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[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/QLnnOGzF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "00:45:15"] [Variant "Standard"] { Hi all! I wanted to thank you for all the love you have been giving me to all my studies, also thank you for all your positive comments in each of them and in private, this motivates me to continue doing more studies! One of the strongest and safest options to play Black against the king's pawn is the Petrov Defense, that's why today we are going to talk about it :) The Petrov Defense, or Russian, is one of the most effective defenses when it comes to achieving equality, but it is also true that it is very difficult to win with it. This fame of tablÃfera has relegated this opening in the masterful practice, and therefore, in the consideration of the fans. However, if a few draws are enough to get a good result, this is the safest defense. Press the space button to start this wonderful and fun study: D } 1. e4 { Play 1.e5 [%csl Ge5][%cal Ge7e5] } 1... e5 { By doing this move you are starting the ''open openings'' } 2. Nf3 { Here you can play 2.Nc6, but the move of the Petrov Defense is 2.Nf6 (you can do it right now) [%csl Rc6,Gf6][%cal Gg8f6,Rb8c6] } 2... Nf6 { This is the position of the Petrov Defense. The curious thing is that this defense was previously considered incorrect, being Alexander Petrov's analyzes at the beginning of the 19th century that revitalized the defense, and it bears his name in his honor. In this study I will show you the most common variants so that you can play this defense at the highest level! }
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Nimzowitsch Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/oG7xbZFE"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "00:54:33"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 { Do you remember the movements from the previous chapter? I hope so, because you should do them now :D } 1... e5 { That's! } 2. Nf3 { And now? } 2... Nf6 { Great job! } 3. Nxe5 { You will find this frequently in your games with this defense. That is, the most common in move 3 is that the white player takes the pawn. How can you drive the white knight of e5? } 3... d6 { Very well! [%csl Re5][%cal Rd6e5] } 4. Nf3 { You know what you have to do now, right? } 4... Nxe4 { Excellent, you get the pawn back! The blue arrows represent all the options the white player has to play now. [%cal Bd2d3,Bd3d4,Bb1c3,Bd1e2] } 5. Nc3 { This is the Nimzowitsch Attack! Change the knights [%cal Re4c3,Rc3e4] } 5... Nxc3 6. dxc3 { The white player must deal with the doubled pawns on the c column Develop your bishop [%csl Gf8] } 6... Be7 7. Be3 { What would you play now? (Psst, your king is in the center) } 7... O-O 8. Qd2 { White wants the queenside castling Now you must take your knight to f3, what is the shortest route? [%csl Gc1,Gf6,Gb8][%cal Ge1c1] } 8... Nd7 { That's! } 9. O-O-O { This is really the Nimzowitsch Attack. White castles long to plan a battle of attacks on opposite flanks! Where should this knight go? [%csl Gd7] } 9... Nf6 10. Bd3 { Play 10.c5 [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 10... c5 { Very well! Now the white player wants to attack your king with the pawns on the queenside. You must play as I indicate with the arrows, that is, attack the weak point a2 and improve your towers. [%csl Ra2][%cal Ba8c8,Bf8e8,Yc8e6,Yd8a5] }
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Classical Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/FRBJOVXl"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/8/4n3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Russian Game: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:15:29"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 { 5.d4 is the move of the Classical Attack. Play 5.d5 [%cal Bd2d4] } 1... d5 { This move seems strange but it is the best now, also the most common. } 2. Bd3 { Develop your bishop [%csl Gf8] } 2... Bd6 { Very well! } 3. O-O { Your king is in the center... } 3... O-O
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Cozio Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/8swC4z0q"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/8/4n3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Russian Game: Cozio Attack"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:21:06"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. Qe2 { This is the Cozio or Lasker attack. The knight on e4 cannot move, what should you play? [%cal Bd1e2] } 1... Qe7 { Very well! } 2. d3 { What is the best box for this knight now? [%csl Re4][%cal Rd3e4] } 2... Nf6 { Very well! Now the queen's can change [%cal Be2e7,Be7e2] } 3. Qxe7+ { Normally the white player accepts the exchange of queens, but if he does not, neither should you, since the one who changes will normally lose. Capture the queen } 3... Bxe7 4. Be2 O-O { The petrov defense is perfect to even the game with the white player, but now you have the advantage. }
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: French Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/x6PQcxXu"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/8/4n3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Russian Game: French Attack"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:27:49"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d3 { This is the French Attack Now you should move the knight on e4... [%cal Bd2d3] } 1... Nf6 2. d4 { This is the strategy of the white player! He really wants the pawn on d4 Play 6.d5 [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd6d5] } 2... d5 { Now you have a symmetrical game } 3. Bd3 { How do we continue in this symmetrical game? } 3... Bd6 { That's! } 4. O-O { You know what to do now, right? } 4... O-O { Very well! Now you must continue the game by developing your queenside pieces on the best squares. [%cal Gd8a8,Ga8d8] }
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Modern Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/KsXPAn1X"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Russian Game: Classical Attack"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:41:00"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 { This is the modern attack. Capture the pawn } 1... Nxe4 { Very well! } ( 1... exd4 { This is not the only pawn catch you have :) } ) 2. Nxe5 { The white knight on e5 is very comfortable. How can you drive the horse out of that square? } 2... d6 { That's! [%csl Re5][%cal Rd6e5] } 3. Nf3 { Play d5 [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd6d5] } 3... d5 { This position is the same that I showed you in the previous chapter, so I will not go into detail. }
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Urusov Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/lNeXtVv4"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C42"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Russian Game: Italian Variation"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:48:36"] [Variant "Standard"] { Make the first movements pls :D } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 { This is the Urusov Gambit. Should you accept the gambit and capture the e4 pawn? [%cal Bf1c4] } 3... Nxe4 { Yes! } 4. Nxe5 { Play 4.d5 [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5] } 4... d5 { [%csl Rc4][%cal Rd5c4] } 5. Bb3 $4 { This move is a mistake. What you will see next is a very frequent error that occurs after 4.d5, and that is that Bb3 is a mistake, but it is also the most common move! Play Qg5 [%csl Gg5][%cal Rc4b3,Gd8g5] } 5... Qg5 { Double attack! [%csl Re5,Rg2][%cal Rg5e5,Rg5g2] } 6. O-O { What should you do now? } 6... Qxe5
[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Conclusion"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/pN0OHocE"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.11"] [UTCTime "01:56:01"] [Variant "Standard"] { I hope you liked this study! If so, don't forget to support me by pressing the heart that is under the h1 square. Remember, use this defense when you need a draw, as it is perfect for quickly matching your opponent. Soon more and more studies are coming, thank you very much for watching and see you in the next study! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Intro"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/BqMmpQVb"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "07:50:38"] [Variant "Standard"] { Hello, everyone! And welcome to my new study on the Italian game opening traps! In this study, we will take a look at the most common traps that could happen in this amazing opening. Let's get started! If you want to check out our previous studies, here they're: -My study about Scotch opening traps: https://lichess.org/study/ogcSXNKv -My study about Scandinavian opening traps: https://lichess.org/study/xhcC1Sl3 -My friend's study ( @RubiksCuber23 thank you for all your help!) about the Benoni: https://lichess.org/study/E5n3pT1E }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 1 : Legal's mate"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/OVcwac3T"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "08:01:05"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 ( 5. Nxe5 { If you play this genius sacrifice now, there's the same trick: } 5... Bxd1 $4 ( 5... Nxe5 { But there's this move which ruins the Legal trap, because it defends the bishop and everything falls appart [%csl Gg4][%cal Ge5g4,Bd1g4] } ) 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5# { [%csl Bf6,Be7,Rf7,Rd7,Ge8,Ge6][%cal Re5f7,Re5d7,Bd5e7,Bd5f6,Gf7e6,Gf7e8] } ) 5... Bh5 $4 { That's why you play h3 and Bh5 first } 6. Nxe5 $3 Bxd1 $4 ( 6... Nxe5 $1 { Because if they capture the knight, it would no longer defend the bishop [%csl Rg4,Gh5][%cal Re5g4,Bd1h5] } 7. Qxh5 Nxc4 ( 7... Nf6 8. Qe2 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Ge2c4,Re5c4] } ) 8. Qb5+ c6 9. Qxc4 { We're a pawn up, we've a lead in development, we're ready to castle, we will soon put two pawns in the center and last but not least: we eat snack! } ) 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Nd5# { [%csl Ge8,Ge6,Bf6,Be7,Rd7,Rf7][%cal Re5f7,Re5d7,Bd5e7,Bd5f6,Gf7e6,Gf7e8] }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 2 : Blackburne-Shilling trap #1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/umzCk2NY"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "08:15:05"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { To attempt this trap, we must play a bad move, hoping that White will play a bad move in return: } 3... Nd4 $2 { The best move is to take the knight, but if the enemy believes that we're not defending the e5 pawn anymore, he can already play a mistake: } 4. Nxe5 $4 Qg5 { We will take a look at these blue moves in the next chapters, but now let's focus on: [%csl Re5,Rg2,Bg4,Bf3,Bf7][%cal Rg5e5,Rg5g2,Be5g4,Be5f3,Ge5f7,Bc4f7] } 5. Nxf7 $4 Qxg2 { [%csl Rh8,Gh1][%cal Rf7h8,Gg2h1] } 6. Nxh8 $2 ( 6. Rf1 $4 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 ( 7. Qe2 Nxe2 ) 7... Nf3# ) ( 6. Rg1 Qxg1+ 7. Bf1 Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Qg6 9. Qd5+ Ne6 ) 6... Qxh1+ 7. Bf1 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 ( 8. Qe2 Nxe2 ) 8... Nxc2+ { [%csl Ge1,Ga1][%cal Gc2e1,Gc2a1] } 9. Kf1 Qh1# { [%csl Ge1,Gf1,Gg1,Gg2][%cal Gh1g2,Gh1e1] }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 3 : BlackBurne-Shilling trap #2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/7gwU7188"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "08:23:02"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 $2 4. Nxe5 $4 Qg5 { Nxf7 is obviously bad, let's take a look at two other smart-looking options: [%csl Rf7,Bf3,Gg4][%cal Re5f7,Be5f3,Ge5g4,Bc4f7] } 5. Ng4 $4 { If your opponent thinks that he's blocking the attack on the pawn and save his horsey at the same time, he's wrong, because of the move: } 5... d5 $3 { We're attacking two things at the same time! [%csl Rc4,Rg4][%cal Rd5c4,Rc8g4] } 6. Bxd5 ( 6. Be2 Nxe2 7. Qxe2 Qxg4 ) 6... Bxg4 { The computer is suggesting to give up the queen lol } 7. f3 $4 { Because of this natural looking mistake, he's now lost. } ( 7. h4 { Can be good to counter-attack the queen. } 7... Qh5 8. f3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Bxf3 { This is horrible for White just because of that simple mistake at the beginning. } ) 7... Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qg2 { We will take on the next move! } 9. Rf1 $2 { We've mate in 4 here! And it's unavoidable! } 9... Be7 { [%csl Ge1,Gh4][%cal Ge7h4,Gh4e1] } 10. Bc6+ bxc6 { And on the next move Bh4+ and Qxf2# } 11. Nc3 Bh4+ 12. Rf2 Qxf2# ( 12... Qg1# ) ( 12... Qh1# ) ( 12... Bxf2# )
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 4 : BlackBurne-Shilling trap #3"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/IOx1g3tG"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "08:35:33"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 $2 4. Nxe5 $4 Qg5 { Two options gone for White, one more try! [%csl Rg4,Gf3,Bf7][%cal Re5f7,Re5g4,Ge5f3,Bc4f7] } 5. Nf3 Qxg2 6. Nxd4 Qxh1+ 7. Bf1 ( 7. Ke2 Qxe4+ { [%csl Ge2,Gd4][%cal Ge4d4,Ge4e2] } 8. Kf1 Qxd4 { We're just up a rook and also ready to attack! } ) 7... Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 { We've a rook and a pawn for a knight and we're ready to attack! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 5 : BlackBurne-Shilling trap #4"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/shVsH9S2"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "08:46:08"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 $2 4. Nxe5 $4 Qg5 { All of these moves don't work because we have strong replies to them, now let's take a look at Bxf7+ [%csl Rf3,Rg4][%cal Re5f3,Re5g4,Re5f7,Gc4f7] } 5. Bxf7+ { With this move, our opponent is thinking that he gives a check to scare us and then he will see how he's going to solve the problem later, but this is also bad due to the surprising move: } 5... Kd8 { This is better, because we don't need to pressure the bishop for now. Now, our opponent has to deal with both of these problems, and he could try: [%csl Re5,Rg2][%cal Rg5e5,Rg5g2] } ( 5... Ke7 { yes, we're pressuring the bishop but our king is really miss-placed in this square because he blocks the other pieces to come in the party. [%csl Be7,Gf7][%cal Bf8e7,Bg8e7,Ge7f7] } ) 6. Nf3 ( 6. Ng4 { Another desperate try, due to: } 6... Nh6 $3 { Attacks two things at the same time! [%csl Gg4,Gf7][%cal Gh6g4,Gh6f7] } 7. Nxh6 ( 7. h3 Nxf7 ) ( 7. Bb3 Nxg4 ) 7... Qxg2 { [%csl Gh1,Gh6][%cal Gg2h1,Gg7h6] } 8. Rf1 $2 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2# ) ( 6. O-O Qxe5 ) 6... Qxg2 ( 6... Nxf3+ $6 7. Qxf3 { Our advantage is thrown out of a window [%csl Gg2,Gf7][%cal Gf3g2,Gf3f7] } ) 7. Nxd4 Qxh1+ 8. Ke2 Qxe4+ 9. Kf1 Qxd4 { Now, we're up a rook, this enemy king is exposed and easily targetable }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 6 : Dangerous fork!"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/Ot8IJ92Z"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "09:03:00"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ( 2... Nf6 3. d4 Nc6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Bc4 Bc5 $4 6. Qd5 $3 ) 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 Bb6 $6 6. dxe5 { We win a pawn, and if he wants to win his pawn back: } 6... Nxe4 $4 7. Qd5 $3 { The knight is lost due to the mate threat. [%csl Gf7,Ge4][%cal Gd5e4,Gd5f7] }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 7: As dangerous fork!"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/YPa6m5BF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "09:25:20"] [Variant "Standard"] { So we start off with a normal Italian :D } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { They play bc5. } 3... Bc5 { You play nc3 here, as it can be powerful in the future on d5. } 4. Nc3 { Lets say they copy you..... } 4... Nf6 { you go d3, } 5. d3 { And they go d6! } 5... d6 { here you pin the knight to the queen. } 6. Bg5 { Normally they play h6 } 6... h6 { And instead of retreating, you take! } 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 { and nd5 with a fork! } 8. Nd5 { The queen has to defend with qd8.... [%csl Bc7,Bf6][%cal Bd5c7,Bd5f6] } 8... Qd8 { and you go c3, so you can go d4 later. } 9. c3 { Here if they play be6..... you are winning! } 9... Be6 $2 { Be6 is bad for some things that we will do in the future ;) So here we strike with d4. } 10. d4 { they take, and you take back. } 10... exd4 11. cxd4 { If they go bb6, you have a fork sequence! can you find it? } 11... Bb6 $4 ( 11... Bxd5 $4 12. exd5 { Also a Fork! [%csl Gc5,Gc6][%cal Gd4c5,Gd5c6] } ) ( 11... Bb4+ { The best move } 12. Nxb4 Nxb4 ( 12... Bxc4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Bb5 ( 14... Be6 15. Qxc6+ ) 15. a4 Ba6 16. Qxc6+ { [%cal Rc6a6,Rc6e8] } ) 13. Qa4+ { Qa4! } 13... Nc6 14. d5 { Fork! } ) 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d5 { And you win! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 8 : Greco gambit dangerousity"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/yPEMMWWe"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "09:42:11"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 $6 { A better move would be to take with the bishop. } 9. bxc3 { Because now, we're attacking the bishop and forcing him to take. [%csl Gb4][%cal Gc3b4] } 9... Bxc3 10. Qb3 $3 { If he gets greedy and takes the rook... [%csl Rf7,Rc3][%cal Rb3f7,Rb3c3] } 10... Bxa1 $4 ( 10... Qe7 11. Qxc3 ) 11. Bxf7+ { [%csl Ge7,Bf8][%cal Ge8e7,Be8f8] } 11... Ke7 $2 { Yeah, "mistake" not "blunder" because we've a mate coming! } ( 11... Kf8 12. Re1 { [%csl Ge8][%cal Ge1e8] } 12... d6 13. Re8+ ) 12. Re1+ Kf8 { There's mate in 9 here, I'll let you explore this beautiful destruction of the Black camp. even for the cost of a rook. } 13. Bh5 { [%csl Gf7][%cal Gb3f7,Gh5f7] } 13... d5 { This is the longest way of delaying the mate } ( 13... g6 $2 14. Bh6# ) ( 13... Qf6 $2 14. Re8# ) 14. Qxd5 $3 Be6 $2 ( 14... Qxd5 $2 15. Re8# ) ( 14... Qd7 $2 15. Ba3+ Nb4 16. Bxb4+ c5 17. Bxc5+ Qe7 18. Bxe7# ) ( 14... Qe7 $2 15. Rxe7 Be6 16. Qxe6 Ne5 17. Re8+ Rxe8 18. Qxe8# ) 15. Qxe6 Qe7 16. Qf5+ Qf6 17. Ba3+ Nb4 18. Bxb4+ c5 19. Bxc5+ Kg8 20. Qd5+ Qe6 21. Qxe6#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 9 : Greco Gambit dangerousity #2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/mJ7owXqo"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "09:45:19"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 $6 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 Bxa1 $4 11. Bxf7+ { Ke7 is bad, let's take a look at Kf8 [%csl Re7,Gf8][%cal Re8e7,Ge8f8] } 11... Kf8 12. Bg5 { The queen is trapped so the only move is [%csl Rd8,Re7,Rf6,Re8,Rg5][%cal Rg5d8,Rf3g5,Rf7e8] } 12... Ne7 ( 12... Nxd4 13. Qa3+ Kxf7 14. Bxd8 Rxd8 15. Rxa1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3+ { Queen vs rook, bishop and two pawns is winning for you! [%csl Bf3,Rc8,Rc7,Rd7,Rd8] } ( 16. Kf1 ) ) 13. Re1 { We don't care about material, we just want to destroy and punish Black for his mistakes. And there's no way for Black to defend that poor knight on e7! [%csl Ra1,Ge7] } 13... d6 14. Bxe7+ Qxe7 15. Rxe7 Kxe7 16. Bg8 { This Bg8 is important because we want to trap the rook and win it back } 16... Kd8 17. Qf7 { the rook is trapped and there's nothing Black can do about it to save it! } 17... c6 18. Qf8+ Kc7 19. Qxg7+ Kb6 20. Qxh8 Be6 21. Qxh7 Bxg8 22. Qb1+ Kc7 23. Qxa1 { And after all of that, we're up a queen, a knight and a pawn for bishop and rook! Just one more thing: don't hang back rank mate and play g3, please! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 10 : Material vs castling rights (Belloni trap)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/c7N4FuYp"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "10:05:05"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ { Here, we will play the ridiculous looking move: } 7. Kf1 { I died of laugh after seeing this move, but it serves a real propose: we played Kf1 to not allow the DSB to trade with one of our minor pieces, so that we can fork the king and bishop and win it! [%csl Ra4,Rd5][%cal Rd4d5,Rd1a4] } 7... Nf6 $4 { [%csl Rf6,Yd7][%cal Rg8f6,Yc8d7] } ( 7... Bd7 $5 { Could be interesting to avoid that check and save everything, we will look at it in the next chapter. } ) 8. d5 { The computer is suggesting to castle lol } 8... Ne5 ( 8... O-O 9. dxc6 ) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qa4+ { [%csl Ge8,Gb4][%cal Ga4e8,Ga4b4] } 10... c6 11. Qxb4 cxd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qb5+ { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gc5d5,Gb5e8] } 13... Bd7 14. Qxd5
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 11 : Material vs castling rights #2 (Belloni trap)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/omPJsr5j"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "10:14:46"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ ( 6... Bb6 ) 7. Kf1 ( 7. Qd2 ) 7... Bd7 8. Qb3 { [%csl Gf7][%cal Gb3f7] } 8... Ba5 9. Bxf7+ { We will cover both in this chapter, no worries! [%csl Re7,Rf8][%cal Re8f8,Re8e7] } 9... Kf8 ( 9... Ke7 { This is really bad after: } 10. Bg5+ Kf8 ( 10... Nf6 11. e5 Nxd4 12. exf6+ Kf8 ( 12... gxf6 13. Nxd4 fxg5 ) 13. fxg7+ Kxg7 14. Qd5 Nxf3 ( 14... Qf8 15. Bh6+ { [%csl Rf8,Rg7][%cal Rh6f8] } 15... Kf6 ( 15... Kxh6 $2 16. Qg5# { [%csl Gg5,Gh5,Gh6,Gg6,Gg7][%cal Gg5g7,Gg5h6,Gg5h5,Gf3g5] } ) 16. Bxf8 ) ( 14... Bb5+ 15. Qxb5 Nxb5 16. Bxd8 Rhxd8 17. a4 Kxf7 18. axb5 Bb6 ) 15. Bxd8 ) 11. Bxd8 Nxd8 12. Bxg8 Rxg8 13. Ng5 ) 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. Ng5 Qe7 $2 ( 11... Qe8 $2 12. Nxh7+ Ke7 13. Bg5# { Pretty cool, isn't it? [%csl Rd8,Re7,Rf6,Bf7,Be6,Yf8][%cal Rg5d8,Bb3f7,Yh7f8] } ) 12. Nxh7+ Ke8 13. Qxg8+ Qf8 14. Qxf8#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 12 : A Greco Gambit mistake (Mars trap)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/xlygpxY4"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "10:26:47"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 { If your opponent smells the trap and doesn't take the pawn by playing } 9... Be7 $4 { He's completely dead because of the move: } 10. d5 $3 Na5 $4 11. d6 Nxc4 ( 11... Bxd6 $4 { Thinking about the pawn structure safety, but not the king's safety! } 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Bg5 f6 $4 ( 13... Nc6 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ng5 d5 16. Bxd5 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxd1 18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Raxd1 h6 20. Rd7 hxg5 21. Rexe7 { Don't hang back rank mate! [%cal Ra1h1,Rh1a1] } ) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 $2 15. Ne5 Kf8 ( 15... fxe5 $2 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qf7# ) 16. Qh5 Kg7 17. Qf7+ Kh6 18. Ng4+ Kg5 19. Qg7+ Kh5 20. Qh6+ Kxg4 21. h3+ Kf5 22. g4# { Congratulations! you've successfully checkmated your opponent in the middle of the board in 22 moves! [%csl Rg6,Rg5,Rf4,Yf5,Ge6,Ge5,Ge4,Bg4][%cal Rh6f4,Rh6g6,Yg4f5,Ge1e6,Bh3g4] } ) 12. dxe7 Qxe7 ( 12... Kxe7 13. Qe2+ Kf8 14. Qxc4 { We're up a knight, our king is safe but his one is not. } ) 13. Re1 { And we win the queen! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 13 : A Greco Gambit mistake (Mars trap) #2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/IvnUjj6G"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.26"] [UTCTime "07:59:51"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 $4 10. d5 Na5 11. d6 { We've covered in the last chapter Nxc4 and Bxd6, but what happens if cxd6? [%csl Rc4,Rd6][%cal Ra5c4,Re7d6,Gc7d6] } 11... cxd6 { it's not a blunder because Black was already lost with that Be7 move } 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qd5+ { The best options for Black are Kf8 and Ke8, we will look at them. [%csl Gf8,Ge8,Yf7,Rg6,Rf6][%cal Gf7e8,Gf7f8,Yd5f7,Rf7f6,Rf7g6] } 13... Kf8 $7 ( 13... Kg6 $2 { We've mate in 4 from here } 14. g4 { Mate in 1 threat [%csl Rf5,Rh6,Rh5,Rg5,Rf6,Rf7,Rg6][%cal Rd5f5,Rc1h6,Rf5f7,Rf5h5,Rf5g6,Rg4f5] } 14... Bg5 15. Qf5+ Kh6 16. Bxg5+ Qxg5 17. Qxg5# ) ( 13... Kf6 $2 14. Bg5+ Kg6 15. Nh4+ Kh5 16. Bxe7+ Kg4 17. Qg5# ) ( 13... Ke8 $7 { We will put a lot of pressure on our opponent even if down a piece, because the enemy doesn't feel being up a piece because we're destroying him! [%csl Re1,Ra3,Re7,Rf7,Rg5][%cal Rf1e1,Rc1a3,Ra3e7,Re1e7,Rf3g5,Rg5f7] } ) 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 { Mate threat! [%csl Rf7][%cal Rg5f7,Rd5f7] } 15... Qf6 16. Rae1 { We will bring another guest to the party! } 16... Nc6 17. Re3 { I think the threat is pretty obvious with this move [%csl Rf8,Bf6][%cal Rf3f8,Bf3f6,Be3f3] } 17... Ne7 18. Rfe1 { And now, the enemy cannot prevent Rxe7 } 18... h6 ( 18... Nxd5 $2 19. Re8# ) 19. Rxe7 { The computer is suggesting to sac the queen lol, but really Black has no choice but to do it because of mate in 5 threat } 19... Qxe7 ( 19... Qxc3 $2 20. Qf7# ) ( 19... Qe6 $2 20. R1xe6 dxe6 21. Rf7+ Kg8 22. Qf3 hxg5 23. Rf8+ Kh7 24. Qh5# ) 20. Rxe7 Kxe7 { Now you've knight and queen vs two rooks bishop and pawn, the enemy king is exposed but we haven't much forces to mate him, but the material advantage is enough to win the endgame! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 14 : Vicious trap in Greco Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/v0axUnXQ"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "11:10:02"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxc3 $4 10. Qe1+ { [%csl Ge8,Gc3][%cal Ge1c3,Ge1e8] } 10... Qe7 11. Qxc3
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 15 : Venus-fly trap (it's said like that, idk who named it)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/9XqLwe92"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "10:41:46"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O { [%csl Rc3][%cal Re4c3,Gb4c3] } 8... Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 $6 10. bxc3 Nxc4 11. Qd4 Ned6 $4 { After this blunder, Black is lost due to: } ( 11... Ncd6 12. Qxg7 ) 12. Qxg7 Rf8 $2 ( 12... Nf5 13. Qxh8+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Kd6 15. Qxd8 { We're up queen and a rook for a knight, just don't hang back rank mate please! } ) 13. Re1+ Qe7 14. Rxe7+ Kxe7 15. Bg5+ Ke8 16. Re1+ ( 16. Qg6 ) ( 16. Qf6 { [%csl Ge7] } 16... a6 17. Qe7# ( 17. Qd8# ) ) 16... Ne4 17. Rxe4+ Ne5 18. Rxe5#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 16 : Fischer trap (Feat. Evans Gambit)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/frA9iQat"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C52"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "21:25:11"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 { This Ba5 move isn't that common, but there's a trap in this line that I'll show you. } 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 { Big pressure on f7 [%csl Gf7][%cal Gb3f7] } 8... Qf6 9. e5 ( 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nge7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 ( 12... Nxe7 { [%csl Gf7] } 13. Ne5 Qf6 14. Bxf7+ Kd8 15. Rac1 c6 16. Rfd1 h6 17. Rd2 ( 17. Rd3 Kc7 18. Rf3 Qd6 19. Bb3 Qa3 ) ) ) 9... Nxe5 $4 { Here's where the trap begins, because we will play: } 10. Re1 $3 { We're attacking the knight, and if they try to defend it the only possible way: } 10... d6 11. Bg5 { The computer is even suggesting to sac the queen lol, but we're not computers and we will take a look if they try to save the queen: } ( 11. Qb5+ { This is also completely fine, but we're more savage than just a simple fork! } ) 11... Qg6 ( 11... Kf8 12. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Nxf6 { This is what the computer suggests, and it's ridiculous. } ) ( 11... Qf5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qb5+ { [%csl Ge5,Ge8,Ga5][%cal Gb5e5,Gb5e8,Gb5a5] } 13... Qd7 14. Rxe5+ Kf8 15. Qc5+ Qd6 16. Rd5 Qxc5 ( 16... Nf6 17. Rxd6 ) 17. Rd8# ) 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Rxe5+ { This is just horrible for Black. } 13... Kf8 14. Qa3+ Qd6 15. Rd5 { [%csl Bf8,Rd6][%cal Ba3f8] } 15... Qxa3 ( 15... Nf6 16. Rxd6 ) ( 15... Qb4 16. Rd8# ) 16. Rd8#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 17 : Fischer Trap #2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/reD4QvEB"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C52"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "09:43:25"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 { We've seen in the last chapter what happens if Nxe5, let's look now at Qe7 [%csl Re5,Ge7][%cal Rc6e5,Gf6e7] } 9... Qe7 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 { No dangerous and tricky threats, but now our opponent is paralyzed, he cannot do anything. } 11... b6 $4 12. Ba3 { The only safe square for the queen is d8, but what happens if he makes another mistake: } 12... d6 13. Bxf7+ Qxf7 ( 13... Kxf7 14. Qxc6 Rb8 $4 15. exd6 cxd6 16. Bxd6 { [%csl Gb8,Ge7][%cal Gd6b8,Gd6e7] } 16... Qb7 17. Qc4+ Be6 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. Qxe6+ Kxg5 { And mate is coming... } ) ( 13... Kd7 14. e6+ Kd8 15. Qxc6 ) 14. Qxc6+ { [%csl Ge8,Ga8][%cal Gc6e8,Gc6a8] }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 18 : Fischer Trap #3"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/U5yFMkwG"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C52"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "09:16:01"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 { We've looked at Qf6, but what if Qe7? [%csl Rf6,Ge7][%cal Rd8f6,Gd8e7] } 8... Qe7 $4 9. Nxc3 { The best move here is Bxc3, to kill the power of the attack by trading down pieces, but he can already make a mistake by playing : } 9... Nf6 $4 10. Nd5 { To force a trade by attacking the queen } 10... Nxd5 ( 10... Qe6 $4 11. Nxc7+ Bxc7 12. Bxe6 dxe6 { We're just up a queen here! } ) 11. exd5 { This enemy knight hasn't a lot of places to go [%csl Rc6,Rb4,Rd4,Re5][%cal Rc6b4,Rc6d4,Rc6e5] } 11... Ne5 { Seemingly the best option but no. } ( 11... Nb4 $4 12. Re1 { The queen is lost } ) ( 11... Nd4 $4 12. Nxd4 ) ( 11... Nb8 { This is disgusting } 12. Ba3 d6 13. Qb5+ Nc6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qxa5 { We've a huge material advantage, and our king is far safer than theirs even if they castle to safety. } ) ( 11... Nd8 { Disgusting too, you'll just continue the same thing as if the knight was on b8. } ) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 { This move connects the rooks and attacks the queen [%csl Ga1,Gf1,Re5][%cal Ga1f1,Gf1a1,Rb2e5] } 13... Qg5 { [%csl Rg7][%cal Gg5g7,Rb2g7] } 14. h4 { This move tries to deflect the queen away from defending g7, and if they take thinking about pawn trades, then... } 14... Qxh4 15. Bxg7 { The computer suggests to let the rook die } 15... Rg8 $2 { We've mate coming due to this mistake! } 16. Rfe1+ Bxe1 17. Rxe1+ Kd8 18. Qg3 { The enemy queen needs to stay defending that square, and she cannot, so the queen is lost. [%csl Gf6] } 18... Qe7 ( 18... Qxg3 19. Bf6# ) ( 18... Qxc4 19. Bf6# ) 19. Rxe7 Kxe7 20. Qe5+ Kd8 21. Bf6#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 19 : Other cool trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/vdN0JnTi"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C52"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "09:55:04"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 $4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 { We've looked at Qg5, but what happens if Qe7? [%csl Rg5,Ge7][%cal Re5g5,Ge5e7] } 13... Qe7 14. Qf3 { We're setting up our trap and that's... } 14... O-O { Yes, Black is lost. } 15. Qg4 ( 15. Qg3 $2 { This doesn't give us the access on the diagonal. [%csl Rd4][%cal Rg3d4,Rb2g7] } ) 15... g6 16. Qd4 { There's no way to stop mate, unless they sac their queen. [%csl Rg7,Rh8,Bf6,Gd6,Gg8,Ge7][%cal Rb2g7,Rg7h8,Bf7f6,Gd5d6,Gc4g8,Gd6e7] } 16... f6 17. d6+ { [%csl Ge7,Gg8][%cal Gd6e7,Gc4g8] } 17... Kg7 18. dxe7 Re8 ( 18... Rf7 19. e8=Q Rf8 20. Qxf8+ ( 20. Qe7+ Rf7 21. Qdxf6+ Kg8 22. Qfxf7# ( 22. Bxf7# { [%csl Gf8,Gh8,Gg7,Gf7,Gg8][%cal Gf6h8,Ge7f8,Gf7g8,Gf6f7,Ge7f7] } ) ) 20... Kxf8 21. Qxf6+ Ke8 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Bf6# ) 19. Qxf6+ Kh6 20. Qh4#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 20 : More common trap in the Evans Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/L2uDVwst"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C51"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "10:05:03"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 $4 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qd5+ Kf8 ( 9... Kf6 $2 10. Bg5+ Kg6 11. Qf5+ Kh5 12. g4# ( 12. Bxd8+ g5 13. Qxg5# { Also possible } ) ) ( 9... Kg6 $2 10. Qf5# { [%csl Rh6,Bh5,Bg5,Bf5,Bf6,Bf7,Bg6][%cal Rc1h6,Bf5h5,Bf5g6,Bf5f7] } ) ( 9... Ke7 10. Bg5+ Nf6 11. e5 Qf8 12. exf6+ gxf6 13. Qxc5+ Kd8 14. Qxf8+ Rxf8 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Nxc3 { 2 pawns for the knight, but this king is subjected to some back rank problems in the future. } ) 10. Qxc5+ d6 11. Qxc3 { We've a big lead in development and their king will not be safe very long. }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 21 : Less common trap in the Evans gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/iW585YzQ"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C51"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "10:12:04"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 { We attack f7, and now it's more difficult to defend this square because the bishop on e7 blocks the enemy queen to be able to defend f7, and they can already make a blunder by playing another defensive option: [%csl Gf7][%cal Gb3f7] } 7... Nh6 $4 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 { This is pretty bad for Black, because the enemy king is unable to castle to safety, and now we will play: } 10. Bh5 { There aren't a lot of options to defend again, the only reasonable choice is [%csl Gf7][%cal Gb3f7] } 10... d5 ( 10... Kg7 $2 11. Qf7# ) 11. cxd4 { We've more development, the enemy king isn't very safe on f8 and soon we will launch a belligerent attack on him! }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Trap 22 : Poisoned rook trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/NxQw5pHW"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C51"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line"] [UTCDate "2022.01.22"] [UTCTime "10:24:33"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Qf6 $4 { If he thinks about drinking that poison, he's lost. [%csl Ra1,Gc6][%cal Rf6a1,Gd5c6] } 10. dxc6 Qxa1 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 ( 11... Kf8 12. Bxg8 Rxg8 13. Ng5 Qxb1 $2 ( 13... Rh8 14. Qd5 Qf6 15. cxb7 Bxb7 16. Qxb7 { Two knight for a rook but } 16... Re8 ( 16... Qd8 $4 17. Ne6+ ) 17. Be3 Bxe3 $4 18. fxe3 { [%csl Rg5,Gf8,Gf6][%cal Rf6g5,Gf1f8] } 18... Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 ) 14. Qf3+ Ke7 15. Qf7+ Kd8 16. Qxg8+ Ke7 17. Qf7+ Kd8 18. Qf8# ) 12. Qb3+ Kf8 ( 12... Be6 $4 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. Nxe6 Qf6 15. Nf4+ Qxf4 ( 15... Kg5 $2 16. Qg3+ Kh6 17. Qh3+ Kg5 18. Qh5# ) ( 15... Kh6 $2 16. Qh3+ Kg5 17. Qh5# ) 16. Bxf4 ) 13. Bb2 { And the queen is trapped! } 13... Be6 { [%csl Rb3,Ga1][%cal Re6b3,Gb2a1] } 14. cxb7 Rb8 $6 ( 14... Rd8 15. Qc3 { [%csl Gg7,Gh8][%cal Gb2g7,Gg7h8] } ) ( 14... Re8 15. Qc3 { [%csl Gg7,Gh8][%cal Gb2g7,Gg7h8] } ) ( 14... Bxb3 15. bxa8=Q+ Kf7 16. Bxa1 ) 15. Qxe6 Qxb2 16. Qc8+ Rxc8 17. bxc8=Q+
[Event "Italian game opening traps: FINAL : Chigorin Attack #1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/TSqV5kbd"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "14:39:57"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Nxg5 $4 { The pawn has been sacrificed to make some open files to our rook to attack! } 9... h4 { Their bishop is trapped, so the enemy will try a counter-attack on f7 } 10. Nxf7 Qe7 11. Nxh8 hxg3 12. hxg3 $4 Qh7 { On the next move, we will play Ng4 and mate would be unstoppable. [%csl Gh1,Gh8][%cal Gh7h8,Gh7h1] } 13. Nf7 $4 Ng4 { They have to sacrifice their queen to avoid getting checkmated! } 14. Qxg4 ( 14. Re1 $2 Qh2+ 15. Kf1 Nd4 { Mate is unavoidable, they can just delay it with some useless checks... } 16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Bb5+ Ke7 { Here, they've no more choice but to get mated! } 18. Nc3 Qh1# ) 14... Bxg4
[Event "Italian game opening traps: FINAL : Chigorin Attack #2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/39JLrOCT"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "14:48:16"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. h3 h4 10. Bh2 g4 { This is bad for White } 11. Ng5 gxh3 12. Nxf7 $4 { This is lost for White } 12... Qe7 13. Nxh8 Qg7 14. g3 hxg3 15. Qf3 ( 15. Bxg3 $2 Qxg3+ { [%csl Rg3,Gg1][%cal Rf2g3,Gc5g1] } 16. Kh1 Qg2# ) 15... gxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxh8 17. Qg3 { You've two minor pieces for the rook, the enemy king will not survive very long our attack and we're ready to just CRUSH White. }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: FINAL : Chigorin Attack #3"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/NGj8LmI2"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "14:48:33"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Nxg5 h4 10. Bxf7+ { They can try this useless check to delay our attack but this is just delaying, they can't survive very long our attack } 10... Ke7 { AAND.. the bishop is trapped! [%csl Be5,Bf4,Bg3,Bh4][%cal Rg3e5,Rg3h4,Bd6e5,Be5f4,Bh4g3,Bh8h4] } 11. Bxe5 dxe5 { Really, White is dead because of h3 to open the king and mate } ( 11... Nxe5 $6 12. d4 { [%csl Rc5,Re5][%cal Rd4e5,Rd4c5] } 12... Nxf7 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. dxc5 { a bishop for 3 pawns, but those 3 pawn were given to White to make open lines to attack the king! } ) 12. Nc3 h3 { This is a brilliant looking move, because we're about to enter the enemy castle forcefully! } 13. gxh3 $4 ( 13. g3 { The best move according to the computer } 13... Bg4 14. Qc1 Nd4 { [%csl Be2,Bg1,Bc1][%cal Bd4e2,Be2g1,Be2c1] } 15. Kh1 Nf3 { I mean, it's really bad for White. } ) 13... Bxh3 14. Re1 Qd4 15. Re3 Qxe3 $3 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1 Bxg5 { Here, we sacrificed our queen for knight, rook and bishop BUT this queen is not active enough to be worth 9 points and ALL of our pieces (6 attackers) will be in the attack against the enemy king and his defenses (1 defender, the queen which should not be defending). Briefly, you're winning but not the way you intended because of the gigantic attack we will launch to the enemy! [%csl Rd1,Gc6,Gf6,Gg5,Gh3,Gh8,Ga8,Ge3,Gg2,Gd4,Gg4,Gg8][%cal Gc6d4,Gf6g4,Gg5e3,Gh3g2,Gh8h1,Ga8g8] }
[Event "Italian game opening traps: FINAL : Chigorin Attack #4"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/D2af31dj"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "14:48:44"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. h4 { This time we play: } 9... Bg4 10. hxg5 $2 h4 11. Bh2 ( 11. gxf6 hxg3 { It's very hard to stop Qf6 Qh6 and Qh2# / Qh1# because the f pawn is pinned! [%csl Rh6,Rh1,Bg1][%cal Rd8f6,Rf6h6,Rh8h1,Bc5g1] } ) 11... h3 12. gxh3 ( 12. g3 { This severly weakens the light squares in front of the king, and we will take advantage of that in the attack, [%csl Gh1,Gg2,Gf3] } 12... Nh7 13. Nbd2 Nxg5 14. Bb5 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Qf6 { Really, White cannot defend the knight, } ) 12... Rxh3 13. Nbd2 ( 13. gxf6 $4 Bxf3 { If they don't sac the queen, there's mate in 4! } 14. Qd2 $2 ( 14. Qe1 $2 Qxf6 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qe3 Rg8+ 17. Qg5 Rxg5+ 18. Bg3 Rgxg3# { [%csl Rg3,Gg1,Gg2,Gh2,Gh1][%cal Rf2g3,Gc5g1,Gh3h1,Gg3g1] } ) 14... Qxf6 15. Rd1 Qg6+ 16. Qg5 ( 16. Kf1 Qg2+ 17. Ke1 Qh1+ 18. Bg1 Qxg1# ) 16... Qxg5+ 17. Kf1 ( 17. Bg3 Rh1# ) 17... Qg2+ 18. Ke1 Qxf2# { [%csl Gf2,Gd2,Ge1,Gf1,Ge2][%cal Gc5f2,Gf2f1,Gf2e1,Gf2d2] } ) 13... Nd4 14. Kg2 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 16. Kxh3 $2 ( 16. Qxf3 Rxf3 17. Kxf3 ) ( 16. Kg1 Bxd1 17. Rfxd1 ) 16... Qd7+ 17. Be6 Qxe6+ 18. Kh4 Qg4#
[Event "Italian game opening traps: Outro"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/SU0Xxqyl/UwpT5U6s"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/WassimBerbar"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2022.01.21"] [UTCTime "07:55:56"] [Variant "Standard"] { I hope you enjoyed this study, and if yes please click the like button to make this study one of your favorite studies, and see yall in a next study! And Thank you all for 1000 likes! I really appreciate it and it helps me so much making better and better studies, and it's the first study that has ever reached 1000 likes. Thank you all ! Sources: -LeninPerez's study about the Italian: https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC -Blitzstream's video about a famous trap in the Italian (it's in french) : https://youtu.be/k4FkCMg7HCY -Massacrealouverture's video about some italian traps (also in french) : https://youtu.be/L-jTuKWJAG8 -Remote Chess Academy's video about the Chigorin: https://youtu.be/A7hPEQT2qFY }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/E1nrE94O"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:09:47"] [Variant "Standard"] { Hi! Welcome to my new studio. You've probably wondered many times ''Which opening should I play? If so, let me tell you that you are not the only one asking yourself this question, and that is the reason for this study. I will consider many important factors when determining which opening to play, and my goal will be that by the end of this study you will be able to achieve your ideal opening. Do not forget to press the heart that is under the study to support me, and also press the following chapters :) }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: The 3 Keys"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/PHGuEFZZ"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:11:17"] [Variant "Standard"] { The first thing you should know to choose your ideal opening is that there are 3 VERY IMPORTANT factors that are your level of play, your time and your style of play. These are the 3 keys necessary to choose your ideal opening. Maybe you don't have that much time to study openings, or you need openings that suit your style and level of play, if these are some of your cases then calm down, I will take all this into account to get the opening I should play. }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Beginner: 1- Italian Opening"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/Bq9eyNC3"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:13:28"] [Variant "Standard"] { Well, the first thing we are going to evaluate is your level of play. This is very important, since if you are a chess beginner you will not want to study very deep openings like the Najdorf Defense, on the contrary, you must learn easy openings. My recommendation if you have a low level is that you always start your games with 1.e4 (do it now) } 1. e4 e5 { Play 2.Nf3 [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2. Nf3 { That's! } 2... Nc6 { Now play 3.Bc4 [%csl Gc4][%cal Gf1c4] } 3. Bc4 { This is the Italian Opening, one of the first openings that beginners in chess learn. I recommend that you use this opening in your games if you are just starting out in the world of chess, as it is very easy to play and understand. This is just what you were looking for if you want an opening according to your level :) If you want to learn this opening I leave you this link from one of my studies: https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC } 3... Bc5 { Now you can continue with 4.c3 or with 4.O-O, both options are good. [%cal Gc2c3,Ge1g1] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Beginner: 2- French Defense"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/uzQBjUoh"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C00"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "French Defense"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:18:20"] [Variant "Standard"] { You don't always play with the white pieces, you must also play with the black pieces, so I will also help you find a defense that is easy to play. Play 1.e6 [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 1... e6 2. d4 { Now play 2.d5 [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5] } 2... d5 { This is the French Defense. I chose this defense because I consider that it is easy to play and understand, and you should not study much as in other defenses such as the Sicilian Defense for example. If you want to fully learn this defense and start playing with it you can visit my study on it: https://lichess.org/study/UzKIIAtz }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Intermediate: 1- Ruy Lopez"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/dyU7jH8E"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:19:50"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now let's move on to the level where a lot of players are likely to be, the intermediate level. Players at this stage understand chess better, they are now free to choose which opening to play and which move to start with. Although there are many options, the opening that I recommend you play at this level is the Ruy Lopez, a slightly more complex opening than the previous ones, but which adapts easily to your level. To play this opening your first move must be 1.e4 [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1. e4 e5 { Play 2.Nf3 [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2. Nf3 Nc6 { Now play 3.Bb5 [%csl Gb5][%cal Gf1b5] } 3. Bb5 { This is the Ruy Lopez Opening. This opening has many variations, but don't worry, I show you the most common ones in my study: https://lichess.org/study/ZkCxh0nB } 3... a6 { You should know that 3.a6 is the most common variation, called the Morphy Defense. Your bishop is being attacked, what is the best square for it? [%csl Rb5] } 4. Ba4 { All right, staying on this diagonal is best. [%cal Ga4e8] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Intermediate: 2- Sicilian Defense"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/0opXeFKx"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "B27"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:24:34"] [Variant "Standard"] { As for defenses, you can start playing the Sicilian Defense, one of the most popular defenses in chess. Although this defense has a lot of theory, your level can resist it. Play 1.c5 [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 1... c5 { This is one of the best options to play to win with the black pieces. If you want to learn about this defense check out my study in which I show each of the variations: https://lichess.org/study/jsSks17H } 2. Nf3 { 2.Nf3 is the most common move. You can continue playing with 2.d6 or 2.Nc6, as you prefer. [%cal Gb8c6,Gd7d6] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Advanced: 1- English Opening"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/rQUnil5l"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: Carls-Bremen System"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:26:33"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now, if you are an advanced player you can play ANY opening or defense. You can even get out of the rut with 1.e4 or 1.d4, and you can play other moves like 1.c4 for example. [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 1. c4 { This is the English Opening. I do not recommend playing this opening at other levels, as it can be difficult for them to change the ''routine'' when playing 1.c4, a move that they are not used to doing. On the other hand, if you are an advanced player you can play this opening without any problem. } 1... e5 { Play 2.Nc3 (as you may already know, this will always be your second move) [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 2. Nc3 Nf6 { Now play 3.g3 [%csl Gg3][%cal Gg2g3] } 3. g3 { The idea of the English opening is to take your bishop from f1 to g2. [%cal Gf1g2] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Level of Play, Advanced: 2- Sicilian (Najdorf or Dragon)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/XQRNtBHa"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/3p1n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:30:21"] [Variant "Standard"] { As I said before, if you are an advanced player you can play any opening or defense, even so, I will talk about defenses that a chess beginner should NEVER play, that you can play freely. This position is typical of the Sicilian Defense, and now you can play a6 (Najdorf Sicilian) or g6 (Dragon Sicilian), something that lower level players should not do, as these defenses are full of theory and will not resist it. If you are an advanced player visit my studies on these defenses: https://lichess.org/study/ANrk7cS9 (Najdorf) https://lichess.org/study/AvqP0tL1 (Dragon) [%cal Ga7a6,Gg7g6] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Little time to study: 1- London System"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/RwGQgAWI"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "4k3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:33:10"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now we are going to talk about the second key to choosing which opening to play, time. If you have a lot of responsibilities, you don't have free time to study chess but you still want to learn, you can play the London System. This opening is the ''ideal opening'' for world champion Magnus Carlsen, and it is quite easy to learn, which is why I highly recommend it. I'm sorry that you want to learn but you don't have time, so I'll help you a bit. Ignore the moves of the opponent's king, just focus on what I will tell you. Play 1.d4 [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 1. d4 Kd8 { Please ignore the moves of the black king. Play 2.Bf4 [%csl Gf4][%cal Gc1f4] } 2. Bf4 { This is the London System. [%csl Gf4,Gd4] } 2... Ke8 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Ge2e3] } 3. e3 Kd8 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 4. Nd2 Ke8 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 5. c3 { You are going to want to form this pyramid of pawns in your games. (Follow the arrows) [%csl Bb2,Bc3,Bd4,Be3,Bf2] } 5... Kd8 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 6. Ngf3 Ke8 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } 7. Bd3 { This is the scheme that you will ALWAYS have in your games, simply memorize the moves, it is very easy and it is not necessary to study! Although if you are interested in learning more, you can visit my study: https://lichess.org/study/vIEKP8t3 }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Little time to study: 1- Four Knights Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/TwHnnNye"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:37:34"] [Variant "Standard"] { Another opening that I can recommend if you have little time to play chess is the '' Four Knights Game '', a VERY EASY opening to learn and that doesn't need much study. Follow the moves that I will tell you, play 1.e4 [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1. e4 e5 { Play 2.Nf3 [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2. Nf3 Nc6 { Now play 3.Nc3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 3. Nc3 Nf6 { This is the game of the 4 horses, and I think you already know why it has this name. This is also easy to learn, so you can do it quickly by looking at my study where I teach you this opening: https://lichess.org/study/JRFGuWZi [%csl Bf3,Bc3,Bc6,Bf6] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Your Play Style"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/2awYrKy6"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:44:43"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now we are going to take into account the MOST IMPORTANT key when choosing which opening is ideal for you, we are talking about the style of play. Although there are many styles of games, we can summarize them in 2 parts, the "tactical" style and the "positional" style, I will help you to know what your playing style is. The tactical style is the style of play possessed by players who love tactics, if you have this style you will probably feel comfortable playing in open positions where the possibility of attacks against the enemy king is greater. On the other hand, if your style is positional you will probably love the game a little slower and full of maneuvers, you usually want your pieces to be in the best situation and you will not feel uncomfortable in closed positions. Here are some openings and defenses that you should use in your games regardless of your playing style. }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Tactical Players: 1- King's Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/u4WxqVaA"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C33"] [Opening "King's Gambit Accepted"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:46:22"] [Variant "Standard"] { If your style of play is the ''tactical'' style, then you may consider playing King's Gambit. The king's gambit, is the favorite opening of the players with the ''tactical'' style of play, the reason is because it offers MANY opportunities to attack against the enemy king, since the board literally EXPLODES, and this makes you feel comfortable players of this style. To play this opening, your first move should be 1.e4 (you will normally like openings that rotate around 1.e4, as this move initiates openings that are normally favorites of players with the tactical style) [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1. e4 e5 { Now play 2.f4 [%csl Gf4][%cal Gf2f4] } 2. f4 { This is the dangerous King's Gambit, you should try this opening in your games, it may be your ideal opening. I have a study on this gambit in case you want to learn it: https://lichess.org/study/SNOYkgFo } 2... exf4 { Yes, you have lost a pawn, but you will soon get it back, you also have better control of the center, and you will surely reach a better development. If this still sounds crazy to you, it is a sign that you are not a tactical player. }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Tactical Players: 2- Italian Opening"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/RiAb8MFL"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C52"] [FEN "r1bqk1nr/pppp1ppp/2n5/2b1p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:49:51"] [Variant "Standard"] { Another option for you could be the Italian Opening in a more aggressive way to suit your playing style, the Evans Gambit. The Evans Gambit is probably the most aggressive way to play the Italian Opening. Here other players would prefer to play c3 as normal, but you should play something that suits your ''tactical'' style of play, so you can play 4.b4, the Evans Gambit. [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 1. b4 { You offer a pawn in exchange for better control of the center, and have a rapid development. I have a chapter on this gambit in this study if you are interested: https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC } 1... Bxb4 { Play 5.c3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 2. c3 Ba5 { Now play 6.d4 [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 3. d4 { Your castling is very close, you also have good control of the center with your pawns. [%csl Ge4,Gd4][%cal Ge1g1] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Tactical Players: 3- Sicilian Dragon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/eq71pvWN"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "B70"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/3p1n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:52:51"] [Variant "Standard"] { As for defenses, you must take into account those dynamic defenses that provide many chances of victory, such as the Sicilian Defense. You are free to choose the variation that you like the most in my study: https://lichess.org/study/jsSks17H Still, I'll give you an idea. A variation that you have to try if or if is the "Sicilian Dragon," one of the most aggressive ways to play the Sicilian Defense. The move that characterizes the Sicilian Dragon is g6 (do it) [%csl Gg6][%cal Gg7g6] } 1... g6 { The idea is to bring your dark-squared bishop to g7 and attack the opponent's king. If you want to learn more about this defense, I'll leave you this link from one of my studies: https://lichess.org/study/AvqP0tL1 [%cal Gf8g7] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Positional Players: 1- Queen's Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/hFr5MA1M"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:54:03"] [Variant "Standard"] { It is time to choose openings for players of the "positional" style, to whom, as I said before, the positioning of their pieces is VERY IMPORTANT. If you have this style of play you will not want to play openings that risk or damage your position, since your position in your games is one of the most important things for you, so if you have this style of play you can try to play the Queen's Gambit . To play this opening you must start with 1.d4 [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 1. d4 d5 { Now play 2.c4 [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 2. c4 { The Queen's Gambit can be your ideal opening, so try playing some games and determine how you feel while doing it, but first I recommend that you learn to play this opening, here I can teach you: https://lichess.org/study/JkPnQ5g5 } 2... e6 { It is common that they do not accept your gambit, so you must develop your knight. [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 3. Nc3 Nf6 { Playing this opening you can achieve what you want, a good position for all your pieces. Try this opening in your games, it can be your ideal opening ;) }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Positional Players: 2- English Opening"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/MhUk0bJ3"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: Carls-Bremen System"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:57:06"] [Variant "Standard"] { The English Opening is a very solid opening, and it may be your ideal opening. If you have an "advanced" level of play, and your playing style is "positional" then this opening can connect with you. You have to start your games with 1.c4 if you really think that the English Opening can be your ideal opening. [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 1. c4 { Unfortunately I do not have any study on this opening, so you will have to study on your own with books or other content (comment if you want me to do a study on this opening, I will be very attentive to your comment) In the same way, I can tell you that you should ALWAYS form this play structure, you start with 1.c4 and regardless of the variation your opponent plays you continue with 2.Nc3 and then 3.g3 to bring your bishop from f1 to g2. } 1... e5 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 2. Nc3 Nf6 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gg2g3] } 3. g3 { You want to take your bishop to g7 [%cal Gf1g2] }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Openings for Positional Players: 3- Caro-Kann Defense"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/3BO4dKuR"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "B12"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "20:58:51"] [Variant "Standard"] { As for defenses, you should not play tactical or '' dynamic '' defenses so to speak (Like the Sicilian defense or king's indian defense, on the contrary, you should play these defenses if your playing style is tactical), but play openings that do not risk your position and take you towards a calm and relaxed game, in which you can feel comfortable with your position and with your pieces like the Slav or Semi-Slav Defense, or the Caro-Kann Defense, which is the favorite of one of the greatest players with the positional style of play, Anatoly Karpov. You have to play 1.c6 if you want to play this defense :) [%csl Gc6][%cal Gc7c6] } 1... c6 { Very good } 2. d4 { Play 2.d5 [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5] } 2... d5 { Here your opponent has many options, but you can check them all with one of my studies: https://lichess.org/study/jtlLwUvh This may be your ideal opening :) }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Importance of the Keys"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/DMxAS4Vu"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "21:01:40"] [Variant "Standard"] { I want to use this chapter to answer some questions that you may have. This is the value that I consider of the 3 keys that I mentioned to choose an opening: 1- Your Level of Play 2- The Style of Play 3- The time to study So if you are a chess beginner you should not give importance to your style of play, or at least not for now, so you should play the openings that I recommend in chapters 1 and 2. On the other hand, if you are a player intermediate, you can also give priority to the other keys. I hope this chapter has helped you better choose which opening to play. }
