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- Noah's Ark. We start with the Noah's Ark trap that you can play in the reputable Ruy Lopez as Black. After a few normal moves, Black can set up a trap to win a piece if White recaptures a lost pawn.
- Legal's Mate. There's a strange paradox in chess. Chess players love their powerful queen more than any other piece. But because they love it so, they're also delighted to send it to die.
- Cambridge Springs Trap. When you're not a chess player, the name Cambridge Springs might bring images of flowers and happy places to your mind. Sadly, I'm a 1.d4 player, so the first time I heard this name, I had just lost my queen.
- Lasker Trap. Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player who became the second world champion and held his title for almost 30 years. That's not the coolest thing about him, though.
- Budapest Trap
- Elephant Trap
- Halosar Trap
- Kieninger Trap
- Magnus Smith Trap
- Mortimer Trap
- Noah’s Ark Trap
- Lasker Trap
The Budapest Defense is mostly played just to be able to play this trap. When it works, it’s a lot of fun and worth learning. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Budapest Trap.
The Elephant Trap gets its name from the Bishop being the main piece for setting up this trap. Bishop is the Russian word for Elephant. This is a powerful trap that commonly makes its victims resign if falling into. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Elephant Trap.
The Halosar Trap, named after Hermann Halosar, is a variation of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. The trap is placed on 7…Bg4. It dates all the way back to 1934 when Halosar used it in a game versus Emil Joseph Diemer. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Halosar Trap.
The Kieninger Trap is a variation in the Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) and can result in one of the most beautiful checkmates you’ll see. Victims to this trap can be defeated in less than 10 moves. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Kieninger Trap.
The Magnus Smith Trap is a variation of the Sozin Attack in the Sicilian Defense. One of many traps in the Sicilian, this is one of the more powerful traps that opponents can fall into. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Magnus Smith Trap.
A variation of the Berlin Defense in the Berlin Defense, the Mortimer Trap is played with the Black pieces. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Mortimer Trap.
Noah’s Ark Trap is found in multiple openings, but primarily found in the Ruy Lopezopening. The first example is from a game between the great Capablanca and Steiner in 1929. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Noah’s Ark Trap.
The Lasker Trap, named after the legendary Emanuel Lasker, is a variation in the Albin Countergambit. It was first used in one of the most famous Chess games, a Chess Simultaneous exhibition between Blumenfeld, Boyarkow, and Falk versus Lasker in 1899. For more details, you can read the complete guide on the Lasker Trap. Do you like guides like thi...
May 25, 2023 · Using a trap allows you to lure your opponents into thinking that they’re gaining the upper hand, which then means that you can swoop in and reap the rewards. The consequence of a trap is that it usually involves you sacrificing some of your lesser pieces on the board to work, such as a pawn.
- Josef Emil Krejcik – Baumgartner, King Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit (C40)
- Gioachino GrecoItalian – Unknown Player, Italian Game Classical Variation, Center Attack (C53)
- Amedee Gibaud – Frederic Lazard, Indian Game: Lazard Gambit (A45)
- M. Warren – J. Selman, Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Variation (A51)
Feb 22, 2022 · Today I will talk about traps and the question whether it is a good idea to play for traps or not. I will give you one example each for a bad trap, a mediocre trap and a good trap. Opening Tactics - Part 1: Good Traps -vs- Bad Traps
9. WHICH IS THE WEAKEST SQUARE ON THE BOARD? WINNING THE QUEEN,BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GAME? YOU MEAN HE CAN CAPTURE THAT WAY? BLACK IS OK! THAT OLD F7- SQUARE AGAIN! WHEN IS A TRAP NOT A TRAP? YOU MEAN THIS ISN'T THE CARO-KANN?!
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Apr 1, 2024 · In chess, setting traps is not just about hoping your opponent makes a mistake. It's about strategically positioning your pieces to create unexpected threats and capitalize on your opponent's oversights. Here are some basic strategies beginners can employ to set traps: 1. Exploit Weak Squares:
