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okay so let's start with White's most frequent choice

namely e captures d 5 and after this

my recommendation is straightforward

you continue with e four

okay white has two choices

the main line start with queen to e 2

however if you play this line below 2,000

many white players

will outright move the knight somewhere

and I think this is where the big mistakes start

as black can seize the initiative

just within the opening stage

not so surprising there are some high profile tricks

and traps exist here as well

for example

by far the most popular choice is knight to d four

and as soon as that knight moves

Black's move is very obvious

yup you capture on d 5

attacking that knight knight to B 3

and now

the key move you have to remember is queen to e five

this move stops any d or f pawn movement

because then we can simply take it

and give white a discovered check

so obvious enough white has to find the other route

and if you just keep looking at the top moves here

for example knight to c 3

we play knight to c 6

trying to take out our queen side pieces first

and after bishop to e 2

the star move bishop to d 6

ha ha with stops white to castle

and trust me

most of the white players get frustrated here

because they are not used to this kind of initiative

from the black

so they literally lash out with either d 3 or d 4

in both the case we are going to take the pawn

and as you can see here

Queen captures D3 happened in roughly 1:50 games

which I'm afraid leads to a completely losing position

yep here our first trick occurs

black can play this very accurate move

knight to B 4 which more or less finished the game

just within the opening stage

why well

the obvious answer is we are attacking two locations

and after queen to d one

no price for guessing Sprague's obvious response

yup bishop to F4

and that poor C to pawn can no longer defend it

well many games here continue with night to d 4

which looks like defending the pawn

as well as attacking the bishop

but it turns out as a great time disaster

as black has this tactical resource

Queen captures d 4 sacrificing a queen

but winning the piece as if white take our queen

then after Knight captures c 2

at the end of the sequence

we are coming out as a complete piece up

so as you can see if knight moves anywhere

then after queen captures d 5

black get a very good game

so queen to e 2 what else

now white is pinning over pawn and also pressurizing it

and accordingly

we need to protect it with knight to e six

well we are into one of the most important crossroad

of this line where white has two major alternatives

No. 1 knight to c 3 and No. 2

main line d three

let's look at first knight to c 3

which looks very obvious

attacking the pawn with multiple times

and rather than defending the spawn

and going into the defensive mode

I recommend this very attacking approach

you start with bishop to e 7

so now we are threatening the knight

so white response is forced

he has to take on e 4

and after this you simply castle on the king side

so you can see by sacrificing one pawn

now

we are streaming ahead in terms of peace development

and our most important feature is

as the white major pieces are situating

on the e file of a rook e 8

can create disaster for white

in many different variations

now watch out this as you are about to witness

one of the most high profile trap in this line

where if white continue with d 3

which in fact happens in roughly 8,000 games

see how crafty this trap is

as black and white

both can continue with top choices as per the database

and yet white fall for it

isn't that amazing

just watch out the top moose in the database

first night catches D5 Bishop to d 2

trying to castle

we play rook to e 8 allowing white to castle

but after f 5 White is losing the piece

nope he cannot move the knight

well that's the thing here

you may wonder why

so let's start with the most frequent choice

knight to C3

big blunder because after night capture C3

no matter however white recaptures

he is going to lose his queen

if B captures c 3 then this is the easiest one

you give this Jack and nap the white queen

so that's not good if bishop captures c 3

then this time around we have bishop to g 5 check

and after the following transaction

Knight captures g 5 Rook captures e 2

Bishop captures e 2 and the move queen captures g five

if you carefully count the material

white has clearly lost his queen for the rook

probably this one is my favorite trap amongst all

elephant gambit tricky territory

well some of you may say

well white don't need to play knight to c 3 from here

he can also play knight to g 3 right

well yep

he can this time around

white is not going to lose his queen

but he's definitely losing a piece after bishop to f 6

hahaha and funny enough

this queen doesn't have any square to go

so white has to block it and after that

yup a 4

and black is really enjoying this gambit

well

some of the greedy white player will continue with c 4

defending his d pawn

but this sort of things does not work

against our gambit because again

we have a nasty forcing trap here

starting with knight takes e 4

Queen takes e 4 and now obvious move

rook to e eight

well white has to do something

or his queen is a complete goner

so bishop to e 2 blocking the e file watertight

and after our bishop to f six

Queen to d 3 is the obvious choice

well

black can play queen to e 7 and stop white to castle

but I found even the stronger continuation

starting with c six

white can't take it as his queen is hanging

so most of the games continue here with Castle

but after that we can simply take on d 5

and after C captures d five

the stunner b 6

what a move

and guess what black has obvious threat

namely bishop to a 6 and nabbing this piece

and funny enough even though white can see it's coming

amazingly he cannot stop it

the best he can do over here is d 6

and after our bishop to e 6

the big idea is queen to d five

but I found a amazing Queen trap line in this edition

by going through the following sequence

Bishop takes e 2 Queen captures a 8

Bishop takes f 1 King takes f 1

and now Queen captures d six

so as you can see

we have completely taken all the squares

from the white camp and our queen is literally

looking at this juicy D3 square

so accordingly most of the games continue here with d 4

preventing of a queen intrusion

but that leads to that queen trap

after Black's wonderful reply queen to d seven

so our planning is very simple

we want to play night to C6 and get the white queen

and no matter whatever white plays

he cannot prevent it for example

d 5 is one of the accurate choice

but black can play the equally clever move

rook to c 8 taking the control of c 6

and after bishop to f 4 and the move knight to a 6

finally we have trapped on the white Sweety

okay so that's why by far

