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🔹 Rousseau Gambit Explained –
🔹 Top-3 Traps in Rousseau Gambit –
🔹 Rousseau Gambit Part-2 –
♛ Find the variations shown in the video in this blog-post –
Some chess players dare to question the Rousseau Gambit, claiming it is unsound. They argue that if one knows the right way to handle it, they can defeat you easily. Apparently, they know the Rousseau Gambit refutation. But, do they?
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the Rousseau Gambit declined variations. The Rousseau Gambit occurs after the opening moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5. The most common move for White, 4.exf4, actually backfires as explained in the previous video lessons. Some of your opponents may be aware of those tricks and might not accept the gambit.
However, you can still outplay your opponents even when they decline the gambit. The Russo Gambit is so tricky; you can fool your opponent badly. Watch the video lesson and learn how to win when White declines your gambit.
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► Chapters
00:00 Rousseau Gambit Refutation for White?
00:49 What is the Rousseau Gambit chess opening?
01:49 Rousseau Gambit Declined
02:10 1) If White plays 4.d3
04:00 White’s most common moves are MISTAKES
05:36 2) If White plays 4.d4
08:09 Counterattacking White aggressively
13:00 2.2) If White plays 5.exf5
14:50 2.3) If White plays 5.Nxd4
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► Chapters
00:00 Rousseau Gambit Refutation for White?
00:49 What is the Rousseau Gambit chess opening?
01:49 Rousseau Gambit Declined
02:10 1) If White plays 4.d3
04:00 White's most common moves are MISTAKES
05:36 2) If White plays 4.d4
08:09 Counterattacking White aggressively
13:00 2.2) If White plays 5.exf5
14:50 2.3) If White plays 5.Nxd4
Yesssss anything with the Rousseau is a Yes!!!
Thank you master!
Wait igor if im like 1650 elo its fine by me to play that? Pls answer
I love these videos Igor!
There is no other opening I know so good as Rousseau gambit, I was sure that these two lines give just equal game. it turns out that maybe they does, but also gives hundred different traps for white
Sorry igor you are not showing the original lines that white can play to crush this gambit. The queen's knight will come into early rescue also developing all their pieces.
Very fun gambit to play. I would try this in my next tournament.
There is another tricky line at 1.26 after pawn to d3 knight can go to d4 square.
Today I was about to quit chess, but video about Rousseau Gambit saved my day and extended my chess struggles fow a while.
Dear Mr. Igor, Thank you for this Roussea! Woohoo! I'm also looking for a Course of yours which you designed to level up or make better my chess. Where is it? I'm a 1600 and I'm going to get to 1800 ! Thanks again, Chris.
This gambit I want to know because I love to play chaos or wild opening. Can Ilaborate more this opening coach. Do you any wild opening in white and black. Thanks❤
Gracias .!!!
6:30 This centre pawn part resembles Albin countergambit to Queen's gambit although switched sides and colours.
Perfect timing. Now that my elo has increased quite a bit (just reached 1500 rapid!), my Rousseau games haven't been as successful as it was back when I was like, 1200 (still a positive winrate though). When my opponent goes 4. D3, I usually go bc5 hoping they go for a fried liver attack, leading to some very fun lines as you showed on your previous videos. Now though, most of my opponents just castles, so I'm thinking on switching to nf6 instead of bc5 now.
I'll keep on polishing my Rousseau gambit game. Without your videos, teacher, I wouldn't have reached 1500 for sure. Thank you so much teacher Igor!
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дякую!
"The end justifies the means" is a bad rule to folllow! It's been a while since i last heard a westerner say such things, even if in a chess context. Love your content, btw, and i assure you this gambit has been one of my major weapons as black, thank you and keep it up.
This seems like a worthy partner to the Trompowsky and the Vienna that I use as white… 🙂
Can you do kings Indian
Oh wise and mighty one…
What about white knight to D4 which is classified as brilliant
So deep & complicated variations moves Bro ' Igor but brilliant tactics ! 😮
My favorite and most winning opening all thanks to you Igor. Ive been playing and studying it since your first video.
GM Igor always has good stuff!
I think black's defence becomes vulnerable to attacks by white queen if white's bishop takes out the king side knight right after the Rousseau gambit
Every time I play f5, I’m always left with Bxg8 and lose a knight. Then, take back with the rook…..
Hi Igor, It looks to me like after … f5, exf5 e4 – there exists Nd4!
Can we see some analysys on that?
5:33 where is a mate there? king goes on e1
Love Igor's aura of fun
You are the master of gamblers sir I am your big fan ❤
what if he takes with queen at 9:37
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when pushing d5, is it not wise to do Nf6 first. For if your opponent Qh5 + That throws a real delemia in the mix. Right
I'm still building my book and am very depressed by 3.d3, leading to the Luccini Gambit. It requires twice the theory of the Rousseau with few winning and even some losing lines. I haven't even gotten to 3.d4 yet, other than your coverage in other videos. As a King's Gambit player, it looks like a reverse Falkbeer Counter Gambit. I don't know why it isn't called that because the variation doesn't have a name as far as I know.
My favorite gambit as well
I am using your trap but i am loss there are some move changes
E4 e5 nf3 nc6 d4 ed4 bc4 h6