► Chapters 00:00 Old Benoni Defense Chess Opening For Black Against 1.d4 00:12 1) Advantages of the Old Benoni Defense 00:37 2) If White plays 2.c3 02:45 3) If White plays 2.dxc5 (Benoni Gambit Accepted) 03:57 4) If White plays 2.c4 06:13 5) If White plays 2.d5 (advanced players) 09:52 If White does not play dxe6 11:48 If White plays a4 to prevent b5
i just want to say, you are an absolute legend. Me and my dad use your videos as a super weapon against our opponents online and over the board, confident with our Igor inspired preparation.
I used to play the old benonie defense thinking it was my own gambit to derail a central pawn, I usually put the knight under the pawn to stop it from pushing and kinda get a sicilian defense like position
Gave it a try as a 1400. I forgot the best moves in the line and ended up down a pawn early but the position was good enough that once they eventually made a blunder, I was able to go to a winning endgame. I found it simpler than trying to play the NImzo-Indian which is what I had started learning to play against d4. I think I'll be playing more of this one.
Igor I thank you so much for making this video, I’ve been playing the old Benoni myself for the last couple of months, now I will study it from your end, thank you once again. Your the man
Thank you for these videos. I'm learning a huge amount. Very much appreciated for your clear explanations, wealth of knowledge, and affable manner. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to help us all improve.
I think Igor is very smart. That's why I am following him. He's always explaining well, calmly and analyse all the possible situations, some of them I don't even think about. I am thinking: "Oh, wow I did not take that move into consideration."
Hi, I couldn't find any videos of Nimzowitsch defense: Berlin gambit, could you make a video about it, how to play it as white (and maybe as black too)?
Have been playing this for a while and really like it. Another plan for developing the queenside that can be useful is instead of developing the bishop to g4, play Na6>Nc7 to support the b5 pawn break
It would be constructive to address the main issue with e6, which is holding on to the d6 pawn once white plays d5xe6, especially when white has played Bf4.
I always play the Rosen Trap against D4. It works maybe 25% of the time, so it doesn't have a high chance of occuring, but when it does, it's devastating. What I like about it is that it completely shuts down the London system from the very first move too
@@johnporcella2375 The Rosen trap is when you're black and your opponent starts off with D4. You play E5. They take and then you play bishop C5. They usually play Knight F3 to protect their pawn and then you play pawn to D6. If they take your pawn, you then play horse to E7. If they take it, you sac your bishop by capturing their pawn on F2. This gives a check to their king. They take it and then you take their queen with your own queen. Just a VERY important thing to note. Once you take their queen, they may play pawn to E3 or E4 and it looks like you can capture their bishop on C1. You DO NOT take it because they can then check your king with their other bishop and this creates a discovered attack on your queen with their rook that you can't avoid.
@@johnporcella2375 Exactly. Literally whenever you play this, you will not face the London system or any of its variations. It's dubious like I said in my original comment, but trust me, when it works, it destroys them. You have your queen behind all of their pieces and you can pick them off one by one. You still have to be careful, but if it's successful, you basically win the game
Another plan not mention for White is the Smith-Morra Gambit with 2.e4. However, I would be surprised if a d4 player was well versed in a e4 centric gambit.
Honestly all it would take for a d4 player to not fall for the SM gambit is if they play the sicilian vs e4, they would kinda have to know that, and now everyone 'plays' the sicilian 😂
NOT AGAIN IGOR! I was happy enough with the Hartlaub-Charlick getting me out of my slav-wall blues with EXACTLY the open center and *MOBILITY* this gambiteer lives or is suffocated by, but now you're gonna make me go back to the drawing board for a more-universal system that'll STAY tough to face after everyone starts dodging trap lines? I was looking into this, but I thought I needed to learn king's indian TOO to play old benoni and I hate fianchettos on either side of the board. I still never got around to studying the albin for hartlaub declined, but if this system gets rid of declined sideline blues, I'll give it a go. If I see g6 though... NOPE O.K. transposing to the benko as a sideline is a big plus as it's way more solid than albin. that was another one that i thought required kings indian to play too. YEP definitely BENKO! I don't like closed and old benoni proper is just stonewalling to me and i don't like having to stonewall birds. WAIT! it gives the bishop a tunnel OUT into the open? WOW! maybe i might like to try THAT, but benko is supposedly more aggressive and has great stats. I still love hartlab charlick annoying sidelines and all. open centers are my favorite. overextended position... mobility against it? that's part of my vocab. I don't like the look of inviting all those pawns so deep AT ALL. i hate pawns more than anything. i lik just getting them out of the way in the hartlaub for the mobility
For chess channels who post instructive videos it’s really good because it’s both entertaining seeing noobs get destroyed but you can also learn a lot by listening to them talking their game through in real time
@GMIgorSmirnov I would like to see a video on the Busch-Gass gambit, whether you think it's a good or dubious opening, how to play it and a good defense more importantly, how to utterly destroy my opponent if they use it! Destruction is not good enough for the Igor Nation, we want utter destruction! :)
In a video about the Smith Morra Gambit: "This Gambit is super tricky and your opponent will have a hard time knowing all the traps." Ina video about the Benoni even though in order to play the Benoni you need to know the Smith Morra Gambit in case opponent plays e4: "You don't need to know mich theory!"
