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Trap Lines · Black

Siberian Trap: Deflect the Knight, Mate on h2 (B21)

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White repertoire · ECO A48–D20

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ECO A00–E92

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  1. Fool's Mate: Open the h4 Diagonal

    1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#

  2. Fishing Pole Trap: Open the h-File

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. hxg4 hxg4 7. Ne1 Qh4 8. f3 g3 9. d4 Qh2#

  3. Kieninger Trap: Smothered Mate on d3

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. a3 Ngxe5 8. axb4 Nd3#

  4. Siberian Trap: Deflect the Knight, Mate on h2Sample

    1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. O-O Ng4 9. h3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Qh2#

  5. Two Knights Defense, Castling Slip

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 d5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxe5 Qf6 9. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 10. Kh1 Qg1+ 11. Kxg1 Ne2+ 12. Kf1 N4g3+ 13. hxg3 Nxg3#

  6. Two Knights Defense, 4.Ng5 Ba4 Mistake

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qd4 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Nxc6 Qc5 13. Nxa7 Bg4

  7. Modern Main Line, h3 Tactical Mistake

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. h3 Bxh3

  8. Classical Variation, Be2 Trap

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ndxe5 9. fxe5 Qh4+

  9. Elephant Trap: Give the Queen, Win a Piece

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd8 Bb4+ 8. Qd2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Kxd8

  10. Lasker Trap: Underpromote and Skewer the Queen

    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+ 9. Ke1 Bxd1

  11. Noah's Ark Trap: Seal In the Bishop

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 c5 9. Qd5 Be6 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qd5 c4

  12. Ruy Lopez Exchange, Nxe5 Punishment

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 Bf5 9. d3 O-O-O

  13. Exchange: The e5 Pawn Is Not Free

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe5

  14. Blackburne Shilling: Bait on e5

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3#

  15. Englund Trap: Queen to c1

    1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qc1#

  16. Stafford Trap: Queen Sacrifice, Bishop Mate

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bg5 Nxe4 7. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 8. Ke2 Bg4#

  17. Fajarowicz Trap: Knight Mate on d3

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Qc2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 d5 6. exd6 Bf5 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. a3 Nc5 9. dxc7 Qe7 10. Qd1 Nd3#