Smirnov gambit Part – 2 by GM Igor Smirnov

February 5, 2012 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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Hi, I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and chess coach.In this second part of the video lesson “Smirnov gambit” I am explaining about the black’s reply 4…e6 and also 4..d5 which is very interesting.Most of the players do not play 4…d5.So please do not forget to subscribe my channel and thumbs up the video.Feel free to leave comments.

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