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welcome back guys

we are going to continue with our e captures d 5

main line

whereupon we look at the after e 4 queen to e 2

Knight to f six

what to do against the moon

night to C3 in my last episode

whereupon in this one we are going to consider

one of the most critical response

namely D3 which is of course

recommended in many books and videos

now the key thing you have to remember here

that whenever white plays d 3

we are going to respond with Queen captures d 5

and white has two major choices

now

Knight b to d 2 is by far the most critical response

but first

let's look at why knight to c 3 is such a bad move

in this position because after this

we can simply respond with bishop to B 4

pinning down the knight

and after bishop to d 2 unpinning

we can sets up a crafty trick here

starting with bishop capture c 3

bishop capture c 3 and now castle on the king side

ha

it's amazing that how many people has fallen into this

in my blitz games as you can see from here

that there are more than 24 plus games

continue with Bishop captures f 6

which is in fact a great time disaster

because black has this cunning in between move

pawn captures f 3 attacking the queen

queen captures f 3 now we extrain the queen and I

really don't want to capture this bishop immediately

rather I prefer rook to E8 check

the point is after king to D2

now we are going to take this bishop

when white give this check

you can see that king

do not need to go to the H8 square

instead F8 is ideal square

and by end of the sequence

if you count the material

black is a clear piece up

so this is one of the crafty trick exist

if your opponent continue with bishop captures f six

well

what happens if white spot this and continue with d

captures e four

and against this my recommendation is very simple

you just take this pawn with your knight

and now the only move

which keeps white in the game is rook to d 1

attacking the queen

which is indeed supporting this e 4 knight

but tactics favors black here

and after the following forcing sequence

Knight captures c 3

Rook captures d 5 Knight captures e 2

Bishop captures e two

now you play bishop to e 6 attacking the rook

and when rook goes anywhere

let's say rook to d two

we can continue with night to C6

and at the end of the sequence

yes indeed we have equal material

but black is steaming ahead

in terms of piece development

and this line is slightly favouring the black camp

so this is all you need to know

if your opponent continue with knight to c three

well we come to most important junction

and that is

what happens if your opponent continue with knight b 2

d two but before we look at it

the small point in case if white takes on e 4

I recommend you straightforwardly

capture with the queen

and as the queen are going to be exchanged

this position will remain equal

and whoever play better might get the winning chances

so let's check out what we are going to do

against the most critical response namely night B to D2

so white is attacking three times on the pawn

and now it is ill advised to hold on to this pawn

so I propose you continue with knight to c six

and now white has two major choices

and amongst them d captures e 4 is the main line

however we should also know what to do against the move

Knight captures e four

okay white is ready to give us discovery check

so black should block it with the bishop

and white will be delighted

as you can see from the database

majority of the games

continue with knight captures at 6

pawn captures at 6

destroying the black pawn structure on the king side

and now what can be more natural than queen to e 4

so that if black exchange the queen

then white has a completely winning endgame

well it is not so simple

as black has this very cunning check in the mix

and the big point is after Bishop to d 2

we are going to play Queen to B 6

attacking the weak b 2 pawn

again if you look at the database

as I have highlighted over here

Castle as well as bishop to C3 are the popular choices

and let's see what we are going to do about them

the first move I want to consider is Castle

whereupon black can throw this nasty surprise

a move which has been never been played

that is queen to a six

and surprisingly

this move turns out very well for the black

we are already attacking on a 2

and if you think that well

it's not a big deal I can always play a 3 right

guess what this is exactly black ones

as black has this nice tactic in the picture

Bishop captures a 3 what a move

ha ha ha

so the obvious thing is

if white foolishly take this bishop

then after queen takes

we have prettiest mate on the board

with the following sequence

king to B7 Queen check

king to C7 and queen to a7 decide the game

so capturing the bishop is right out of the equation

the more natural move here is Bishop to c 3

defending the pawn as well as attacking on f 6

but now

black can calmly retrieve back the bishop on the e

7 square and not only black regain his material

but he has a simple plan namely

castle on the queenside

and then try to launch attack on the white king

I'd like to show you my recent game in this line

where my opponent continued with Bishop to e two

I castle on the queen side

and now he played the most obvious choice

namely d 4 trying to get a piece

okay I respond with queen to a 4

pinning down that pawn

so my opponent tried to protect his queen with rook

h to e 1 but I think this is too little too slow

