmal22345 2 года назад +3

      We want cat again

    • @Averagebum21
      @Averagebum21 2 года назад

      The cat ran away from boredom, man. Went out to do some pull-ups.

  • @jelanitarik7423
    @jelanitarik7423 Год назад +1

    A serious student of chess embraces lesson # 1 - Develop, develop, develop!
    If one is playing like black at the 1:30 mark & the 1:44 mark (moving a piece twice BEFORE you develop all your pieces) then Yes, you deserve to lose.
    While some of us may have started out playing like black, hopefully understanding the importance of Development we’ve moved past moving pieces just for the sake of moving them. 😉
    For example at 0:59 white playing the Exchange Variation allows Black to get his normally weak light square Bishop into the game. E6 gets the Bishop developed & defends the center! 👍

  • @a_seraph
    @a_seraph 2 года назад +3

    oh man its my favorite opening against the french, so glad you covered it!

  • @seeess925
    @seeess925 Год назад +1

    This a much better video. Thank you. Now I know how to beat fresh defense.

  • @zelandakhniteblade5436
    @zelandakhniteblade5436 Год назад +2

    In the 8...dc, 9...Bg4 line, black might be able to escape via 10...Qe7; 11. Ne5 Bh5. Instead of Bg4, the book line there is 9...Be6; 10. Bxe6 Rxe6; 11. 0-0. Normunds Miezis is the top protagonist of this at the GM level so be sure to study his games if you want to take it up. Black is not really in any danger if they play correctly with a more or less standard distribution of wins vs losses.

  • @tonysu8860
    @tonysu8860 2 года назад

    Thanks, for as many years as I've beenn beating opponents with a later c4 (or c5 for Black) in the Exchange french, I never considered earlier tactical possibilities with an immediate c4.

  • @sowbblking5759
    @sowbblking5759 2 года назад +1

    Hi could you please cover the petroff defence damianos variation from whites perspective as I can't find an in depth guide on this and it would be so helpful. Thank you!

  • @shmulikitzchaki5329
    @shmulikitzchaki5329 2 года назад +3

    Thanks.
    Very good trap, and pretty likely to happen - since the moves to go there are very natural for both sides.
    It also worth mentioning that black is also in trouble after 9...Rxe3!? 10.fxe3 Nxe3 (with a fork) 11.Bxh7+ with Qd3 next.
    Also after the simplification 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 (Bxh7+ will not be an option later) and only now - 11...Rxe3 12.fxe3 Nxe3 (huge fork...) 13.Bxf7+! Kxf7 14.Qd3!?! (not the only winning move) Nxf1 15.Rxf1 - black can't defend his position, for example 15...Kg8 16.Ng5! is a killer.

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess 2 года назад +3

    This is gonna be very good trap. The fact that people don't play exchange variation can lead into this deadly trap

  • @BasketballKid_1
    @BasketballKid_1 Год назад

    5:00 we can go queen to H4 but we gotta sacrfice the queen in order to not be checkmated

  • @speedysbarbershop
    @speedysbarbershop 2 года назад +3

    I have been winning more games since watching your videos. Appreciate the information!!

  • @max89109
    @max89109 Год назад +1

    really helpful thank you 🖤🖤

  • @nietoacademy8631
    @nietoacademy8631 2 года назад +1

    Happy Birthday Igor! Thank you for preparing this nice material. God bless you.

  • @johannjoubert
    @johannjoubert 2 года назад +1

    5:38 Computer shows Qb3 is losing for white -1.8?

  • @diamondbright45
    @diamondbright45 Год назад +1

    you are a great inspiration for chess in general...!!!!

  • @theobeulakker3492
    @theobeulakker3492 2 года назад +1

    thanks been watching you video's a lot !

  • @srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain
    @srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain 2 года назад +1

    Thank you 👍

  • @chrismartin1448
    @chrismartin1448 2 года назад +1

    Superb instructional videos! Happy Birthday

  • @jasond6267
    @jasond6267 2 года назад +1

    This is one of the best channels on RUclips by far lmao. Dirty tactics

  • @leonardcabreros1530
    @leonardcabreros1530 2 года назад +1

    Belated "Happy Birthday!" GM Igor! May you have more B-days to come. Stay safe always & God bless. 🙏🙏🙏🎂

  • @manuelph168
    @manuelph168 2 года назад +2

    Happy Birthday! another great content & tactical options to fight the boring French. Keep on uploading those secret weapon of yours. but where's your cat? :)

  • @GhazarYaohBanLoay
    @GhazarYaohBanLoay Год назад +2

    Awesome!
    Love u Igor 🔥🔥🔥

  • @romualdezdelrio2260
    @romualdezdelrio2260 2 года назад +2

    Belated happy birthday sir Egor.Keep up the good work and more power to your channel

  • @elumalaia1843
    @elumalaia1843 2 года назад +1

    Thank you

  • @georgecaldis1577
    @georgecaldis1577 2 года назад +6

    Congrats on your birthday!
    I am a dedicated a French Def. player and I definitely learned something from your video!!
    Thanks from Athens!

