@johnmrrs It's fairly specific, a sub-variation of a rare gambit : if u don't play the morra gambit there's no reason you should have met this gambit. But if you're a sicilian player, that's definitely an excellent way of meeting it And if like me you're a morra player, you must be prepared against it (there's far more to it than the cheap trap in this video)
From 3:17 in the video, you can most certainly avoid checkmate. After black knight moves to d4 white would simply move pawn from e4 to e5. Yes, you will most likely lose your queen (depending on what the choose to take), but you won't lose the game.
the simple strategy for avoiding this trap is to not play the smith morra gambit, but it is a brilliant trap and very well presented in this video. thank you.
@xavier2nikos Qe2 is a standard move in the Smith-Morra Gambit, because it holds onto the B on c4. The problem is that after Ng4, White has Nb5, hitting the Queen and adding another defender to d4. With h3, White shows that he is not thinking that Black has anything other than moving his attacked piece away. Instead, Black comes up with the zwischenzug (in-between move) that forces a major loss of material or mate. Traps can only work when someone isn't paying attention.
@olympiakaraga7te The Smith-Morra Gambit can be very deadly for Black if he doesn't know how to play it, the main reason for white offering that pawn is to get faster development and maybe even an attack going on towards Black's king before it gets off the center files of the board.
@TheHerrCarl if he does, then black is going to continue with his plan, taking the knight at f3 with his knight and force checkmate with his queen at h2 after either he moves the king or taking the knight at f3.
@johnmrrs, you should play more then. i play a lot of sicilian and quite often stronger players respond with a smith-mora gambit in order to develop a more agressive game.
This would be a unwise move position wise because you open up your knight and therefor your queen to attack because she is the only things that will be able to defend it, if the black bishops comes down to pin these pieces you've put yourself into a pickle.
this is a situation that can come up pretty often during the Smith Mora Gambit. Of course if the player is aware of the trap and wants to stop the queen from getting in by threatening the Knight they're going to have a bad time. I think someone else mentioned that Be3 would be a good move.
So wouldnt the best move for white simple be to move Knight C3 to b5? Like yea the night can still be taken and so can the queen the point being is that you can push all that pressure off of your queen or just offer a queen trade
Hi. Thanks for the video. Anybody would be kind to let me know why White would play Qe2 at 1:48? I mean, other than trying to fall in the trap the Queen move must have some motivation, some plan. I am a Casual player and always playing Sicilian. I would really appreciate an answer. Thanks.
I play chess for fun n not that good, but i would never done the H3 move unless im insanely tired where i can't make any good judgement... n so was the queen to E2.. the gambit is awesome btw.... tried it for the first time yesterday after reading the website... and man, the opening ownz..
For players asking why a pawn on g3 isn't played, most chess opening traps have little-to-no-knowledge by others. White sees that his knight solidly defends h2, and does not consider what black can do, which is a mistake. If White knows the trap, he can safely chase Black out and end up with more developed pieces and a better position
Not very sure about this but wouldn't a simple move such as g3 stop the threat? If not permanently, it could still buy white a bit of time to get his pieces together and defend properly, or counterattack?
Yes. White has to play h3 for the trap to work, which many people would instinctively play, but those who know the trap would not. My problem, however, is that I probably would not play a move like Qe2 before developing the bishop. How many people do this?
e2 and d2 are the queen's basic development moves for white, which connect the rooks later in the game. In this case e2 is played so as not to block in the c1 bishop, and also to protect the c4 bishop from a discovered attack by black's queen. However, personally if I was white I would make sure all minor pieces are developed before making a queen move.
@gregfr182 Not really , most moves are very natural in this morra gambit. I once felt for this trap (in a blitz game), but the thing with traps is, you will only fall for it once. Can't white still save the game by playing Rd1 instead of h3?
@thechesswebsite What would happen if the white knight moves from c3 to b5? Could that not save the queen at 3:47 and also prevent the 2 move checkmate?
many players develop their queen to connect the rooks. Now like any trap, white would have to blunder. e2 might look harmless but in reality, as we can see it's a big mistake.
