Sicilian Defense TRAPS For White [ALL Variations]

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The Sicilian Defense is the most frequently used defense from club players to Grandmasters. The main reason for the popularity of this chess opening is its combative nature – Black fights not for equality, but for advantage. The Sicilian Defense begins with the moves: 1.e4 c5.

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will share with you 5 best chess opening traps in the Sicilian Defense with different variations including the Najdorf, Dragon, Accelerated Dragon, O'Kelly and Paulsen variation.

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0:00 Introduction
0:41 Najdorf variation
6:10 Accelarated Dragon
8:59 Dragon, Levenfish variation
11:48 O'Kelly variation
14:19 Paulsen variation

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[mikewilliams]

GM Igor Smirnov, an excellent teacher!! Your videos are clear and easy to understand! I thank you for keeping it professional!! Thank you for your precious time and contributions to the sport of chess!!

[MegaYoyo]

I don't always use chess traps. But when I do, I get trapped

[fritzschwartz]

Note: in the second trap (accelerated dragon) if black takes with the d pawn after white pushes to e6 then the game continues 10 Bb5+, bd7 (blocking) 11. BxB, QxB then 12 Qe5 (forking the rooks again)

[MsVivek]

1:14 If black plays e5 what should i do? What's the best continuation.

[netakv]

3:10 is there a continuation if black play Qa5? ( because the knight is pinned ).

[kotydragon]

Love these videos and your sense of humor!

[renaissancerachnavali]

Thankyou chess academy for the initiatives.

[gillesmelet]

Lot of souvenirs for me with this video 🙂I'm from Belgium and when I began to play chess o'Kelly was one of our few GM. Problem in this system is that white can go for the Maroczy setup and it's though to play as black when you are not correctly prepared, maybe a good Idea for a next video ?
I played the Kan system when I was beginner but I lost many games and I changed for another one, but definitely one I would be ready to play again if I had time to review its theory.
Also there is another famous trap with Bc4xe6 when Fischer had reviewed a position that was commonly played in USSR at that time and he used it in tournament shorty after

[MikeMarq]

Good shii my guy 💯!! Seems like everyone around 1400 is playing Sicilian Defense 😂

[chilam]

Brilliant videos helped me win lots of games and also makes chess more enjoyable at my level when you know opponents are scratching their heads. Particularly like d4, e4 opening.
Thank you

[abdulhaady]

Who's here after the Queens Gambit XD

[fashygoy]

Why does Qa5+ work @12:20 but not @7:24 ?

[mikemobbley]

In another position in the accelerated dragon or whatever when the pawn recaptured back on C6 it would have been the other Pond that Queen's pond

[someand]

You misspelled 'Accelarated' in the dragon section for the segment title

[cogitoergosum]

Why can’t the king take the queen at 5:54?

[johnp]

I

when my opponent starts as white with king's pawn to e4,
      and I respond as black with Sicilian pawn to c5,
      and then white responds with king's side knight to f3 (open Sicilian),
      is there a specific initial Sicilian black defense version (? a6 O'Kelly, ? d6 Najdorf, ? e6 French, ? queen side knight to c6, ? king side knight to f6, ? other)
       that works best against white's open Sicilian
       (in order for me to know what best 2nd move I should make as black) ?

thank you for all you have done for the chess community!

[black_tv_official]

Hi, I've a question, What to do if black's queen goes to a5 in the first trap? does the trap still work?

[dacvader]

At 4.30 if black checked woth the queen, after moving whites king, of white doesn't maintain focus on the c7 square it becomes checkmate if whites knight moves here...

[mikemobbley]

When the night moves to E6 black can capture with the pond on ff7 you'll still lose lots of material but it won't be checkmate

[sochalant]

damn that first trap was insane, i didnt even get to the rest of the video yet and already subbed.