Magnificent. Please keep these coming also. It is good to know Opening Traps not just to spring them but to avoid them and your videos like this are helpful. Opening traps need to be studied because you can't avoid having to play an opening. Jrobichess you have great teaching ability. Thanks for sharing.
just wanted to say that your tutorials are great! they are well presented, easy to understand and you have a clear voice. superb effort. I'll definitely try this move some time!
I've been trying to remember your channel name for ages and it came to me out of the blue today. Your content was invaluable to me when I was just starting out. Just wanted to say thanks. Whatever you're doing these days, I hope life is well!
I've been a chess teacher for over 30 years, I have one of the most successful chess instructional videos on the market today (CHESS FOR ANYONE, VOLS. 1 & 2 SO FAR) and I am a video producer by profession...my comment is that i think you're terrific! you have a great voice, great speaking style and some great clips here, and i love 'em-- thx for your time and efforts, mister!
Great trap! I used it and my opponent fell into it! The scenario worked exactly as you described. He was well ranked but I guess he didn't watched your videos. Your chess videos are the best in internet. Very professionnal and you also have a great voice.
Thanks for checking out the vid Rock! As for your question I think in those situations playing solid chess and looking for small advantages in position is key.
Very interesting video! I think the knight could re-route to g6 perhaps, and then black plays c6 anyway followed by d6 and Be7. A bit like the "Tango" system. So Nce7 is not so bad positionally I think, as well as setting a nice trap :)
A few years back I purchased a Mephisto Talking Chess Academy which is pretty sweet. I use it mostly to play other people, but I should really check out all the tutorials. It pretty much teaches you everything you need to know such as openings and pawn stuctures plus hundreds of more lessons.
I executed the Mortimer Trap for the first time last night on Yahoo chess. I was surprised how excited I became as I watched it develop: Will my opponent fall it and take the pawn? He did! My heart was pounding, believe it or not. Thanks again, Jrobi
Thanks for checking the vid out Bruce - this trap requires D3 to be played to be worthwhile - anything else just won't cut it for black for sure. The NXF7 line you bring up would definitely save white from going down a full piece, and it would just be down a pawn but black would be unable to castle so white should still have decent fighting opportunities.
Thanks for the Mortimer trap! I really liked it. You are right that in long games people tend to spot traps. Are there anything you could recomend for long games? Something like a subtle trap for gaining even a little bit of advantage? Or is it that in a long game you usually just play solid chess?
The trap (well all traps) require certain moves to be played by the opponent, so they can be avoided by careful play and just general knowledge about them. That being said I think one of the reasons GM's have studied them in great detail is because sometimes there's a variety of move orders that can spring them, and of course knowing them in and out obviously helps one to avoid them outright. Thanks for checking out the vid!
after the queen checks (at 140). i would say that the next good move for white would be c2 to c3. this will give 2 things to the bishop , protection from the queen and a spot for safety. it also removes the worry on the b2 square. or, you can also try blocking with the knight.
great video, definitely something for white to watch out for as we see top players constantly trying to find ways to avoid the main lines in the Ruy Lopez, although i think after a standard bb3 and rapid d4 to open the position black maybe has taken too much time to reroute the knight to g6.
I'm relatively new to chess, but me being a fast learner has made kinduv undeafeted against my more greener middleshcoolers. These tricks and hints from you has really benifited my learning and strategy in chess. You are the beast at chess, I think you would make a great Chess master as you definitly know your stuff.
Sorry, my first reply was looking at my other trap video line and not this one. You are correct, the engine strength is just over a 1 point advantage, but that being said black has 4 minor pieces to work with compared to white's 3. Thanks for checking out the vid!
That's what I thought, but a 2100+ player made mention of the fact that you could re-route the knight to g6 perhaps, and then black plays c6 anyway followed by d6 and Be7 like the "Tango" system. His full comment is above.
Playing is a big part of getting better but only if you're analyzing your games afterwards. It's hard to do that with blitz if you play tons, because there would be too much to study so I generally analyze deeply my longer time control games. Of course studying is a huge part of getting better, so either lessons, looking at GM games, working on tactics, etc, is all very important. My personal site has some recommendations from GM's on how to study you might be interested in.
