You Can Win 90% Games With This Opening Against 1.d4

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares a powerful chess opening for Black against 1.d4: the Dutch Defense, which arises after 1.d4 f5.

This video is a continuation of an earlier lesson, and GM Smirnov will show you the most common ideas for Black, attacking patterns, and middlegame plans, so that you're fully equipped with the knowledge to defeat 1.d4.

The main advantage of this variation is that it's an opening system; it does not depend on specific moves by White. Instead, Black can play a system of moves regardless of White's responses and still achieve a strong attacking position.

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► Chapters

00:00 Dutch Defense Chess Opening For Black Against 1.d4
01:08 1) Exchange the White Knight after they castle
02:05 2) Strong Knight on e4
02:25 3) Rook Lift - common attacking idea
03:20 4) Developing the Queenside Knight to d7
03:49 5) Most common mistake by White
05:50 6) Brilliant Queen Sacrifice Checkmate
08:29 Puzzle of the day
09:55 7) Dealing with White's Queenside attack
12:04 8) Double Knightmare Attack
13:03 Final step of the attack - BREAK OPEN
14:20 Kasparov's tip to evaluate your attack
17:54 9) Do NOT accept White's pawn sacrifice
20:27 10) Eliminating White's f3-Knight

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[Thechesslad]

Master igor could you make a video about this dutch system but the opponent plays the london system

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Dutch Defense Chess Opening For Black Against 1.d4
01:08 1) Exchange the White Knight after they castle
02:05 2) Strong Knight on e4
02:25 3) Rook Lift - common attacking idea
03:20 4) Developing the Queenside Knight to d7
03:49 5) Most common mistake by White
05:50 6) Brilliant Queen Sacrifice Checkmate
08:29 Puzzle of the day
09:55 7) Dealing with White's Queenside attack
12:04 8) Double Knightmare Attack
13:03 Final step of the attack - BREAK OPEN
14:20 Kasparov's tip to evaluate your attack
17:54 9) Do NOT accept White's pawn sacrifice
20:27 10) Eliminating White's f3-Knight

[MsJasuke]

Answer should be
Qg6, e4
fxe4, Bxe4
Bxe4, Qxe4
Nxe4
The idea is after moving the black queen to g6, the white knight is essentially pinned as it is blocking the essential g2 square. Thus the only defense after Qg6 is using the e pawn to defend. And black will win if they trade at the e4 square

[lucianocastello]

This opening has many problems and it is bad to not show them, some examples:
a) 4. a3 before your bishop-pin forces you to a passive structure…
b) 2.Nc3 followed by 3.Bg5 with e4 in mind is very strong…
c) 3.g3 playing like a Catalan gets you in disconfort…

[seancarli]

Igor helped me break through my stagnant phases in ranking and Im pretty pleased with his way of teaching. No cheap tricks, purely theoretical, tactical with a sprinkle of opponent tactics against your moves.

[devonfoster]

Please show how to beat the London with the Dutch❤️

[sgt.gekubar]

I would play Bxf3 in the POD, because I think it’s a high chance white will recapture with the g-pawn, doubling the pawns in the f-file (only option I see if white doesn’t wants to loose a knight for free) and then throw in Qg6 and the only “reasonable” moves for white is either Kh1 or Bg3. Nh5 traps the dark squared bishop in both lines.

[LenLen]

I used this opening sucssfully. Thanks GM Igor Smirnov. You’re the best !

[creamrising]

I love to play the Stonewall as white, and this is quite similar in structure with the aggressive f-pawn move, so thumbs up on this video.

[Palimoe]

Thank you so much for your videos igor, I have a question, can you make a video on the grunfeld?

[Dawglizard]

Could you please do a video on dutch sidelines, such as Raphael variation, hopton attack, staunton gambit etc. 🙏I would greatly appreciate it!🙏

[bashamstra]

Great video Igor! I watched it twice. The dutch system and the great attacking games are great stuff. Tried it too in rapid, it works allright. Maybe I finally have an answer to my pal's 1 Nf3 and 1 Nc3.

[JamesWilliams-xrri]

Igor, the most common reply to 1. ... f5 is 2. g3, which you didn't cover in the video. Your plan here for Black relies on ... b6 and fianchettoing the QB, but I think 2. g3 stops all that. Could you please cover what to do against 2. g3 by White?

[bashamstra]

Also I find your videos have a good pace and a nice relaxed tone, and at the same are highly informative (and sometimes funny)

[SudhirKishor]

At 22:29, I think that black can still sacrifice the queen by en passant capture of the pawn. So after the bishop captures the queen on h5, black will play h2 check, then king captures h2 (forced), then Rxh5 check, then Kg1 forced, then finally Rh1# (checkmate)

[BobChess]

8:34 The answer is e5. Attacking and a bishop and in the next move. Move your pawn to e4 and fork a knight and a bishop.

[zitrosYT]

I never understood those comments about the bots but now that im early, i Can see why people were complaining

[qdpeobe]

Thank you very much mister Igor, I've finally reached 1900😁

[didierbaudewyns]

Simon Williams is back ? He becamed GM with this system.

[Reteph]

Nice, informative! I used it a lot, as a nice surprise opening esp. at lower level. I liked esp. to play the Leningrad variation (1 ....f5, 2 ...Nf6, 3 ...g6). But only thing: 1. ...f5, 2. e4 and 1 ...f5, 2. Bg5. Then the surprise suddenly is with white, . So best is 1 ...e6, bu then you mest have a good answer to the French defense.