best opening trap in history

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24th November 2008, 09:16am
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by dkischess
India
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24th November 2008, 09:37am
#2
by JG27Pyth
NYC United States
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24th November 2008, 09:41am
#3
by dkischess
India
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thats what i mean "history"

24th November 2008, 10:52am
#4
by AMcHarg
Livingston Scotland
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Legal's mate.

26th November 2008, 12:35am
#5
by dkischess
India
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ofcourse it is
26th November 2008, 12:50am
#6
by zupampa
Russe Bulgaria
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this from a real game of mine. i played 5 min blitz game with black i didn't need too much time to win.

26th November 2008, 12:59am
#7
by steely
Brisbane Australia
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regarding the original board, why would you move to h6 playing black?

26th November 2008, 01:27am
#8
by BaronDerKilt
East of Omaha United States
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Presumably ...h6 was played to prevent Ng5 on the next move, tho it does not need to be prevented; or on a later move if Ng5 might follow a Bxg7+ sac effectively, which it turns out it cannot do. So besides being a weakening move of the BL kingside, and the usual loss of time ... here it is also pointless. Sometimes in this type of opening an ...h6 move is seen after the d2 pawn moves, in order to prevent a Bg5 pin. Although there are few double Kingpawn openings where BL can afford such a luxurious use of a tempo during the development phase of the opening, in that particular case it can be a workable & helpful idea. Partly because the WT position is rather lacking in sharpness to begin with. (Unless of course, BL happens to play into the trap line. But what if he decides not to get Mated & played dxe5 instead of Nxe5. )

27th November 2008, 03:57am
#9
by dkischess
India
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black is actually playing Philidor's defence.

if dxe5 is played instead of Nxe5,

then white may continue it with Be3 and both have equal game .

27th November 2008, 04:14am
#10
by MyNameIsLuke
Katowice Poland
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btw "legal" word mean "cool" in spanish? ;)

27th November 2008, 04:36am
#11
by kid_of_chess
Ottawa,Ontario Canada
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legall.... i think

27th November 2008, 05:00am
#12
by stanhope13
The Celestial City or Armageddon United Kingdom
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legal,s mate played by Blackburn in the nineteenth century.

28th November 2008, 07:17am
#13
by dkischess
India
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yes i think u r right

28th November 2008, 07:35am
#14
by infinitum
Male' Maldives
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Those all look more like blunders or the opponent having less insight into the game  to me. Doesnt look like its forced or like a trap ..or am I missing something?

28th November 2008, 07:40am
#15
by gabrielconroy
London United Kingdom
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They get greedy and take the queen, assuming their opponent's made a blunder. I don't know what the definition of a trap is, but offering a queen in exchange for a forced mate a couple of moves later probably qualifies.

28th November 2008, 07:43am
#16
by Kevindubrow
Virginia United States
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Traps such as these are great in blitz games.

28th November 2008, 04:30pm
#17
by infinitum
Male' Maldives
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Ah yes... forgive my sleepy brain.. quite nice

30th November 2008, 08:45am
#18
by dkischess
India
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even if black takes night instead of queen then white will get the bl bishop and strong position

1st December 2008, 12:50am
#19
by dkischess
India
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this is not just a blitz trap . it is a planned one

2nd December 2008, 04:11am
#20
by dkischess
India
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within a few days of posting it recevied over 1000 views

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