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Weird Opening Traps :)

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Hello!

I'm Porcy :3

WHAT IS AN OPENING TRAP?

In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a losing move

   

For example, in the French defense, this is a common opening trap for beginners.

Now, what do I mean by an "weird" opening trap?

What I mean to say by “weird trap” is a set moves, which don’t improve the players position unless a certain set of irregular moves are played by the opponent.

And today, I'm going to show all of the weirdest traps I've seen (:

TRAP #1

I was absoluely shocked after I lost this. I didnt understand how that even worked ._.

TRAP #2

If you viewed my blog on my first Untitled Tuesday, you'll know about this game (:

This "trap" also gives an advantage for Black (after the rook is sacrificed). I felt stupid after this game ):

TRAP #3


Now, a fun fact, I won this game even after losing my Queen (:

TRAP #4

When I was searching for puzzles, I stumbled upon this trap (:

Can you find the winning moves for white?

This trap is also featured in IM Eric Rosen's video on the same topic (:

Those are all of the weird traps I wanted to share (:

If you have any weird opening traps, tell me in the comments (:

Thanks for viewing, have a great day! (: