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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the top 6 highly effective chess opening traps that lead to a quick checkmate. These traps work both against beginners and advanced-level opponents.

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00:00 Top 6 Quick Checkmate Traps
00:09 Trap-1 against the Dutch Defense
00:56 Trap-2 in Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit
02:53 Trap-3 in Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation
04:00 Trap-4 in Ponziani Opening
06:09 Trap-5 in Rousseau Gambit (Italian Game)
07:35 Trap-6 against Sicilian Defense (Sveshnikov)
09:03 Puzzle of the day: Can you find the win?

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62 Comments

  1. Another great video. Added bonus (best line ever!): "You gotta be active like Magnus Carlson using Tinder, you gotta check for potential mates." Awesome.

  2. 3,05 in the video i try to play this trap, but the other player did move C2 to C3 against my horse and after thet thing went down what shoul i have done? After C3 where could my horse go? I did take on D5 with my other horse not the best move…. any advice? Thanks:)

  3. not too hard the puzzle.. 1. Qxd4 Nxd4 2. Nf6+ Kf8 3. Bh6++

  4. GM IgorSmirnov you are a best chess teacher for me, i improved my game against opponent. I see regular Your game analysis.

  5. Puzzle solution
    Qxd4 0-0 Nf6+ Kh8 Ng4+ Nxd4 Bf6+ Kg8 Nh6#

  6. ► Chapters

    00:00 Top 6 Quick Checkmate Traps

    00:09 Trap-1 against the Dutch Defense

    00:56 Trap-2 in Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit

    02:53 Trap-3 in Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation

    04:00 Trap-4 in Ponziani Opening

    06:09 Trap-5 in Rousseau Gambit (Italian Game)

    07:35 Trap-6 against Sicilian Defense (Sveshnikov)

    09:03 Puzzle of the day: Can you find the win?

  7. Puzzle:
    1. Q:d4 N:d4 2. Nf6+ Kf8 3.Bh6 mate

  8. What I find funny about the ponziani Steinitz gambit is that in a lot of the variations the bishop is hanging but it's a while til you take it

  9. 7:24 I play this opening all the time and I won with exact trap
    thank you for that

  10. 9:08 I know this opening trap
    Qxd4 black is losing no matter what they play
    but if Nxd4 Nf6+ Kf8 Bh6#

  11. I hope that l can speak English very well to thank you alot from my heart you are a gift and the best

  12. ANSWER TO THE PUZZLE:

    1. Qd4 (black must take or lose a piece)

    1… Nd4

    2. Nf6+

    2… Kf8 ( king slides )

    3. Bh6#
    ————————————————————–
    if 1…. Rg8 (same combination of steps continues). Nf6+ and Bh6#
    if 1…. Rf8 Nf6# ( checkmate immediately.
    if 1…. Nd5 or Nf5 ( Qh8 #)
    if 1…..Ng8 (Qh8 threatens Qg8# mate or wins queen. )

  13. This puzzle was in one of the first Chess videos I’ve ever watched and made me try the english opening, of course it’s Qxd4, Nxd4, Nf6+, Kf8, Bh6#, beautiful stuff

  14. Solution to puzzle: Nf6 ch Kf8 (forced) Bh6 mate.

  15. 1. Qd4 wins. If 1. . . Nd4 2.Nf6; Kf8 3. Bh6

  16. What if in the first opening the black player plays pawn to g6 instead of Nf6 after you played Qd3?

  17. 1.Qxd4 Nxd4; 2Nf6+ Kf8; 3.Bh6#; A wonderful puzzle!

  18. You know what……thank you (me that has been brought this far in the game by you)

  19. I needed that trap against the Dutch! Thanks for another great video GM.

  20. Trapping your opponent usually doesn't work and leaves you with a worse position / material than if you just played your usual game.

  21. Qxd4, Nxd4 due to threat against rook with check, Nf6+, Kf8, Bh6#

  22. Sac the Queen with 1. Qxd4 and if …Nxd4, then boom…
    2. Nf6+ – Kf8 and 3. Bh6#

  23. Qxd4 if knight takes then knight f6+ after King moves bh6 checkmate

    2nd option if king castles instead then knight g4+ discovered check knight takes and then knight h6+ king moves and then bf6 checkmate

  24. Bro sneaked magnus and tinder at the same time 😃

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