Learn about Traps

Traps - Pt. 1

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Submitted by batgirl on Chess.com.

Why study traps? There are several good reasons why studying traps might be considered  important. First, of course, to avoid becoming a victim of one.  Second is to recognize the opportunity of gaining a quick victory.  But the third reason is the best one, I believe: since traps, by their very nature, are not at all obvious and take advantage of poor play (particularly, though not exclusively, in the openings), understanding how traps work reveal to us certain secret tactical truths in postions that we may never have learned on our own.  The last reason is as obvious as the first:  they are fun! For this posting I've selected traps that bear the names of famous players  (exactly how they come to bear these names I can't say).

Marshall's Trap NN vs. Trapper Marshall's Trap | BUTTERFLY | 0-1 8 a b c d e f g 8 h 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h 1 pawn promotion 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 O-O 9. cxd5 f5 10. Re1 Bxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Nxf2 12. Qc2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qh4+ 15. Qh3 Qxe1 Copy/paste the code below into your webpage or blog html to display this game: <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="574" height="519" src="http://www.chess.com/emboard.html?id=229219"></iframe> HELPRESTARTSOLUTION P|<<<<>>>>| FLIP SHARE ANALYZE PGN <>

Max Lange's Trap Trapper vs. NN Max Lange's Trap | BUTTERFLY | 1-0 8 a b c d e f g 8 h 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h 1 pawn promotion 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qxf6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxc5 Copy/paste the code below into your webpage or blog html to display this game: <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="574" height="519" src="http://www.chess.com/emboard.html?id=229220"></iframe> HELPRESTARTSOLUTION P|<<<<>>>>| FLIP SHARE ANALYZE PGN <>

Nimzovich's Trap Trapper vs. NN Nimzovich's Trap | BUTTERFLY | 1-0 8 a b c d e f g 8 h 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h 1 pawn promotion 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. d5 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. dxc6 e4 9. Re1 d5 10. Be2 exf3 11. cxb7 Bxb7 12. Bb5# Copy/paste the code below into your webpage or blog html to display this game: <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="574" height="519" src="http://www.chess.com/emboard.html?id=229221"></iframe> HELPRESTARTSOLUTION P|<<<<>>>>| FLIP SHARE ANALYZE PGN <>

Lasker's Trap NN vs. Trapper Lasker's Trap | BUTTERFLY | 0-1 8 a b c d e f g 8 h 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h 1 pawn promotion 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3 6. Bxb4 exf2+ 7. Ke2 fxg1=N+ 8. Rxg1 Bg4+ Copy/paste the code below into your webpage or blog html to display this game: <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="574" height="519" src="http://www.chess.com/emboard.html?id=229222"></iframe> HELPRESTARTSOLUTION P|<<<<>>>>| FLIP SHARE ANALYZE PGN <>

Tarrasch's Trap NN vs. Trapper Tarrasch's Trap | BUTTERFLY | 0-1 8 a b c d e f g 8 h 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h 1 pawn promotion 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxg5 Copy/paste the code below into your webpage or blog html to display this game: <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="574" height="519" src="http://www.chess.com/emboard.html?id=229223"></iframe> HELPRESTARTSOLUTION P|<<<<>>>>| FLIP SHARE ANALYZE PGN <>

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