Two Knights Defense Fritz Variation [Traps To Win Fast]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you an aggressive variation in one of the most popular chess openings, the Two Knights Defense.

This tricky variation comes with a lot of hidden traps that even strong players fall for. In most of the variations, Black is winning in just about 10 moves!

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► Chapters

00:00 Win Against 1.e4 in Only 10 Moves
00:18 Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack
01:01 1.1) Fritz Variation, 5...Nd4
03:40 1.2) If White castles instead of Nxh8
05:14 2.1) If White plays Bxf7+ instead of Nxf7
07:03 2.2) If White plays Bb3 instead of Bc4
08:17 3) If White doesn't play d6
10:47 Can you find the winning moves?
11:40 4) Stockfish recommendation for White

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[Art_Of_Stew]

Puzzle Solution- Sacrifice the bishop with Bxf3. If pawn takes, then queen g1 check, rook has to take, then rook takes back on g1 with checkmate. If after Bxf3 the rook takes the bishop, then rook e1 with check, queen has to take on e1, followed by queen g2 checkmate!

[jojosim]

thank you for these videos.. on my way to become a chess legend

[Inforza]

Bxf3 is the winning move.. If they take with the pawn, you have the checkmate after sacrificing the queen on g1 checkmate there..
If they take with the rook, you go with Te1 for the check.. Taking with the queen is checkmate with Qxg2 putting the rook in between is checkmate by taking the rook.
White could also play after Bxf3, Qg5 but that looses to Bxg2, Kxg2 and Qc6 giving check and pinning the queen with the rook.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Win Against 1.e4 in Only 10 Moves
00:18 Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack
01:01 1.1) Fritz Variation, 5...Nd4
03:40 1.2) If White castles instead of Nxh8
05:14 2.1) If White plays Bxf7+ instead of Nxf7
07:03 2.2) If White plays Bb3 instead of Bc4
08:17 3) If White doesn't play d6
10:47 Can you find the winning moves?
11:40 4) Stockfish recommendation for White

[aaronwalderslade]

The winning puzzle move is:

... B×fP

if R×B then
... Re1+
Q×R ... Q×P#
or
Rg1 ... R×R#

if P×B
... Qg1+
R×g1 ... R×R#

if Rg1
... B×P+
R×B ... Q×R+
Q×Q ... Re1+
Qg1 ... R×Q#

if R×B
... Re1+

after this options are:

if Q×R ... Q×P#

THANK YOU IGOR FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC LECTURE!!

[TadeuszZmuda-ufos]

Dear Igor, I enjoy your lessons and I find them very instructive and helpful. However . “ Repetitio est mater studiorum “.. In other way : to make a progres you have to revise in other to memorise.. - especially openings. Otherwise what would be the point watching your lesson or trying to learn anything anyway? How can can you learn without memorising?

[tmmt]

I always love watching your videos, even though my brain struggles to retain the awsome things you teach I always know when I see your video it's going to be good. By the way I liked and subscribed

[StephenWhite]

In the final position, ... Bxf3! wins by force: the threat is ...bxg2+, so White must respond, but if 2. gxf3, Qg1+!, 3. Rxg1, Rxg1#. If 2. Rxf3, Re1+!, 3. Qxe1, Qxg2# (of course, if 3. Rf1, Rxf1#).

[divided_and_conquered]

I don't think I need to even try this to figure out that my opponents, especially at the low level I have, will NEVER, and I mean *_NEVER!_* make all these moves just like we see here. It just won't happen.

It's the thought that counts though, I guess.

Edit: Even IF I get lucky enough to get to the _exact_ position at 2:28, all my opponent need do is to castle kingside and my kingside hopes are completely dashed. So that just leaves me taking the bishop and trying to win the queen on c2. They will NOT cooperate and at best, I MAY _every once in a while_ end up 3 or 4 points up with a decent position when it's all said and done.

That means I will risk losing dozens of GAMES, just trying to get up a piece _once in a while._ It's not worth it to me, although, there are some instructive tactics discussed here, but that's about it.
Cheers.

[jacobdrollinger]

Love this opening! I have been attacked by the fried liver so many times. I usually play the standard defense.

[derfz]

great lesson. worked like a charm today. thanks for your help. keep up with the great videos

[justanotheryoutubechannel]

maybe I'll test drive THIS instead of the COMPLICATED scotch etc. repertoire I wanted to quit the scandinavian because just the rousseau was too much of a move order nightmare to learn quickly. I'm loving the "exact opposite of *'slav-walling'* " nature of the englund gambit > hartlaub-charlick gambit, but I only get to play it once or twice a day and the frustration of being stuck having to transpose the scandinavian into closed sicilian, pavnov attack and other passive positional crap is making having to play black 2-3 times in a row, never getting the open game I want unbearable.

hopefully this'll be a fun change of pace at the very least

[bradenblevins]

For puzzle: Bxf3 wins I think.

If G pawn takes, …Qg2 Rxg2, …Rxg2#

If rook takes, …Re1+ Qxe1, …Qxg2#

If ignored (e.g. any move by white except queen trade), Bxg2# unless white queen takes bishop on d4, then Qg2#

Finally if Qg5 offering queen trade, I’m not sure how to cohesively force mate but maybe something like …Bxg2+, Kxg2 …Qxg5+, Bxg5 …Rxg5+, Kh1 …Bxb2 and wins rook

Edit: spent 10 minutes big braining this on the toilet before reading the other comments

[ScrewedupClicksta]

Bishop takes f3, if pawn takes, queen G1, followed by rook and bishop checkmate. If rook takes, e rook to E1 check, queen has to take, queen G2 checkmate

[pontus]

Without looking, I think 1. ... Bxf3. If 2. gxf3 Qg1+ and mate in 1. If 2. Rxf3 Re1+ and mate in 1. If Rg1 or Rf2, bishop takes rook and mate follows. If almost anything else, 2 ... Bxg2+ and mate follows.

[dylanb]

Bxf3, then either Rxf3, Re1+, Qe1, Qg2#, or gxf3, Qg1+, Rxg1, Rxg1#

[RotoGluOn]

OK, I think I got it:

BxF3

If rook takes F3, then rook E8 with check, queen takes rook E8, then queen xG7 is check mate.

If pawn takes F3, queen sacrifice goes G8 with check, rook takes queen G8, then rook takes rook G8 is mate (covered by the bishop in D4).

I think that's it, I hope I didn't miss something...

[cikonianiggra]

At about 11:16: Be3. Thank you for your work.

[deniseschonwald]

1.. Be3 Qe2 2. B x c1 or 1.Re1 Rx e1 2. B x f3 with devastating attack

[CraigPendlebury]

This isn't chess, it's ART!