Dirty 30 Second Traps: How to gain TONS of bullet Elo!-Part 6

Hello my fellow bullet chess enthusiast! In this blog I will give you 3 dirty ways to CRUSH your opponent with strait out of the opening in 30 second chess. So without further ado, let's do it!

As the name suggests, 30 second chess can be...Chaotic. With 30 seconds left on you clock its more about taking advantage of your opponents pre-moves and less about the strategy and psychology that other time controls will give you. So in this blog, I will give you 3 ways to demolish your opponent that will almost certainly work and most levels of 30 second bullet.

                              1. The killer London system.

No, this is not at all some weird variation of the London, but what it is might shock you. Here, let me give you a PGN to explain:

This is about your average London system position, but the next move might come as a shock to some because instead of continuing with your London setup you play... 

I know! Though in the eyes of of the all mighty Stockfish this is a blunder, your unfortunate opponent probably expected you to play a move like 3.Nf3 or 3.e3, and shot himself in the foot by playing a move like 3.e6 or 3.g6! (Remember this is 30 second chess!) And from then on its an easy game for White for the obvious reason of, well for lack of better words blacks queen is hanging.

                                 2. The stealthy knight trap.

This trap is relatively new and few people know about it, and will win you a lot of 30 second games I guarantee you. 

The beautiful thing about this is that you can play it against almost ANY setup your opponent throws at you and even with both colors! Though whites second move might seem quite dubious, it has a devious plot in mind, because if black happens to be a fast player pre-moving his/her next few moves white will play...

3.Nxf7! Yes, It might seem crazy to most but this is the reason behind whites past 3 moves! Like the last trap, this depends on your opponent to pre-move his/her first 3 moves, and the chances of that happening are very high in bullet chess. And if/when that happens you will be a queen up with a very, very easy game ahead of you.

                                       3. The Lefong trap

Perhaps one of the dirtiest traps I've mentioned so far, and maybe the only one that you can use in 1|0 bullet as well, the notorious Lefong is stuck on the brains of most bullet players for 1 reason and 1 reason only, it hurts. This trap was designed to kick Fianchettoes out of existence by preventing your opponent from pre-moving because if your opponent does make the unfortunate pre-move of either Bg7 or Bb7...He'l be in for a nasty shock after:

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And with white to move in these positions not only will he be a bishop up but in the first diagram I mentioned a rook up as well! And from then on white should have no trouble at all converting those positions into a win.

And just like that this blog has ended! I genuinely hope you both enjoyed and found this interesting and if you happen to be seeking more content from me feel free to check out my other blogs.

                                  Bye see you soon and thanks for reading! -Alexander