[Event "üèÜWhat is your Ideal Opening? ü§î: Conclusion"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/bbxmDYZV/en3mMdxC"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [UTCDate "2021.03.19"] [UTCTime "21:02:07"] [Variant "Standard"] { I hope it helped you choose which opening to play, and if so, press the heart under the study to support me and let me know. It really cost me a lot to do this study, so I would like you to do it. In case you want to know, I am an intermediate player (my real rating is not 1100), my style of play is a mix between positional and tactical, so I will give the highest priority to my level of play, and as mentioned in Chapter 5, my ideal opening is Ruy Lopez. Please, comment which is your ideal opening according to everything seen in this study. I am Lenin Perez, and see you in a next studio! }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/9a2iKtmU"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "02:18:49"] [Variant "Standard"] { Hello, welcome to my new studio, I am Lenin Perez and today we are going to study the Italian Apertura. The Italian Opening is one of the oldest and most popular openings in chess. It's one of the first openings chess students learn, so you must learn it. For that I have prepared this study, so that you learn at the highest level with an easy and fun explanation the Italian Opening. Play 1.e4 to show you this opening [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1. e4 { With 1.e4 we control the important central square d5. [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge4d5] } 1... e5 { Now play 2.Cf3 [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2. Nf3 { We started to develop our pieces, and at the same time, we pressed e5. } 2... Nc6 { Now you can play 3.Bb5 and play the Ruy Lopez, or 3.d4 and play the Scottish Opening, but the move of the Italian Opening is 3.Bc4 (You can do it now) [%csl Gc4][%cal Gf1c4] } 3. Bc4 { Black has many options to play against this opening, but don't worry, in this study I will show you all the variants. }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Giuoco Piano"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/KF4Vr8Iy"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "02:26:52"] [Variant "Standard"] { I think you can do this alone now. Do you remember the 3 main movements that I showed you in the previous chapter? I hope so, because you must do them now. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { Very well. Let's see the first variant, which is the popular Giuoco Piano } 3... Bc5 { 3.Bc5 by Black is the third most common move against 3.Bc4 by White. Now you must play 4.c3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 4. c3 { With our move 4.c3 we prepare d4 [%csl Bd4][%cal Bd2d4] } 4... Nf6 { What would you play in this position? (Pssst, your moves should always make sense.) } 5. d4 { Very well! } 5... exd4 6. cxd4 { We have managed to have a strong pawn center. [%csl Gd4,Ge4] }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Greco Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/MTttHeKe"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C54"] [FEN "r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/2b1p3/2BPP3/2P2N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Greco's Attack"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "12:46:17"] [Variant "Standard"] { The Greco attack is an attack that arises in the position of Giuoco Piano. Press the space button to show you this attack } 1... exd4 { Capture de pawn } 2. cxd4 { Here black can simply withdraw his bishop. } 2... Bb4+ { This is the Greco attack. Play Nc3 } 3. Nc3 d6 4. O-O { We have a clear advantage }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/XkLuRMQS"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C53"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "02:42:07"] [Variant "Standard"] 1... Bc5 { The Giuoco Piano is not the only way to play the Italian Opening against 3.Bc5 for Black. The next variant that I will show you is the Giuoco Pianissimo. ''Giuoco Piano'' means ''Slow Play'', ''Giuoco Pianissimo'' is even slower. Play 4.c3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 2. c3 { As you know, c3 prepares d4. [%csl Bd4][%cal Bd2d4] } 2... Nf6 { Nf6 attacks our e4 pawn. In the "Giuoco Pianissimo" instead of playing d4, we play d3 to protect the e4 pawn. [%csl Gd3][%cal Gd2d3] } 3. d3 { This leads to slow, positional play. If you like this style of chess you would probably like to play the Italian Opening this way. } 3... d6 4. O-O
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Main Ideas in the Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/vFSbujxf"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "LeninPerez"] [Black "ThunderPai"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [BlackElo "1706"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/2b1p3/2B1P3/2PP1N2/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w Qq - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:20:30"] [Variant "Standard"] [WhiteElo "1645"] { In this study we are going to see the main ideas that we should ALWAYS keep in mind when we play the Giuoco pianissimo. As an example, take this game from Giuoco Pianissimo. } 1. Nbd2 { #IDEA 1: Bring the knight from b1 to g3. It is very important to maneuver the Knight from b1 to g3, so that it is in a better position. For this, the f1 rook must move to e1, to free the f1 square for the Knight, and then, let him jump to g3. [%csl Gg3][%cal Gd2f1,Gf1g3] } 1... a6 2. h3 { #IDEA 2: Make the h3 move. In doing so, we control the g4 square, a square that many black pieces want to reach [%csl Rg4][%cal Rf6g4,Rc8g4] } 2... h6 3. Re1 { #IDEA 3: Play Re1. This move not only improves the rook, but also frees the f1 square for the knight that will then go to g3. [%cal Bf1e1] } 3... Be6 4. Bxe6 fxe6 5. Nf1 Ba7 6. Ng3 { Idea completed! We take the Knight from b1 to g3! [%csl Gg3] } 6... Qe8 7. Be3 b5 8. d4 { #IDEA 4: Make d4 as possible. This idea is extremely important, since this movement will always be good in the Italian opening, and it will help us to improve our pieces. These were some of the main ideas at the Italian Opening. [%cal Gd3d4] }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Evans Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/F12CJlFn"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C52"] [FEN "r1bqk1nr/pppp1ppp/2n5/2b1p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "02:50:28"] [Variant "Standard"] { The Evans Gambit is an aggressive variant of the Italian opening. The idea behind the 4.b4 move is to sacrifice a pawn to secure a strong center, develop very fast, put pressure on the weak point f7 and as far as possible keep the black king in the center. Play 4.b4 [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 1. b4 Bxb4 { Now 5.c3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 2. c3 Ba5 3. d4 d6 { Now play 6.Db3 } 4. Qb3 { Now you press f7. We have a pawn less, in exchange for the initiative, development and control of the center. If you like tactics, and you are an aggressive player, you should play this. [%csl Rf7][%cal Rb3f7] }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Fegatello Attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/Hhrw83zX"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C58"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubov Variation"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "03:43:21"] [Variant "Standard"] 1... Nf6 { We can also face this defense, which is the defense of the 2 knights. How do we press the point f7? } 2. Ng5 { Very well! This is the Fegatello attack. An aggressive attack by White against the enemy king. [%csl Rf7][%cal Rg5f7,Rc4f7] } 2... d5 { Capture the pawn } 3. exd5 Na5 { How do we check the black king? } 4. Bb5+ { That's right! } 4... c6 { Capture the pawn with the correct piece } 5. dxc6 ( 5. Bxc6+ { This not is the best capture. } ) 5... bxc6 { Black wants to win our bishop. How can we threaten to win the tower? } 6. Qf3 { We have a good game. If Black does not make these moves, then he can fall into many traps. }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Legal Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/J95AiHRX"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/ppp2ppp/2np4/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "03:59:47"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now I will show you some of the best traps that come up at the Italian Opening. Let's start with the Legal Trap (Play Nc3) [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 1. Nc3 Bg4 { How do we attack that bishop? } 2. h3 { Excellent! } 2... Bh5 { Can you find the incredible sacrifice you have now? } 3. Nxe5 { Very well! Now we lose the queen, but Black loses the game. } 3... Bxd1 { Can you find the mate sequence in 2? } 4. Bxf7+ { That's right! } 4... Ke7 { And now, the final move! } 5. Nd5# { My favorite trap. I have made a compilation of the best 10 traps in the Italian opening that you can see by clicking here: https://lichess.org/study/Iaef8Vtb [%cal Bf7e8,Bf7e6,Bd5e7,Be5f7,Bd5f6,Be5d7] }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Famous Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/BAE9CZg4"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C50"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-KostiÄ‡ Gambit"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:07:17"] [Variant "Standard"] 1... Nd4 { This move is a mistake, but we can make a much bigger one! IMPORTANT: You should not do the movements that I will ask you to do now in your games, but it is necessary that you do them now so that you know this trap. Play Cxe5 [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } 2. Nxe5 { Apparently, we won a pawn. } 2... Qg5 { Black has a double attack. To continue trap, play Nxf7 [%csl Re5,Rg2][%cal Rg5g2,Rg5e5] } 3. Nxf7 Qxg2 { Black attacks our rook. Play Rf1 [%csl Rh1][%cal Rg2h1] } 4. Rf1 Qxe4+ { The white player might think: If I play Qe2 I lose the queen, I will play Be2. (Do it now) [%csl Re2][%cal Rc4e2] } 5. Be2 { This is the biggest mistake. Press the space to see why it is a serious mistake. } 5... Nf3# { LOOK THAT BEAUTIFUL MATE! You should avoid making these moves in your games. }
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Other amazing trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/Z4w9rvO5"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C55"] [FEN "r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/2BPP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:15:16"] [Variant "Standard"] 1... Nxe4 { Capture the pawn [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd4e5] } 2. dxe5 Bc5 { This move is now a serious mistake. Can you now find the best way to exploit this error? [%cal Rf8c5] } 3. Qd5 { Very good! } 3... Nxf2 { The black is neglected! Make the finishing move! } 4. Qxf7# { This trap is also very useful. }
[Event "Miscellaneous Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/s1HQ9S0W"] [Date "1620.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Gioachino Greco"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:44:32"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now I will show you a series of Italian Opening games so that the study is more complete, and that you can understand the Italian Opening much more by watching the best players. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 { Could you comment on the name of what White is playing? } 5... exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. e5 Ng8 8. d5 { White wins a lot of space! [%csl Gf6,Ge6,Gd6,Gc6][%cal Gd5c6,Gd5e6,Ge5d6,Ge5f6] } 8... Nce7 9. d6 Nc6 10. Qd5 { The Italian bishop on c4 always has his sights on the weak point f7. You can always keep f7 in mind in your attacks with the Italian Opening. [%csl Rf7][%cal Rc4f7] } 10... Nh6 { [%cal Gh6f7] } 11. Bxh6 Rf8 ( 11... gxh6 $4 12. Qxf7# { He cannot capture the bishop, so he loses the knight. } ) 12. Bxg7 Nb4 13. Qd2 Rg8 14. Bf6 { 1-0 Black resigns. Now white beats the queen yes or yes. The position is really lost for Black. Use this example game so that you can understand a little about how you should attack, and I think it is clear that the f7 point is very important in the Italian. } 1-0
[Event "Norway Chess"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.14"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [BlackElo "2832"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:49:36"] [Variant "Standard"] [WhiteElo "2808"] { This game is also instructive. With black pieces, Magnus Carlsen, with white Vladimir Kramnik. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 { Can you comment on the name of what the white pieces (Kramnik) are playing? } 5... d6 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 { You know that Re1 is an idea that we should normally follow in the Italian Opening. [%cal Gf1e1] } 7... Ba7 8. a4 O-O 9. h3 { I also mentioned that h3 is very important to control the g4 square. [%csl Rg4][%cal Rc8g4,Rf6g4,Gh3g4] } 9... Ne7 10. d4 { I also said that d4 is a move that we must always make at the Giuoco Pianissimo. [%cal Gd3d4] } 10... Ng6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. d5 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ng3 { Another idea completed. In chapter 5 I also mentioned that getting the knight from b1 to g3 is very important. Kramnik is completing all the ideas! [%csl Gg3][%cal Gb1d2,Gd2f1,Gf1g3] } 18... Bd7 19. Be3 { The end is near. You can see how this game ends if you have time. } 19... Bb6 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. b4 Qa7 22. Qa1 Qc7 23. Bxh6 cxb4 24. Bxg7 Qxc2 25. Qxf6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Bd8 27. Qxd6 Nh4 28. Nxh4 Bxh4 29. Nh5 Bxh3 30. Rg1 Bg5 31. Bf6 Bg4 32. Bxg5 Bxh5 33. Qh6 Rxe4 34. Qxh5 Qf5 35. Qh6 b3 36. Bf6 Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 Rxf4 38. d6 Rxf6 39. Rd1 Rh6+ 40. Kg1 { 1-0 Black resigns. } 1-0