Hey Igor- huge fan. Are you aware that the FIDE Elo has been updated for people below 2000? Just a reminder for when you say that some opening should work for a certain rating-range
2:36 Why does stockfish say it’s a draw? Is it a glitch or is there some crazy line to draw? Is there something with white playing Nc4 and Nd6 with an eventual perpetual somehow?
After 1. d4 c5 of course white should play 2. d5. Then if e6 white has Nc3 without having committed to c4 and the other N can go around to c4. This is all stuff "everyone" knows about this setup. But if you know your opponent won't play d5 and is just a one trick pony, I suppose it could be effective. White loses his advantage if he doesn't play d5.
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Old bologna 🥪 😂 such a old man's sorrow 😔 GREAT DEFENSE 😂
Igor, you've done it again. Thank you Sir! I can't wait to try this. 😊😊
► Chapters
00:00 Old Benoni Defense Chess Opening For Black Against 1.d4
00:12 1) Advantages of the Old Benoni Defense
00:37 2) If White plays 2.c3
02:45 3) If White plays 2.dxc5 (Benoni Gambit Accepted)
03:57 4) If White plays 2.c4
06:13 5) If White plays 2.d5 (advanced players)
09:52 If White does not play dxe6
11:48 If White plays a4 to prevent b5
If white plays bishop e3?
i just want to say, you are an absolute legend.
Me and my dad use your videos as a super weapon against our opponents online and over the board, confident with our Igor inspired preparation.
Thank you for helping me get better at a game that I love!!❤❤❤
I used to play the old benonie defense thinking it was my own gambit to derail a central pawn, I usually put the knight under the pawn to stop it from pushing and kinda get a sicilian defense like position
I highly recommend this it helps a lot thanks 👍
Gave it a try as a 1400. I forgot the best moves in the line and ended up down a pawn early but the position was good enough that once they eventually made a blunder, I was able to go to a winning endgame. I found it simpler than trying to play the NImzo-Indian which is what I had started learning to play against d4. I think I'll be playing more of this one.
Thank you for watching!
Great video. I would like to see a video about the Staunton Gambit as well.
Igor I thank you so much for making this video, I’ve been playing the old Benoni myself for the last couple of months, now I will study it from your end, thank you once again. Your the man
Glad this was helpful for you💛
Great lesson I would like to see you go over the Pirk defense. I have been playing it with good results but feel I need a little more insight
Thank you for these videos. I'm learning a huge amount. Very much appreciated for your clear explanations, wealth of knowledge, and affable manner. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to help us all improve.
Awesome to hear that from you!
This is all I play. Sicilian if they KP.
I think Igor is very smart. That's why I am following him. He's always explaining well, calmly and analyse all the possible situations, some of them I don't even think about. I am thinking: "Oh, wow I did not take that move into consideration."
I really like this video Because i really needed this to play with my opponent and she has “1907”rating.❤.i’m so happy.thank you so much
hi i guess i am the first commenter. igor can u please teach us only one opening . also some middlegame and endgame pls
interesting... thanks
A lot of traps here, perfect for blitz
Hi igor make a video on how to face the jobava London as blach
Hi, I couldn't find any videos of Nimzowitsch defense: Berlin gambit, could you make a video about it, how to play it as white (and maybe as black too)?
Have been playing this for a while and really like it. Another plan for developing the queenside that can be useful is instead of developing the bishop to g4, play Na6>Nc7 to support the b5 pawn break
Thank you for watching!
It would be constructive to address the main issue with e6, which is holding on to the d6 pawn once white plays d5xe6, especially when white has played Bf4.
I always play the Rosen Trap against D4. It works maybe 25% of the time, so it doesn't have a high chance of occuring, but when it does, it's devastating. What I like about it is that it completely shuts down the London system from the very first move too
What is the Rosen Trap?
@@johnporcella2375 The Rosen trap is when you're black and your opponent starts off with D4. You play E5. They take and then you play bishop C5. They usually play Knight F3 to protect their pawn and then you play pawn to D6. If they take your pawn, you then play horse to E7. If they take it, you sac your bishop by capturing their pawn on F2. This gives a check to their king. They take it and then you take their queen with your own queen.
Just a VERY important thing to note. Once you take their queen, they may play pawn to E3 or E4 and it looks like you can capture their bishop on C1. You DO NOT take it because they can then check your king with their other bishop and this creates a discovered attack on your queen with their rook that you can't avoid.
@@stephen3293 Brilliant! Stops London and Jobava! Very sneaky to sacrifice a knight like that!