@soulreapr1 You know Bobby Fischer used the same trap on multiple GM's despite the fact they knew he could do it? Every trap has practicality if you can spot it in a line.
Would there be any downside to white moving Knight to B5 when their queen is trapped? It will either trade queens, take the knight on D4, or give white's queen a chance to escape if black takes the knight on B5. Am I missing something?
If White moves Nb5 is in response to black's Nd4, then the downside would be black captures the white queen with a check, and white would not be able to capture black's queen. Did I answer your question ?
this is easy.. thanks for posting. just putting ur two knights near ur opponents castled king side. and place ur queen to give checkmate at the right time.
8. Qe2 isn't a great move in this position, but calling it a "mistake" might be a bit of an exaggeration. White can still have a good game after 8. ... Ng4 9. Nb5 or 9. g3. The blunder is 9. h3??. Actually, black may be better playing 8. ... a6 instead of 8. ... Ng4.
Smith Morra Gambit. Its a specific opening against the Sicilian defense (c5). Its a gambit that leads to sacrificing the pawn for an initiative advantage and open files.
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@johnmrrs
It's fairly specific, a sub-variation of a rare gambit : if u don't play the morra gambit there's no reason you should have met this gambit.
But if you're a sicilian player, that's definitely an excellent way of meeting it
And if like me you're a morra player, you must be prepared against it (there's far more to it than the cheap trap in this video)
From 3:17 in the video, you can most certainly avoid checkmate. After black knight moves to d4 white would simply move pawn from e4 to e5. Yes, you will most likely lose your queen (depending on what the choose to take), but you won't lose the game.
Obviously bishop to C4 is a pretty explosive move... :D
Lol. I see what you did there
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the simple strategy for avoiding this trap is to not play the smith morra gambit, but it is a brilliant trap and very well presented in this video. thank you.
Great! It shows just how quickly a game can be won or lost!
@xavier2nikos Qe2 is a standard move in the Smith-Morra Gambit, because it holds onto the B on c4. The problem is that after Ng4, White has Nb5, hitting the Queen and adding another defender to d4. With h3, White shows that he is not thinking that Black has anything other than moving his attacked piece away. Instead, Black comes up with the zwischenzug (in-between move) that forces a major loss of material or mate. Traps can only work when someone isn't paying attention.
Kevin: just started looking at your list traps. thank you for doing this.
i highly doubt about queen moving to e2 but your trap videos are fantastic!!! WE WANT MOREEEEE
Just wondering if ur alive after 12 years
Qe2 is quite typical in Smith Morra
The song is: By your side by Tenth Avenue North. If you're curious. Cheers.
@olympiakaraga7te The Smith-Morra Gambit can be very deadly for Black if he doesn't know how to play it, the main reason for white offering that pawn is to get faster development and maybe even an attack going on towards Black's king before it gets off the center files of the board.
I learned the 14 traps thanks to you Kevin:)
@kdocki then black knight could capture the queen and check the white king so that black queen can escape. It prevents the mate in two though
I can't tell you how many times i've fallen for it
2:25 The pawn g3 is always better response to diagonal attack.
At 2:18, white can play Rd1 or g3 to stop the threat.
@TheHerrCarl if he does, then black is going to continue with his plan, taking the knight at f3 with his knight and force checkmate with his queen at h2 after either he moves the king or taking the knight at f3.
@xavier2nikos Qe2 defends Bc4 and supports e pawn. And this is standard Smith-Morra move (typical Smith-Morra setup is Qe2 Rc1 Rd1)
after 2:14 white will respond with pawn g2 to g3 not h2 to h3 in order to block the attack.
At 3:08 can you just take black knight with white queen or pawn? Instead of checkmate? I'm just confused on how is that check mate
Queen can go H2 and then it's mate
@johnmrrs, you should play more then. i play a lot of sicilian and quite often stronger players respond with a smith-mora gambit in order to develop a more agressive game.
@irelligious85 Because White's queen is no longer on the D-file when the Knight moves to d4.
