Know Traps With BM Satwik And NM Otto Dmitry
Hello There!
This is my first Collab blog with someone! And guess who he is?
It's @BlitzKriegboy99 himself!! So, let's begin.
Today the topic on which we are gonna discuss is very exciting: Openings Traps!
Openings traps are something we usually are willing to learn in order to defeat our opponents quickly or even avoid a quickly defeat ourselves while playing against them (so we don´t fall into their trap attempts)!
For the people who are initiating this journey in the chess world, permit me to explain to you what are these traps.
So, they are basically a method to win a game quickly. But, nevertheless, be aware that using traps sometimes can also involve a big risk, as our opponent can make moves that put us at a disadvantage already at the beginning of the game!
Introductions made, let's begin!!
Here is our first trap
What an amazing trap! White, facing a Albin Counter-Gambit and playing natural moves, reached a lost position in just 8 moves.
The right way for White to continue was 6.fxe3, then Black could proceed with Qh4, with an unclear game (we both like Black´s position, though).
So let's look at a new one!
Ouch! White, facing the agressive Budapest Gambit, should have paid attention to the mate threat and replied 9.Nxe5! Instead, he played careless and paid the price. Another trap that you should be aware.
So let's see another one!
Even a traditional defense as the Queen´s Gambit Declined isn´t immune to a trap right away in the opening! Black played natural moves, but went wrong going after the bishop with 11...Nh5?! (a better move would be 11...Nf8, opening the diagonal for the bishop on c8 to develop), and even wronger with 12...cxd5 (he should have accepted the pawn loss and fight on with 11...Nxf4 12.Nxf4), as it allows White to trap his queen with 13.Bc7 (the queen is out of squares and will be exchanged by just a bishop, White´s material advantage is decisive).
The next one is a cool trap and it comes from the solid Caro-Kann, one of the 10th World Champion´s, Anatoly Karpov, favorites openings.
This is EPIC! Many people play Caro-Kann, with 4...Nd7! So hope you get this and you win or avoid it if you play this way as Black!
Black should have replied 6...Qa5 or 6...Qb6, maintaining the balance. Instead, probably shocked with White´s answer for his 7.h6, he captured the knight, allowing mate in two moves.
One important point to note is that 5...h6 weakens the light-squares around Black´s kingside (especially the g6-square), so, this is why 6.Ne6 was possible. We bet Karpov never fell into this mate, even in blitz =).
So, let's see one more!
Ops! See this excellent position! Black went wrong with the natural developing move 5...Bf5, as it allows the pin on the e-file after White´s 6.Qe2 by White. Black should have preferred 5...Nxc3 or 5...Nf6, when the game would be equal.
Unfortunately for Black, 6...Qe7 doesn´t work, as now 7.Nd5 forces him to move his queen out of the e-file (7...Qe6 allows 8.Nxc7+ and the queen is lost), and White can continue with the simple d3, winning a piece!
It´s worthy to note that this was a game played between The Great GM Vishy Anand (with black pieces) vs GM Alonso Zapata (with white pieces), in the tournament of Biel, in 1988. Even legends can sometimes make blunders.
So that's all for today and hope you liked it! A special thanks to @BlitzKriegboy99 for helping me a lot!!
I recommend you to take read his blogs too!!
https://www.chess.com/blog/BlitzKriegboy99
Do comment if you want more amazing traps like these
Regards
@Satwixx Satwik
