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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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00:00 Portsmouth Gambit, Sicilian Defense
00:44 Question-1 in “Queen Trap” variation
04:07 Question-2 in “Queen Trap” variation
07:42 Practical notes about this tricky gambit
11:18 Line-1.3: If Black plays 4…d5
14:28 If Black castles queenside
15:36 Variation: Playing d5 after Qa5
17:51 Mainline: Playing Bd2 after Qa5
19:55 Critical position: 1) White plays Nb5
20:51 Critical position: 2) White plays Bb5
21:23 Critical position: 3) White plays Bc4
22:38 Critical position: 4) White plays d5
25:01 Mainline after White plays d5
27:04 Critical position: 5) Solid Bd3
29:20 Drawish variation after Bd3
31:36 Tricky line after Bd3
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@SuperPeristilo computers are killing chess. thanks for helping them
We'll never think like computers so I don't think chess with humans has anything to worry about. And if push comes to shove, then Chess960 can become mainstream.
You are brilliant sir!~
at 11:52 what about queen to a5?
take a look at portsmouthgambit.webs.com. Qa5 is considered bad because of tactical reasons.
this is the newest gambit and the best i learn.. tnx smirnov
yes this is Smirnov gambit , A new gambit opening from GM Igor Smirnov it's his opening !
Good Gambit.
Hello Igor, your videos have helped me a lot 🙂 I just wanted to ask you this : while trying this gambit, it happened that after black took b4 with the pawn and I moved to d5, black moved g6 and from there developed the bishop. What should I do I that situAtion?
in your video Smirnov Gambit part 2. About 1;20 into the video. After white moves to e5 blacks Queen is completely trapped. White can move Bb2 and the black Queen is captured. Black can do nothing to prevent it?? Please reply on this situation. Thank you.
Hi, thank you very much for the video. I have enjoyed a lot of success with the Portsmouth/Smirnov Gambit–it is a nice idea, as it is similar to the Wing Gambit, which I like playing often.
At 17:00, you state that Black's reply of …e6 refutes White's idea of d5!?
However, White does not have to cooperate with Black and fall into the trap by taking the knight with dxc6?
Instead, White can calmly reply to …e6 with Bd2, which actually transposes into a later idea that you claim you found interesting.
At 23:00, you say that in this position, d5 is an interesting move. If Black plays …Bb4, which you claim is better for Black than taking the pawn with …exd5, then that will be the same position as if White plays Bd2 in the previous line.
Therefore, White should go ahead and play d5!? as originally suggested, and reply to …Bb4 with Bd2, rather than dxc6?
As you point out, Qc1 or Rc1!?, defending the knight, are both better than dxc6? in positions where White might be tempted to do so.
This would also have the added benefit of avoiding the drawing line that you mention near the end of the video.
All around, though, it is a very good video–thanks for the ideas!
After watching this video, I won 6 of my games with no looses and no draws. Thank you so much Igor Sirnov
I play this variation on lichess and have really good results with it. It's great, people have no idea what to do with it but it sucks it only works in the old sicilan :(.
computers say all gambit are bad?? I think computers are bad don't understand human…ha3😁🤗. I like gambits especially in blitz and rapid game. Good analysis Igor… Keep it up 👍👍
At 4.30 min , rather than A3, y not bishop c4 followed by bishop b2 which can trap queen
Thank you Smirnov, this line is dangerous in 2020 tooo!!
Why didn't the bishop go to B2 and be done with the queen? Or wrap around the king with D2, then C3 and then capture the queen with either the bishop, the queen, or the knight. Looks like a lost opportunity to me.
At 5:10, why is the bishop to B2 not natural? That feels like the move that I would make.
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► Chapters
00:00 Portsmouth Gambit, Sicilian Defense
00:44 Question-1 in "Queen Trap" variation
04:07 Question-2 in "Queen Trap" variation
07:42 Practical notes about this tricky gambit
11:18 Line-1.3: If Black plays 4…d5
14:28 If Black castles queenside
15:36 Variation: Playing d5 after Qa5
17:51 Mainline: Playing Bd2 after Qa5
19:55 Critical position: 1) White plays Nb5
20:51 Critical position: 2) White plays Bb5
21:23 Critical position: 3) White plays Bc4
22:38 Critical position: 4) White plays d5
25:01 Mainline after White plays d5
27:04 Critical position: 5) Solid Bd3
29:20 Drawish variation after Bd3
31:36 Tricky line after Bd3
Nice video
33:13 -why not a3 after Bd2 and e6?
This comment at this time is being posted 11 years after this video
Please part 1
Is this alelhine gambite?
Maybe he is not super Gm but one of the best teachers😂😂