[Event "ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italian Opening ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹: Conclusion"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vJsZScnC/SVmio6Gf"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2021.01.26"] [UTCTime "04:31:36"] [Variant "Standard"] { This is the final part of the study. Thank you very much for getting here. I gave my best effort so that this study is as complete as possible, and that you play the Italian Apertura at the highest level! If you liked me you can support me by pressing the heart of this study. You could also do the same with all of these: https://lichess.org/study/search?q=owner%3ALeninPerez Thank you very much for watching, blessings and see you in a next study! }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/1vfkAoyE"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "00:42:50"] [Variant "Standard"] { Hello there! Welcome to my study on how to avoid blunders. The contents in this study were constructed by @FunnyAnimatorJimTV, with inspiration from GM Igor Smirnov from Remote Chess Academy. Feel free to leave thoughts and suggestions in the chat. Clicking the heart button below and checking out some of my other studies are appreciated! :) https://lichess.org/study/by/funnyanimatorjimtv Edit: Thank you EVERYONE for 260 loves!! I really appreciate all the support! :) Can we reach 300? :o } 1. e4 { A blunder is an extremely common reason for the devastating loss in the common amateur game. Therefore, if you can reduce the amount of huge mistakes made in your games, it will give a tremendously positive impact on the results of your playing, and will make your results much more consistent. Obviously it is impossible to completely eliminate blunders from your chess playing. The best human players in the world even make blunders occasionally. This study is going to share some useful tips for you to help train yourself to catch blunders, avoid considering them and more. I hope you find this study useful! }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Warm Up Before the Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/LJGsnDPn"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "4n3/2r2kpp/2R5/8/8/8/5KPP/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.25"] [UTCTime "16:12:05"] [Variant "Standard"] { If you're playing in a serious tournament, it's quite important to avoid blunders. What does every sportsman do before a serious event? That's right, they warm up. And most chess players don't do this. I'm guilty of it myself. It's extremely important to warm-up before the serious game. There are a few ways you can do it; one is by visualizing chess moves being played out in your head. This will help you to focus well on chess and prepare your mind. You can visualize the openings you are going to use in the games, and it will be a useful warm up. The second good thing to do as a warm up is to solve a couple of SIMPLE tactical puzzles. Here we have a simple puzzle; let's solve it! } 1. Rxc7+ Nxc7 2. Rb7 { Correct! Black's knight is hanging and can't move to safety. [%csl Rf7,Rc7][%cal Rb7f7] } 2... Kf6 { And now... } 3. Rxc7 { Congratulations! That was a simple tactical puzzle, and it's good to solve a few of these before your game to get warmed up. You only want to do A FEW puzzles that are SIMPLE. It's important not to overload your mind so that you don't go crazy and get in the wrong mindset. Keep it simple. }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: FOCUS on Chess."] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/3dkPGfAf"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "01:56:33"] [Variant "Standard"] { Let's say you're now sitting at the chess board waiting for the game to begin. Now it's extremely important to not be thinking about excess things and to FOCUS on the chess. We are humans, and it is natural for us to be thinking about other things, such as ratings, is my opponent stronger or weaker, how we will be placed in the tournament, and so on. However, these thoughts only make us feel nervous, and nervous players make silly oversights often. } 1. e4 { So it is extremely important to try to put other thoughts out of your mind and be focused on your chess game. It is easier said than done, so how do we perform it effectively? You can use our previous example: Visualize your openings and best games. Because if you visualize chess, you will have to focus on the visualization, and this will get you in the right mindset. } 1... e5 { So you must focus on the chess game solely. There is time to think about other things between games. :) }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: AVOID Tactical Openings When your Opponent is Better Prepared"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/ktezpcmy"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:04:51"] [Variant "Standard"] { Avoid TACTICAL OPENINGS when your opponent is BETTER PREPARED. I'm talking about positions with lots of forcing sequences, complications, tactics and so on. In such situations, chances for a blunder are HUGE. If your opponent is better prepared in such a position, he will have a massive advantage. He will play the moves he has researched and analyzed by his engine, and you will have to think by yourself. Most likely you will miscalculate, make an oversight and will lose the game instantly. This is why you should AVOID tactical openings when your opponent is better prepared. } 1. e4 { How do you know if your opponent is better prepared? Some signs could be that he is playing his moves very quickly, so he has been well prepared, or he is playing a line that you haven't used before, so he has obviously researched that line for this game against you. In most situations, you can tell if your opponent is better prepared than you. You may also see that you're getting involved in a certain tactical opening with complications, and you don't remember the mainlines very well. In all such cases, you should AVOID these tactical openings, and choose something more simple and secure. } 1... Nf6 { An example: Let's say you're playing an opponent who usually plays e5, and he suddenly invites you into Alekhine Defense with 1...Nf6. Obviously black has prepared for this. You know that Alekhine's Defense is a very complex opening with tricky ideas, and that's why... [%cal Ge7e5] } 2. Nc3 { Instead of going into the mainlines with 2. e5, you just play a calm 2.Nc3. Of course this is not the most ambitious, you may not get an opening advantage, but you will follow up smoothly and get a secure position with few complications and nothing bad is going to happen here. This is how you can avoid these complex openings if your opponent is better prepared. [%cal Re4e5] }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Better Safe Than Sorry"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/hxtzdCP3"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "B70"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:16:18"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 { This will be a sort of continuation off of the previous chapter. Imagine that you're in a serious match playing e4... } 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 { These are all your typical Sicilian moves... } 5... g6 { And now black plays the Dragon Variation. You suddenly realize that you haven't played the mainline with Be3 in a while, and you may take a risk with playing this complicated variation. In such a situation, you don't want to take the risk of getting an aggressive position, and will instead go for something less ambitious and safer. [%cal Bc1e3,Bf2f3] } 6. Be2 { So we play Be2, 0-0, and we have a normal, secure position. Of course this isn't the most aggressive, but at least nothing bad is going to happen to you here. Otherwise, if you dare to go into the mainline with Be3, you may be vulnerable to tactical shots and something awful may happen by giving your opponent the chance to use his opening preparation. [%cal Ge1g1] }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Tactical Example"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/VsXoqCy5"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "r2qk2r/3bb1pp/1p3p2/3Q4/1pNP4/4P3/PB4PP/R4RK1 b k - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:23:15"] [Variant "Standard"] { Here's a game between two strong grandmasters. } 1... b5 $4 { Black played ...b5, and he probably expected a natural Nd6+ where black is OK. [%cal Gc4d6] } 2. Ne5 { However, white suddenly played Ne5, and white is going to play Qf7#. Black can't take the knight because it would open up the f-file for the rook, and thus, Qf7#. [%csl Rf7][%cal Re5f7,Rd5f7,Rf1f7,Bf6e5] } 2... Rf8 { The only move to defend checkmate. [%csl Gf7][%cal Gf8f7] } 3. Nxd7 { And black cannot recapture the knight because of his hanging rook on a8. It seems like black just made an accident with his move b5. However, black's real inaccuracy was played on the 3rd move of this game. Black played a sharp variation that would lead to a lot of tactical complications, and we can see black was not prepared and make an oversight. This is another example of why you should avoid taking the risk of playing into tactical variations, as there are much higher chances of making a blunder. [%csl Bd7,Ra8][%cal Bd8d7,Rd5a8] }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: The OPPONENT'S Plans"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/x8Azrkdi"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "1r4k1/5b1p/pqn1NPpP/3p4/1p3Qp1/1PrB4/P1P5/1K2R2R b - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:30:58"] [Variant "Standard"] { Now what do we do in the middlegame? Here we have a game between two grandmasters. This rule is all about KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR OPPONENT'S PLANS. How should black play here? What should you do when it's your turn? You DON'T just find your own candidate moves and then decide which one is the best and then play it right away. You must look at your opponent's last move, ask yourself, "What is the idea behind his last move and what is he going to do next?". } 1... a5 $4 { In the game, black forgot to check for his opponent's plans and played a5, continuing with his own plan on the queenside. } 2. Bxg6 $3 { However, white plays Bxg6 and is winning instantly. Black pieces player is a grandmaster, so why did he overlook these simple variations to calculate? The simple reason is he was too focused on HIS OWN plans and did not check for his opponent's. Keep track of your opponent's plans. It's natural for us to think and care about ourselves, first and foremost. You can be excited about a possibility, you will start calculating and then play something to save time. Then you will just play this move right away and forget to check for the opponent's plans. That's why you should think about your opponent's ideas FIRST, BEFORE YOUR OWN possibilities to save the most time. This is an incredibly good habit to get into. Right after the opponent's move, ask yourself, "What is the idea behind my opponent's last move, and what is he going to do next?". If you constantly do this for your opponent's moves, you will never overlook your opponent's plans and won't fall into traps. I encourage you to take this technique very seriously. [%cal Rh7g6,Rf7g6] } 2... Bxg6 ( 2... hxg6 3. h7+ Kh8 4. Qh6 { [%csl Rg7][%cal Rh6g7] } ) 3. f7+ Bxf7 4. Qf6 { [%csl Rg7][%cal Rf6g7] }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: The ABC: Anti Blunder Check"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/TuIrxXVT"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "5rk1/7p/p2p2p1/1p1Prn2/1P4Q1/4q3/P1R1P1BP/5R1K w - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:44:15"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. Rf3 { It makes sense, white wants to push away the black queen and move the e-pawn next move. However, white forgot to perform the ABC, or the Anti Blunder Check. If he had performed it, he certainly would have noticed the move... [%csl Re3][%cal Rf3e3] } 1... Rxd5 { Rxd5, taking advantage of the back rank weakness. [%csl Rd1][%cal Rd5d1,Gf3e3] } 2. Rxe3 Rd1+ 3. Bf1 Rxf1+ 4. Kg2 Nxe3+ { I recommend performing the ABC always. Before you put your move down on the board, ask yourself, "Which forcing moves, checks, captures or threats can my opponent play?" Then ask yourself if you have a good response for each of these opponent moves. [%cal Be3g4,Be3g2] } 5. Kh3 { It's especially important to perform the ABC when you're playing in the opponent's half of the board. That area is greatly controlled by his army, so you need to be especially careful. Now let me tell you something cool: If you use the last TWO techniques (Chapters 7 and 8) of checking for the opponent's plans + doing the Anti Blunder Check, you will help you to ELIMINATE 80% of your own blunders!! This essentially means eliminating 80% of your major losses. This is certainly great. So please try it out in your own games. Remember, always check for your opponent's ideas first before your own. Second, perform the ABC, and ask yourself what forcing variations can your opponent play and see if you have a good response for each of them. If you follow these two techniques, it will certainly improve your blunder tracking. }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Grasp the Initative"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/Yby2RCkS"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "r3qrk1/pbppbppp/np2pn2/8/2PP4/1PN2NP1/P2BPPBP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "02:54:39"] [Variant "Standard"] { It's easier to attack than to defend. The defender must keep track of all the possible attacking variations of his opponent precisely at all times, and a single mistake can be fatal. When you're attacking, you receive positive emotions. When defending, your position often gets tense and you may get nervous and slip up. If you make a blunder in the middle of your attack, the game will usually turn equal. Whereas, if you make a blunder in the middle of defense, you will usually lose shortly. All of that said, DEFENDERS BLUNDER more often! This means, to reduce your blunder chances, you should try to grasp the initiative and attack. If there is a decision point and you need to choose a plan, choose the most aggressive one. } 1. d5 { A positional pawn sacrifice in the Queen's Indian Defense. [%csl Rd5][%cal Rd4d5] } 1... exd5 2. Nd4 { All in all, white's pieces are more active and aggressive. It's impossible to evaluate all consequences of this sacrifice, but still it gives white nice activity. Don't be greedy for material- strive for activity. Try to take this rule under account if you can. Let your opponent be the defender and make blunders. :) [%cal Gg2b7,Gd4f5] }
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: SIMPLIFY the Position When You Are Low on Time"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/s2gBgKZY"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "2r5/p5pk/4Qp2/p1P1p2p/q3n2P/B2r4/2R2PPK/1R6 b - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "03:05:15"] [Variant "Standard"] { Here we have a game between two grandmasters. Imagine you are the black pieces. What do you do? Also let's mention that black is in time trouble. When you are in time pressure, try to SIMPLIFY the position; exchange pieces to reduce calculation necessity, avoid tactical complications, etc. The best move in this position is Nd6. However, it would take a lot more time to discover that move, and black can't afford to do so. What black needs to do is offer the exchange of pieces. How can we do this? [%csl Bd6][%cal Be4d6] } 1... Qc6 { Correct! This was played in the game. Black avoids tactical complications, offers exchange of pieces and protects more of his own pieces. [%csl Re6,Ge4,Gc8,Gc6][%cal Rc6e6,Gc6e4,Gc6c8,Gc8c6] } ( 1... Qxc2 2. Qf5+ { Although black may gain more material here, it's still overcomplicated tactically and black could make an oversight at some point. This line is just too complicated and black needs to calculate lots of white's possibilities, which is not good when you're tight on time. [%csl Rh7,Re4,Rc8][%cal Rf5h7,Rf5e4,Bf5c2,Rf5c8] } ) 2. Qf7 { [%csl Rh5][%cal Rf7h5] } 2... Qe8 { Still offering exchanges. } 3. Qc4 Rd4 { White's attempts for the attack are gone and the position will be simplified easily soon. This is an example of how to play in time trouble- don't go into tactical variations and offer the exchange of pieces to simplify the position. }
