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Elephant Gambit | The Refutation
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15 episodes
(50 min)
(50 min)
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GM Avetik Grigoryan
The Elephant Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5?!) is a very aggressive opening for Black. With the move 2...d5, Black immediately fights for the center and opens up lines for their Queen and light-squared Bishop.
One of Black’s main threats is that after the potential reply of 3.exd5 they have the option to play 3...e4 and attack White’s only developed piece – the f3 Knight.
However, there’s one big downside for Black – they’re going into an open fight from the beginning, while White starts the game a tempo up...
See moreBefore creating this course we read all the books, articles, and videos that have been published about the Elephant Gambit. We then combined this with our own engine analysis to discover a strong variation that gives White a decisive advantage.
While the move 3.exd5 is a popular refutation we found that the move 3.Ne5 is more practical, easier to play, and easier to remember. All the following moves are very logical and even if you do forget one you’re still likely to end up with a clear advantage.
With 3.Ne5 White takes the central e5 pawn and advances the position of the Knight. As you’ll see in the course this leads to huge pressure on the f7 pawn which becomes a major weakness for Black.
Subsequently, the outcome of many of these variations is that White ends up with the Bishop pair and some very easy-to-play positions.
Below are some of the diagrams taken from the course:
Move-by-move, and step-by-step, this course will show you how to refute the Elephant Gambit, the downsides of it that you can exploit, and the gameplan that will lead you to victory!
Additional reading: You may also find it useful to read our introductory article about the Elephant Gambit, which explains the history behind it and the different options that White has.
What you'll learn
- The ideas of the Elephant Gambit.
- The downsides of the Elephant Gambit.
- A practical refutation of this gambit starting with 3.Ne5! that's also easy to remember.
- Using the power of double Bishops in this opening and more.
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Students give this course an average of 5 out of 5 stars.
Lech Komenda
Hi, thank you for a great video. One informatics thing, after watching whole chapter 6. The cool idea no green thickle appeared as always after watching. Wondering is it my computer/browser fault or can be fixed by programmers. Once more thank you for great content.
Swapneel Das
Excellent course! The gambit has now become very simple and easy to play against. Demolishes all of Black's dreams and hopes!
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Exactly! :)
Anton Uffhausen
The gambit seems suddenly super simple to play against. The course is easy to follow and very well explained!!
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
We tried our best Anton :)
Thanks!
Billy Rugu
nice
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thank you :)
Gary Morris
At a rather advanced age, my return to chess (mostly blitz so far) has been blighted with horrible defeats to variations such as this. This (and many others) course is amazing. Not only do we get a relatively simple solution, but also a good explanation of how to play the resulting positions with guidance on which courses will support. Pure gold.
GM_Avetik Grigoryan
Thanks a lot, Gary!
Giorgos Kechagias
Gruenfeld Adict
Direct and simple to learn refutation, exactly what busy people need.
ChessMood
Yep!
Thanks!
Devendra Parmar
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ChessMood
Hehe :)
Елена Вербова
Christoph Serrer
Simply great.
ChessMood
Simply, thank yo very much!
Artyom Manukyan
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Valdemar Rasmussen
A very well written guide on how to poach elephant tusks.
GM Avetik Grigoryan
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
Please read our introductory article about the Elephant Gambit to learn more about it.
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