Destroy Every e4 Player With This Opening TRAP!

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares a really cool chess opening trap for Black against 1.e4 that allows you to win in just 8 moves even against strong, experienced opponents!

Another cool thing about this trap is that the worst result for Black in this trap is just a draw.

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00:00 Chess Opening Trap Against 1.e4 to Win in 8 Moves
00:12 Scandinavian Defense, Modern Variation 2...Nf6
01:05 Key Paradoxical Move 6...Nb4
02:22 1) If White plays 7.c3
04:51 What Stockfish says about this trap?
05:15 Worst result for Black is a draw
05:54 2) If White plays 7.c4
07:05 Checkmating the White king

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[jeffersonparsons]

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[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Chess Opening Trap Against 1.e4 to Win in 8 Moves
00:12 Scandinavian Defense, Modern Variation 2...Nf6
01:05 Key Paradoxical Move 6...Nb4
02:22 1) If White plays 7.c3
04:51 What Stockfish says about this trap?
05:15 Worst result for Black is a draw
05:54 2) If White plays 7.c4
07:05 Checkmating the White king

[Rockn-UV]

Thank you for this technique.

Also, it's very refreshing to see a chess player on YouTube that is interesting and serious about teaching. Too many chess YouTube content creators will yell, get excited, swear and generally display a lack of self control that is so common on YouTube. Thank you for being yourself and not a loud YouTube personality. It's more enjoyable to watch your material.

[Arcanfrost]

Thanks! Ofcourse the first 5 games I played hoping to get this my opponents did completely different things, and by the time I actually got it in a game I had already forgotten half the theory from the video

[BirdDawg]

Thank you for always covering all variations. Your videos are excellent.

[tyfive]

But what if white doesn't attack the knight with a pawn move but prevents check with the dark squared bishop or even nd2?
(After be2 you can still pin the bishop so there is still the threat I guess)
But what about those moves?
I would have liked to see that in the video because I feel like those are pretty natural moves and they aren't losing, are they?

[Wryyyyyyyyy]

My 4th Scandinavian video from him, now I learnt both modern and normal variations and finally even traps . Gonna punish some 600

[luutzennijdam]

Indeed GOOD to mention Stockfish options. The draw is nice and mating continuations a lot of fun threats.

[Max-oyyy]

0:49 when i was here my opponent played Qf3 I was like bruh

[axel]

white bishop in D3 and not the move of the pawn c2-c3. There is a protection of the pawn C2-c3, the diagonal b1-H7 and of course the square C2. I think the black attack is stopped.

[ggfrozty]

you should say more which is the best move for the opponent so that we can learn even more! huge love to, i have watched so many videos by you and learned so much, i went from being 1000 elo to 1400 in just a week<3

[smashliek]

2:26 What if white play Be3 ?( bishop to e3 )

[lsenthil]

What is after 6) .... Nb4, 7)Bd3 protecting the pawn as well preventing the check ?

[sharongilonmoreno]

It was fun playing chess with you last night!

[gmssankar]

nice way to counter black's attack. thank you

[abdush]

2:22 why are the options Nf5 or Bd3 aren't valid here for white?

[greg]

Adamisko šach invented this, he’s a really cool YouTuber, if you like the modern scandi you guys should check him out, he calls this the, “Xena attack.”

[sagarnagvekar]

After the black knight gets the white rook with a fork, white will move his light square bishop from e2 to d3 to trap the black knight in the corner instead of moving the dark square bishop.

[johnastley]

What about bishop to king3 after knight pushing forward?

[amoycadaverine]

after Nb4 can white just play Bd3? i know it just trades the knight for a bishop but i think it prevents black from controlling those light squares around the king early in the game.