It's a trap - all of them have their ups and downs and usually only work in quick matches (depending on the skill of the opponent of course). Thanks for checking out the vid!
Thanks for the video. But hey, isnt the best move for white to capture the pawn at f2? He will still loose the knight for a pawn, but then blacks king is more vonoruable and he can not castle. If black doesnt capture the night they will end up even in material. Am I right about this?
I have heard GMs, IM's, and a variety of other chess players in live tournament coverage (tournaments with several individuals playing) refer to a game they are covering as a match. While what you say is true in that a match also refers to a series of games between two players, it's also used to refer to a single game between two players.
Eggory, I also just realized that we're maybe talking about different things. I meant to say pawn to d6 in responce to knoght going c4. (i accidentilly wrote d3, but look closely at the board). Another thing...where do you see a bishop for rook trade?
@nioor white loose systematically a piece but I think knight in c3 is better than bishop in d2 because the black queen in e5 doesn't menace rook in a1. But mine is a question because I'm not sure that it can be the best move.
At 3.00 go on the counter attack and move bishop to F4 then if he decides to take your bishop you can move your horse to c6 which would force the king to move up to e7 then you can trap the rook by moving the horse to f7 as the queen would be at risk of being taken. Any counter counter attacks?
@SondaroSasuke A king cannot castle when it is under check, when the square it will go is under attack by the enemy, or when the castling path (in this case h1 to e1) is under attack.
I don't know if you've answered this question or not, but what if the bishop does not retreat after pawn to d6 and instead still checks with the Knight with a continuation of Kd7, Nf7 forking the queen and rook. At this point white already has compensation for the bishop in the three pawns. Can white keep the knight after Qa5+, Nc3, cxb5, Nh8? Seems playable for black to me, but I may be missing something.
Isnt the best move for white to capture the pawn at f2? Yes he will still loose a knight for a pawn, but blacks king is more vonoruable and can not castle.Am i right?
Does the trap not fail if instead of protecting the unprotected center pawn with a pawn push... white decides to do the Four Knights defense... Protecting the pawn with knight instead of pawn.
I'd like to try this trap, but I have a question... What if white doesn't take the pawn at e5 after black plays knight to e7? It looks like black would then be at a positional disadvantage (since the knight would be blocking the black queen and bishop). What would be the best strategy for black at that point?
by moving the another bishop to f4, we let the black to capture the b3 positioned bishop first. the white can capture the d6 pawn then so that the black's king in checked position plus the black knight is covered by the bishop. now the black can move the knight to f7 to double attack the black's queen or rook.
Maybe I'm missing something. Once black tries to move the pawn to B5... doesn't black just move Knight to D6, taking the pawn? White has a forced move (moving the king to D7), and then the knight takes the pawn on B5. If white takes the knight with the pawn on C6, white recaptures with the Bishop, checking the king again. So in the end, white trades away a knight for four(!) pawns, prevents the black king from castling, and ends up in a better position. Am I missing something? Does black have a suitable end to the trap if white answers ...b5 with Nd6?
Queen takes d6. But Knight e7 isn't a good move it doesn't have any sense ! You're moving a safe and active piece despite you have 2 passive bishops, the King in the centre and you put it in front of your dark-square bishop. The only way to win with this move is to play against a really bad opponent. All my 7-year pupils would see c6 after having studied chess for one year.
When black plays Nf6 that's the Berlin Defense. Once I see that, I usually castle. Then Nxe4 and I move my rook over to attack the knight. I thought that was how white played usually? Am I wrong?
this might sound a bit rookie-ish (I don't play chess competitively or seriously) but couldn't white move a pawn to guard the king when black checks with the queen?
At 1:30 after black plays pawn to c2, what if white responded with moving the bishop to c4 and black makes a rookie mistake and moves his pawn to b5.. Couldn't the bishop take the pawn at f2 for the checkmate?
