8 TERRIBLE Chess Openings (According To Stockfish)

Why are these openings so bad? Learn how to take advantage of these opening mistakes!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:02 - Guatemala Defense
2:21 - Paris Gambit
5:16 - Zaire Defense
7:39 - Troon Gambit
10:34 - Medusa Gambit
12:37 - Hartlaub Gambit Accepted
14:48 - Pachman Gambit
16:54 - Carrera Gambit

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[RandomGuy-qrjw]

A knight on the rim is grim? In german it goes: "Springer am Rand bringt Kummer und Schand!" (Roughly translated: Knight on the rim brings grief and shame). Finally I got to learn the english version, thanks! :D

[quanghoangminh]

Actually, the worst opening for Black is "C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit" which give White +7. I accidently played this, at first I though it was a blunder. Turn out it's actually an opening in opening book lol

[stevesidare]

Hard to believe these have earned recorded names. Maybe I can become famous and invent a "gambit" that gives the opponent a 10 point advantage - or even checkmate! - in the opening. (The Dunce Gambit?)

[bobthebox]

17:02 I think the Carrera Gambit can be a very powerful opening at lower elo.

The idea is almost identical to e4 e5 qa5 (the king's pawn opening, wayward queen attack), where low elo opponents might try to kick the queen with a pawn move and lose their rook as a result.

People who have already been hit by the wayward queen attack might not recognise the pattern because the queen isn't directly attacking a pawn this time.

[antibishonen]

17:00 Careful. The Carrera gambit has numerous traps including the g6 trap and the delayed Scholar's mate.

18:00 It also brought to my attention that if black is not careful, white can have nasty attacks if the bishop and the queen attacks f6 once it pushes the pawn to kick out the knight.

[your_average_joe]

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[tobiasreissenweber]

I like these videos about terrible moves a lot. I think I learn far more from Nelson explaining why a move is bad than by Nelson explaining why a move is good. Great content.

[MUIDYLANICE]

Conclusion:
Don’t play openings that create problems, even if there’s smart ways to get rid of that specific problem

[ThinkingSkptically]

There's this _terrible_ one, too...
Evans Gambit: Fontaine Counter-Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 b5
Stockfish eval: +2.1

[Autrone]

Good thing the bongcloud isn't in here.

[cd]

I've started to grow fond of starting with the Hartlaub gambit but bailing after the bishop for more efficient moves.

[theMosen]

7:54 If you're going to play the Borg Defence, have the decency to defend the g-pawn with f6!

[Kokurorokuko]

I like that this vid starts immediately without unnecessary talking

[k_Sub_challenge_with_no_video]

Alt title : how to play against The most unknown gambits

[robandsharonseddon-smith]

I find it amusing that Stockfish is recommending exactly the sort of moves I was taught as a child - just develop your pieces...

[justarandomanimegirlpassin]

Hey chess wibes can you make these chess quiz videos like more i am watching the old ones but i am kinda running out of them they are really cool

[maximmironov]

In paris gambit you forgot to mention that in all the pressure white's still down a pawn

[grandpa]

In the guatemala defense one of the reasons why the evaluation is +2.4 is because the light squares on the queenside are very weak because you have played b6 and theres no light squared bishop.

[danielshapiro]

My favorite was the troon gambit because I can actually see how someone would fall for that. The undefended pawn is irresistible. Unfortunately it would only work once, after your opponent figures out they aren't supposed to take the pawn you're toast.

[bluefiftytwo]

Yesterday an opponent played the worst opening i've ever seen. e4-f6, d4-g5 allowing me Qh5#. Still wondering what his deal was, is there even a worse opening out there?