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If you love playing attacking chess and you want to learn a simple, universal, and aggressive chess opening for White that you can use against any opening/move of your opponent, you're going to love this!

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov teaches you an improved version of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, called the von Popiel Gambit, which happens after the opening moves: 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5.

This aggressive gambit comes up with a lot of traps for White and the most common responses of Black are losing. And because this opening is universal, you can easily transpose this from any other opening moves of Black.

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00:00 Attacking Chess Opening for White
00:12 Improved Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
01:28 Why 4.Bg5, the von Popiel Gambit
03:15 White's devastating attack
05:58 Transposition from Scandinavian Defense
07:43 If Black plays e6 instead of Bc8
09:13 If Black doesn't take exf3
13:22 Sideline: Black plays 4...Nbd7

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[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Attacking Chess Opening for White
00:12 Improved Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
01:28 Why 4.Bg5, the von Popiel Gambit
03:15 White's devastating attack
05:58 Transposition from Scandinavian Defense
07:43 If Black plays e6 instead of Bc8
09:13 If Black doesn't take exf3
13:22 Sideline: Black plays 4...Nbd7

[apkemp]

@GMIgorSmirnov Question: I'm curious to know what you might think is the best sixth move for the white player in this situation:

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nc6 5.d5 Nb4

The engine says Bxf6 is the best 6th move for white. But, I thought I'd check here before committing to a course of action in my study. I don't think you covered this in this video, but if you did I apologize for the time waste and wonder what timestamp that may be?

[wolfk]

I'd never heard of Von Popiel gambit until I saw a youtube presentation on it by FM William Graif. I play 1. Nc3 and there's several lines I have the option of going into Von Popiel (1 Nc3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 e4 or 1 Nc3 Nf6 2 e4 d5 3 d4). Most of my opponents don't play 6 ... Bc8 -- although the database says that's the most common move -- undeveloping a piece can't be good.

[MooneLightEntertainment]

3:30 what if instead of e6 Black plays h6 attacking the White Bishop on g5?
He didn't cover that line and that's why I'm surely losing every game with this Von Popiel Gambit.

I'm sure most people will play pawn g6 kicking out White Bishop on g5 very early into the game. How can he not cover any of that line?

[HerveDaCosta]

I am getting addicted to your channel! I am in trouble... My wife is starting to complain about the time I spend studying chess. So addictive!

[paradox]

Super underrated channel and very powerful gambit. Love your channel keep up the good work. ❤️

[MikeM]

What if after bishop g5 your opponent always plays either pawn to h6 or pawn to f6 to kick the bishop away?

[PaulGoodchild_PHD]

Jumped me up 50 points on Lichess from 999 and gives me confidence to play with white. Thank you very much. I love your content.

[franbrok]

Bravo Igor I love your super chess channel!!!!

[JerrySuneagle]

Thank you - I love this gambit and you give great examples of common lines others don't explain.

[srlocotenent]

I've started playing this a fair bit and its quickly become my favorite opening for White, very fun and aggressive at my low ELO (1350). Also, shoutout to Igor's cat who cannot be bothered by this gambit (I guess he knows how to refute it :D )

[sirwilfried]

I'm really excited to find this gambit here as well! I know it from YouTube videos by FM William Graif (highly recommended!).
In the end there is only one question left for me, and that is: is it possible to avoid the French Defence? Because exactly in this I do not want to load! French is a very solid defense for Black, and in my repertoire, I don't respond to 1. e4-e6 with d4 or 1. d4-d5 2. e4-e6 "bang" you're where you didn't want to go... 🙂

[alainlietard]

At 15:05 Qe2 is better than 0-0 or not ?

[bijayakumarsahoo]

Thanks for teaching agrresive opening in a short period

[andrewmays]

Loved the fireworks on the board!! Do you carry a fire extinguisher with you when you're out torching your opponents?😉😏😇

[fulvaria]

Thanks much for the insights, I could win an imp game in OTB tournament. It's indeed an interesting & helpful game to play applying these principles

[borysthecuber]

The black at gambit is a draw with perfect play

[josephodiailunga]

@RemoteChessAcademy what if king does not take pawn at F7

[bongorokkshi]

You didn't say what if King to g6 .

[goodvibez]

I love the blackmar diemer...but never won a single game yet with this variation here. Tha6why I m currently not playing it in rated games.