  • @rowlandsibakwe2039
    @rowlandsibakwe2039 Год назад

    hey igor what if before back castles comes in with a queen check then a kNIGHT G4

  • @jennifers6055
    @jennifers6055 2 года назад +4

    Love this channel! Thanks Igor!
    If I can just sum up the videos: If your opponent does this, you just do this and you're completely winning. If your opponent decides not to do this, you'll simply do that and you'll checkmate in a few moves. 🤣🤣

  • @oneunderall
    @oneunderall 2 года назад +2

    Seriously good videos!

  • @michaele.2583
    @michaele.2583 2 года назад +1

    35, happy birthday! 35 is nothing, im askimg myself how you managed to gather so much chess- knowledge - you are either a genius or must have good sources yourself!

  • @liljackypaper
    @liljackypaper Год назад +1

    Really good video 👊

  • @rubberduckie5518
    @rubberduckie5518 2 года назад

    3:20 the king can move to the center file to avoid the knight attack

  • @PavelGnatyuk
    @PavelGnatyuk 11 месяцев назад

    On 5:02 Queen on h4 can stop?

  • @barbarabarry3799
    @barbarabarry3799 2 года назад

    Happy birthday and thank you for the videos!

  • @JuliusNkabirwa
    @JuliusNkabirwa 8 месяцев назад +1

    Happy birthday Teacher Igor.

  • @ramonvillareal1475
    @ramonvillareal1475 Год назад +1

    Happy birthday gm igor god bless.

  • @kokohbagaitebing7565
    @kokohbagaitebing7565 2 года назад

    Happy Birthday Mr. GM Igor Smirnov.

  • @MervinShibuGeorge
    @MervinShibuGeorge 2 года назад +1

    Amazing video as always! Belated Happy Birthday Igor! Love all your content. God bless!

  • @dja1344
    @dja1344 Год назад +2

    Just won my first game using this, thanks 🙏🏽

  • @christospapazoglou8889
    @christospapazoglou8889 2 года назад

    Happy Birthday Igor ! Vey interesting video

  • @roylowry4798
    @roylowry4798 2 года назад

    Happy Birthday!!!! Great videos very instructive!!!! thank you!!!1

  • @clsharma3956
    @clsharma3956 Год назад

    In spite of playing bg4 black can play ne4 then?

  • @iverson7394
    @iverson7394 2 года назад +1

    Happy birthday sir! 😀
    Gonna need more videos like this one

  • @pawnquacker
    @pawnquacker 2 месяца назад

    Thank you.

  • @nikolagamer8846
    @nikolagamer8846 Месяц назад

    Just a heads-up: Kh8 is not forced after Qb3+. The best move is Be6 to block but it's just a free bishop. Either way, you're still winning.

  • @kalyanlahiri7478
    @kalyanlahiri7478 Год назад

    After Black plays B-b4, why not Q-a4 ch, winning the Bishop?

  • @soheilsalahshour5680
    @soheilsalahshour5680 2 года назад

    Thank you for preparing nice videos.

  • @bechirbenothman5044
    @bechirbenothman5044 2 года назад

    Another treat to subscribers . Happy birthday

  • @blitzthepawns2427
    @blitzthepawns2427 2 года назад +1

    hi i bought ur course on how to reach 2000 elo and i have a tournament coming up soon it really helped prepare me 😁

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  2 года назад

      Hey! Great to hear! Keep crushing it.

  • @stevenvandemoer9776
    @stevenvandemoer9776 15 дней назад

    What if black takes directly on c4.?

  • @teambellavsteamalice
    @teambellavsteamalice 2 года назад

    Nice to know about these threats, but I'm mostly interested in avoiding traps. So maybe a few more lines of what are decent moves?
    Maybe there are even lines that are so good they are the reason a variation is often avoided? Can you sort most played moves on groups of players, like above and below a certain elo? Or three groups, like weaker (1600?) and then compare recommended engine moves? This way you can see the risk (small/large, drawish/disadvantage) vs the rewards in likelihood a losing move is played.
    Especially normal looking bad moves I'd like to know so I can avoid them myself!

    • @m0skit0
      @m0skit0 2 года назад

      Strongest moves can easily be checked using an engine or anyb online master database

  • @allfindvilas2322
    @allfindvilas2322 2 года назад

    If Bxf3+ bxf3 Ne5 Bh5 what to do

  • @albertnahas4619
    @albertnahas4619 Год назад +1

    Amazing trap!

  • @Voaudio
    @Voaudio 2 года назад +2

    Happy Birthday! Now where is the cat?! Bring back the old background

  • @Aakarsh350
    @Aakarsh350 2 года назад +1

    Amazing🎉❤

  • @GreatRunner
    @GreatRunner 2 года назад

    Happy birthday! Great analysis!

  • @ravikeller9626
    @ravikeller9626 2 года назад

    Happy belated birthday, Igor! (Greetings from Alabama)

  • @sonipolakian4256
    @sonipolakian4256 Год назад +1

    Nice video

  • @richardlee104
    @richardlee104 2 года назад

    Great content! Happy birthday!

