Learn the Smith Morra Gambit with Hikaru

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Жыл бұрын

Hikaru reviews two of his own games and discusses gambits including the Smith Morra
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@Aulut Жыл бұрын

Hikarus "Welcome back!" versus Gotham's deadly stare...

@cameronskellams5670 Жыл бұрын

And his "Ladies and Gentlemen"

@chauncyquest2779 Жыл бұрын

You are the juicer.

@deaccess Жыл бұрын

Wow hikaru I'm convinced you literally read my mind by releasing this video, because after watching the match between you and fabi I got motivated to play the smith mora and I started analyzing the games and studying the smith morra. Thanks hikaru 😅

@Speedster___ Жыл бұрын

Watch Danya has ton of content on it

@davidwindmiller3494 Жыл бұрын

@Speedster5 if you're going to recommend someone for the smith morra, it has to be Marc Esserman. Even Danya references his book on the morra

@sebu1301 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to be living in this day and age, when one can get daily coaching from a 2800 rated super GM. Hikaru is the people's champ!

@jaylenlenear3944 5 ай бұрын

its actually not the best way to play the morra hence the engine eval got worse before it got better but still interesting to see him go over it

@KidSmutty Жыл бұрын

That "Welcome back everyone" makes my day every time!! LOL

@olavisau Жыл бұрын

I think it's all the way to 2000 or perhaps beyond with simply tactics / opening understanding. At my rating around 1700 - it's very rare for there not to be a game ending tactic in the first 20-30 moves, but damn can they sometimes be hard to spot and verify in seconds like you can.

@martinpaddle Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but in some positions any random move will be a blunder, while in others most moves will be fine. I see so many players up to 2000 online disregard the opening, get to cramped -2 positions after a few moves (and not on purpose, as in some tricky openings), and then defend brilliantly and somehow turn the game. Based on their tactical ability they could easily be rated higher if they didn't start every game with a handicap and spent more time attacking than defending. Or at least go through their games, even if they won, and make a mental note of improving some moves in the opening

@olavisau Жыл бұрын

@@martinpaddle Yep, tactical abilty is king in lower ratings and the only reason it isn't king in higher ratings is because others have a better tactical ability as well. In theory tactical ability combined with excellent positional understanding can turn the game even from a bad opening, especially in bullet / blitz.

@wolfgangwiesinger9502 Жыл бұрын

+2000 you need endgameunderstanding

@jakeswagerson9941 11 ай бұрын

@@olavisau2000s plus is stacking the basics (which you have to go back to lest you forget) plus tactics, positional study, and endgames endgames endgames. Literally so many endgames. Sometimes even some basic endings if you're at the lower end of 2000+. Technique is everything

@jeremyrinker1339 3 ай бұрын

Brutally honest feedback on opening with e4 and gambits. I really appreciate it Hikaru!

@braum9547 Жыл бұрын

hikaru's energy on the opening is very addicting.

@SRMi Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is my favorite of your guides so far.

@superrGMeli Жыл бұрын

yeahhhh, just read Marc Esserman's book on this opening. A lot more fun to be had

@jmgolob Жыл бұрын

BANNED SUCKA

@devbhooker2397 Жыл бұрын

Let me write "Guess my comment" to seem coool🗿

@devbhooker2397 Жыл бұрын

@Izak Gonzalez why would u say that 😄, some people are serious 👍.

@siropdepoteau5941 Жыл бұрын

This video is advanced lol it’s not for beginners at all

@mbdott6964 Жыл бұрын

@@siropdepoteau5941 facts lol smith morra is an intermediate opening

@devbhooker2397 Жыл бұрын

@@siropdepoteau5941 by lower rated i mean 1500-1600

@MrGarthboy Жыл бұрын

I had a good couple games today, that queen bishop battery is good anastasia, I also rush with rook pawn sometimes, just get a pawn up there quick enough and u can win sometimes.

@chlydabrigo Жыл бұрын

I love the way it was explained ,simple and quick,. Easy to understand,.

