Chess Lesson: Danish Gambit Opening

[stod9572]

2:11 why not just take the knight with the queen?

[Demalaxy]

6:02 You don't have to use the queen to block that attack by the bishop, the white knight on B1 can go to D7 and block the attack route bringing the king out of check (that'd be a pin but better then losing the queen.)

[Demalaxy]

@Demalaxy B1 to D2 I mean, can't read the numbers cause of video quality.

[Demalaxy]

@Demalaxy Oh wait nevermind, the queen is still lost with the rook at H8 even if using the knight to block...

[michaeldcurry1]

What program is this?

[moviemaster2010]

:02 those are some mean looking knights lol

[grosse616]

because if you take the knight, Black push d7 to d5 and White doesnt want to lose the bishop with this opening....White has no choice to move the Queen because the bishop on c8 is attacking it!

[ImRiizky]

@grosse616 But the queen can get check mate if he moves the pawn up so taking it would be a good move

[thedennus]

at 2:11, why not taking the knight with your queen?

[itachinoshu]

@thedennus

Qxg4 - d5!

[tanukitejon]

@itachinoshu still can take pawn an ´passon

[avigail18]

wow fantastic opening...very nice

[kathified]

you set the board up wrong in the opening photo

[thedemonkid203]

the half danish looks kinda like the Smithmora gambit

[punkmanzz]

the only gambit i like is the benko gambit

[MilitaryMan006]

I laughed so much at the fact that white can threaten promotion within the first 5 moves of the game : )

[rachelquino]

noob why the king did not eat the the white bishop before the black bishop checked the the king

[daniel121212121212]

I think the best move for black is: Bf8 - b4 before the pawn takes the last pawn on B2

[trenticetrent]

AWESOME video, and very well explained, thankyou

[daemonowner]

I love the Danish Gambit, so it sucked to find there were good responses to it. =[

[Kampy187]

Why not take the knight at 2:10?

[ModderXtr]

At 5:30 when black plays Nf6 attacking the bishop and pawn, instead of checking him and trading queens, what you should do is respond to Nf6 with Nc3, which will block his later discovered attack on your king and queen. (because next move you can then capture pawn on f7 with your bishop, black king recaptures your bishop, you capture his queen and hes screwed because that bishop is pinned to the rook, since he cant do the discovery, and whites queen is also now attacking his queenside bishop.)

[Opps1991]

hi, i am super lousy at playing chess and most of the time, i could planned up to 3-4 moves ahead, my skills in chess kind of stuck there with not much improvement, Got any advice/suggestions???

[AlbertEinsten26]

@Opps1991 practice and practice

[viktorcowboy]

I like that.... Very good opening...

[silbersteinable]

Instead of Ng4, why not Qe7? It pins the pawn so it can't eat, and if Ba3, attacking the queen, then Qxe5.

[zickzack55]

i don't think anyone would just throw off his pawn like in 1.01...

[SuperMariofan1999]

OMG!!!! u explain them so well, that i just learned my first 2 gambits!!!! i will totally suscribe to u, thumbs up if u agree

[Ross7237]

In the Sorsen Defense( Sorry, I don't know how to spell it) , 1.e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bf4 d5 Would a possibly counter play for black's counter play be the following moves? 5. Qxd5 Qxd5 6 Bxd5 To force him to trade queens. Now, I'm not sure white would want to lose his.Though, If black doesn't want to trade his queen it could lead into a quick mate. A couple examples, 5... Bd6?? 6. Qxf7# or 5. Bd7?? 6. Qxf7# or 5. ... c6?? 6. Qxf7# Please tell me if I'm missing something.

[europeanbamf]

Can someone tell me why at 2:08 knight doesn't just go to e4?

[ssjarj]

is this popular ??

[iggykarpov]

5:04 Schlechter Defence!

[favy086]

at 2:15 the king was under check but still can castle?

[Neutomy]

@favy086 the horse blockes the check.

