6 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Four Knights Game

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the 6 best chess opening traps in the Four Knights game, which happens after the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6.

He will show you some illustrative examples including the trap set by Jose Capablanca and a trap that was missed by Hikaru Nakamura.

[josephsalmonte]

I'm a big fan of the evil laughter 👍

[RC-cuvz]

I personally like knight G4, adds pressure on the knight on F6 by two more pieces, winning the trade off by a pawn

[FastCodeDeveloper]

7:10 I just tried the engine and it says that the castling that Nakamura did was actually the best move since black can just trade the pawns after you go queen e2

[tessa]

if anyone else is searching, the first game shown was: Capablanca - NN (1918); New York; casual

[TheAnshuman]

I would play Ng4. Now, Nxg4 is not possible as the knight at f6 is pinned.

So, black can play c6 or h6 or any other move now. But then white will play Nxf6+ and gxf6 Bxf6 forks the queen and the rook!

[harshalsharma]

Please can you make how to counter 4 knights with queen's pawn opening all the players are playing it

[dasemaw]

3:44 is beautiful
i stoped to comment now i will
Continue to watch hehe.

[yooneunhyesarang]

Thank you, Grandmaster. I will crush my ex boyfriend with this new tricks as soon I can find him in his new girlfriend house.

[sullieking]

10:16 how have you won the game? Its not checkmate???

[twinkyshart]

Can you tell me where to buy your books since i cant afford the courses

[batron]

So the children love the pieces first, then the game later.

[ihodiol]

Bro after Qd2 his opponent would play Bxf3 if pawn talks Nxf3 is a fork

[demaciaguy]

1:05 havent white just blundered a knight here? BxN, PxB, NxP and its royal fork so white cant take bishop back.

[evansgate]

Nothing more pathetic than just repeating opponent moves... I'm gonna try it right now

[tellahsage]

Nice video, but (10:04) resigning after being down just a minor piece? At a master level i can understand this being lost but for anyone else's level doing this is just cowardly in my opinion.

[ihodiol]

Bro after Qd2 his opponent would play Bxf3 if pawn talks Nxf3 is a fork