@Isaisc64 Жыл бұрын

¡Gracias por la lección Gran Maestro!

@NicoBirknicnoc Жыл бұрын

man i love the smith morra gambit, first opening i learned. now they all gonna learn it and how to defend it, i think i have to find something different thats not often played ^^

@blastermast4545 Жыл бұрын

Hahahah Hikaru is such a troll. “It won’t be the kind of game that goes in the books and lasts forever, unless it gets put on my KZfaq channel!” *evil smile*

@andreworlowski2296 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru, I watched you play the Smith Morra against Fabiano and immediately started researching it! Thank you so much for making this video!

@davidwindmiller3494 Жыл бұрын

Check out Marc Essermans book Mayhem in the Morra, no better book on the subject.

@andreworlowski2296 Жыл бұрын

@@davidwindmiller3494 Thank you so much

@rileyrobinson4273 Жыл бұрын

You inspired me to play chess and enjoy the game

@ehatipo4598 Ай бұрын

This is probably the best instructive chess video on KZfaq under 20 mins! All hail the king Hikaru!!

@kyuchess 10 ай бұрын

It's great to see you giving credibility again to this amazing opening!

@xavierjohnson1608 Жыл бұрын

I love the Smith-Morra gambit

@makayneilson7570 Жыл бұрын

Perfect, I was just studying the Sicilian and needed some example games

@HughesMath1 8 ай бұрын

Listened to the first game over 10 times today. Still working still grinding still learning the board.

@characterwheaties Жыл бұрын

Best Hikaru video I’ve ever seen

@cameronskellams5670 Жыл бұрын

Very insightful thanks so much

@darcss6583 Жыл бұрын

Thank u for the video! You are the best

@ddenti99 Жыл бұрын

I knew this video was coming! 😍

@HunchoDean Жыл бұрын

More of these opening vids

@marcofrey2903 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I play the Smith Morra myself! Big fan, at 1500. It's a bit funny that Hikaru has often played the rather tame d3 push decline variation. Not sure that's still his preferred line after studying it.

@strategygames1026 9 ай бұрын

Hikaru already knew more about this gambit than you can forget. He's played multiple games with Esserman in this variation and that's why he knows exactly how dangerous taking the pawn is.

@albertmelendez-yd2vw Жыл бұрын

You’re the goat Hikaru! You can still see the love of the game in your content

@caleb101089 Жыл бұрын

The emphasis on “saaack” instead of “the rooook” was just the content we needed. Somebody needs to do a video loop of levy and hikaru saying, “sack(ed) the rook” back and forth to each other and it would be gold.

@PaulGoldstein Жыл бұрын

i play smith morra all the time, because of all the opportunities it opens. Esserman has a nice book on it. So nice to see it played at top levels.

@anthonypassarelli5534 Жыл бұрын

Epic opening monolog

@Prosperroify 9 ай бұрын

OMG that entry quote spoke to me. I've played Queen's gambit all my life and cannot break that barrier over 18/1900. Ty Ty Ty Ty 🤠

@kaffnir Жыл бұрын

BANNED and MOCKED yam yam yam

@jmgolob Жыл бұрын

DIPMOCKED

@davidwindmiller3494 Жыл бұрын

IN THE FACE

@ruthxk7844 Жыл бұрын

9:30 absolutely!!

@viushin Жыл бұрын

Good gambit, but in blitz and rapid i usually play d3 in reply, and its pretty comfortable sicilian defence for black

@osenazl 8 ай бұрын

9:30 🥰 my heart smiled

@PaullHutchh Жыл бұрын

Favorite opening by far! Learned from Marc Esserman. Thank you Hikaru!

@martinpaddle Жыл бұрын

I read that book... tbh I found it weird that an author goes to such lengths to show that white can achieve equality in an opening. With the same effort one could learn to play against the open sicilians and have objectively better chances. But in the end, it's about what one enjoys most

@jmgolob Жыл бұрын

@@martinpaddle be honest with yourself, you didn't read the book.

