Chess Traps #9: The Magnus Smith Trap

[aeshalaby]

Also one more good thing about your videos, it's that you are quick in explaining, so your videos aren't boring like other chess videos posted on youtube. In the mean time you hardley miss any significant points in your analysis. Well done man!

[aeshalaby]

SeanGGodley, I've benefited alot from your videos. Really come in handy during blitz games in our local club tournaments.

Out of 6 times I applied three of the traps I learned from you, 3 wins, one draw because I was losing on time and 2 games I lost because the opening didn't go as posted on the video. But I gotta say thanks!

[KobraStryke]

Excellent video! Thanks for posting it.

[harliekinz]

After ng4 white can play e6 winning a piece

[Ricardojs5]

By far the best video on sicilian traps. Im still learning, and know of these traps in a light sense, but a video like this showing different posibilities back to back is excellent. Thank you.

[godfather0618]

Nice video 

[MrSoccerfan83]

@ 3:25, why not move the king to e2?

[tayrone2001]

on 2.40 I dont see a mate ;) d7 is available for the black king. though its a losing position^^

[GigsixstringOfficial]

Thanks!

[ben34343]

03:04 instead of moving knight, d5 foils plan.

[Mokumo]

subscribed. i suck at chess but these lessons are awesome

[alex49carson]

at 2:48

i would think that

Bc6 Bd7

Bxd7 Qxd7

Qxa8 Qd8

Qxd8 Kxd8

is better than taking the immediate rook

White is still up, more material is gone and black can't castle

[sugarcubist]

Excellent video Sean, but i've run the position at 2:41 through a computer and there is no forced mate in 6, the position results in massive material loss for black however. There is a mate in 6 if black plays inaccurately. I love your videos on traps as they go into far more detail than others on youtube. Keep up the good work!

[SeanGGodley]

@sugarcubist

Yup for sure - please see above comments on same!

Thanks,

Sean

[JSA19882007]

all these traps are good and all, but it is assumed that the opponent will play the correct moves that will allow you to execute the traps. thw problem is, what if the opponent doesn't play the correct moves?

It always pisses me off when im playinng against my brother or friend and they don't play the moves i want them to. it just fucks me over and makes me look stupid, argh!

[SatyaVenugopal]

Sorry. I missed the simple 9. ... f5

[shuldiner2007]

ok. now i got it, thanks, Sean.

[shuldiner2007]

nice trap. but at 2:41 there`s no mate. king has a move to e7.

[SeanGGodley]

I think you mean d7 - the point is that If black does nothing to defend, for example if he plays h6, then it is mate in six with Qxf7+ Kd7 Qe6+ etc. glad you liked the trap!

Sean

[andresdavid]

@SeanGGodley

Hi do you mind writing down this entire mate in 6 at this point because it doesn't seem like a forcing line. I see some dangerous positions possible significant material loss but I don't see a forced mate

[Kombatkill]

Wait, since when could you move the king all the way across he board?

(2:12)

[SeanGGodley]

I'm not sure what you mean, please elborate!

[Kombatkill]

@SeanGGodley Sorry, I was confusing the queen and king.

[BillG37]

@Kombatkill That's the queen moving across the board. When the pieces are first set up, the queens are on the same column (d), and the kings are on the same column (e).

[Kombatkill]

@BillG37 I always confuse the king and queen for some reason otherwise, I'm okay at chess.

[DaltonMoti]

In the minuto 2:42 theres no mate if Qxf7+ then Kd7 and he runs away, you can still get that tower on a8 but theres no mate. Of course black would be lost so is a good trap.

[SeanGGodley]

If black does nothing to defend, for example if he plays h6, then it is mate in six with Qxf7+ Kd7 Qe6+ etc. glad you liked the trap!

[ArkArnA22]

nice trap....

[aakashjivani]

Briliant!

[rgx999]

Great trap.

[panztrix840]

that was brilliant!

[kraskagm]

rather new video

[KNPMASTER]

i watched all your trap videos. thank you for the good moves.