Thank you VERY much for this video. I have responded to Bb5 with a6 so many times I almost do it as a second nature. I am going to give this trap a try a try sometime. I enjoy your videos and am enjoying trying to learn the game. Keep up the good work!
Eggory, you are missing something. when pd3 is the responce to nc4, you can't automatically assume that white will check by capturing d3 with his knight. And even if he does check that way, who says you have to move the king? Why not just take the knight with queen? One pawn for a knight? Sounds like a deal to me, and the king can still castle later. Also, the queen is out and can still check white while threatening the bishop. Bottom line, white would have to be crazy to take d3 with his knight
The problem is if White does not fall in the trap, and follows with "d4", whith a stong attack. I tried with black against Fritz 10, with 6 ... exd4 7 e5 Ch6 8 Bg5 Be7 9 Bxe7 Qxe7 and with only my forces was destroyed later. Only making the program play against himself, after many trials was able to draw in 60 moves, following with 10 Cxd4 a6 11 Bxc6 dxc6 12 Qxh5 c5 Any suggestion for a strong line if white does not fall in the trap? May be an additional move BEFORE 3 ... Cf6
@arunjaja the checking line is still open...he says it right afterwards and highlights it in red...that's assuming you meant c4* not c3...if you DID mean c3 - then I have no earthly idea what in the world you're talking about
it does not matter if white blocks with a pawn, a bishop, a queen or a knight, the important thing is that white looses a knight or a bishop. That if you mean placing the pawn after the black queen check. If you mean placing it in the start of the game, then the trap does not work.
it'd be nice to look at some variations incase white played Nc3 instead of d3. Im at the level right now where my opponent would probably try to develop the piece while defending instead of pushing the pawn to defend. I know you usually make longer videos looking at diff. variations. i realize this is about the trap--and its well done, but perhaps some alternative scenarios if white does not take the bait (even before the bait is out), could be interesting.
You are basically right and i was basically wrong but you still don't quite understand a couple things. I didn't see that the queen was able to defend d3 from its original position after pd3, that's all. But when one is considering what would be the best move for white in a certain situation, no white move is an assumption, they are all just options. And i don't think qa5+ is going to work out in any way, since a bishop for a rook trade is no good, and white is already gaining multiple pawns.
Centre > Develop > Castle > Attack This is a good guideline for novice chess players. Your first moves should secure some influence on the CENTRE. A pawn could be placed in the middle, or a pawn could be placed so that it eyes a square in the middle. You then DEVELOP pieces (knights/bishops) to protect those pawns and squares your opponent may otherwise want to move to. After that, castle and attack. And most importantly:if you move a piece,ask every other piece what they think of that move.
at 2:58 the move pawn to d6 is good but a better move would be pawn to d5 attacking the knight.. because if pawn captures the queen can recapture Forking the knight and bishop.. given the knight cant be captured but the bishop must run from the mounting pressure but this allows the queen to capture a free pawn.. on g2.
Thanks for the video. I am an avid chess player so I am always looking to enhance my game and one way is by learning as many traps as I can, not to use but rather to recognize so I can avoid them. Thanks again.
I really can't tell I'm any better than I was three yrs. ago. I know it never hurts to look at lessons like this one ,but I just thought I would get better as I played. Is there any truth to that or am I going to have to watch lessons.
OMG thats so pro. That was a really good trap. Master have all that planed out for like 20 moves ahead its crazy. Each time i learn something in chess i realize its way more complicated then i thought :)
when pawn comes to C6 at 1:22 to attack the bishop, what if bishop moves from B5 to C3 rather than A3 creating probability of checkmate on next move...
interesting idea! However, the "steinitz move" 4.d3 in the Berlin is a timid move in my opinion black has a really good game after 4...Bc5 5.O-O 5...O-O 6.Nc3 and 6...Nd4
i know nothing about chess but what happens if white plays 6.Nxf7 after 5...c6, loses knight but is 2 pawns up and destroyed your king side. maybe is still good for black because a minor piece up is very important in the opening right??
Well, after you fork white's knight and bishop with a pawn, white can give check with the knight, then fork queen and rook, which is quite bad situation for black, isn't it?
