7 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Scandinavian Defense

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov talks about the 7 best chess opening traps in the Scandinavian Defense. A lot of you have requested us to do a video on this, and so here it comes!

The Scandinavian Defense follows the opening moves 1.e4 d5, which is a very common choice of opening for those below a 2000 rating. A lot of chess players like to play this opening because it’s a bit tricky. In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will be sharing with you the traps that you can use either for White or for Black and, therefore, you can use them regardless of the color you are playing.

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[Paulmasonism]

Thanks, Igor. I find your lessons really clear and well presented.

[valerianotupaz]

Thank for your generosity sharing chess tactics.

[juline]

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[ujjwalkothari]

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[TheAnshuman]

18:20 Rxe6 Kxe6 and now Nc7 double check!

Option 1: Ke5 Bf4+ Kxf4 Ne6+ royal fork winning the queen.

Option 2: Kf5 Qf3+ Kg6 Qg3+ Kf5 (Kh5 Qg5#) Qg5+ Ke4 Qf4#.

[liampenny]

Excellent video great insight to the possibilities offered by the Scandinavian

[MoneySuccesswithAndy]

I am loving your opening traps series, this is great!

[davidbatchelder]

you are one of the best at teaching, explaining difficult aspects in a clear view.

[zenithmusicstudio]

I have seriously been addicted to your channel
I am binge watching videos like anything
Great work 🙏❤
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[frankoptis]

i was searching for traps as black, but the only thing this video showed me how white gets ideas on how to trap me :-(

[smartsingh]

Hey GM, I just wanted to say thank you so much, I get so annoyed by getting pushed around by this and your videos have been soooo helpful 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[szabolcsjobbagy]

At 13:49
you say that Black cannot do anything against c3#,
but actually can play Nd5, and postpone the "end",

these are the suggestions of Stockfish, this ending is amazing
(both players play the best moves, if Black does not play like this, the checkmate comes sooner):
… Nd5, c3+ Nxc3, bxc3+ Ke3, 0-0 Nd4, Rfe1+ Ne2+,
Kf1 Qxg5, Rxe2+ Kxf4, Kg1 Kd5, d4+ Kf5, Rf1+ Qf4, g4#

So White sacrificed the queen in move 9,
and then after this "chase", in move 24,
after 15 moves without a queen (!) White can finally checkmate Black,
it's one of the fanciest end of a match. :)

However, I think no human can calculate that, only an AI can do this. :)

[ubandoandes]

Thanks for sharing this chess traps tactics

[derred]

By far the most common response i get is Qe5 check. Not mentioned here unless i missed it.

[EarthSurferUSA]

On your first example. My comp game does that to me for the opening pawns, (I am black). Then I attack the queen with my knight like you did, and the queen moves to G5. The I bring out my 2nd knight to attack it, and the queen moves to f4, and I move my queen pawn to D3 to attack the queen with my parked bishop. The the queen retreats to d6, me half way developed, ---and it kicks my butt.

[mrcocoghambo]

22:00 instead of Queen taking it possible to play Bishop to B4 letting white go C7 then move the king and if white take the Rock thats a mate with Bishop to D2.
THOU thats very ez to stop with instead of Knight to C7 just blocking the Bishop with a pawn would give you big troubles. a GM would probably see that easily but still

[jamesdelb]

They are all great lines. Very instructive. Your channel is simple, instructive and effective. I had a chance to play a game the very next time after watching your video in the Gioco-Piano where black plays Nf6 instead of Bc5. And after white plays Ng5, Nxe5. Eventually trapped the white Q and wound up a whole Q ahead. These are simple, crushing lines you show. Thanks again. The very next game I played. That was strange.

[invictus]

28:01 on the last trap. Why black doesn't push pawn d4 to d5? Many of these traps rely on the opponent playing the worst possible move.

[dndabke]

Sir, at the time 4.30, when black takes the promoted queen, white can mate by playing knight c 7 check. It is not just a piece more, it's a mate in one ! 4:30

[mailletalexandre]

Thanks for this very nice vidéo! Can you tell me what happen for last trap if white doesn't play A3 but directly D5?