Useful trick!

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5th March 2009, 02:30am
#41
by Tiger-13
Sydney Australia
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 1277

huh, pushwood, i don't understand... Cry

21st May 2009, 08:53am
#42
by giantguido
Nieuwegein Netherlands
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 491

What if your opponent moves Qf6?

21st May 2009, 09:09am
#43
by erikido23
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 979

I call that a useless trick. 

 

I never want to try it because if I beat someone with it I could have pummeled them in a much more creative way.  If I don't beat them with it I will probably either be in a slightly worst position or losing. 

21st May 2009, 09:42am
#44
by JG27Pyth
NYC United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 1471
giantguido wrote:

What if your opponent moves Qf6?


 

Guido -- I think the counterattacking Qf6 is best for Black. In fact I think Black is at least equal after Qf6... not sure if the textbooks agree with me on that.

21st May 2009, 09:53am
#45
by elaw304
Boston United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 12

That happened to me once in 7th grade when I was probably rated around 700.  Thought it was amazing then but its not.  It's a dumb 'trick' that should never be taught.

21st May 2009, 10:24am
#46
by SilverBirch
Sussex England
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 152

I am a mediocre player at best but i can tell you now, do not rely on cheap traps, because should your opponent not fall for it then you have effectively wasted tempo.

Things like that (and scholars mate which STILL gets played against me) are not really going to get you anywhere against fairly experienced players and will not help your game in the long run, sorry to sound like a know it all but I used to learn such tricks like that but once you reach a certain standard you will realise that they are usually a waste of time and will actually harm your learning of the game, these "tricks" do you no favours at all as you should be learning how to open properly rather than relying on such methods to give you an edge, anybody over 1300 is not going to fall for those kind of tricks imo..

23rd May 2009, 12:00am
#47
by Tiger-13
Sydney Australia
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 1277

uh...huh...but of course u do not go out of ur way for traps, but if just comes up n ur opponent follows, then viola! u got it

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