10 Most Deadly Chess Opening Traps You Must Know
I have discussed few famous chess traps previously (Legal Trap, Elephant Trap, Lasker Trap, Mortimer Trap).
Today we will continue this topic with less known, but not-less-powerful traps that you can learn from and even use in your own games.
Here is the list of all 10 of them!
1. Josef Emil Krejcik – Baumgartner, King Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit (C40)
2. Gioachino GrecoItalian – Unknown Player, Italian Game Classical Variation, Center Attack (C53)
3. Amedee Gibaud – Frederic Lazard, Indian Game: Lazard Gambit (A45)
4. M. Warren – J. Selman, Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Variation (A51)
5. Robert F. Combe – Wolfgang R. Hasenfuss, Benoni Defense: General (A43)
6. Zaitsik – Zichulidze, Reti Opening (A09)
7. Mairelys D. Crespo – Lincoln Lucena, Philidor Defense (C41)
8. Kutjanin – Jakobjuk, Vienna Game (C27)
9. Valt Borsony – Albert Laustsen, Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation (B70)
10. Balode – Sondore, Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01)
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in game 1, Q X Q ….. hehehe
why would ever? in 8th trap 3)Bc4 Ne4?????
black will do such blunder???
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cause black can play d5
but dude the black is in check
[quote name=”Saikat Nandy”]In the 8th game. In the final position NG5. The black queen takes it. The knight is not supported.[/quote]
then Qd5 mate
[quote name=”Saikat Nandy”]In the 8th game. In the final position NG5. The black queen takes it. The knight is not supported.[/quote]
but then Q[quote name=”Saikat Nandy”]In the 8th game. In the final position NG5. The black queen takes it. The knight is not supported.[/quote]
but then Qb3 black is mated
In the 8th game. In the final position NG5. The black queen takes it. The knight is not supported.
In first game I would like to play easy 6. Nf3! move to the safety and bishop up for white 😀
[quote name=”Costello”]1. Qc2 …queen is not trapped[/quote]
Black’s king is in check
[quote name=”Costello”]1. Qc2 …queen is not trapped[/quote]
Yeah you’re right but the black king is in check 😉
1. Qc2 …queen is not trapped
[quote name=”jimmy”][quote name=”francis”]in the 8th game, why on earth the knight would take on 4… e4?[/quote]
After 3…Nxe4 4.Nxe4 d5 forks B & N. Its a standard tactic, but the intermezzo 4.Bxf7+ spoiled the party.[/quote]
The idea is to end up with an asymmetric central pawns after all. 🙂
[quote name=”francis”]in the 8th game, why on earth the knight would take on 4… e4?[/quote]
After 3…Nxe4 4.Nxe4 d5 forks B & N. Its a standard tactic, but the intermezzo 4.Bxf7+ spoiled the party.
in the 8th game, why on earth the knight would take on 4… e4?
[quote name=”Methriller”]First game is not a trap at all. Black will continue with 8… Qxc2 The queen is not trapped at all. Instead white lost his rook, bishop, knight and pawn for nothing. What a fool. Who wrote this?[/quote]
You didn’t saw the discover check 😆
in the 10th game black 6th move is Qc8 then how can mate in the game please replay administrator or any one its dought not chalenge
[quote name=”Methriller”]First game is not a trap at all. Black will continue with 8… Qxc2 The queen is not trapped at all. Instead white lost his rook, bishop, knight and pawn for nothing. What a fool. Who wrote this?[/quote]
its a trap .first black has to save his king from check.he can’t move QC2.KAPIL
The traps are not as obvious as they look 🙄 Glad you’ve learned something!
[quote name=”mahdi”][quote name=”Pradeep Kumar”]In the 8th game won’t the queen simply take the knight after 7. Kg5?[/quote]
Kg5 Qd5#[/quote]
No because the queen mates on b3, strangely enough. White can throw pieces in between but none of them defends.
.. Qxg5
Qb3+ d5
Qxd5 Be6
Qxe6#
@Pradeep: sure black can take Qxg5 but then Qd5 delivers mate (only Qe8 would postpone the mate a bit: Qd5+,Qf7 and Qxf7#)
In No. 10, Black can avoid mate with 7…Qxd2+ 8.Bxd2 Nxh5, though he’s quite lost after 9.Bxf7+ Kd8 10.Bxh5. I have played a variant of No. 6: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4?? e5! 5.Bxe5 Qa5+.
Methriller – Look again. Black is IN CHECK after 8.Nd3. You might want to be a little more careful before you make obnoxious comments.
These traps are for Rapid chess…….. mostly for rapid chess. I think
First game is not a trap at all. Black will continue with 8… Qxc2 The queen is not trapped at all. Instead white lost his rook, bishop, knight and pawn for nothing. What a fool. Who wrote this?
[quote name=”Pradeep Kumar”]In the 8th game won’t the queen simply take the knight after 7. Kg5?[/quote]
Kg5 Qd5#
In the 8th game won’t the queen simply take the knight after 7. Kg5?
..nice to know this! More power !