The Most Brutal Way to PUNISH Scholar's Mate Trick

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the most brutal way to punish the Scholar's Mate trick by White, which usually happens after 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 trying to deliver a checkmate with Qxf7#.

This counter-attack variation will help you completely destroy your opponent's attempts to checkmate you (with the Scholar's Mate). In fact, you will learn how to trap their queen in one of the variations of punishing White's early queen attacks.

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00:00 Brutally PUNISH Scholar's Mate Trick & Early Queen Attacks
01:09 Black's aggressive counter-attack 4...f5
02:43 1) If White plays Qd5 after Nd4
04:02 Black is completely dominating
04:48 2) If White plays Qd3 after Nd4
06:00 Brutally attacking White (queen trap)

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[BobChess]

My friend made me quitting chess with this opening, so it is my time to make him quitting their life.

[brendacollins]

A lot of people used this on me when I first started it out and it drove me bonkers, even when I started to recognize the pattern and saw it coming. These vids helped me to deal with it. Now when people try these wayward queen attacks on me (which doesn’t happen as much as you increase in rating), I pretty much relish it.

[sluasidhe]

Thank you, Igor. I’m just a beginner (470) and I find that, in about 1 in 3 games, somebody tries out this nonsense, when I want to learn by playing a real game of chess. I was finding it really frustrating to lose so quickly and not know what to do. Well, the last few times have been different. I chased their queen all over the board, like you suggested, forking their bishop and queen and putting them in check. They usually quit as abrupty as they attacked. Ha!!! Very satisfying. Much obliged for your excellent advice. 😊

[hudsonfeely]

My first game back on to bullet after watching this was incredible. I had black and they tried scholars mate. I followed your line and I got a free Queen, rook, and a knight. He resigned like 8 moves in🙏😂

[PooCassoX]

Boutta make a bunch of little kids cry with this.

[thomasvontom]

I'm totally with you. I always see it coming. Sometimes beat their ass for trying. But sometimes I chase the queen wrong and make a mistake 6 turns later. Things fall apart. I don't mind losing a game. It happens. But losing to someone that even tried that shit. Even though the actual mate failed. I hate that. When ever someone tries that. I always want to take all their pieces and promote 4 queens before check mating them

[eeeeee]

I’ve always been able to avoid it but I’ve also always wanted to punish them for being disrespectful, this video has really helped, thanks!

[demolitionbmxd]

THANK YOU. I played chess during my childhood with my grandfather and just started getting back into it online. I was around a mid 400 level and I kept facing these attacks either from black or white. They have been the only opponent openings that really threw off my game. Just watched your videos and had THREE opponents try the same openings in a row and now I am plus 500 😊

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Brutally PUNISH Scholar's Mate Trick & Early Queen Attacks
01:09 Black's aggressive counter-attack 4...f5
02:43 1) If White plays Qd5 after Nd4
04:02 Black is completely dominating
04:48 2) If White plays Qd3 after Nd4
06:00 Brutally attacking White (queen trap)

[professionaljess]

As a bishop, I can confirm that i hate the Scholar's mate.

[StheSharknl]

Your videos got me through the lower elo levels in such a fun way! Brutal counters for the win, thank you Igor 😁

[darshansaini]

I really love your videos because they are so instructive. I am going to buy one of your courses soon.

[irjake]

Wow, these lines are so good. Thanks for making this video. Always attack aggressively with Freddy the f pawn when given the chance 😅

[axlrosest]

this video not only gave me a solution to a regular problem, but also made me realize about some strong tactics that i could use in another ocassion!

[annacalgarian]

Дякую Ігор! Very useful video, I usually dealt with it with a knight and never found a way to punish that early queen attack, I will this way next time!

[DIABLO_MMXXIV]

I personally gain a lot of logical moves with bishop with the bishop opening videos. And this scholar mate really gonna save me some games.

[lnynix]

I usually punished my opponent by throwing the chess board at him/her its called the Board opening

[gamecubebro]

Finally, this video is perfect for me. I'm really low rated which is filled with scholar mate players and you taught how to fight back in a simple way

[rockyraccoon]

Thank you every time I watch one of your videos I absolutely dominate the next 3 games I play after that I usually devolve into my normal mediocre game . But for a minute or 2 I feel like grand master.

[jozefstreicher]

Interesting variation. Here is my favourite way how to deal with the scholar's mate if White triples down on his attempt: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Nf6 5.Qb3
Nd4! 6.Qc3 d5! 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bxd5 Bf5 9.d3 Bb4! 10.Qxb4 Nxc2+ 11.Kd2 Nxb4
Cannot guarantee 100% success, but this variation is a nice retribution for the scholar's mate attempt.