The Secrets of Winning with 1.e4 (Opening strategy explained)

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will be sharing with you the strategies for winning after the White’s first move 1.e4. He will show you a couple of interesting opening lines, but even more so, he will give you general guidelines that you can follow in case you’re unaware of a certain opening line or forgot it; you can still follow these crucial strategies to win your games.

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🤔 Why this course? 👇

There’s a famous quote by Bobby Fischer “All that matters on the chessboard is good moves”. Although that’s true, the important question is: how do you find good moves? There’s great pressure on a chess player. One mistake could make you lose the game on the spot. Success or failure, death, or glory… it all rests on the decision you make now. Better make it a good one.

Drawing on years of experienced coaching club players (1600-2300 ELO), Davorin has identified the 9 types of decisions that players have to make in real games.

He explains the errors in thinking that lead to mistakes at these critical junctures… and gives you easy-to-follow processes for getting them right.

[Mik]

This has to be the best chess learning channel in all of YouTube. Awesome stuff.

[sparkoceanic]

3 minutes into the opening and i've already gained much needed information about playing e4.
As someone that has played d4 for the last 9 months since picking chess up and recently switching to e4, this is an absolute jackpot.
Thanks

[thunderemperor]

Ne6 is winning, thank you for explaining this I am a e4 player and I didn't know that it is based on idea of attacking f7

[davidbatchelder]

your aspect of explaining is so simple and complete, wonderful job. As always.

[nickpatrick]

THANK YOU for slowing things down a bit and explaining why the moves are good. I've watched a few e4 vids and this one definitely taught me the most.

[Whatever-qrli]

Your teaching style is simply excellent. I very much appreciate the way that you patiently explain the thinking behind the move e4. I’m not good enough for the decision-making course yet, but it has gone onto my chess TDL. Thanks!

[balakrishnaraovinnakota]

Your analysis for beginners wish to improve their skills for higher level is very Very useful and must

[maheshkotta]

best channel I won a lot of tournaments

[tracksremastered]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, have watched this a couple of times and the methodology and principles that you break down are brilliant. Subbed.

[reneaquino]

Thank you, for the new idea. As a e4 player another plan for attacking the opponent.

[shadowphoenix]

Spent 2hrs on your videos last night, might well start the day with 1 more.

[iliasssafi]

The first idea that comes to my mind in that position is playing knight to e6 bcz he can't take it with the pawn and in the same time I'm attacking the rook and the queen plus there is a check mate coming with queen to f8

[BullseyeIX]

13:11, I was thinking Queen to D5, then fork the rock and king with the knight.

[labulabi]

Thank you verry so much teacher....👍👍👍👍👍

[dylanrojas]

knight e6 because if black takes with pawn u take his queen with yours, if black does not take and castles u take with horse of course and if black decides to move queen its mate

[kootmcgoot]

It would be interesting to see what black can do after Ne6.

[dowaliby]

At the 15:00 minute mark: knight ro e6, forking the black queen and rook, is crushing. At minimum, white wins a rook.

[Nothing-fdjo]

What Do You Mean Checkmate The King Can Capture Queen

[crackingtv]

You didn’t cover a scenario where the white queen to h5 is defended by black Qh6. That’s a potent defence and I guess the white bishop has to take charge then. Please include that

[catsrule]

target f7 sqaure with light sqaured bishop = against uncastled black king, bc rook is guarding h7, also fried liver attack might be possible later.
target h7 sqaure with light sqaured bishop = against 0-0 castled black king, bc rook is gaurding f7, also greek gift sacrifice might be possible later.
target defender of e5 sqaure on c6 with the spanish = a way to develop quickily to a useful square, without knowing whether c4 or d3 is better.

I think its best to be flexible attacking, initally, until Black's defense plan is obvious. I don't think white should develop his light squared bishop first to c4, because that makes Black's plan to 0-0 a benefit, and besides that could be the reason behind the mantra knights before bishops. Whether the bishop is eventually developed on d3 or c4, Nf3 should be played first on move 2, to see what is later possible, imo, or go into a Spanish, I think.