French Defense Counter For White [Two Knights Variation]

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In today’s video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will show you how to defeat one of the solid chess openings for Black, the French Defense. It is the Two Knights variation, which happens after the following moves: 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3.

While moving away from the mainline (2.d4), you will get your opponents out of their opening preparation and get ahead in the opening stage. Watch the video lesson and learn how to play against the most common responses; 3…dxe4, 3…Nf6, and 3…d4.

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00:00 Destroy the French Defense Chess Opening
00:11 Two Knights Variation, 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3
00:33 1) If Black plays 3...dxe4
01:39 If they don't fall for the Bg5 queen trap
03:31 2) If Black plays 3...Nf6
03:45 3) If Black plays 3...d4
05:46 Puzzle of the day: Find the best move for White

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[BobChess]

5:56 Rxb4!!! If black takes back with his pawn, your queen will capture his rook on a8. If black tries to capture with his queen, it will lose the defender of c6 square and you will play Qxc6+ forking the king and the rook and your position is crushing!

[BobChess]

This variation of French is so fascinating! This is why I love Chess so much

[Chess_Pro_Lover]

Hi, could you do a video on the Phillidor Defence as White. I really like your videos and the comprehensive way in which you explain the game.

[mehmudsharif]

Thank you so much for your videos! They are helping me to be a better chess player.

[ncheckh]

Thank you. This channel really help me a lot in chess. Even the old videos that uploaded years ago are very useful.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Destroy the French Defense Chess Opening
00:11 Two Knights Variation, 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3
00:33 1) If Black plays 3...dxe4
01:39 If they don't fall for the Bg5 queen trap
03:31 2) If Black plays 3...Nf6
03:45 3) If Black plays 3...d4
05:46 Puzzle of the day: Find the best move for White

[MartinRalchevski]

It’s always pleasure to watch your advices 🙂👍🏻

[shortnine]

2:30 how about black answer with 8...Qf5 instead of Qg6 Queens have lot more options after .. and very active

[robertpease]

I played Chess steadily in the early 80's, and I wish you had been around to teach us such beautiful tactics. I can see why Yasser Seirawan's high school chess team dominated our state for so many years.

[RaymondThePainter]

I think it's Bishop A3 because once we take their bishop, if they recapture with their pawn, our queen can take their rook. Sorry I don't have proper notation memorized.

[LillyTheKitty]

What if when night takes night black captures with the pawn instead of the queen?

[deloford]

I love the way you exolain the game, it seems so simple and obvious.

[hiphopesq]

3:33 covers the best Black response, except it discusses 5...Nc6 instead of 5...Nf6

[GigachadMann]

Would Knd4 also work? The idea is we capture the pawn on c6 with either the queen or the knight, and then we have a positional advantage on black. Better with the queen, because it's also a check (5:55)

[robertdawood]

At 4.07 minutes what if instead 🤔 of nc6 black push d3 attack n and then protect d3 by c4,

[judemoralesU]

Somehow Igor makes me believe I can play chess. I connect to his calm delivery.

[frederik]

I guess the move is Rxb4 when pawn takes back you capture the rook when queen takes, ou capture on c6 to firk the rook anyways

[ToPrepareHisWay]

Move the bishop at c1 to a3.
Is that the stronger move rather than putting the pawn at a3?

[saiesasrikarkommaraju]

the move is rxb4 if black takes with the queen we will capture the c6 pawn forking the king and the rook in the corner and also guarding our e5 pawn and if he capture with the pawn we will directly capture his rook in the corner.