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okay so now we come to the business end of this line

and the main move here is Knight captures d seven

and after that

most of you are expecting Bishop captures d 7

but here comes the surprise guys

we are going to capture with the queen

and it has a valid point

now as you can see I have highlighted by the arrows

there are 3 major options from the white

and amongst them if you look at the database here

Bishop to c 4 is by far the most popular choice

and against this now

we are going to reveal why

we have taken back with the Queen

as black has this lethal reply in this position

namely b five

well if white bishop has come this far

then he has to go to B 3

as bishop to e 2 is just a loss of tempo

so bishop to B 3 what else

keeping that lovely diagonal

but exactly here the fun begins with c 5

and no matter however white plays

I think black already get upper hand

at just 7th move of the game

now would you believe even in fide games

white has played the move

either castle and bishop to e 3

and in both the case you know the consequences

Yep c 4 trapping down this white bishop

so that is right out of the equation

if your opponent continue with moves such as c three

then the answer is very simple

you exchange on d 4

and no matter how whoever white plays

let's say queen takes

we exchange queen and at the end white get the IQP

a horrible weakness in the endgame

and anybody who knows endgame very well

can definitely assure that this is a slight advantage

position to the black camp

so that leads to the third option

and that is what about capturing the spawn

and against this black response is very obvious

Queen exchange misplacing the white king

and then regaining the pawn back

which not only attacks the f 2

but overall black pieces streaming out in this line

for example one of my recent game

my 21 rated opponent continued with rook to e 1

counter attacking my pawn

I simply give this check

and my opponent was delighted to play f 3

as the e pawn is pinned

but what has been missed out is black has this nice

cunning move

castle on the queen side not only checking the queen

but unpinning the pawn

so that after bishop to d 2 and pawn captures f 3

it doesn't matter how weaver White plays

he get a completely lost position

for example in the game he tried the moves 3

well I took on g 2 and after pawn takes g 4

this lovely g 1 equals queen

force y to give up the exchange

and definitely with the careful play

it is black who is playing for the full point

the second move I want to consider is night to c 3

attacking the e 4 well

we are going to pin this knight

and please note there is no bishop d 2 available here

as the d 4 pawn drops

so by far the most popular choice is Bishop to C4

trying to castle on the king side

well black does the same

night to f 6 and after a White Castle

here comes another tricky moment where by force

we get a completely upper hand

with this following transaction

Bishop takes c 3

pawn takes c 3 and now you got the point

the reason why we play queen to d 7

as after our queen to c 6

suddenly black is attacking two sports

and trust me it is not easy to defend for the white

for example

there is a high profile game in the database

where white continued with queen to e 2

defending the bishop

black castle on the king side

and white naturally enough

continue with bishop to g 5

so that he can deflect the black queen

but here comes the winning blow

bishop to g 4 and please note

queen cannot move as the bishop on c 4 hangs

so sadly enough white has to play f three

but this simply allowed to weaken the white king

and on top of everything after the move Bishop to f 5

White has to yet again be very careful

as rook to e 8 coming up

and that will dislodge the queen from this bishop

well in the game

black tried Bishop takes up 6

but after simple Queen takes up six

the net result is yes

the material is balanced but look at the white position

he has some horrible double pawn on the queen side

where his king is wide open

and indeed at the end

black managed to exploit these factors and win the game

last but not least the third critical response

white can play over here is C4

and against this there are two ways

you can manoeuvre the knight to the f 5 square

well in the game

black tried knight to f 6 and then launch on f five

however if you do not like this motor

then definitely the other route is you can try night 2

E7 and then F I

which more or less goes to the same direction

okay night two at 6

white plays night 2 C3

and after night two at five

you can see the danger the D4 pawn is hanging

and accordingly white has three responses

No.1 if they continue with night to e 4

then the simplest is you take on d 4

and after the queen exchange

there is a threat on c 2

so white should play bishop to d three

whereupon

Bishop to F4 gives black a fast development of pieces

with some ongoing attack

there is a game in the leeches which goes as follow

white continue with bishop to d 2

black indeed Castle on the queen side

and after White Castle on the queen side

he get rude shock with knight to B 3 check

which not only misplaced the white pawn structure

but the end result after rook captures d three

black obviously stands better

so it is pretty clear that night captures e 4

gives black a completely easy game

so how about the second option

bishop to e 3 well

this time around we have easy response

you play the move c 5 attacking on d 4

and after the natural response d 5

what else but taking down this important bishop

so that after moves like f five

white has a clear weakness on e 3

and with the bishop pair

black obviously stands quite well

so that leads to our last option

how about D4

here getting rid of all these attacking ideas by black

well against this

I'm recommending you play bishop to B 4

pin down this knight and after bishop to d 2

you simply continue with queen to e 7

looking for the juicy break e three

in general terms

white can't stop it because if required

black can castle and put the rook on e file

and then play e 3

so more or less white should deal with it

well let's finish up this chapter on a high note

with a grandmaster game

where white continue with bishop to e two

and after both decide Castle Black indeed goes for e 3

so that after pawn takes e 3

Knight takes e 3

Bishop takes e 3 and Queen takes e three

it doesn't matter whatever white plays

not only black get bishop pair and in the game

Grandmaster

continue with bishop to d 7 and convert the full point

however my recommendation is

you simply take on c 3 and gobble up an extra pawn

and with some careful play

black can look forward confidently

in upcoming middle game with a clear pawn advantage

that's it guys I hope now

you are confident enough to meet all these side lines

of the Elephant Gambage

well as I have shown in this video

there is a reason these are called the sidelines

and black has to fear absolutely nothing

and meet these lines with confidently

well thank you for watching this video

and I wish you best of luck for trying this tricky

elephant gambit in your tournament practice

bye and take care