[rabidninjaboar]

@favy086 you can castle when in check or through a check

[bistnenutte]

@rabidninjaboar can't .... can not

[rabidninjaboar]

@bistnenutte yeah i did mean can't

[siththee]

try your sweet girl naneedj.info

[MrGoodthebad]

i think that this move is best against newbie players,who just want to eat more figures at the beginning

[lightsidera]

I prefer having Knights(in Bulgaria, we call it simple Horse :P) than Bishops(we call this Officer :D). With Knights, you can make forks easier. :P

[kakoishiren]

how if after 4.Bc4 black plays Bb4?? pinning the king and having a future attack on rook and bishop after the black takes the pawn on b2

[TheForeignFootball]

Great video. But, what I want to know is: how can I defend against Qf6 after black pawn takes white pawn on c3 and white develops bishop to c4. Obviously black brings out the queen to defend his pawn which he wishes to continue taking in order to fork the Rook + Bishop on B2. This happened to me recently and I just didn't defend against it properly and lost the game! so frustrating haha. But great video nonetheless. thanks

[andrum1]

If I am not mistaking, it was invented in Iceland before 1944 when Iceland was under the rule of Denmark.

[LiiChinHo]

The best defence for black against the danish is to refrain from taking the final b2 pawn, just develop your knights and leave it alone, you'll be up two pawns.

[evilgrade]

why not Q*g4 ???

[semasiologistics]

I have never used this opening but love fighting against it because instead of allowing the black bishop to come out by taking his b2 pawn and forking his bishop and rook, I just proceed to threaten his queen and knight whereby he is forced to move his queen up and then his "opening" fails. I think I have not lost a single game against this opening...

[lLikeMaple]

OMG! This opening looks really fun! I only started playing chess alot a few months ago... I will try this one out tomorrow on some classmates!

[cubnoble]

I love this opening. Thanks

[Simar2222]

plzzz tell me which chess software did u used to show this opening..in which u are showing all ur moves for the danish opening....

[BillG37]

4:32 (Sorensen defense) isn't black just giving up a pawn for nothing? White has it attacked 3 times, while black only has a queen "protecting" it. The only up side to that move is the fact that it keeps the pawn out of the way of it's black bishop. I think I'd rather move the pawn to d6, which you show right after d5.

[LiiChinHo]

@BillG37 You are right, I also want to point out that after black moves to d5, and white takes it with the bishop, if black doesn't do anything smart in his next move, the bishop could take on f7, checking the king and also opening the queen to take black's queen once the black queen takes the bishop. If the black king tries to keep it's defence on the queen and plays something like Ke7, you can try giving it a check with the dark-squared bishop and see what you can work out from there.

[LiiChinHo]

@BillG37 Oops I totally didn't go far into the video before I made that comment, haha. Excuse me!

[Jahanam9994]

It's so interesting to watch your old videos and see how much you've improved both in chess and in your commentary. Keep up the good work!

And I think you're pretty close to reaching Master ranking soon, right?

[r16mostwanted]

why? bcoz of d5..it simply takes d Bc4 while threatining d Qc4

[tandatokita]

this my favorite opening :)

[majedAA]

شكرا جزيلا

thank you good Lesson

[marstuber96]

because of d5 for black

[aaplesauce]

at 5:38 couldnt the king just take the bishop?

[CornerOfMystery]

Viking opning^^

[marvingaye184]

I find your lessons fascinating, invaluable, knowledgable, thorough, and a constant joy to study & meditate on various openings, options, and gambits. I play at least 15-20 games daily & study all on your videos every night. I thank you for your contributions & hope one day I may have the opportunity to play you.

[TheVladimirtk]

at 2:11 WHY NOT bXF7 CHECK followed by QxN a pawn for king in the center isnt it worth it on that position?

[DarkSkay]

Quote: (Remark on 8...Bb4+ 9.Kf1) "...white loses the queen and also develops the black rook at the same time... black king can't castle... it's rook is developed... ". Who cares about the developed rook and castle rights in that position - have you counted the pieces? The move 9.Kf1 simply loses a bishop, therefore 9.Qd2 is the only move.