@@johnporcella2375 Exactly. Literally whenever you play this, you will not face the London system or any of its variations. It's dubious like I said in my original comment, but trust me, when it works, it destroys them. You have your queen behind all of their pieces and you can pick them off one by one. You still have to be careful, but if it's successful, you basically win the game
@@stephen3293I use it at like 1500 rn, absolutely sucks would not recommend I just don’t care to learn a real opening
I didnt know old baloney was so good
Another plan not mention for White is the Smith-Morra Gambit with 2.e4. However, I would be surprised if a d4 player was well versed in a e4 centric gambit.
Honestly all it would take for a d4 player to not fall for the SM gambit is if they play the sicilian vs e4, they would kinda have to know that, and now everyone 'plays' the sicilian 😂
2. d5 is already evaluated as almost +1 for white.
@@hilbertshotel There is a big difference how a position is evaluated and how a position performs in practical play.
@@resop3 Sure, but I'll take the winning position according to the engines. Better than the alternative.
@@hilbertshotelu try that and I will use practical play to beat you...alternatives are ntg I'm front of human play!!
4:08 double queens gambit (!)
Excellent, well explained content though the pace is a bit too fast for an advanced beginner.
NOT AGAIN IGOR! I was happy enough with the Hartlaub-Charlick getting me out of my slav-wall blues with EXACTLY the open center and *MOBILITY* this gambiteer lives or is suffocated by, but now you're gonna make me go back to the drawing board for a more-universal system that'll STAY tough to face after everyone starts dodging trap lines? I was looking into this, but I thought I needed to learn king's indian TOO to play old benoni and I hate fianchettos on either side of the board. I still never got around to studying the albin for hartlaub declined, but if this system gets rid of declined sideline blues, I'll give it a go. If I see g6 though... NOPE O.K. transposing to the benko as a sideline is a big plus as it's way more solid than albin. that was another one that i thought required kings indian to play too. YEP definitely BENKO! I don't like closed and old benoni proper is just stonewalling to me and i don't like having to stonewall birds. WAIT! it gives the bishop a tunnel OUT into the open? WOW! maybe i might like to try THAT, but benko is supposedly more aggressive and has great stats. I still love hartlab charlick annoying sidelines and all. open centers are my favorite. overextended position... mobility against it? that's part of my vocab. I don't like the look of inviting all those pawns so deep AT ALL. i hate pawns more than anything. i lik just getting them out of the way in the hartlaub for the mobility
Please start a speedrun
This is not gotham chess..u are on the wrong channel
For chess channels who post instructive videos it’s really good because it’s both entertaining seeing noobs get destroyed but you can also learn a lot by listening to them talking their game through in real time
@@pds4 if u really want to have a good speedrun.. U can search for Nm Robert ramirez.. Or u can just request remote chess academy.. Whatever urr wish
@GMIgorSmirnov I would like to see a video on the Busch-Gass gambit, whether you think it's a good or dubious opening, how to play it and a good defense more importantly, how to utterly destroy my opponent if they use it! Destruction is not good enough for the Igor Nation, we want utter destruction! :)
In a video about the Smith Morra Gambit: "This Gambit is super tricky and your opponent will have a hard time knowing all the traps."
Ina video about the Benoni even though in order to play the Benoni you need to know the Smith Morra Gambit in case opponent plays e4: "You don't need to know mich theory!"
Thank you for watching!
Hey Igor- huge fan.
Are you aware that the FIDE Elo has been updated for people below 2000? Just a reminder for when you say that some opening should work for a certain rating-range
Appreciate you for being here 💛
İ would try bishop f4..
Sir..what to do if opponent fianchetto their bishops instead of going for london? thanks
OH MY GOD IGOR THANK YOU I WAS LOOKING AT THIS BUT YOUR VIDEO IS VERY HELPFUL
Here to stop kids from saying first
You’re just as bad😂
I love making london system players mad! hehe.
"I'm going to drop a link to the Benko Gambit in the description...WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!"
Sir, you are speaking very fast in all the vdos. Please keep gap between 2 words … so that it is understandable thanks
what happens when their 2nd move is 2.d5? It takes away all the tings Igor talks about on the black side.
Noooo your ruining my secret
2:36 Why does stockfish say it’s a draw? Is it a glitch or is there some crazy line to draw? Is there something with white playing Nc4 and Nd6 with an eventual perpetual somehow?
He just screwed up his analysis board, it’s a simple win
After 1. d4 c5 of course white should play 2. d5. Then if e6 white has Nc3 without having committed to c4 and the other N can go around to c4. This is all stuff "everyone" knows about this setup. But if you know your opponent won't play d5 and is just a one trick pony, I suppose it could be effective. White loses his advantage if he doesn't play d5.
How to destroy e4
I tried this on my computer chess program. It simply went: 2.d5, and then proceeded to kick my butt.... 😢
Whatever I try I get destroyed by the computer😂
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I think London is a bad opening. I beat 2000+ fide rated twice because they played London.
Nice haircut.
Weak.
If they defend the pawn with bishop e3 on move #3 then what?