How to PUNISH Early Queen Attacks in the Sicilian Defense

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov teaches how to punish the early queen attacks (or Scholar's Mate tricks) in the Sicilian Defense, which might happen after the following moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 or 3.Qh5.

Early queen attack is an unsound and disrespectful attempt of your opponents to checkmate you within a few moves. You will learn how to brutally and mercilessly punish these tricks instead of defending passively.

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00:00 Brutally Punish Early Queen Attack in the Sicilian Defense
00:49 Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack
01:29 1) If White plays 3.Qf3
02:24 Baiting White with a deadly trick
03:35 Nasty queen trap
04:22 2) If White plays 3.Qh5
05:50 Counter-attack instead of defending passively

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[xxxericbxxx]

It feels good to win against opponents when you feel they try to bully you with their queen out early in the game. Thanks for this.

[walkerb]

Yay! Finally Igor talked about Sicilian defense...!👏👍

[gxwpzei]

Thank you so much because of this video, Now I can defeat Nelson😈

[judemoralesU]

This is my favorite chess channel. I appreciate the personality and knowledge of the host. His videos have really helped me, especially early queen attacks. He is a natural and generous educator!❤

[krater]

Thanks, sicilian defense is my favourite opening for black and i often meet people that try to attack with queen early

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Brutally Punish Early Queen Attack in the Sicilian Defense
00:49 Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack
01:29 1) If White plays 3.Qf3
02:24 Baiting White with a deadly trick
03:35 Nasty queen trap
04:22 2) If White plays 3.Qh5
05:50 Counter-attack instead of defending passively

[that__introvert]

I just need to thank you bcoz i have improved so much by your videos. Thanks a lot <3

[iwashere]

First game I played after watching vid and I got an early queen attack 🤣. Took the bishop then the queen then they resigned. Being prepared and aggressive definitely shook there confidence, they blundered the queen 👑

[Rastafari]

Why not directly knight to C5 fork the queen and the bishop + guard the checkmate square

[rafaytahir]

With the nasty queen trap at 4:18 if white queen is stuck at b8 when you shut the black diagonal file for white queen with pawn to d6, would a good move for white be bishop to g5, in response if black knight goes to d7 to attack the white queen, then the white queen can take the pawn on d6 hence forcing her capture with black pawn e7, but in turn your black queen is being attacked by white bishop on g5, is this a good way for white to equalise the game in a way?

[suryanarayanan]

At Video time 3.55 mins, the Queen can safely move to C4 square and the queen doesn't get trapped. I assume a guy playing queen so early would also know his traps anyway.

[falxblade]

There's a new Wayward queen meta, and it's c3 to stop Nd4, is there something that crushes that?

[tiny_frost]

Hey Igor why can't we play Ne5 after Qf3? Forking queen and bishop, and defending the f7 square at the same time?, worst case scenario we pick up the bishop once the queen moves and end the attack

[yeehaw]

Hey, thanks for this video! I just have one question which you did not cover. After Qg3, Bd6 doesn't the Queen just go back to h4 defended by the knight? This would lead to perpetual.

[kuyadong]

Hello Sir, if you let the computer play the Sicilian Defense, that is 1.e4 c5, what will the computer's next moves after that? Does it also result in a draw?

[grak]

I know how to defend against acholars mate but still fall for it sometimes after a few drinks 😂

[abysmaltophat]

2:04 Isn’t it better to play Ne5, defending f7 and attacking the queen and bishop?

[TheSpectre]

If White plays Queen F3, is F5 viable? I've seen variations where it can lead to a discovered attack on the Queen and Black wining the Bishop.

[MartinTaylor]

Hi Igor. Sorry about the accidental “dislike”. I hit it by mistake when I was trying to like the video 😢 Great video as always and hope that your cat is well

[aamoldasgoswami]

Many opponents try the Wayward Queen Attack against me and I use your trick to counterattack them. But after the move d5 threatens to capture the bishop and opens the diagonal for the light-squared bishop aiming at the queen, the opponent plays Qh5+ and I have to move my king either to e7 or d7. Because of this, I can't castle. Please make a video on this too...