[Dragonite43]

I have a question. Do you analyze just grandmaster games and your own game? Or do you do request analyze because even though a computer is good at analying and showing what is good or bad it is sometimes better to have a person explain why a certian move is good or bad.

[SuperUnknownXD]

yay i speak danish .. lol

[wuvius]

This might have been explained in some earlier comments but I didn't look through them all. I'm just wondering at about 6:05 or so, when the black bishop is checking the king from b4, why don't you just block it with your own bishop b2 c3 and then it is defended by the b1 knight. That way you don't need to give up your queen

[wuvius]

@wuvius never mind, i know why now :)

[coniccinoc]

Fantastic video and website. Also appreciate the comments, I also wanted to know why the Q didn't take take the Kn on G4 (because of D5). Again, thank you!

[mikeirvng]

Ng4, B:f7, K:f7, Q:g4 with around enough compensation for white for the pawn

[slikdarelic]

this is intereting, but it gives up too many pawns for me.

da relic

[far2ez]

At 4:40, what stops White from just taking that pawn on D5 with his Bishop? Threatening Bxf7! on his next turn? Free pawn, since, if the King takes the Bishop, White Queen plays Qxd8 - And even if Black plays Ke7, to avoid check and keep protecting the queen, their castle and positioning has been compromised entirely, which is very very nice if you're a gambit player.

[joeyjoejoejrshabidu]

good vid

[boobyjboob]

@2:11 why isnt blacks next move Kxf2 taking another pawn forking the queen and rook and preventing a castle?

[tehjoch]

@boobyjboob I think you mean Nxf2, because Kxf2 will just take the knight makeing you lose a knight over a pawn

[takingvegas]

@boobyjboob isnt black losing a knight for a pawn then!? :/

[Slaying350]

Oh good point I didn't see ...d5 at 2:11 if white were to take the knight with his queen.

[mors322]

i know this opening as a nordic gambit.not danish

[helpme276]

never ming then white will lose it's bishop

[Slaying350]

at 2:11 why didn't white do queen takes knight?

[TheCreativemind40]

The answer is d5

[Fluffisnoterm]

Hey jrobi you made a little mistake in terminology. ... Bb4+ isn't a discovered check.

[hirohiigo]

@Fluffisnoterm I think he meant it was a discovered attack on the queen. The check also attacks the queen with the rook.

[monkeymax123]

Why doesnt the queen takes the night on

Ng4

[jrobichess]

Check 2 comments below.

[abcmknop]

@jrobichess

This is a superb opening for white in my opinion.

I always loved aggressive game-play. This just adds up to my game :)

Thank You.

[abcmknop]

@jrobichess

Looks like everyone is thinking the same move, huh :P

[kimadan]

after Qxg4 black answers with d5!

[evilgrade]

@monkeymax123 hmm cause if white takes knight then comes D5 move and it will get bishop from c4.. so its exchange. to avoid this exchange white dont capture knight on g4.

[AntiTerrorist007]

@monkeymax123

if 7.Qxg4 then play can continue: d5 8.Qd4 dxc4 9.Qxc4 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1... the white king can't castle anymore...

[freemind321]

Nice vid. Ive never heard the half danish .. heard queens gambit but not sure if its same.... Regardless I prefer Kings Gambit to either of these openings. After castle Kings Gambit seems more aggresive to attack blacks F pawn

[ariaslives]

Hi jrobi...thanks for so many videos...they have been extremely helpful. At 6...Ng4 why doesnt the queen just take with 7. Qxg4?

[jrobichess]

Because of the double attack unleashed by D5.

[photonbombzx]

@jrobichess i dont get it only the pawn can go to d5

[wedvino]

the black queen moves to H4 after white other features, what can you do?

[XreiterX]

Hi jrobi!