the most popular choice is knight captures at 6

and after bishop takes at 6

as you can see I have highlighted by the arrows

white has three major choices

well to be honest

frequently whenever I reach this position

most of my opponent continue with this blunder move

namely d 3 which in fact

as for the database played in more than 15 times

and again this leads to a trappy territory

where black just finished the white

in the opening stage

let's see it first you give this check

allowing white what he wants to do

Bishop to e 3 but at the end

when we take on B2

white position become a complete mess

for example rook to B7 attacking the bishop

we give this check and after night to d 2

we can simply take on d 5

so not only black has regained all of his material

but now is threatening the a 2 pawn

and accordingly white has continued with rook to B 3

counter attacking the black bishop

and after of a queen to a 5

it doesn't matter however white plays

let's say

a 3 and g 3 are one of the most popular choices

but against all of this black get the winning combo

so let's see what is the big idea

after any of this moves let's say a 3

we will start with knight to c 6

and as you can see the threat is very obvious

knight to d 4 and nabbing the exchange

if you think white can defend this position

just pause the video and find out

you will be amazed how difficult this position is

for the white camp

for example just one of my recent game

my opponent continue with queen to d 1

so he clearly want to play bishop to e 2

and get out of this mess but against this

I deliver my home preparation with this fantastic move

boom ha ha

clearly the queen cannot escape

otherwise the knight on d 2 hangs

and in the game he played bishop to e two

which actually by force

leads to the position black wants

after Bishop takes queen takes and the move

yup knight to d 4

and literally white can pack his bag and go home

well the second move I want to consider is queen to c 4

which can be played by a greedy player

so his idea is

he wants to play bishop to e 2 and castle

but it is not going to work out

as after our simple rook check

bishop to e 2

and now this amazing move sets up a cunning trap

namely b five

if white is full enough to take this pawn

then after bishop to a 6

we are winning the piece at just 10th move of the game

so that is right out of the equation

and after White's obvious choice

queen to d 3 we continue our tricky journey with c five

so our goal is to play c 4 and dislodge the white queen

so once again white responds his force

he has to take this pawn

but after the following transaction

queen captures d 3

pawn captures d 3 and the moon knight to c six

if you carefully count the material here

white is 2 point up but amazingly enough

if you put this position in any chess engine

it will tell you that white is almost 2 point down

isn't that amazing

and the conclusion is obvious enough

because white king is permanently caught in the centre

and as I have highlighted over here

black has some nasty plans

which will completely dismant the whole white position

last but not least

probably the most important move here is d 4

which is in fact recommended

by a grandmaster in a current chessable course

so let me show you what's White's idea

after this

I certainly recommend you play Queen captures d 5

attacking the pawn and when white plays bishop to e 3

you can continue with bishop to g four

in the course author suggests that white should play H3

and he only considered the move bishop to F5

after that when white plays C3

he coming out as a clear pawn advantage

but what I suggest here is you first take this knight

and after queen takes

you play this crafty queen mo

queen to e 5 which definitely catch

unprepared white opponent off guard

it has not been analyzed in any codes

so you have every chance to get a good game out of this

first think very obvious

white cannot play bishop to d 2 as after queen to B 6

we are attacking multiple locations

so that's right out of the equation

c 3 has been forced here

and now we play this nice move knight to c 6

so our goal is very obvious

as the c 3 pawn is pinned

we wants to play Bishop captures d 4

and get our material back

now if you check this position in database

the top choices are bishop to d 3 and Castle

which I don't think so give any advantage to white

let's see why

so the first move I want to consider is a bad move

yet frequently played namely bishop to d 2

after this we continue with rook check

and after bishop to e two

we simply put our queen on the b 6 square

the big point is it doesn't matter however White Castle

let's say queenside castle

defending on b 2 but missing the important tactic

namely bishop captures d four

so if white doesn't capture

then this position is at least equal for black

and if white take it

then after Knight captures d 4

Black will regain his piece back

with an extra pawn advantage

so that's why Bishop to D2 is a very bad move

in this position

let's see top choices of database

No. 1 Bishop to d 3

not impressed simple tactic

bishop captures d 4 and after a sample line castle

bishop takes queen takes rook to e eight

queen to g 3 and after rook a to d 8

not only black has gained his material

but his rook has been centralized

and in terms of practical play

if anyone is slightly better that is obviously black

okay let's check out what happens

if White Castle on the queen side

well this is very easy

you get your pawn back with queen captures a 2

and after White's bishop to d three

it is fair to say that game remain the double edge

for example I can show you a recent game

where black continue with night to e 7

and meeting White's aggression of g 4

with knight to d five

okay g 5 is not possible due to knight captures e 3

so in the game white plays queen to f five

and his idea is that after the move g 6

he wants to exchange the queen with bishop to B one

and at first sight this looks attractive

except one problem

that black has a nasty trick in this position

namely knight capture c 3 what a move

now obviously white can't take this night

as after queen check white queen hangs on f 5

so in the game white choose bishop takes a 2

but after knight takes king to B 1

pawn takes f 5 King takes knight

f captures g 4 and H captures g 4

the dust is clear and at the end

black emerges with a clear pawn advantage

so that's all you need to know

if your opponent plays knight to c 3

remember this golden plan

you play bishop to e seven

sacrificing the e for pawn so that after we castle

we can exploit

the major pieces of white on the e file by playing

rook to e 8 and as I have shown in this video

even though white has multiple options

he has to really watch out

not only some high profile tricks

but some of the great nuances

as I have suggested in this video

which at the end

gives black a completely entertaining reputation