a piano trap

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19th July 2008, 07:48pm
#1
by Chessmaniac2000
San Diego United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
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just a little thing


19th July 2008, 08:21pm
#2
by starr_
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
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where is the trap?


19th July 2008, 08:38pm
#3
by PhilipN
Oregon United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
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The trap is that that the Black Knight that was controlling d4 gets traded off, then the White Knight is given a strong central outpost.  At least that's what it seems to me that he's talking about.


20th July 2008, 08:38pm
#4
by Chessmaniac2000
San Diego United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 147

fork the queen and rook


20th July 2008, 08:44pm
#5
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 3806
no trap
20th July 2008, 08:45pm
#6
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 3806

I prefer black - two bishops and white doesn't have much after ... Qd8


20th July 2008, 09:10pm
#7
by brettwith2ts
Lost in a sea of thoughts United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 18

Coincidentally, I really like 6. Be3.  After 6. ... Bxe3; 7. fxe3; followed by 0-0, I like white's position, because of the central block (Pe3 controls d4 and f4) and the rook has the open f-file.  Just my opinion, though.


21st July 2008, 06:25am
#8
by NotKasparov
Wilmington (near Philadelphia) United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 354

Perhaps he means that the Knight is threatening both the Queen and the fork on c7.  However, this can be prevented by Qd8 (although I would prefer white's position).


 

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