I think the best move for black is 4...d5

5.Bxd5 c3xb2 6.Bc1xb2 Nf6!

what do you think?

A stronger Gambit with c3 is the Göring-Gambit, you should make a vid of it!

[Pinkybum]

The black line at the beginning is wrong like CrownMeKing2 said - the queen can just take the knight. The knight has to go back.

[totempoll27]

Look at pawn to d5, Bishop attacking the queen and the pawn takes on bishop on c4

[johnmrrs]

pawn to d5 wins it back if queen takes

[CrownMeKing2]

at 2:11, Queen can simply take the Knight on G4.

[jrobichess]

Unfortunately that doesn't work out very good with white because black can then play D5 attacking the queen and the bishop. White loses all benefits of rapid development and is simply down material.

[kingtipz]

@jrobichess Qxg4 d5 Bb5 check then from here u can gain another pawn at minimum and save the queen.

[chickenbrad]

@jrobichess what about Bxf7+ followed by Qxc4? this wins a pawn and exposes the black king, it does take away from whites development advantage some, but I think it may still be a strong play.

[RsGhost1]

@jrobichess So what about this line; Qxg4 d5 Qd1 d5xc4 Qxd8 Kxd8 Black can't castle anymore and the black king is exposed --> big advantage for white.

[venato75]

np, black go to d5 and the bishop is lost. the benefit of beeing white is lost here.

[spubs]

What about Qe7? instead of moving knight?

[Palantarian]

Agreed. Might be better. Also, black moving the knight to g4 doesn't look wise to me. Then, white moves knight to f3, but why not just take black's knight with the Queen instead? Maybe I'm missing something.

[geekyt4]

wat happends if pxe6

[geekyt4]

im sorta new to chess so if u dont mind tellin me what to do if black doesnt accept the gambit

[Palantarian]

In that case, I'd personally move my pawn from D4 to D5, trying to take some ground. Admittedly, it does leave the pawn on E4 a bit vulnerable, since I'd hesitate to move the pawn standing on F2 for a good while yet (it would leave the King open). Or you could just take black's pawn instead. Or get some knights on the field. Or...

[labli06]

so , the white can still castle the king even though it was checked by the bishop???

[Palantarian]

labli06: Yes. If the king and the rook he castles with never moved, and if the two squares (made in one move) that the king has to cross (in order to castle) are free and not threatened, white can still castle.

[BearBully]

After Qg4 black respons with d5! attacking Q and B. The bishop on c4 is white's main attacking weapon so he wont be happy to lose that :-)

[Muhammad1B]

At 2:11 why didnt you just capture Qxg4?

[jrobichess]

Black counters with pawn to D5 and white loses all the benefits of rapid development. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[TheChessvids]

The half Danish appears to be a superior version of the Smith-Morra gambit.

[Aleneden]

Thank goodness i finally found a gambit that fits my style! Thanks again

[bp56789]

at 2:11 when the black knight just moved you could play

Bxf7+ ..Kxf7

Qxg4

Winning a pawn and taking away blacks right to castle.

For those of you wondering why not just Qxg4 then black could play d5! threatening the Queen and the Bishop and opening development lines for black.

I might be wrong I didn't check with an engine though, and I'm not sure if it is worth the bishop pair.

[stuffyfreerunner]

i thought the same and first wondered noone noticed till i saw your comment...

of course the black king cant castle anymore but black is still a pawn up and whites attack is gone so i think it would not be worth it....

however the whole gambit is known as not that correct so who cares about one pawn x)

[JOHNY1213141516]

can some won help me with castle what are the rules for it i have only been playing for about a week now with my computer and my friend

[jrobichess]

Doesn't work - black counters with pawn to D5 and white loses all benefits of rapid development.

[shirazonly4u]

wt should i do if black plays queen h4 attacking my central pawn

[ericthepianoboy]

I don't think black can play Ng4 after e5 because the Queen can take the knight safely

[littleidiot8]

The black can counter with pawn to d5.