At 2:30 doesn't white just move pawn to G3 instead of H3?
This would be a unwise move position wise because you open up your knight and therefor your queen to attack because she is the only things that will be able to defend it, if the black bishops comes down to pin these pieces you've put yourself into a pickle.
I was thinking the same thing. G3 seems to negate the threat of mate.
this is a situation that can come up pretty often during the Smith Mora Gambit. Of course if the player is aware of the trap and wants to stop the queen from getting in by threatening the Knight they're going to have a bad time. I think someone else mentioned that Be3 would be a good move.
So wouldnt the best move for white simple be to move Knight C3 to b5? Like yea the night can still be taken and so can the queen the point being is that you can push all that pressure off of your queen or just offer a queen trade
at 1:34 why doesn't white move their knight to b5 challenging the queen and then follow up with bishop to g5?
Nice game !!
Super analysis.
g3 is the inaccuracy once it is played qe2 is not a good move but is not fatal
@thechesswebsite
couldn't white develop the queen to connect the rooks by going to d2 or d3 as well though?
@somethingstupid911 Because black can then just take the queen with check. White has to move the king out of the way.
Hi. Thanks for the video. Anybody would be kind to let me know why White would play Qe2 at 1:48? I mean, other than trying to fall in the trap the Queen move must have some motivation, some plan. I am a Casual player and always playing Sicilian. I would really appreciate an answer. Thanks.
I play chess for fun n not that good, but i would never done the H3 move unless im insanely tired where i can't make any good judgement... n so was the queen to E2..
the gambit is awesome btw.... tried it for the first time yesterday after reading the website... and man, the opening ownz..
@thechesswebsite why wouldnt the pawn move to f3 at 3:02
brilliant trap, thanks for the tip!
For players asking why a pawn on g3 isn't played, most chess opening traps have little-to-no-knowledge by others. White sees that his knight solidly defends h2, and does not consider what black can do, which is a mistake. If White knows the trap, he can safely chase Black out and end up with more developed pieces and a better position
What if the white Queen didn't move to e2 at all? The knight at c6 can't come to d4..
Not very sure about this but wouldn't a simple move such as g3 stop the threat? If not permanently, it could still buy white a bit of time to get his pieces together and defend properly, or counterattack?
Yes. White has to play h3 for the trap to work, which many people would instinctively play, but those who know the trap would not. My problem, however, is that I probably would not play a move like Qe2 before developing the bishop. How many people do this?
the question is. why the white queen go to the e2 ?
to protect the bishop on c4
***** Yep, and to be able to develop his/her 2 rooks toward the center; major piece development :)
e2 and d2 are the queen's basic development moves for white, which connect the rooks later in the game. In this case e2 is played so as not to block in the c1 bishop, and also to protect the c4 bishop from a discovered attack by black's queen. However, personally if I was white I would make sure all minor pieces are developed before making a queen move.
@gregfr182
Not really , most moves are very natural in this morra gambit. I once felt for this trap (in a blitz game), but the thing with traps is, you will only fall for it once.
Can't white still save the game by playing Rd1 instead of h3?
I play the Smith Morra Gambit a lot....this video is very helpful by teaching what NOT to do as white >_>
@thechesswebsite What would happen if the white knight moves from c3 to b5? Could that not save the queen at 3:47 and also prevent the 2 move checkmate?
siberian swipe
is the intro music "by your side" by north side?
many players develop their queen to connect the rooks. Now like any trap, white would have to blunder. e2 might look harmless but in reality, as we can see it's a big mistake.
Nb5 is followed by Qb8 and later a6-b5
not really bad but why initially White Queen not to Qxd4 ? and finally this trap is destroyed i think...
What if instead of h2-h3 you do g2-g3 thus blocking the access of the queen to the h2 square?
what do you like instead
@soulreapr1 You know Bobby Fischer used the same trap on multiple GM's despite the fact they knew he could do it? Every trap has practicality if you can spot it in a line.
