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cyber11

Hello dude . Just go on.........
[Date 24/10/15]
[Result 0-1]


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 0-1

IM_Arcane

That is a common trap among the 1300-1500 blitz players. The "Elephant Trap, QGD." 

Also a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqvPpvP-xRs

GM_NitishDas

This Trap is more probable to appear .....

Gom Pali ? :D

HashRib

Great! Cyber11

ThrillerFan

Uhm - Post 2 is simply wrong!

Black is up a piece, not White.  Black's winning!

IM_Arcane
ThrillerFan wrote:

Uhm - Post 2 is simply wrong!

Black is up a piece, not White.  Black's winning!

erm right lol XD I'll fix that

amilton542

I know the Elephant Trap but I've never seen an opponent fall for it. It's the most easiest trap to spot. It appears out of the Orthodox variation of QGD.

DoctorStrange

I have tried elephant trap many times and it didn't work against anyone even though I am am <1300.

kingsrook11
IM_Arcane wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:

Uhm - Post 2 is simply wrong!

Black is up a piece, not White.  Black's winning!

erm right lol XD I'll fix that

??? Post 2 is correct. ThrilerFan has it got wrong.

X_PLAYER_J_X
repac3161 wrote:
IM_Arcane wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:

Uhm - Post 2 is simply wrong!

Black is up a piece, not White.  Black's winning!

erm right lol XD I'll fix that

??? Post 2 is correct. ThrilerFan has it got wrong.

No Thriller Fan is right.

IM_Arcane posted a diagram which said White was winning!

Which was wrong.

So Thriller told IM_Arcane the diagram was wrong because black is the one who should be winning.

After hearing Thrillers post IM_Arcane said your right "I'll fix that"

So he fixed it by editting the board so that it is no longer wrong.


erik42085

I haven't got an elephant trap here yet but I've won a lot of blitz games with the Qf3 trap shown above. Two of my opponents followed Qf3 with Qa5+. Oops lol.