@martinpaddle Жыл бұрын

@@jmgolob what do you know? I have it and read large parts of it. It's fun.

@jmgolob Жыл бұрын

@@martinpaddle Grammar for starters

@martinpaddle Жыл бұрын

@@jmgolob it's not grammar, it's orthography

@justforfun1844 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru 's fake smile for intro of his video is permanent

@dashingclasher 8 ай бұрын

smith morra is my favorite way to deal with people who play sicilian under 1500, i already loved the danish and this is very similar

@tonysu8860 Жыл бұрын

Small comment on the references to the Danish Gambit in this video.... IMO simply offering the c3 pawn (in double KP openings) is the Goring Gambit initially but evolves into the Danish Gambit if White develops a certain way and doesn't recapture with the QN on c3 immediately.

@tonysu8860 Жыл бұрын

I was looking forward to this particular GMHikaru take on the Smith-Morra because one can almost say that Hikaru's treatment/interpretation of playing it is relatively new to me. The viewer should know that in none of these games Black played the recommended defenses to the Smith-Morra but that's part of the charm of choosing an opening like this that puts pressure on the opponent to remember and spend time on the line and the Smith-Morra is actually a fairly safe gambit for hite to play... AFAIK White always achieves good positions and pressure even if Black plays accurately although in the end with all gambits if Black can withstand the assault without having to return the material, White is likely playing the rest of the game at a disadvantage... But at the GM level I doubt that a pawn deficit in the opening and middlegame likely means a loss in the endgame.

@TarrafTarraf Жыл бұрын

this is great content!!

@domenicozaza192 Жыл бұрын

"welcome back everyone" got me

@HughesMath1 9 ай бұрын

I am using this video to help me imagine/map the board

@musakhoshnaw1857 Жыл бұрын

What a brain you have Memorizing all violence lines in smith mora

@muhammadsaudbarakzai4565 Жыл бұрын

Thank you hikaru you made my day😊

@NichtWunderkind Жыл бұрын

This is gold

@lordhelps1 Жыл бұрын

Just to be clear, 1st game move 11 by Ghandeevam2003 is a howler blunder, +- 3. Correct was Qe7. Nevertheless, you show what a weapon the Smith-Morra Gambit is. Love your stuff!

@NoudvanHarskamp Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂Amazing intro!!

@merimackara 5 ай бұрын

played the default smith morra gambit and found out its a real opening so i came here. crushed him ofc

@davidc5191 Жыл бұрын

I recall a funny comment by Bent Larsen on the Smith-Morra. He was playing in a tournament in San Antonio where Ken Smith was also playing. He commented on a game where Smith played 1. e4 and his opponent played a French Defense. Larsen annotated Black's 1...e6 with a ?, saying 1...c5! wins by force since Smith always plays his gambit and lost every game playing it.

@jmgolob Жыл бұрын

Be honest, was Marc Esserman the actual major inspiration to play the Smith Morra? Who showed you Qb3 in the dragon setup? Thanks for that, now let's move on...

@davidwindmiller3494 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru is mocking marc by not mentioning him

@jisoom3 4 ай бұрын

@@davidwindmiller3494banned

@HughesMath1 9 ай бұрын

So I wonder, on other videos, when Hikaru looks up left, and sees the board from one side, then turns the right looking up at the reverse position.

@HughesMath1 9 ай бұрын

It will last forever for me cuz this is some memorizing the board thank you

@johnkai3359 Жыл бұрын

GOOD CHESS QUOTES MY MAN

@krishsoni23 Жыл бұрын

Please teach the Scandinavian Defense!