@werewolfxxx0 But then Black would move its Queen to H2 and it'd be checkmate still
Whats the name of the song at the beginning?
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Obviously queen e2 is a mistake, it is better to develop the c1 bishop or just rook to e1 defending the pawn.
Rd1 just results in black Kf3. White Q or P takes f3. Black Qh2. Checkmate.
pawn to g3 stops that queens attack tho
@Adonigh Ah Yes, but you loose the queen
Or black queen just take bishop, and we still have the same threath.
Why not put g2 pond one space forward?
is e4-e5 a good way to defend against this?
Would there be any downside to white moving Knight to B5 when their queen is trapped? It will either trade queens, take the knight on D4, or give white's queen a chance to escape if black takes the knight on B5. Am I missing something?
If White moves Nb5 is in response to black's Nd4, then the downside would be black captures the white queen with a check, and white would not be able to capture black's queen. Did I answer your question ?
this is easy.. thanks for posting. just putting ur two knights near ur opponents castled king side. and place ur queen to give checkmate at the right time.
Between the Siberian & Fishing Pole traps... black should have a devastating game against an early white king-side castle.
What if instead of white moving pawn to h3 white moves pawn to g3
Which song in the beginning??
What stops bishop to F4?
or knight c3 to b5 checking the queen.when you castle u do it for a reason there is no reason to play h2 to h3
how is the smith morra opening relevant in this trap? i dont see it
where that name come? this trap was for the first time played in Siberia? what it's the rule?
are all these traps aiming at h2 or h7?
@Jamesdude2000 it's part of the trap
What music was it in the beginning. I feel like I know the song.
That is a variation to the Roy Lopez
what's the best opening?
i agree with johnmrrs i dont thinck you see that kind of mistakes one and another
@thechesswebsite are you a gm?
cool vid as always though I would prefer to see it from the black's perspective... thx Kev, M
Is it possible for white to play G3 and not worry about that mate? Or am I missing something?
yo the other horse is there
***** it seriously looks like instead of h3 white can play G3 and has 2 pawns backing it up. Not allowing the queen to come in.
why move h2-h3 if we can go g2-g3 ?
Bishop to F4 counters this?
Nd4 why don't you checkmate with qh2?
8. Qe2 isn't a great move in this position, but calling it a "mistake" might be a bit of an exaggeration. White can still have a good game after 8. ... Ng4 9. Nb5 or 9. g3. The blunder is 9. h3??.
Actually, black may be better playing 8. ... a6 instead of 8. ... Ng4.
why white gives a second pon in opening ?
Smith Morra Gambit. Its a specific opening against the Sicilian defense (c5). Its a gambit that leads to sacrificing the pawn for an initiative advantage and open files.
Pawn to g3 instead of h3 would be adequate breakthrough. I guess
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@CootsProductions Take it with the queen? And then it's the same situation...
cool tactic!
Do you use the Siberian as lack or White?
Black
what if white push the pawn to g3?
when the knight captures the other knight its check. in this instance its a forced mate no time to move the rook over
how about 6.Nb5? just saying
if ... Qa5+ then Bd2 Bb4 Nd6+ black is terminated
whats the name of the intro song???pls? :D
What if white saw the plan of the trap?? He could move his rook to e1??
After casling when night comes what if white plays g3
what if black plays Qd2 then white kf3 then black Qf4?
why wouldn't white move its knight to b5 and offer up a trade?
What about queen d2 coming to f2 tho?
really like your vids, very informative and presented very well. Intro music is pretty annoying tho man
it is not
when the knight checks the queen on e2 why cant the queen just go to d3?
Ma nem Jef the Knight is also threatening the whites Knight. If the queen moves Knight takes knight, queen recaptures and queen to h2 checkmate
NB5 is best move before the trap, then again, Qe2 was a mistake, instead of that do move the knight to threaten the black queen or Re1
@ajollyoldben In that case, white is just down a piece after black blocks check with Ne7. Still advantage for black.
why can't just move queen back to d8 after capturing a pawn on d4
why would he move his queen in the first place?