BEST Chess Opening to Crush 1.e4 – The Rousseau Gambit – Every Move is a Trap!

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  @GMIgorSmirnov · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @emka4306 · 4 years ago (edited)

  This is the Viena gambit but with black, i&apos;m so hyped to play this

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  @GravyTraining · 3 years ago

  I have to admit, I loaded this into Chessbase and looked for games and the record didn&apos;t look good. But I played black against an equally rated 1100 and this setup came into play. It was my highest accuracy game ever, landing me at a 97.8% accuracy with what could only be described as a complete domination. You earned my sub. :)

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  @waynemiller6070 · 4 years ago

  Wow, this has got to be one of the most informative opening videos I have ever seen. Such common moves and how to address them. Outstanding!

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  @KerstinHusfeldt · 1 year ago

  Nice &nbsp;your cat appeared out of nowhere with the discovered check.

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  @VENChxmpin · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-RXOh50_w&amp;t=387">6:27</a> i just realized the cat in the back, its so cuteee

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  @MassRemigrationNowUK · 3 years ago (edited)

  I watch Gotham Chess channel and I have to say I never really gain any insight from his videos. He is humourous but his explanations are so fast that I never gleen anything of worth. I just found your channel yesterday and already have learnt so much. You are a great teacher and I love that you explain in a manner that is very easy to follow.<br>Thank you(of course I have subbed) 👍🏻

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  @artsenor254 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Nooo, how dare you showcase my secret weapon ?<br><br>I used to play this opening a lot on 1500-1600 elo, and I&apos;ve got to say I agree with everything you said. It doesn&apos;t see a lot of attention (I never really managed to find good theory back in the time, I had to figure it all by myself), but it works extremely well at a non-master level. The only reason why I stopped playing this opening is because I stopped playing 1... e5 against 1. e4 because I always had trouble with the Ruy Lopez attack, but I still believe it to be one of my best openings ever.<br><br>However, one thing I would add for anyone eager to try it would be : don&apos;t underestimate white&apos;s counterplay. The position is extremely sharp, and if you face someone who knows the opening or likes to look for active play, there are tons of sacrifices that white can play to put you in big trouble. It won&apos;t happen very often (I only faced a few myself in over a year playing it systematically), but it could.<br><br>In the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5, white can play 6. Nxe5, which is already two pawns for the piece and a few dangerous lines after the white queen comes to h5 with check. Despite being objectively good for black according to the engine, I&apos;ve lost a few games this way.<br><br>Another one is in the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 e5, where white can play 5. Nd4!, in which case you should NOT capture the hanging knight, because 5... Nxd4 is followed by 6. Qh5+ g6 (6... Ke7 7. Qf7+ and you&apos;re in a lot of troubles) 7. fxg6 Nf6 8. g7+! Nxh5 9. gxh8=Q. Your opponent probably won&apos;t know this variation, but if he&apos;s too stubborn to retreat his knight, he&apos;ll only have to find the first move 5. Nd4, and all the next ones will come naturally. Therefore, if someone plays it, just leave the knight there, protect your king with 5... Nf6 and play with a pawn down (you&apos;ll soon recapture it anyway).<br><br>In any case, best of luck to anyone who wants to try it ! It&apos;s an opening I had a lot of fun with, and I believe it has a lot of potential if you&apos;ve also got good weapons against the other 1... e5 variations. Also, if you like it, as stated by another comment above, you can try Vienna gambit with white, which is basically an improved version of it.

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  @GTA5NFT · 3 years ago

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  @SarpMine · 3 years ago

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  @jrhyno · 4 years ago

  Was just able to deploy the gambit, and he brought out his queen to defend. &nbsp;It was glorious! &nbsp;Thanks so much!

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  @oldhamegg · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-RXOh50_w&amp;t=190">3:10</a> They don&apos;t have to resign against me. I&apos;m almost always going to make a wrong move somewhere

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