7 Best Chess Opening Traps

Author: GM Igor Smirnov

Learn the best Opening traps from the popular chess openings –Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Spanish, Two Knights

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What you will learn?

In this video, GM Igor Smirnov will share with you the 7 best chess opening traps –these traps are really easy to learn and, therefore, you will be able to apply them in YOUR games right away! 🙂

The traps that Igor presented in the video lesson are from a variety of popular chess openings –Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Spanish, Two Knights, and so on; and therefore, you will find them very useful!

What you’ll get + BONUS

In the practical part, you can see three secret opening traps, which are not the same as in the lesson. Similarly, you can see 10 of the most shocking opening losses by world champions. The games are commented.

What you’ll get:

  • 7 best opening traps (pgn)
  • 3 more secret opening traps (pgn)
  • Top 10 shocking opening losses by World Champions
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About the author

Igor Smirnov

Igor Smirnov is a chess Grandmaster, Chess Coach, and holder of a Master’s degree in Psychology.

He’s the founder of the “Remote Chess Academy” company that has helped thousands of students worldwide to improve their chess results.

GM Smirnov has developed lots of chess video lessons, articles, webinars and training courses, including the famous courses “The Grandmaster’s Secrets”, “The Grandmaster’s Positional Understanding”, and “Calculate Till Mate”.

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