black responded with f 5 and after queen to e 3

the winning shot of the game Knight to B four

well my opponent really doesn't like that knight

so he literally chopped it off

but this turned out as a big time disaster

as after simple continuation

queen check king to d 2 bishop to B 4 check

and unfortunately for my opponent

he has no way to hide as after c 3

I simply checkmate him with queen captures b 2

king to d 3

and now queen capture c 3 deliver the knockout punch

so I think this queen

a 6 novelty can literally shock your opponent

and you get some fast victory in this variation

okay the second and the most popular choice here is

Bishop to C3

which again looks very natural

as white is not only defending on b 2

but also attacking on f 6

but unfortunately for white

black has a very strong move here

that is bishop to B four

now if white capture this bishop

then knight captures b 4 is a very strong reply

so accordingly the best sequence goes as follow

bishop to e two now we chop on c 3

and after pawn takes

black can simply respond with queen to e 5

trying to gobble up the c 3 pawn

which no wonder white can hardly defend it

so after white castles we take on c three

and as you can see I have highlighted over here

black has a very simple plan

namely Castle put the rook on the g file

and if possible in some line

we can chop on c 2 as well

all in all I think practically speaking

this is good position to play as a black camp

so now

we come to the most

important junction of the whole elephant gambit complex

as almost all the videos and books recommend here

d captures e 4 afterwards

if you check the database

queen to edge 5 is exclusively played

but personally

I don't think this line is working for black

and white

obviously get a nagging edge in this variation

so instead of this

I am going to propose my own invention in this line

starting with Queen to e six

the point is

we want to quickly castle on the queen side

and because white has played the move

queen to e 2 and knight to d 2

he has somewhere down the line

slowed down his complete piece development

so we are going to take benefit out of it

if your opponent plays c three

then my recommendation is

you continue with bishop to c 5

however if you check the database

almost majority of the games

continue with queen to c four

which is again looks very natural

white is trying to exchange the queen

as he is a pawn up and rightly enough

we are going to decline it with this very nice move

which is in fact hardly played in few games

and that is queen to g four

here it doesn't matter whether white continue with e 5

or h 3 Black can sets up a nasty piece sacrifice line

which give him a completely winning edge

so by far engine stop choice is s 3

and after over queen to g 6

now white plays e 5 attacking the knight

of course if black has to move at night

then white position is extremely good

but here I propose a nice piece sacrifice line

starting with Bishop to e six

which at first sight looks very funny

because white can play the more queen to be far

attacking two soft spot

but you know what we just go for it

starting with castle on the queenside

sacking the whole knight

and the big point is after pawn takes up six

you might think hang on

you lost whole piece for no compensation right

well that's not the case here

because black has a stunning reply here

queen to c 2 and now surprisingly

black has a very cunning idea

that is rook to d 5 and trapping down the white Sweety

isn't that amazing

well recently I got this position against Fide master

and I think this game will give you a model

illustration how dangerous this line is for the white

well my opponent continue with F captures g 7

and after bishop captures g 7

he simply responded with bishop to e 2

trying to castle on the king side

okay as I have highlighted earlier

I continued with rook to d 5 attacking the queen

and my opponent calmly played queen to c 4

going for the exchange

but what has been missed out is

black has this nice move Rook captures d two

a discover attack as well as nabbing the knight

so white responds with force

he has to exchange this queen

and indeed after this if you count the material

it is balanced but in terms of piece development

black is way ahead and in fact

I did cash in based on this factor

afterwards Bishop to d one

I decided to simply sack an exchange with

rook captures b 2 Bishop captures b 2

Bishop captures b 2 rook to B 1

and now my big point is at the end of the sequence

I want to deliver this check

so that wherever the king goes

I can nab an extra pawn on e two

and if you count the material

yes indeed black is an exchange down

but it takes ages for this white rook to come out

and the most important factor is

I have 3 connected passed pawn

which can create a great headache for the white camp

in upcoming endgame

all in all

I think it is only black who can have all kind of fun

from this position

that's it guys I hope with this mini lecture

now

you get all the information to play against the Moo D3

remember at this point it doesn't matter however

white get extra pawn with either d captures e 4

or knight captures e 4 as I have shown in this video

black is full equipped with the tactical resources

and any of your human opponent

can get outplayed easily

if he does not play accurately from the given position

well thank you for watching this video

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and I will meet you in my next episode very soon

bye and take care