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🔹 Portsmouth Gambit (Smirnov Gambit) Playlist –
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will teach you the Portsmouth Gambit (we call it the Smirnov Gambit) which he has discovered recently. It is a tricky chess opening for White against the Sicilian Defense which happens after the opening moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4.
It is a variant of the Wing gambit. White sacrifices the b4-pawn for a semi-open b-file and sometimes an open c-file, along with control of the center and quick development. This also frees up the a1–h8 diagonal. If Black declines the gambit, White has the threat of bxc5, or even sometimes b5.
In contrast to the regular Wing gambit, after 3…cxb4, White will play 4. d4. In many positions d5 is a threat, forcing the knight to either go to a5 or back to b8.
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00:00Â Portsmouth Gambit, Sicilian Defense
01:29 General opening idea behind 3.b4
03:07 Unknown opening to surprise your opponents
06:29 Line-1: If Black plays 3…cxb4
07:40 Line-1.1: If Black plays 4…d6
09:13 Aggressive style of playing in this gambit
14:00 Line-1.2: If Black plays 4…e6
20:30 If Black plays Ne5 after c3
25:17 Conclusion: White wins in many lines
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