Orthoschnapp Gambit: Crush the French Defense

The Orthoschnapp Gambit starts with 1.e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3 giving up the pawn on e4 in exchange for rapid development with Bc4 and a strong attack on the f7 square.

To go directly to each variation we will cover you can click below:
5...Nh6 2:21
5...Qe7 8:28
5...Qd7 13:04
5...Be6 16:50
5...Bc5 18:37

[mdalie]

I like you've put the timestamps for different variations in the description

[shyamwarrier]

Really appreciate this! I played this in a classical tournament game today and won because of the opening! (I had hated playing against French before this!)

[mutedunknown]

Well if you want to break the french defence just go through belgium

[sharoonjohn]

loved this!!! ❤ waiting for your orthoschnapp gambit declined video! 😊❤

[hemantgandhi]

very very very very very beautiful chess trick

[BongoZozo]

12:53 Bishop to B7. Why is that not a good move?

[crazyBUTnice]

At 14:41 Knight to f7 means the Black will lose its Queen, there's no other way to remove the Check

[groundedgaming]

Good. Now, I just have to remember all of this.

[hugoalejandrol.]

I won a Lot of games thanks to this gambit. Greeting since Argentina

[rohita]

To go directly to each variation we will cover you can click below:
5..Nh6 2:21
5.Qe7 8:28
5...Qd7 13:04
5.Be6 1 6:50
5..Bc5 18:37

[alcoholocaust]

Would defiantly like to see the declined lines - hate playing against the french as well

[Ahmed-vsui]

6:29 white is threatening a royal fork by Nf6

[mutedunknown]

*Germany* : Write that down Write that down!

[oenwilson]

2:50 you can play d4 and bait your opponent to en passant if you want to make a funi move

[xXjuanpabloXx]

I also hate French defence, thank you Kevin. Do you have any videos for an agressive Gambit against Scandinavian?

[rajeshwarimolumuri]

Kevin... I need a video on against Stonewall attack... It is so aggressive... So most attacking players are trying against me... Also it is fun to play as a white... So please please upload a video against Stonewall attack...

[jgn]

I'm a little late here, but at 6:15, why would you *not* move Nf6, forking the king and queen?? Seems like the best move by far but he mentions Nc7 instead.

[markpasternak]

At 6:05 after Bxf2 instead of Rh1, Bg5 and black loses his queen or gets mated by the rook on d8.

[adriansrfr]

Now, what's the best gambit vs the CaroKann? :-D

[anikbrinckerhoff]

I'm just a chess noob, but at 3:26, how was the g7 pawn protecting the f7 square so that you could only bring the bishop in when you got it out of the way?