I'd get rid of attack. In fact most positons do not call for an attack right out of the opening. You can't just launch an attack against a strong player just because your feel like it (unless you like to lose), the conditions must be favourable.
What if after pawn to c6 knight can take pawn on f7 to attack the white queen??, King will take Knight on f7 and white bishop can now check on c4.. at least that way you spoil the white castling opportunity and save your bishop giving yourself some chance strategically.
Magnificent. Please keep these coming also. It is good to know Opening Traps not just to spring them but to avoid them and your videos like this are helpful. Opening traps need to be studied because you can't avoid having to play an opening. Jrobichess you have great teaching ability. Thanks for sharing.
just wanted to say that your tutorials are great! they are well presented, easy to understand and you have a clear voice. superb effort. I'll definitely try this move some time!
I've been trying to remember your channel name for ages and it came to me out of the blue today. Your content was invaluable to me when I was just starting out.
Just wanted to say thanks. Whatever you're doing these days, I hope life is well!
I've been a chess teacher for over 30 years, I have one of the most successful chess instructional videos on the market today (CHESS FOR ANYONE, VOLS. 1 & 2 SO FAR) and I am a video producer by profession...my comment is that i think you're terrific! you have a great voice, great speaking style and some great clips here, and i love 'em-- thx for your time and efforts, mister!
Great trap! I used it and my opponent fell into it! The scenario worked exactly as you described. He was well ranked but I guess he didn't watched your videos. Your chess videos are the best in internet. Very professionnal and you also have a great voice.
Thanks for checking out the vid Rock! As for your question I think in those situations playing solid chess and looking for small advantages in position is key.
Very interesting video! I think the knight could re-route to g6 perhaps, and then black plays c6 anyway followed by d6 and Be7. A bit like the "Tango" system. So Nce7 is not so bad positionally I think, as well as setting a nice trap :)
A few years back I purchased a Mephisto Talking Chess Academy which is pretty sweet. I use it mostly to play other people, but I should really check out all the tutorials. It pretty much teaches you everything you need to know such as openings and pawn stuctures plus hundreds of more lessons.
It definitely takes patience, but more importantly, it needs to be fun when you play, win or lose. Thanks for checking out the vid!
I executed the Mortimer Trap for the first time last night on Yahoo chess. I was surprised how excited I became as I watched it develop: Will my opponent fall it and take the pawn? He did! My heart was pounding, believe it or not. Thanks again, Jrobi
Thanks for checking the vid out Bruce - this trap requires D3 to be played to be worthwhile - anything else just won't cut it for black for sure. The NXF7 line you bring up would definitely save white from going down a full piece, and it would just be down a pawn but black would be unable to castle so white should still have decent fighting opportunities.
Wow, i've been looking for a good channel of chess videos and yours are so far simply great.
Definitely agree Phillip! Thanks for the comment and checking out the vid!
Thanks for the Mortimer trap! I really liked it.
You are right that in long games people tend to spot traps. Are there anything you could recomend for long games? Something like a subtle trap for gaining even a little bit of advantage? Or is it that in a long game you usually just play solid chess?
The trap (well all traps) require certain moves to be played by the opponent, so they can be avoided by careful play and just general knowledge about them. That being said I think one of the reasons GM's have studied them in great detail is because sometimes there's a variety of move orders that can spring them, and of course knowing them in and out obviously helps one to avoid them outright. Thanks for checking out the vid!
Definitely blocks the pawn from being attacked but doesn't save the knight from going down. Thanks for checking out the vid!
after the queen checks (at 140). i would say that the next good move for white would be c2 to c3. this will give 2 things to the bishop , protection from the queen and a spot for safety. it also removes the worry on the b2 square. or, you can also try blocking with the knight.
great video, definitely something for white to watch out for as we see top players constantly trying to find ways to avoid the main lines in the Ruy Lopez, although i think after a standard bb3 and rapid d4 to open the position black maybe has taken too much time to reroute the knight to g6.
