Why the Alapin Gambit is UNDECLINABLE | Crush the French Defense

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  • čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
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    5:00 If They Accept the Gambit: Mating Attack!
    9:00 If They Decline the Gambit: Crush Them!
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Komentáře • 25

  • @Chess-3000
    @Chess-3000 Před měsícem +1

    Great video. Enjoy watching all of your gambit videos and using them in my games. Here is an interesting line in the Alapin if your opponent plays f5 that can lead to a queen trap, though Stockfish still evaluates the position as equal. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 dxe4 4. f3 f5 5. fxe4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qxe4 7. Qd2 Qxh1 8. Bg2 Qxh2 9. Bc6+ Nxc6 10. Qxh2

  • @johnwallace3817
    @johnwallace3817 Před 2 měsíci

    Excellent explanation and analysis! Impressive!

  • @rgqwerty63
    @rgqwerty63 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Ive successfully incorporated a bunch of your openings into my repertoire; Leela, Ven Hennig, Langheld gambits. But for some reason I cannot for the life of me get the Alapin to work, opponent always seems to get their pieces out in time, such as with a c5 break

  • @loulasher
    @loulasher Před 2 měsíci

    Very nice! Also, I was following along on the lichess db. the position after 12 Nb5 was in there but came from a Caro-kan

  • @kriszed5329
    @kriszed5329 Před 2 měsíci

    Very nice work William. Really like your attacking style of play.
    I would like to see your ideas for the Von Hennig declined. I also picked that up on this channel,
    There are a couple of declined lines with they decline our pawn and play Bf4. There is also a line were they play b5 and then Bf4.

  • @dsrguru
    @dsrguru Před 2 měsíci

    Hi William, thanks for this video! Your discussion of what 3.Be3 actually threatens improved my understanding of French structures in general. I've been playing around with your Blackmar-Diemer like gambits in blitz and really enjoying them (and maybe getting better at attacking). Looking forward to playing this one more. When playing around with Stockfish, I noticed black often has a simple plan in the accepted version of going ...Nc6 and ...Nb4 to trade off the bishop on d3 that tends to be an integral part of the thematic mating attack. How would you recommend dealing with this plan? I see on openingtree that at least in the specific line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 de 4.f3 ef 5.Nxf3 Nc6 you still play 6.Bd3 rather than prepare it with 6.c3 or switch to a different setup.

  • @cjaramilu
    @cjaramilu Před 2 měsíci

    at 6:39 black wins with 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd4+ 15: Kh1 Qg4 16. Rg1 Qh5

  • @MarcusChapman-px6jq
    @MarcusChapman-px6jq Před 2 měsíci

    I absolutely love your work. You're by far my favourite chess content provider.. When I watch your Busch Gass stuff I feel like you're Christopher Columbus, busy discovering a whole new world of chess theory, and I'm a deck hand along for the ride. I never like your videos though because I'm a chess player and a strategic thinker and I don't want anyone else to see them! This night explain why you only have 4.6k subscribers. I sent you £5 on paypal out of guilt! Carry on with the great work and even if you never get rich challenging Levy as a content provider I'm sure you will end up with gambits named after you, which is kind of better!

  • @HighlyCruciferous
    @HighlyCruciferous Před 2 měsíci

    Not clickbait, the Alapin is ACTUALLY undeclinable ! GG

  • @gambitcow
    @gambitcow Před 2 měsíci

    Have you looked at the nimzowich gambit i have had lots of success with it and get favorable positions

  • @andrewmack7614
    @andrewmack7614 Před 2 měsíci

    Your videos have inspired me to not study all these boring classical positions, and go with these lines that throw people off. Hey what do you think of the blackmar-diemer/Ryder-gambit?

    • @boredtrevor
      @boredtrevor Před měsícem

      Take a look at his videos on the Von Popiel. It's an improved (IMO) version of the Ryder.

  • @rutvano
    @rutvano Před 2 měsíci

    Man been absolutely loving the Alapin. Thanks so much for digging into declined variations.

  • @ponzii6915
    @ponzii6915 Před 2 měsíci

    now where's the seasonal gambit genius?!

  • @pepperwestwood
    @pepperwestwood Před 2 měsíci

    On with the Gambit Glasses! 😎 🔥

  • @walterbrownstone8017
    @walterbrownstone8017 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This actually looks like a sound variation. No need for warning you're probably going to lose!

    • @NoobSharkey
      @NoobSharkey Před 2 měsíci

      Yea I was looking at gambits in lichess database against French with e4 and d4 and I saw this had a pretty good win rate and looked pretty solid

  • @pappaflammyboi5799
    @pappaflammyboi5799 Před 2 měsíci

    Elephant 🐘 Gambit???...

  • @roryharvey2727
    @roryharvey2727 Před 2 měsíci

    Any gambits against the corny Scandinavian?

    • @rutvano
      @rutvano Před 2 měsíci +1

      Von Popiel!

    • @Ned478
      @Ned478 Před 2 měsíci

      you can play the von popiel against the scandi. 1. e4 d5 2. d4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3

    • @MarcusChapman-px6jq
      @MarcusChapman-px6jq Před 2 měsíci

      @@Ned478 This is how I discovered this channel. I watched a compilation of Von Popiel gambits then the introductory video. I'm an awful chess player and have no memory but I went on lichess and played 2 games as white. I played d4 and got a d5 and a nf6. I won both games in under 25 moves and one of them was 250 rating points higher than me. I've been a "gambitman" fan ever since!

  • @nadirdjeniah2442
    @nadirdjeniah2442 Před 2 měsíci

    Hey william i know a guy who looks exactly like you lmao idk how i can send his photos

  • @JohnSmithEx
    @JohnSmithEx Před měsícem +1

    Did you use the wrong word? I think the word is irrefutable, not undeclinable. Undeclinable is something that cannot be refused or rejected, and the Alapin gambit can be simply refused by not playing the French as black!

    • @rodneyfungus8249
      @rodneyfungus8249 Před 6 dny

      No. You can only decline a gambit once it has been played.