An Aggressive Chess Opening Repertoire with 1. e4!!!!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:29 Wing Gambit AGAINST French Defense
5:12 Ponziani Opening AGAINST 1. ...e5
6:59 My Secret Chess Opening AGAINST Pirc Defense
8:32 2. Nc3 AGAINST Scandinavian Defense
11:53 Two Knight Attack AGAINST Caro-Kann Defense
13:01 Delayed Wing Gambit AGAINST Sicilian Defense
15:25 Naselwaus Gambit AGAINST Owen's Defense
17:24 Dummy Gambit AGAINST Alekhine's Defense

The French Defense is one of the most annoying chess openings in existence (to play against that is)! If something is annoying, it is probably strong! And it is. The French Defense was played by Ding Liren against Gukesh Dommaraju in the 2024 Fide Chess World Championship, and Ding won a game with the black pieces with the French Defense! All that to say, many e4 chess opening players struggle to find a good option against the French Defense, and in today's video I am showing you my FAVORITE chess opening response! The Wing Gambit against the French Defense is not a tricky/trappy chess opening, but it can get you great results as it is rich in strategy, ideas, moves, theory, and principles.

The Ponziani Opening is potentially the most tricky/trappy chess opening in all of chess. Absolutely incredible chess opening for white that can get great results. In today's video I show my favorite Ponziani Opening trap!

I am a HUGE fan of 2. Nc3 against the Scandinavian Defense, and so are both GothamChess @GothamChess and Hikaru Nakamura @GMHikaru! I am such a big fan of this chess opening for white that I recently made an over 4-hour course covering the theory, moves, tricks, traps, ideas, strategy, and principles. It can end leading into a Nimzowitsch Defense Kennedy Variation (but for white and up a tempo), the Dunst-Perrenet Gambit (Charlick Gambit but for white), Spielmann Gambit, Alekhine's Defense Scandinavian Variation, and so much more!

I might only see the Owen's Defense once every 25 years. But when I do, I play the Naselwaus Gambit.

There is so much out there about the best chess openings for beginners, chess openings for intermediate players, chess openings for white, chess openings for black, and e4 chess opening content. There is so much out there about chess opening tricks, chess opening traps, chess opening moves, chess opening principles, chess opening theory, chess opening tips, and chess opening strategy. There is also a lot of content on general chess strategy, chess moves, chess tricks, chess traps, chess theory, chess tricks and traps, chess ideas, and chess principles. I myself have posted a ton of it on this YouTube chess channel! However, I just wanted to drop a video showing my overall chess opening repertoire so you can get a wholistic view on my chess game. Chess on my friends

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[iq]

I think videos like this type are great to many beginners and intermediate players who have no idea with choosing opening. Thanks for great stuff.

[troywalker]

Thank you Chess Giant. I'm 63 at the intermediate level and learning a lot from you. Merry Christmas !!

[jaydub]

As a Pirc player, this is fascinating

[RobMitchell-oh]

Hello Solomon, Thank you for the mention in this video. What I use against 1...g6 is 2.Be2 playing into the 'Grand Prix System' the brain child of Vladislav Kovalev I believe. White plays d3, f4, Nf3 etc. Its pretty much a Classical Dutch reversed but two tempi up! So you'll understand the "Caveman Attack" that follows (Qe1-h4, f4-f5, Bh6, Ng5 etc) White also has the option of c3 followed by d2-d4 with a big centre or Na3-c2 and b2-b4. Have a llok at Kovalev's games. There great in there own right. Best regards and a Merry Christmas, Rob.

[BobbyFischer]

The bishop’s opening and Vienna game are the bane of my existence 😂😂

[billi]

I found another strong weapon against the owens. Its the Leela Gambit with white: 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. h4 Bb4 5. Ne2 Bxe4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 Bb7 8. Qg4 The name ist from the engine who plays it against 1.b3 as black

As for g6 I dont like them either. But I think the f3 g4 g5 stuff is quite good against it

[Dr.ShashikantJ]

Very informative.. thank you for sharing

[efthorpe]

Great stuff. Can you show us your Black repotoire?

Thanks

[BunniBuu]

The wing gambit in the french looks fun! When recommending a gambit, PLEASE prioritize giving a brief overview of the declined variations as well. cxb4 is only 48% playrate. Black could just play 4. ...b6 and your viewers will flounder :P doesn't seem to be mentioned on the main video on it, either

15 traps in the ponziani is a lot! I'm currently working on an opening which currently sits at ~15 traps.. and I consider it one of the trappiest openings in my repertoire! Ponziani is definitely a powerful tool!

"sigh, d4 i just like doing [skims through main line]" it feels like you're brushing off the most obvious-for-black, most played, most critical line... I'm certain this is a strong opening choice, but it feels strange to lead with bizarre sideline opening traps that don't happen



Against g6 there are many options, but here is mine:
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. h4
-3. ...d6 4. h5 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. h6!
-3. ...Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. c4 Nb6 6. h5 d6 7. h6!
-3. ...c5 4. d5 d6 5. h5 Nf6 6. h6!
-3. ...h5 4. Nc6 and you just take advantage of the g5 square being a good outpost (reminiscent of Bayonet Attack in the Pirc)

It's a load of fun and makes modern players sad. I do similar shenanigans against Pirc players, although I would also recommend the Chinese variation against the Pirc to discourage h5. It could be a good idea in the modern to even play 1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. g4 to get an even better version of the Chinese variation of the Pirc, as black struggles to play Nf6.

[MarcHeuer]

g6 is the Kryptonyte for e4. Immediately resingning is by far the best move for White 😂

[walterbrownstone]

Nice. It almost looks like you turned the French into the Benko for white.

[topnotcher]

You're the best Bro. Teaching repertoire instead of your own games seems humbling yourself. Don't be like others who are repeatedly showing their games because that seems to be boastful especially if they are not a Grandmaster yet..