I'm relatively new to chess, but me being a fast learner has made kinduv undeafeted against my more greener middleshcoolers. These tricks and hints from you has really benifited my learning and strategy in chess. You are the beast at chess, I think you would make a great Chess master as you definitly know your stuff.
I have a couple Ruy Lopez videos. Thanks for checking out this one.
Sorry, my first reply was looking at my other trap video line and not this one. You are correct, the engine strength is just over a 1 point advantage, but that being said black has 4 minor pieces to work with compared to white's 3. Thanks for checking out the vid!
Thanks for checking out the vid! I usually default to my last match video for my rating.
That's what I thought, but a 2100+ player made mention of the fact that you could re-route the knight to g6 perhaps, and then black plays c6 anyway followed by d6 and Be7 like the "Tango" system. His full comment is above.
Playing is a big part of getting better but only if you're analyzing your games afterwards. It's hard to do that with blitz if you play tons, because there would be too much to study so I generally analyze deeply my longer time control games. Of course studying is a huge part of getting better, so either lessons, looking at GM games, working on tactics, etc, is all very important. My personal site has some recommendations from GM's on how to study you might be interested in.
It's a trap - all of them have their ups and downs and usually only work in quick matches (depending on the skill of the opponent of course). Thanks for checking out the vid!
I miss you jrobichess!
Thanks for checking out the video JJ and I totally agree!
@arunjaja I think you mean C4. You can still move your queen and check the king. Then take the knight on the next move.
Wow, absolutely amazing, thank you so much for creating all these excellent chess learning traps and zaps!
That's awesome Bill! Glad to hear you got into the line!
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Thank a lot for your vids from Hungary!
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Thanks for the video. But hey, isnt the best move for white to capture the pawn at f2? He will still loose the knight for a pawn, but then blacks king is more vonoruable and he can not castle. If black doesnt capture the night they will end up even in material. Am I right about this?
@AmazingAsian8 it's usually a match with a shorter time limit such as 5 minutes per person
Blitz games have shorter time controls per player, so like for example 15 mins per player or 3 mins per player (or less).
I have heard GMs, IM's, and a variety of other chess players in live tournament coverage (tournaments with several individuals playing) refer to a game they are covering as a match. While what you say is true in that a match also refers to a series of games between two players, it's also used to refer to a single game between two players.
Good luck at the tournament clanky40! Let me know how it goes and thanks for checking out the vid!
Once again, genius moves man. 5/5 for sure. Keep it up.
Eggory, I also just realized that we're maybe talking about different things. I meant to say pawn to d6 in responce to knoght going c4. (i accidentilly wrote d3, but look closely at the board). Another thing...where do you see a bishop for rook trade?
if you fell for the trap, wouldnt knight to f7 be best? capture a pawn and save the bishop while disrupting his ability to castle?
@nioor white loose systematically a piece but I think knight in c3 is better than bishop in d2 because the black queen in e5 doesn't menace rook in a1. But mine is a question because I'm not sure that it can be the best move.
At 3.00 go on the counter attack and move bishop to F4 then if he decides to take your bishop you can move your horse to c6 which would force the king to move up to e7 then you can trap the rook by moving the horse to f7 as the queen would be at risk of being taken. Any counter counter attacks?
@SondaroSasuke
A king cannot castle when it is under check, when the square it will go is under attack by the enemy, or when the castling path (in this case h1 to e1) is under attack.
I don't know if you've answered this question or not, but what if the bishop does not retreat after pawn to d6 and instead still checks with the Knight with a continuation of Kd7, Nf7 forking the queen and rook. At this point white already has compensation for the bishop in the three pawns. Can white keep the knight after Qa5+, Nc3, cxb5, Nh8? Seems playable for black to me, but I may be missing something.
Thanks for the comment and checking out the video dieselengine9!
Thanks roblear141 - I appreciate the comment!
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Isnt the best move for white to capture the pawn at f2? Yes he will still loose a knight for a pawn, but blacks king is more vonoruable and can not castle.Am i right?
Thanks so much for posting these! I've been looking for additions to my chess "arsenal" for a long time, and these look great!
Thats awesome Jimmy! Best of luck and have lots of fun!!!