[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HZiWJ8uo"] [Date "2017.10.21"] [Round "-"] [White "FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [Black "zanibr"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] [BlackElo "1784"] [ECO "A52"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Rubinstein Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [UTCDate "2017.10.21"] [UTCTime "00:58:12"] [Variant "Standard"] [WhiteElo "1675"] 1. d4 { One last extremely useful tip I can give you is to PLAY SLOWER GAMES. This means time controls longer than 5 minutes at least. Take your time and opt for 10+0 games or more online. Get into the habit of taking your time and moving slowly; haste makes waste. Use the extra time to double check EVERY move you make, and perform the Anti-Blunder Check. This was a game I recently played with an extremely short 3 minute time control, and I moved too quickly and lost to a blunder early. } 1... Nf6 2. c4 e5 { Budapest Gambit, a tricky opening with lots of tricks. } 3. dxe5 { I'm familiar with some of the lines in the Budapest, so I just went into the mainline. } 3... Ng4 4. Bf4 { A52 Budapest Defense: Rubinstein Variation } 4... Bc5 { At this point, I had the move ...Nc6 in muscle memory, and I would respond with Nf3. However, I simply overlooked the fact that he was targeting my f2 pawn. [%csl Rf2][%cal Rg4f2,Rc5f2,Gb8c6] } 5. Nf3 { I simply didn't take the time to see what my opponent did exactly, and it cost me dearly here. [%csl Ge5,Rf2][%cal Gf3e5] } 5... Nxf2 { [%cal Rf2d1,Rf2h1] } 6. Qd5 Bb4+ { And, again! I saw his move and reacted instantly, not even noticing his knight was undefended. [%csl Rf2][%cal Re1f2] } 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Nxh1 9. e4 c6 10. Qd4 Qb6 11. Qc3 { Yet again, another crazy blunder that happened because I was moving too fast. I resigned here. You really should practice getting into the right mindset with playing less time-intense games and focus on making the best moves possible and to not overlook what your opponent does in a flash. [%csl Rf2][%cal Rb6f2,Rh1f2] } 0-1
[Event "ðŸš« How to Avoid BLUNDERS ðŸš«: Final Notes"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft/LFfUZ46z"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"] [ECO "?"] [FEN "q2r2k1/6pp/8/6N1/8/8/4Q1PP/7K w - - 0 1"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2017.10.20"] [UTCTime "17:10:03"] [Variant "Standard"] { I hope you enjoyed this study and found it useful. Some last things I want to mention again are the fact that solving tactical puzzles are very useful to do. If you are able to spot tactics and your opponent's blunders, you will have more fun, explosive wins. Here we have a famous tactical puzzle; can you solve it? :) } 1. Qe6+ { Yup! [%cal Ge6g8] } ( 1. Qc4+ { This move fails because of ...Qd5. [%csl Rd5][%cal Ra8d5] } ) 1... Kh8 2. Nf7+ { Keep going! [%cal Gf7h8] } 2... Kg8 3. Nh6+ { Double-check! [%cal Rh6g8,Re6g8] } 3... Kh8 { And now...Can you spot it? :) } 4. Qg8+ { BOOM! [%csl Bg8][%cal Bg8h8] } 4... Rxg8 { And the final blow... } 5. Nf7# { Excellent! Smothered checkmate! Some more overviews on the tips I've shown: Try to VISUALIZE openings you play or your best winning games. FOCUS on the chess- do your best to not think about other things before/during the game. AVOID Tactical Openings and don't take mainline risks when your opponent is better prepared. Try to grasp the initiative and attack- don't defend, because defenders blunder more often. Also, when you're in time trouble, simplify the position, exchange pieces, protect your pieces and avoid tactical complications. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT and what I'm suggesting you take from this study the most is to keep track of the OPPONENT'S plans first and foremost before you consider your own plans. Once you've checked them, THEN you can continue with your own planning. Also, perform the Anti-Blunder Check. Before playing your elected move, ask yourself if there are any checks, captures or threats your opponent can play, and make sure you have a good response for each of them. These two tips should help you to eliminate 80% of your own blunders. [%csl Gh8][%cal Gf7h8] }
[Event "Opening traps: Stafford Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/CGY7UHlP"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "15:45:48"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 { This move is actually quite bad and white can get a good advantage from this, but most players don't know how to deal with the opening (or with the Petrov at all), so you could certainly give it a try. } 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bg5 $4 Nxe4 $3 7. Bxd8 $4 ( 7. Be3 $7 Bxe3 8. fxe3 Qh4+ 9. Ke2 $4 ( 9. g3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qxh1 $19 ) 9... Qf2# ) 7... Bxf2+ 8. Ke2 Bg4#
[Event "Opening traps: Noah's Ark Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/wGJ70Ln9"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C71"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "15:49:37"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 $4 ( 8. Bd5 Rb8 $10 ) 8... c5 9. Qd5 Be6 $7 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qd5 c4 $19
[Event "Opening traps: Old Benoni Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/A4xrquJT"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "15:52:03"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 c5 $5 2. dxc5 e6 3. b4 $2 a5 4. c3 $2 ( 4. a3 axb4 5. axb4 Rxa1 $19 ) ( 4. b5 Bxc5 $15 ) 4... axb4 5. cxb4 $4 Qf6 $19
[Event "Opening traps: QGA trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/D4Z7iOnR"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "D20"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "15:53:19"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 b5 4. a4 c6 $2 ( 4... a6 $2 5. axb5 axb5 $4 6. Rxa8 $18 ) 5. axb5 cxb5 $4 6. Qf3 $18
[Event "Opening traps: Lasker Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/aRkvYtaJ"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "D08"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "15:54:59"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 $5 { The Albin is an opening that's very risky and tries to impede with White's development by giving up a pawn (similar idea as in the Falkbeer), and this opening leads to very tricky positions for both sides. In theory, white should be better, but there are plenty of tricks in it, so you could give it a try. } 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 $2 ( 4. Qd3 ) 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3 $3 6. Bxb4 $4 ( 6. fxe3 $15 Qh4+ ) 6... exf2+ 7. Ke2 $7 fxg1=N+ $3 8. Rxg1 $4 ( 8. Ke1 $19 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qe4+ 10. Qe2 ) 8... Bg4+ 9. Kf2 Qxd1
[Event "Opening traps: Legal trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/TTaLthH8"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "16:00:58"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 $2 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 ( 6... Bxd1 $4 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Nd5# ) 7. Qxh5 Nxc4 8. Qb5+ c6 9. Qxc4 $16
[Event "Opening traps: Mortimer trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/mr5WyTok"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Mortimer Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "16:02:10"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 { This is a weird line similar to the Cozio where Black settles for a calm position without complications. } 5. Nxe5 $2 c6 6. Nc4 d6 $1 ( 6... cxb5 $4 7. Nd6# ) 7. Ba4 b5 $17
[Event "Opening traps: QGD Elephant Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/eK8KIJVk"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "D51"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "16:05:49"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nxd5 $4 Nxd5 $3 7. Bxd8 Bb4+ $3 8. Qd2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Kxd8 $19
[Event "Opening traps: Halosar Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/xWQyLr7Z"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ryder Gambit"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "16:07:16"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 d5 2. e4 $5 { This move is extremely aggressive, and a bit like the Evans Gambit since white sacrifices a pawn for rapid development and attacking possibilities. } 2... dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3 $5 Qxd4 6. Be3 Qb4 $6 7. O-O-O Bg4 $4 8. Nb5 $18 Bxf3 ( 8... Na6 9. Qxb7 Qe4 10. Qxa6 Qxe3+ 11. Kb1 $18 ) 9. Nxc7#
[Event "Opening traps: Weird Petrov (Russian Game) Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/PjAfBO21"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit"] [UTCDate "2019.12.06"] [UTCTime "16:13:18"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 $5 { This line loses a pawn for black if white plays correctly, but this is something that you could absolutely try in Blitz. } 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 ( 7. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 8. dxe5 Nc6 ) 7... Nc6 8. Bf4 $5 g5 9. Bg3 $4 f5 $3 10. Qe2 ( 10. Qxf5 Bxf5 ) 10... f4 $19
[Event "Opening traps: Marshall Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/u4yXkETi"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.07"] [UTCTime "05:14:37"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Bg4 9. cxd5 f5 $16 10. Re1 $2 ( 10. Nc3 $16 ) 10... Bxh2+ $3 11. Kxh2 Nxf2 12. Qe2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 ( 13. Qe6+ $17 ) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qh4+ 15. Qh3 Qxe1 $19
[Event "Opening traps: Bobby's Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/fRqYBYnv"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "B35"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation"] [UTCDate "2019.12.07"] [UTCTime "05:17:45"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Na5 $2 9. e5 Nxb3 ( 9... Nh5 10. g4 $18 ) ( 9... Ne8 $4 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ne6 Kxe6 $4 ( 11... dxe6 $18 12. Qxd8 ) 12. Qd5+ Kf5 13. g4+ Kxg4 14. Rg1+ Kh4 15. Bg5+ Kh5 16. Qd1+ Rf3 17. Qxf3# ) 10. exf6 Nxa1 11. fxg7 Kxg7 12. Qxa1 $16
[Event "Opening traps: Blackburne-Shilling Gambit"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/1gNZ8Yvy"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [UTCDate "2019.12.07"] [UTCTime "05:21:52"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 $6 ( 4. Nxd4 exd4 $16 ) ( 4. Ng1 ) 4... Qg5 5. Nxf7 $4 ( 5. Bxf7+ Kd8 6. O-O Qxe5 $17 ) 5... Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 ( 7. Qe2 $7 Nxe2 8. Bxe2 Kxf7 $19 ) 7... Nf3#
[Event "Opening traps: Magnus Smith Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/1G6rJ9dG"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "B57"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.08"] [UTCTime "14:15:38"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 g6 $6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 dxe5 ( 8... Ng4 9. Bf4 Bh6 10. Bxh6 Nxh6 11. Qd2 Nf5 12. g4 Ng7 $16 ) 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qxd8 $18
[Event "Opening traps: Würzburger Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/WTOUbngs"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C29"] [Opening "Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.08"] [UTCTime "14:20:21"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 ( 3... exf4 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 $14 ) 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5 Bg4 { This is an extremely weird position and there are most definitely lots of ideas that haven't been explored, so feel free to share ideas in the comment section. } ( 8... Nxh1 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 $16 ) 9. Nf4 Bxf3 10. Nxh5 Bxd1 11. hxg3 Bxc2 12. b3 $18
[Event "Opening traps: Hikaru Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/kUxbtA2c"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation"] [UTCDate "2019.12.08"] [UTCTime "14:50:55"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Ba3 Qb6 9. Bxe7 $14 { This trap only wins a pawn, but if you're playing an important game in Classical or Rapid, this could definitely come in handy. }
[Event "Opening traps: Milner-Barry Gambit Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/lLPcDGLt"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit"] [UTCDate "2019.12.14"] [UTCTime "08:29:28"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 $10 { Nc3 or Nd2 are considered to be better in this position and the Advance Variation gives black a lot of counterplay, but white is nevertheless ok. } ( 3. Nc3 $14 ) 3... c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 $5 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 ( 7... Bd7 $15 ) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bb5+ $18
[Event "Opening traps: Reti Gambit Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/ISJACJVV"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "A09"] [Opening "Réti Opening: Réti Accepted"] [UTCDate "2019.12.14"] [UTCTime "08:32:30"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 Bg4 $2 ( 4... c5 $14 ) 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Ne5+ Ke8 7. Nxg4 $16
[Event "Opening traps: Semi-Slav Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/IQ7BOgxD"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "D45"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line"] [UTCDate "2019.12.20"] [UTCTime "03:17:00"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 $5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 $2 ( 9... Re8 $16 ) ( 9... h6 $16 ) 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxh7+ $16 { [%csl Gc2] }
[Event "Opening traps: Monticelli Trap"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/GmTxHf4Z/jQ8bM5M3"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result ""] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/BDWH"] [ECO "E11"] [Opening "Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap"] [UTCDate "2019.12.20"] [UTCTime "03:21:21"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 $3 Ne4 ( 10... Bxg2 11. Qxh7# ) ( 10... g6 11. Bxb7 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Bxa8 Qxa8 $18 ) 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 $16 { In the Monticelli Trap, White wins the exchange, but you still need accurate play to get your rooks out and play for the win. }

