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Recently, GM Igor Smirnov researched openings played in the previous year (2023) and shared the top 5 best chess openings for White in 2024. Responding to numerous requests from the IgorNation, he's now unveiling the best openings for Black in 2024 - exactly what you'll learn from this video!

GM Igor Smirnov meticulously analyzed various chess openings based on two main criteria: 1) Providing the highest win rate and 2) Likelihood of reaching the desired position. Therefore, here are the top 5 best chess openings for Black in 2024. Mastering these openings will lead to numerous victories in 2024 and the years ahead!

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00:00 5 Best Chess Openings for Black (2024)
00:10 5) 54% win rate chess opening against 1.d4
01:15 Pro Tip-1
01:40 Pro Tip-2
02:12 4) 57% win rate chess opening against the Fried Liver Attack
04:35 3) 60% win rate chess gambit against 1.d4
06:47 2) 61% win rate chess gambit against the Italian Game
09:14 1) 68% win rate chess gambit against the Italian Game

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[Axiomatic]

Damn, I didn't know I have to learn new openings every year

[mrgiraffe]

I will practice hard. Having an amateur tournament this Sunday after many years of not playing. And know black opening is always great, since statistically you’re at lower advantage from get go while white has the opening advantage. And beginninger always like the feeling of starting and if you are master of black openings, you can do a “nice” gesture of letting them start with white. lol.

[AlpControl]

Another great video !!!
- I already like the Rousseau Gambit (against Italian game) and the Schlieman Gambit (against the Spanish game)
- I will study the Charlick Gambit
Fot the momement against d4 I prefer to start by Nf6
- if BF4 (London system) --> c5
- if c4 (queens gambit) --> e4 to go to the Budapest Defense of the even more tricky Farajowicz gambit
- if another move --> I can choose between g6 (for the solid Indian's game) or d6 and c6 (also solid but a bit more tricky Pirc Czech defense)

[Wayfrer]

Those pictures for the Ponziani are hilarious 😂

[stonemichaels]

I swear I must be playing GMs with nothing better to do because nobody ever follows these strategies.

[qlggmqn]

I've got my first game of my first ever chess tournament today representing my chess club. I will be playing black and I have been trying to learn the Kings indian however the opening doesn't seem to work for me. Then this video dropped and I believe it will help because you are a brilliant teacher. Thanks 😀

Edit: I won!!!

[esakkimuthuyadav]

In traxler Gambit 3:51 playing Ng3 is the best counter attack in that position by giving a check to the king and if they capture you knight by pawn then we eventually win up a rook and queen by playing queen h1 and if opponent declines the knight and moves away we still get a rook

[TheRaginghalfasian]

@ 8m - perfect order for resignation to setup the board for the next game... great one!

[oupwo]

WARNING about Englund gambit style gambits (it also applies to ICBM). If your oponent plays f4 or f3 in the englund or e6/e5 in the ICBM, don't get greedy with your queen because they will then use the bishop they just freed to check your king and win your queen using their rook and you'll be in serious troubles.

[aseemsharan]

9:14 Your camera was blown away by the Rousseau gambit. and that face 😂😂😂
Epic humour.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 5 Best Chess Openings for Black (2024)
00:10 5) 54% win rate chess opening against 1.d4
01:15 Pro Tip-1
01:40 Pro Tip-2
02:12 4) 57% win rate chess opening against the Fried Liver Attack
04:35 3) 60% win rate chess gambit against 1.d4
06:47 2) 61% win rate chess gambit against the Italian Game
09:14 1) 68% win rate chess gambit against the Italian Game

[kennethbowell]

Thank you, I enjoy the chess lessons I personally am going to learn a few aggressive chess openings for white and counter attack for black I don’t like long drawn out, complicated games, but fast and aggressive checkmate gives me the most pleasure.👍

[eclecticexplorer]

At first, I couldn't see how the Traxler Gambit has such a high win rate. Even if white does grab the bishop on f2, black can respond to Nxe4 with Ke3 (an easy move to find), then Qh5 is met with g6. As I explored it, I see that there are other potential traps for white to fall into along this line, though. Black's biggest problem comes if white knows to capture f7 with the bishop rather than the knight. After that, black will have a harder time.

The Englund Gambit seems more likely from white playing "logical" moves, but when the knight is offered and Smirnov says, "In most cases, white does capture, ..., " that isn't quite true. It is the most common move, but still only 32% of the time. 2/3 of the time, white will choose another move that is much more favorable for white. I can definitely see it working for players that are only a few hundred rating points, but I would be nervous to play this against a player 1000+, perhaps even 800+. Also, it is important to note that if white plays 3. Nc3 instead of Nf3, you can't go ahead with the gambit because the white queen is protected by the knight on c3.

The Charlick Gambit looks much more appealing to me, largely because it isn't dependent upon white falling into traps, but I will have to figure out how best to deal with white's Nb5, threatening to trade his knight for the dark square bishop and isolating black's center pawn.

The Rousseau is one I have been prepping for already. The edge is still to white if he knows the right moves, but black still can have a decent position against the best play.

I haven't seen the Ponziani-Steinitz before. It looks interesting. I will look into it.

[yashkshirsagar]

Sir, in 2. Rousseau gambit, after attacking the knight by e4 pawn obviously white has to move his knight at its starting position . After that d5 is right but what happens if white plays d3 and offers a pawn exchange which is good because that black pawn is too much dangerous .

[Chitaune]

Hi Igor can you make a video if queen move to e3 please?

[fun_g]

OMG I GOT 50 ELO AFTER THOSE FIRST THREE OPENINGS THANKS 😭 as a 500 im so happy rn

[lawrencejayreales]

hi, i wonder what app are you using in discussing that? I mean you can freely move the pieces the way you want it when you are discussing. what app is that?

[johncooper]

in the Ponziani Steinitz Gambit 7 wouldn't White simply take the knight with their Kings Bishop Pawn ?

[asdfC]

wow, people have come up with some amazing new openings in the last 11 years; it's crazy and awesome.

[eemihelisten]

With englund gambit I like to play 2.dxe5, Nf6, 3.Nc3 Qe7 4.Bc4 Qg4+. Getting really tricky for white. I'm 1000 and 7 out of 10 my opponent just plays 5. c3 blocking with the pawn, but then Qxc4 picks up the bishop.