[ericthepianoboy]

Very good point. Any type of trade favors black, I see. Sorry I'd failed to see that.

[jonhyj]

What is the best play for white at 2:00 if black move the pawn in front black bishop one step instead of the knight ?

[clawunf]

hi jrobi, I like your videos and im thinking of opening a chess club here in mexico and I do like your videos so im thinking of using your videos and teach kids and people possible opening variations.. thanks for your videos.

[DefenceSpeech]

They should rename this as the sacrifice all your pieces and try to win technique.

[mrseniorallen]

@DefenceSpeech youre an idiot. ive won almost every game when black acceps

[jelaninoel]

...fail

[3bo0odpala]

:S it wasnt me who wrote the comment :S

i forgot my youtube open in my school , and now its being used by 9 students a day

[enijize1234]

7) Qxg4 d5!

this forks Qn and wtBshp indirectly, white also loses tempo allowing black to develop

[Mr1700]

ive been playing with the gambit and have had mixed results.

[Toxikr3]

Hm... I am going to give this ago with my friends ^_^ See how it turns out,

Thanks

[johndeerishere]

If black's queen takes g2 at about 7:29 in the video white's rook moves to g1 threatening blacks queen and if black gets greedy and takes whites knight at f3 white checks blacks king at g7 and takes blacks queen with white's queen at f3, lol.

[rybkon]

wery good video but black got defence against this opening even if he acepts this gambit just put it in the fritz 11 or deep fritz 11 and you will see how he defending against this opening

[jrobichess]

Keep in mind engine analysis early in the opening is unreliable unless there's a clear tactical opportunity.

[puchodog1977]

yes at 2:11 you can take the horse.. i dont see that being a problem and if d5 is played queen can move to d4 if pawn takes you take queen and force king to lose the option for castling.

[jrobichess]

You also lose the advantage of rapid development and will be behind material, making the whole opening strategy pointless however.

[barragehat]

at 2:11, cant the queen just take the black knight?!

[IIAZxBLAZEII]

thats wat im saying

[pbrynild]

barregehat: If the queen takes at 2:11, then d5 comes, attacking both the queen and the bishop, so black wins back the bishop.

[hkkiid]

@barragehat

Sure. he can.

...d5 (threatening the queen)

Qf4. dxc4

Qxc4 Be6

Black's loses a pawn, but gets rid of the light squared bishop. Be6 is particularly strong, as it blocades the e5 pawn (thus preventing white's b2 bishop from impacting the kingside), as well as develops a piece with tempo by attacking white's queen.

[naruto5114]

if black plays d5 or d6 to stop the gambit cant white just play Qd5 to threaten mate?

[MrDragonkiller93]

too dangerous for gambit 3 pawn

[chrisb1469]

3 pawns for raking bishops dunno about this gambit

[JOmole]

when u are showing the defense, i don't understand the queen exchange, when white is in check, why wouldn't it move the knight to c3 or d2, or bishop to c3, any other move would seem foolish in my opinion

[hunkromantis]

Th white queen is going to be taken anyway. But better to let it be captured in the least advantageous way for black, ie in this case to not let black get a tempo by capturing it with the rook which centralizes the rook. Moving the knight is the worst: black saves his bishop and win material

[Dr2g0nFly]

Thw rook would take white queen for free then.

[EricSmyth14]

comp goes Be3 instead of hanging the knight

[jrobichess]

The knight isn't hanging due to the double attack that happens if it's taken.

[foad1337]

cool

[AgeofEmpiresPlayer]

How do you do those arrows and squares?

[Mr1700]

after the second pawn capture why would black play nf6 most comps play queen in front of whites kings pawn

[macnolds]

@ 2:12, black cannot play Ng4, as it allows the simple Qxg4.

[jrobichess]

White can take the knight, but then black gets a double attack on the queen and bishop and white loses the advantage of rapid development.

[comface]

I don't follow. Where does the double attack comes from?

[jrobichess]

Pawn push.