Learn the Alien Gambit in 15 Minutes [Chess Opening Crash Course]

Learn 3 Main Ways To Improve Your Chess Results Significantly FREE Masterclass ► https://chess-teacher.com/masterclass Take Your Chess Skills To The Next Level With High-Quality Courses Learn here ► https://online.chess-teacher.com/ 💰💲 Join the RCA Affiliate Program, promote our courses, and get 50% commission - https://chess-teacher.com/partnership/ 🔹 Rat Defense for Black - https://youtu.be/47TatqXWQTg ♛ Find the variations and traps of the Alien Gambit shown in the video in this blog-post - https://chess-teacher.com/alien-gambit/ The Alien Gambit is a trending chess opening variation from the Caro-Kann Defense, which occurs after the following moves: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7. White sacrifices the knight to draw the Black king out and attack it. The Alien Gambit gives the highest win rate of 59% for White in the mainline of the Caro-Kann Defense. In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov gives a complete opening crash course on the Alien Gambit. He provides a complete explanation of the opening moves, key ideas for White, the 10 main traps for White, and the refutation or the counter for Black. ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Chapters 00:00 Alien Gambit Chess Opening Traps 00:11 What is the Alien Gambit? 00:40 59% Win Rate for White 01:14 Main idea of the Alien Gambit 01:55 Trap-1 03:02 Trap-2 03:28 Why is the Alien Gambit so popular? 03:47 Traps 3 and 4 04:25 Traps 5 and 6 06:15 Trap-7 07:20 Trap-8 (Transposition from the Two Knights Variation) 09:16 Trap-9  11:12 Trap-10 (if Black doesn't play h6) 12:34 Alien Gambit Counter/Refutation for Black 14:57 Do NOT make this mistake 15:46 Refutation of the refutation (for White) 📗 Free chess courses - https://chess-teacher.com/rca-freebies/ #IgorNation #ChessOpenings #ChessGambit #ChessGambits #ChessTraps #OpeningTraps