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Dataset Summary

This dataset consists of annotated chess games and chess studies by humans. It has two subsets, the first one "lichess" consists of the top lichess studies scrapped from lichess.org. The "others" subset mainly consist of games from https://www.angelfire.com/games3/smartbridge/

Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

It is intended from training chess text generative models.

Languages

The main language represented is english, although some other languages might be present in unsignificant amounts.

Dataset Structure

How to use:

from datasets import load_dataset
import chess.pgn
import io


dataset = load_dataset("Icannos/chess_studies", "lichess", streaming=True)

for d in dataset['train']:
    pgn = io.StringIO(d['text'])
    game = chess.pgn.read_game(pgn)
    print(game)
    break

Data Instances

Example of annotated game / study from lichess. The annotations includes arrows and circles drawn on the board in addition to natural language commentaries and sometimes computer evaluation.

[Event "ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º Petrov Defense ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º: Nimzowitsch Attack"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/OnPMlzHT/oG7xbZFE"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LeninPerez"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack"]
[UTCDate "2021.02.11"]
[UTCTime "00:54:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 { Do you remember the movements from the previous chapter? I hope so, because you should do them now :D } 1... e5 { That's! } 2. Nf3 { And now? } 2... Nf6 { Great job! } 3. Nxe5 { You will find this frequently in your games with this defense. That is, the most common in move 3 is that the white player takes the pawn.
How can you drive the white knight of e5? } 3... d6 { Very well! [%csl Re5][%cal Rd6e5] } 4. Nf3 { You know what you have to do now, right? } 4... Nxe4 { Excellent, you get the pawn back!
The blue arrows represent all the options the white player has to play now. [%cal Bd2d3,Bd3d4,Bb1c3,Bd1e2] } 5. Nc3 { This is the Nimzowitsch Attack!
Change the knights [%cal Re4c3,Rc3e4] } 5... Nxc3 6. dxc3 { The white player must deal with the doubled pawns on the c column
Develop your bishop [%csl Gf8] } 6... Be7 7. Be3 { What would you play now?
(Psst, your king is in the center) } 7... O-O 8. Qd2 { White wants the queenside castling
Now you must take your knight to f3, what is the shortest route? [%csl Gc1,Gf6,Gb8][%cal Ge1c1] } 8... Nd7 { That's! } 9. O-O-O { This is really the Nimzowitsch Attack.
White castles long to plan a battle of attacks on opposite flanks!
Where should this knight go? [%csl Gd7] } 9... Nf6 10. Bd3 { Play 10.c5 [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 10... c5 { Very well! Now the white player wants to attack your king with the pawns on the queenside.
You must play as I indicate with the arrows, that is, attack the weak point a2 and improve your towers. [%csl Ra2][%cal Ba8c8,Bf8e8,Yc8e6,Yd8a5] } *

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