My trap in Ruy Lopez

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15th January 2009, 05:37pm
#1
by hchdez
Managua Nicaragua
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 108

Hey I discover this trap in one of my recent games near my club!!! I was palying with a very classical player.. I saw this trap (i don't know if this really exists but for this time is my trap!! Cool)

here is the game..

Please post if you see any hopes for white.. or if i did any mistake!!!

15th January 2009, 05:53pm
#2
by Hydroxide
British Columbia Canada
Member Since: Jan 2009
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Very nice! I will be sure to try this out sometime.

15th January 2009, 05:53pm
#3
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
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6. ... h5 appears 1,228 times in the Games Explorer here at chess.com. Only 8 times was the bishop taken. White managed to draw two of those games after 7. ... hxg4 8. g3 and one with 8. c3.

 

If instead of taking the bishop white plays 7. d3 the games have finished 43% in favor of white and 24.8% in favor of black.

15th January 2009, 06:06pm
#4
by shuttlechess92
California United States
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Member Points: 1932

just got owned! very nice and proving to show the dangers of greed!

15th January 2009, 06:21pm
#5
by Assassin2142
United States
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Why did he push his f2 pawn to f3?

15th January 2009, 06:22pm
#6
by Spiffe
Orlando, FL United States
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Congratulations!  No, you're not the first person to find it, it's actually pretty well-known, and one of the sharper replies to the Exchange variation.  But if you weren't aware previously, that's a nice find.

15th January 2009, 06:22pm
#7
by Hydroxide
British Columbia Canada
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Assassin2142 wrote:

Why did he push his f2 pawn to f3?


It's the only possible escape route for his king. Pawn to g3 takes care of that though.

15th January 2009, 06:22pm
#8
by Enormous_Gastropod
United States
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Even if he didn't see it until move 9, I would have thought Qxg4 would have kept the game going a bit longer. 9. f3 seemed like a panic move to me.

 

Well played! Laughing

15th January 2009, 06:32pm
#9
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
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Enormous_Gastropod wrote:

Even if he didn't see it until move 9, I would have thought Qxg4 would have kept the game going a bit longer. 9. f3 seemed like a panic move to me.


9. Qxg4 Qh1#

15th January 2009, 07:20pm
#10
by Hydroxide
British Columbia Canada
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There is one escape after the trap, but white still ends up at a slight disadvantage, so I guess the only way out is to resist the bishop. I'm sure there are many other variations but most probably do poorly for white.

16th January 2009, 12:21pm
#11
by hchdez
Managua Nicaragua
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 108
Assassin2142 wrote:

Why did he push his f2 pawn to f3?


well i guess he tried to bring out his queen into the game with the interchage...

16th January 2009, 12:35pm
#12
by Akuni
Nova Scotia Canada
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Member Points: 1213

interestimg, but hardly a new discovery

16th January 2009, 12:36pm
#13
by Akuni
Nova Scotia Canada
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also the book move for white is 7. d3

16th January 2009, 05:59pm
#14
by Enormous_Gastropod
United States
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Loomis wrote:
Enormous_Gastropod wrote:

Even if he didn't see it until move 9, I would have thought Qxg4 would have kept the game going a bit longer. 9. f3 seemed like a panic move to me.


9. Qxg4 Qh1#


::smacks forehead::

Duh. I forgot about the rook. I need to work on tactics trainer. Laughing

16th January 2009, 06:29pm
#15
by xMenace
Rothesay, NB Canada
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 846

The same trap has been see for White in the Steinitz.

 

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