Does the trap not fail if instead of protecting the unprotected center pawn with a pawn push... white decides to do the Four Knights defense... Protecting the pawn with knight instead of pawn.
I'd like to try this trap, but I have a question...
What if white doesn't take the pawn at e5 after black plays knight to e7? It looks like black would then be at a positional disadvantage (since the knight would be blocking the black queen and bishop). What would be the best strategy for black at that point?
@laputadetumadre11 is "avoid" better? With the knight. I'm not english, so I used a bad verb.
by moving the another bishop to f4, we let the black to capture the b3 positioned bishop first. the white can capture the d6 pawn then so that the black's king in checked position plus the black knight is covered by the bishop. now the black can move the knight to f7 to double attack the black's queen or rook.
Maybe I'm missing something. Once black tries to move the pawn to B5... doesn't black just move Knight to D6, taking the pawn? White has a forced move (moving the king to D7), and then the knight takes the pawn on B5. If white takes the knight with the pawn on C6, white recaptures with the Bishop, checking the king again. So in the end, white trades away a knight for four(!) pawns, prevents the black king from castling, and ends up in a better position.
Am I missing something? Does black have a suitable end to the trap if white answers ...b5 with Nd6?
Queen takes d6.
But Knight e7 isn't a good move it doesn't have any sense ! You're moving a safe and active piece despite you have 2 passive bishops, the King in the centre and you put it in front of your dark-square bishop. The only way to win with this move is to play against a really bad opponent. All my 7-year pupils would see c6 after having studied chess for one year.
Thanks Ram! Best of wishes for 2008 with you and your daughter's chess pursuits!
When black plays Nf6 that's the Berlin Defense. Once I see that, I usually castle. Then Nxe4 and I move my rook over to attack the knight. I thought that was how white played usually? Am I wrong?
this might sound a bit rookie-ish (I don't play chess competitively or seriously) but couldn't white move a pawn to guard the king when black checks with the queen?
At 1:30 after black plays pawn to c2, what if white responded with moving the bishop to c4 and black makes a rookie mistake and moves his pawn to b5.. Couldn't the bishop take the pawn at f2 for the checkmate?
Thank you VERY much for this video. I have responded to Bb5 with a6 so many times I almost do it as a second nature. I am going to give this trap a try a try sometime. I enjoy your videos and am enjoying trying to learn the game. Keep up the good work!
Eggory, you are missing something. when pd3 is the responce to nc4, you can't automatically assume that white will check by capturing d3 with his knight. And even if he does check that way, who says you have to move the king? Why not just take the knight with queen? One pawn for a knight? Sounds like a deal to me, and the king can still castle later. Also, the queen is out and can still check white while threatening the bishop. Bottom line, white would have to be crazy to take d3 with his knight
The problem is if White does not fall in the trap, and follows with "d4", whith a stong attack.
I tried with black against Fritz 10, with
6 ... exd4
7 e5 Ch6
8 Bg5 Be7
9 Bxe7 Qxe7
and with only my forces was destroyed later.
Only making the program play against himself, after many trials was able to draw in 60 moves, following with
10 Cxd4 a6 11 Bxc6 dxc6 12 Qxh5 c5
Any suggestion for a strong line if white does not fall in the trap? May be an additional move BEFORE 3 ... Cf6
Thanks for checking it out Peter!
@arunjaja the checking line is still open...he says it right afterwards and highlights it in red...that's assuming you meant c4* not c3...if you DID mean c3 - then I have no earthly idea what in the world you're talking about
Tthanks for the comment and checking out the vid chess1234567! Good luck in the tournament play!
it does not matter if white blocks with a pawn, a bishop, a queen or a knight, the important thing is that white looses a knight or a bishop. That if you mean placing the pawn after the black queen check. If you mean placing it in the start of the game, then the trap does not work.
it'd be nice to look at some variations incase white played Nc3 instead of d3. Im at the level right now where my opponent would probably try to develop the piece while defending instead of pushing the pawn to defend.
