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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares his favourite traps in one of the most aggressive chess openings for White, the King's Gambit, where White undermines Black's central pawn with 1.e4 e5 2.f4.

Whether your opponent accepts the gambit with 2...exf4 or declines the gambit by defending their central pawn on e5, you will learn some really cool traps for both!

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00:00 Best Chess Opening Traps in the King's Gambit
00:16 Trap-1: Declined Variation, Queen's Knight Defense
03:19 Trap-2: Accepted Variation, King's Knight's Gambit
06:42 Trap-3: Checkmate by minor pieces
09:30 Trap-4: 3.Bc4, Bishop's Gambit
12:01 Trap-5: 64% Win Rate after the most played moves
13:21 Bonus Trap

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[OSIRISWHS]

“Knightmare” was best ever play on words I’ve heard my entire life.

Provided great instructional video here.

I play often this gambit. I was advised years ago I shouldn’t spend time — as a beginner — with the King’s Gambit; however, I play beginners and I have, say, won 80% of my games with this opening and I’ve played it often enough that I wear out “stronger” opponents because, as you demonstrated, I’ve developed the center of my board while by definition of gambit accepted their board is scattered to edge.

I’m a say 1375 player and I defeated twice a say 1600 player a few July 4th weekends ago. I was the buzz of the gathering after — before a growing audience — I won the twice with this opening.and once trading pieces to clear an excruciatingly closed board and promoting a pawn.

This is indeed my favorite of your videos.

[Palimoe]

Please Igor make a video on the Catalan. I’ve been playing and it pretty good. I would love to see your ideas on the Catalan

[BraedynWearsSweats]

I was shocked when i saw the first sequence. That's exactly how one of my games went a few weeks ago, they resigned after the fork. I didnt even know that was a well known strategy I thought I came up with it, lol.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Best Chess Opening Traps in the King's Gambit
00:16 Trap-1: Declined Variation, Queen's Knight Defense
03:19 Trap-2: Accepted Variation, King's Knight's Gambit
06:42 Trap-3: Checkmate by minor pieces
09:30 Trap-4: 3.Bc4, Bishop's Gambit
12:01 Trap-5: 64% Win Rate after the most played moves
13:21 Bonus Trap

[pedroelmacho]

Thanks Igor, as always your explanations are the best! Happy New Year

[GalacticRadioNoise]

Great video. I wish I could remember 95% of it in a game situation.

[orionwww]

I bet if i try it in my 600elo, i will be devastated 😂

[rakeshswain]

Great grandmaster ideas loved by me Igor your theory is really great

[raphaelhudson]

Trap 2 is interesting because it is a version of the normal trap you get if you go for the Muzio, but yours is in the main line. The Muzio version is
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 f6 5. Nxg5 fxg5 6. Qh5+ Ke7 7. Qf7+ Kd6 8. Qd5+ Ke7 9. Qe5# 1-0
I think I've won more games with this trap than any other position. but I've also lost a lot of games going for the knight sac in other kings gambit lines where where opponent has played F3, where it either partly works but does not lead to mate or simply doesn't work. Be warned if you go for the sac and black is 1-2 moves deeper in then you really need to calculate 3-5 moves in front to figure out whether you are losing or winning .

[breadley]

I'll never forget this video, I can't thank you enough for single-handedly teaching me the opening that makes me guaranteed to win as white in most matches to finally escape the 1200 Prison and roam free in the world of 1300s

[Mirror]

The best chess video I have ever seen. Great explanation, exploring most common variations and showing how to make a trap for opponent. Great work 👏🏻

[lehoangtong]

00:00 Best Chess Opening Traps in the King's Gambit

00:16 Trap-1: Declined Variation, Queen's Knight Defense
03:19 Trap-2: Accepted Variation, King's Knight's Gambit

06:42 Trap-3: Checkmate by minor pieces
09:30 Trap-4: 3.Bc4, Bishop's Gambit

12:01 Trap-5: 64% Win Rate after the most played moves
13:21 Bonus Trap

[timbrophy]

Stockfish appropriating your content! Great!

[lockalhost]

Thank you for the nice tips, I was looking exactly for this kind of opening as it fits my style of play. My new favorite opening at 1600-1700 level on lichess!

PS: at 8:37, 9. Nd5?? by white is not an "interesting move", it's a big blunder and white is losing completely after 9... Be7, developing and gaining a valuable tempo on the white Queen when black is already a rook up and already has a winning game.

[dhananjaypawar]

Your teaching way is outstanding, Sir😊

[davidrobertson]

Another awesome video Igor, thanks so much.

[chunx]

Great instruction, thanks.
Not that I have the skills to apply in real life!

[leff]

I really appreciate your content, it‘s great. It‘s just super annoying when playing games after watching these videos my opponents quite literally never play the moves required to apply these traps.
Like I do get the position at 0:55 every now and then but no one plays Nd4 here, rather Nf6 which kills any of the initiative for white.

[Hacienda_]

I lost to this in work and now im obsessed w knowing more of it

[MavaprGosu]

Fantastic video . I am actually 2100 rated, but I don’t know opening theory and I use my experience and board vision. Gonna go hard on learning kings gambit in details