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🎬 About this video lesson:

Early queen attacks can be annoying — but they can also become a target.

In this video, GM Igor Smirnov shows how to punish Scholar’s Mate and other early queen attacks by counterattacking instead of only defending.

You’ll learn:

* How to stop Scholar’s Mate threats
* How to gain time by attacking the queen
* How to punish early queen moves
* How to turn your opponent’s attack against them

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📺 Recommended Videos:

🔹Fischer's 3 Rules to Punish Bg4 Pin on Knight - youtu.be/4eVo8QlIfjQ

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📚 Games & Other Resources:

Find the examples and games shown in the video in this blog-post - chess-teacher.com/early-queen-attack-counter

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⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Punish Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks
00:08 Most Common Scholar's Mate attempt
00:33 Countering the Early Queen Attack
01:39 Even intermediate & advanced players try it
02:59 Bishop's Opening
03:56 Trapping & Winning the Early Queen
04:55 Black's Aggressive Setup
06:25 Attacking the Early Queen
07:54 Scandinavian Defense
09:53 Blackburne-Shilling Gambit (beware of this trap)
10:23 How to counter trap Black?

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ℹ️ About GM Igor Smirnov

Igor Smirnov is a Chess Grandmaster, leading online educator, and the founder of Remote Chess Academy.

* 1.2M+ learners across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok
* Founder of Remote Chess Academy (2009) — a global online chess school with 75,000+ students across structured training programs
* Author of A Promoted Pawn and creator of the RCA “system of thinking,” helping players break plateaus and reach 2000+ ELO
* Winner of Kasparov’s Cup (2009) and Ukrainian U16 Champion, with deep tournament and coaching experience
* A mentor who has conducted seminars and simul exhibitions in India, featured in The Hindu, and published 1,700+ instructional chess videos

Having earned the GM title through years of disciplined training, he blends classical chess strategy with psychology-based decision-making to help players think clearer, avoid blunders, and take control of their chess growth.

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