I know you usually make longer videos looking at diff. variations. i realize this is about the trap--and its well done, but perhaps some alternative scenarios if white does not take the bait (even before the bait is out), could be interesting.
You are basically right and i was basically wrong but you still don't quite understand a couple things. I didn't see that the queen was able to defend d3 from its original position after pd3, that's all. But when one is considering what would be the best move for white in a certain situation, no white move is an assumption, they are all just options. And i don't think qa5+ is going to work out in any way, since a bishop for a rook trade is no good, and white is already gaining multiple pawns.
Centre > Develop > Castle > Attack
This is a good guideline for novice chess players. Your first moves should secure some influence on the CENTRE. A pawn could be placed in the middle, or a pawn could be placed so that it eyes a square in the middle. You then DEVELOP pieces (knights/bishops) to protect those pawns and squares your opponent may otherwise want to move to. After that, castle and attack.
And most importantly:if you move a piece,ask every other piece what they think of that move.
@AlexGoMAD That would be like ruy lopez exchange variation.
at 2:58 the move pawn to d6 is good but a better move would be pawn to d5 attacking the knight.. because if pawn captures the queen can recapture Forking the knight and bishop.. given the knight cant be captured but the bishop must run from the mounting pressure but this allows the queen to capture a free pawn.. on g2.
Thankyou so much Jrobi for this video. I really appreciate it!
Thanks for the video. I am an avid chess player so I am always looking to enhance my game and one way is by learning as many traps as I can, not to use but rather to recognize so I can avoid them. Thanks again.
@ashwinjt1997 it would be Like the 4 knights game opening.
Thanks for checking out the vid Thunder!
I really can't tell I'm any better than I was three yrs. ago. I know it never hurts to look at lessons like this one ,but I just thought I would get better as I played. Is there any truth to that or am I going to have to watch lessons.
OMG thats so pro. That was a really good trap. Master have all that planed out for like 20 moves ahead its crazy. Each time i learn something in chess i realize its way more complicated then i thought :)
this is wayyyyy to complicated for me.... any suggestions on what/where to start?
Can it go for black too???
love it!
love your videos!
keep up the good work
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when pawn comes to C6 at 1:22 to attack the bishop, what if bishop moves from B5 to C3 rather than A3 creating probability of checkmate on next move...
interesting idea!
However, the "steinitz move" 4.d3 in the Berlin is a timid move in my opinion
black has a really good game after 4...Bc5 5.O-O 5...O-O 6.Nc3 and 6...Nd4
What is the name of the software you are using?
i know nothing about chess but what happens if white plays 6.Nxf7 after 5...c6, loses knight but is 2 pawns up and destroyed your king side. maybe is still good for black because a minor piece up is very important in the opening right??
why not move the pawn from c2 to c3 to block the check which makes the pawn safe
hey what if white blocks the checking line with a pawn?
Thanks for checking it out Greger!
Well, after you fork white's knight and bishop with a pawn, white can give check with the knight, then fork queen and rook, which is quite bad situation for black, isn't it?
Hi jrobichess, great explanation on implementation, counter and applicability. Now I'm going to check your other vids & blog! Thanks.
what happens if white responds with nc3 instead of d3? the trap doesn work?
Thanks Bill - let me know when you get a chance to follow the line!
whats a better move for white after Ne3?
and i dont think pawn to d3 is a common move
I'd get rid of attack. In fact most positons do not call for an attack right out of the opening. You can't just launch an attack against a strong player just because your feel like it (unless you like to lose), the conditions must be favourable.
What if after pawn to c6 knight can take pawn on f7 to attack the white queen??, King will take Knight on f7 and white bishop can now check on c4.. at least that way you spoil the white castling opportunity and save your bishop giving yourself some chance strategically.
Excellent points Crusher!
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i have a question, what do i do after i do nf6 and the bishop takes knight and make me double pawns
why wouldnt white take the knight on c6 and force doubled up pawns? Instead of moving pawn to d3
Thanks sebaspat77! Glad to hear you scored a win by knowing about it!
what if in response to ... Nb1-c3, white defends the pawn with knight?
Thanks ram70 - I appreciate the comment.