Chess Openings - Elephant Opening

[JNeedels]

Interesting opening. It seems like a rush to exchange queens.

[Tiwaking]

One person doesnt know how to play chess.

[Tiwaking]

@MrAceFab The Scotch Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4

This is wikipedia, not my personal point of view.

[MrAceFab]

@Tiwaking i'm so sorry for the comment u r completely right , comment deleted i knew this opening as the center countergambit but the scotch is something else shure !!! sorry also for the rude way ;)

[Tiwaking]

@MrAceFab Hehe. Thats cool. I thought you might have mistaken this opening as the center counter gambit which is similar, but not as annoying.

[SleepingInAshes]

I can't hear anything..

[Tiwaking]

@SleepingInAshes Hmm. Maybe there is an elephant in the way of your speakers..

[varishnakov]

simple and elephant....thank you

[Tiwaking]

@TheZingChan Actually: I just noticed that I do say 'chess' like 'cheese'. Damn New Zealand Accent!

[cirosuperiore]

the elephant works best the first time but if the opponent is prewarned he will defeat it...

it almost never works against the computer.

it is after all a weak move and you lose a pawn

it works against humans because of the psychological pressure it applies and pecular and strangeness.

but if you are like me and likes an exciting game then this is it.

[Tiwaking]

@cirosuperiore The Elephant opening has definitely taught me how to effectively squeeze an opponent who isnt ready. I would not use it if I were playing black though unless I knew the opponent wasnt very good. But, even then, should use something you're familiar with instead!

[cirosuperiore]

@Tiwaking oddly enuff my experience has been that good players did not react as well as low rated players. i think it's because good players assume you dont know what you're doing and underestimate you when you first use it.

i've beaten my share of 2000+ players with it. (they usually were ready for you the next time around and were not fooled again)

thanks for the videos...

[Tiwaking]

@kkeenniiee Thanks very much for your kind comment :D

[facetti2511]

I faced this opening against my good friend and I was quite shocked.....didn´t know what to do.

But after I studied some lines I realized that it is much advantageous for white

[Tiwaking]

@facetti2511 One is never friends with a computer, so when a computer used it on me then I thought it knew better than me.

[GreenCastleBlock]

Ah, I left some comments on your other video, didn't notice this was a more general Elephant gambit vid

I think mjshark, who was one of my inspirations to do chess videos, has one about the Elephant gambit. You should check that one out.

Also maybe look at some games with 3...Bd6 as this is a more solid move than 3...e4. The idea is to blockade the d pawn and advance Black's kingside pawns as Black now has a "fake majority" 4 on 3 on the kingside.

[Tiwaking]

Thank you so much for commenting! I didnt realize that Michael Jeffreys had made a video with the Elephant Opening in it (link now in sidebar)

I really had no idea what to do when confronted with it. I'll investigate it further with 3. ... Bd6, which does seem like a much better idea