73% Win Rate Gambit Opening for White After 1.e4 😱

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the most successful chess opening gambit for White after 1.e4. It is the Haxo Gambit from the Scotch Game which has a massive win rate of 73% in the most played line.

It happens after the opening moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4. This prioritizes quick development of your pieces and a powerful attack against the Black's king. The crazy thing about this gambit is that the most natural looking moves by Black are losing badly!

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00:00 Most Successful Chess Opening for White
00:13 The Haxo Gambit, Scotch Gambit Opening
01:15 1) Most played line 4...Bc5
03:14 73% Win Rate for White
05:25 If Black plays 5...Nf6 instead of 5...dxc3
08:22 2) If Black plays 4...h6
10:40 3) If Black plays 4...Nf6
14:19 4) Black's correct response

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[Psycommander]

I watch most of your videos and I actually won our chess competition!! Thank you GM Igor Smirnov

[eclecticexplorer]

The most amazing thing about this line is that in the first line, after 8. Qh5+ g6, the second most common move even among 2000+ level players is 9. Qe5+, apparently oblivious to the knight on C6. 24 players in the Lichess database at the 2000 level gave up their queens in this manner, although that is out of 13, 781, so fewer than 1 in 500, but it is still a shocking blunder for that level. Even weirder, out of those 24 games, in 12 of the games, black responded with Qe7, in 2 of the games, black responded with Be7, and in 1 game, the move was Kf7.

[ingogoldbeck]

I mostly play this gambit, but the moves in chapter 3 never came to my mind. Awesome, thank you Igor!

[Mysnestor]

Чудовий гамбіт! Дякую за детальний огляд!

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Most Successful Chess Opening for White
00:13 The Haxo Gambit, Scotch Gambit Opening
01:15 1) Most played line 4...Bc5
03:14 73% Win Rate for White
05:25 If Black plays 5...Nf6 instead of 5...dxc3
08:22 2) If Black plays 4...h6
10:40 3) If Black plays 4...Nf6
14:19 4) Black's correct response

[resistance]

Bro seriously I m a 1200 i played this when i was a 900 and swear to God it's a atom bomb to those players

[sethfarnsworth]

Dude, your videos are amazing. Especially for a casual player like me. Thanks.

[DarkravenGamer]

Hey Igor! I actually noticed something. On 9:50 it's still a good idea to Qh5+ simply because the king has nowhere to go except black squares, so when you do actually take the bishop you check him again and it's your move as opposed to black's move, even though you're in the same "final" position!

[geematt]

Great traps and you explained them extremely well.

Thank you!!!!

[danorlando]

Such good stuff thank you. Here and in many bishops openings variations finding king not taking on gambit

[aaku]

ur the goat you upload with insane consistency

[babulesik]

Black played pawn f6 and I lost the game, I actually tried this thing about 10 times and players never responded like it shows in this video

[z-e-t-aanimations]

"fried liver on steroids" lmao. Lovely stuff.

[carlfredgonzaga]

hi Igor ., im carlfred from philippines 🇵🇭., I’ve been watching your video a lot and i really enjoy it and learn more moves in chess. do have a video if the black won’t take the d4 from white in haxo gambit?

[nazirkazi]

Thanks GM Igor for this great video! Loved it and watched the video several times to make sure I understand the main line plus the variations. Again my sincere thanks for teaching us new tricks all the time!

[Ryukuss]

love this channel fast and straight to the point.

[FelixPerez-tslx]

Great & instructive lesson as always GM Igor love your energy and passion for teaching

[Zamiroh]

There are some more variations to this attack. I don't personally play it, though maybe I'll practice it some. I do see it enough to know what needs to get done to hopefully get a relatively even position. Can be dangerous though as one slip up can easily lead to mate.

[gollumchess]

I play against this a lot(as black) & I don't face any problems now. This line is very easy for me. Also the first position idea of bishop sac is also there in Evans GAMBIT which only you taught me. ❤

[tastybrain]

Awesome content! I love this. Thanks for the insightful, logical approach to the explanation!