  • @cwesley2005
    @cwesley2005 Год назад

    Igor u are the BEST!!

  • @ingogoldbeck2886
    @ingogoldbeck2886 Год назад

    Would love to see a line for 4.c4 c6 😅

  • @Christiaan1958
    @Christiaan1958 2 года назад +1

    GM Smirnov is a born chess teacher!...There are couches(like Andras for instance that harps on about (as far as i can tell ) "Calculation", yea calculation IS important but GM Smirnov teaches a whole "Chess System"...that is much more important to have a complete system! - that is obvious!(reasons!)
    Pity i can't afford any of GM Smirnov's Chess Courses, because i am only a state pensioner with barely money to survive on!)

  • @V_ChessGuy
    @V_ChessGuy 2 года назад

    Happy birthday , you’ve been awesome

  • @andygoh8681
    @andygoh8681 2 года назад

    Happy birthday Igor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @shadreck3254
    @shadreck3254 2 года назад +1

    Happy Birthday!

  • @rajanarsimhamedi3313
    @rajanarsimhamedi3313 2 года назад

    Tq sir

  • @thomaswawondatu7936
    @thomaswawondatu7936 2 года назад

    Happy belated birthday bro... You are the best and I love you...

  • @LegendSavage13
    @LegendSavage13 Год назад

    What if f6 please respond this

  • @healer4477
    @healer4477 2 года назад

    Happy belated Birthday! Great video

  • @kadam519
    @kadam519 2 года назад

    Wish u many many happy returns of the day............................

  • @drjaigupta
    @drjaigupta 2 года назад

    thanks ! Nice trap against French revealed.

  • @worstone8271
    @worstone8271 2 года назад

    Good video, HB by the way

  • @Makhach
    @Makhach 2 года назад

    The best Chess channel.

  • @chessriddle
    @chessriddle 2 года назад +2

    Excuse me Sir, 3:36 we will not be taking the queen. It’s smothered mate.

    • @TheWargamer66
      @TheWargamer66 Год назад

      It’s not, Qxf7. It would be smothered if the queen were a rook

    • @chessriddle
      @chessriddle Год назад

      @@TheWargamer66 you are right, thanks for that

  • @theycallmejpj
    @theycallmejpj 2 года назад

    How are things in crimea?

  • @BlindingShad0w
    @BlindingShad0w 2 года назад

    brilliant

  • @JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd
    @JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd 2 года назад

    Beatiful

  • @shahidfaruque6139
    @shahidfaruque6139 Год назад +1

    happy birthday!

  • @allfindvilas2322
    @allfindvilas2322 2 года назад +1

    Happy birthday sir

  • @JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd
    @JorgeAlvarez-sp8kd 2 года назад

    Saludos desde Venezuela

  • @WHAT-gm1xm
    @WHAT-gm1xm 2 года назад

    It is important to see whole board while playing chess

  • @ExtraditionLawFirm
    @ExtraditionLawFirm 10 месяцев назад +2

    👏

  • @Danthemanfromny
    @Danthemanfromny 11 месяцев назад

    The trap has no bait. The Kg4 move is only one of a number of options for black. It's not incongruous to their moves so maybe but not a drawn conclusion.

  • @arifchoudhury8176
    @arifchoudhury8176 2 года назад

    Happy Birthday Igor Sir

  • @mustaphakassab3943
    @mustaphakassab3943 2 года назад

    I think that way can work against caro kann too .. Happy birthday wishes . 🎂🎂🎂

  • @rituparna7059
    @rituparna7059 9 месяцев назад

    It transposes into QG

  • @srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain
    @srichaitanyasaraswatmathspain 2 года назад +1

    Happy Birthday 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

  • @benedictineonchessable
    @benedictineonchessable 2 года назад

    Added bonus - French players hate the exchange!

  • @manilalshalika7153
    @manilalshalika7153 2 года назад +1

    Happy🎂birthday🎂. Enjoy.

  • @zbigniewopenchowski9555
    @zbigniewopenchowski9555 Год назад

    Immaculate

  • @santubose
    @santubose 2 года назад +1

    Happy birthday to you GM Igor Smirnov.

  • @allfindvilas2322
    @allfindvilas2322 2 года назад

    Last 10 move

  • @cmdmd
    @cmdmd 2 года назад

    Have a prosperous Birthday.
    Be well.

  • @TheVictonite
    @TheVictonite 2 года назад

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

  • @rodrigorosenfeld
    @rodrigorosenfeld 2 года назад +2

    Actually, taking the queen after the fork is not the best continuation, there's a mate in 3, sacrificing the queen and giving mate with the knight

    • @jeronbaxter
      @jeronbaxter Год назад

      At end of smothered mate sequence, Queen can take Knight on f7.

    • @Brian-wg9wk
      @Brian-wg9wk Год назад

      Im sure the gm missed that…

  • @ABWEndon
    @ABWEndon 2 года назад

    Well, it WAS secret up until now! 😂

  • @Ichiban901
    @Ichiban901 2 года назад

    You share a birthday with my mom I guess it'll be easy for me to remember for next year lol