@harjeesuri8912 10 күн бұрын

I used to play the scandinavian all the time but i lost some respect for it after i got more advanced and i forgot about it for weeks until i saw this comment

@synsx Жыл бұрын

as a dragon player, i hate facing the smith morra as i literally cant play the same thing anymore

@harjeesuri8912 10 күн бұрын

He taught us how to beat erigaisi if he plays the sicillian

@rzepic2711 Жыл бұрын

"These Knights " ❤

@minorii24 Жыл бұрын

oh it’s another gambit

@zackf3688 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@Philson Жыл бұрын

Only here for the: WELCOME BACK

@sunondo8671 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru's fake smile is the best smile ever!

@kashifushi4962 20 күн бұрын

that spanish came out the blue ahahhahaha

@boftungol9423 Жыл бұрын

If I’m below 2000 but aspiring to be above it I don’t think it’s unreasonable to play 1.d4. I get great positions against unprepared opponents and just feel more confident playing d4.

@NeedforMine1 Жыл бұрын

We need the Scandinavian video

@the_lava_wielder6996 Жыл бұрын

Hey Hikaru I am 1800 and want to learn the Nimzo. If you made a video on it that'd be dope. That's all

@Veptis Жыл бұрын

A while ago you had a tutorial video on the danish gambit. And it felt more beginner friendly than this

@DNash504 Жыл бұрын

A collab with Marc would’ve been cool.

@HughesMath1 8 ай бұрын

"Welcome back..." thank you Mr Hikura

@HughesMath1 8 ай бұрын

Only 5 seconds into the video and I feel welcome.

@donbdmcgeeify Жыл бұрын

Call me Tactics Tactics Tactics from now on

@Harryf2201 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru adopting the levy stare at the start, brilliant

@toby-rg4ti Жыл бұрын

Idk

@tyrone-dh6iy Жыл бұрын

he might as well since he is not a GM but and IM like levy

@MrRoSsXxX Жыл бұрын

PIN OF SHAME HIKARU

@Sympanet Жыл бұрын

It’s a bot, report it.

@Harryf2201 Жыл бұрын

@@Sympanet ?

@tellu1899 Жыл бұрын

this stare at the beginning of the video HAHA

@oyedotunodunayo406 29 күн бұрын

Please, don’t ever change how you say “Today’s episode”. 😂

@wtfskilz Жыл бұрын

This is what I started playing against the Sicilian

@jakeswagerson9941 11 ай бұрын

hikaru talk different from what I remember

@vinsincere Жыл бұрын

I kindly request you cover the Scandinavian opening. You briefly covered it in Legendary Openings but then the opponent surrendered within 5 minutes.

@vertexblue1007 Жыл бұрын

the Scandinavian isn't good to play

@vinsincere Жыл бұрын

@@vertexblue1007 Which means it's extra humiliating if you lose to it. It's a beginner-friendly opening, unlike the bongcloud which Hikaru is famous for playing such an atrocious opening

@vikeshtoppo933 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru sir, you are inspiration to chess players 🙂.

@Zaitung Жыл бұрын

hikaru goat

@davidsantiago7808 Жыл бұрын

why does hikaru always look like he's in pain when he's talking

@tomasresende8869 Жыл бұрын

father gambit here

@GodMode714 10 ай бұрын

Deez knights are jumpy 😂 17:08

@blyntzbugg1795 9 ай бұрын

Hikaru always chews on his words in the intro

@sumithjayarathna2132 Жыл бұрын

Bf4 mora (hikaru variation )

@Squatsheldon Жыл бұрын

Frick yeah mister fricker.

@Pogo4799 Ай бұрын

Hi from Italy thanks for such a lesson. If I may I pose you a personal question, why at 12:35 do you count in spanish? Generally a person counts in his first language. Me, for example, with a strong accent of my youth northern Italy dialect. All the best to you and your family.

@neutrongd Жыл бұрын

The intro tho-

@PhoenixH7 Жыл бұрын

I like 1.f4 because as a below 2000 it has teached me to ignore kings safety and always sac if possible 🤣 also I am pretty close to 2000 so maybe I should start playing a normal opening. My friends always tell me to stop playing f4 and play something "normal" Also below 2000 you should be playing for fun thats why I play f4 really aggressive