New Refutation Trap For the Blackburne-Shilling Gambit

If you post a legitimate line, I will make sure to include it in the analysis!

You are right, but these moves don't look like natural moves a human would find, especially in a blitz/bullet game. But in my experience, no one has not taken the pawn, but even if they don't, you can usually get good development and a good bishop pair by moving the dark squared bishop to b2. I appreciate you posting this. I'll make sure to add this line to the analysis!

If they do save there piece though, you can set up more traps. For example:

In this position, there is the threat of Qb3+, picking up the bishop. And if they go Kf8 (the top engine move):

In this position, you are also threatening Qb3, which would force your opponent to prevent checkmate, so if they don't do anything to prevent this, they'll also lose their bishop.

All of the good theory ideas in this Novelty are taken... let me add a bad one and hope it gets named after me.

You could argue that the ideas have been taken, but this is a new segway into them. One that is hard to spot for many players, especially under time pressure. This is what makes so many people fall for it. 

Is this an actual game you played or just a line wanted to share?

just a line, though i used to play this as black

Ok

Cool line

Please comment if you see this to make this trap theory!

I play the Urusov Gambit and could see this position coming up.  I'll Add the FLINT LOCK TRAP to my repertoire.  Thank you!!

Thankyou! I'm glad you liked it!

If they don’t capture, would white be okay?

Good question! Yes, white would be perfectly fine. You could develop your bishop to the B2 square and have a very good bishop pair. But I can a sure you; in 9 out of ten cases, they will take the pawn. I've played something like 5 games with it and 100% of the time my opponent has fallen for it.

For example:

In this position white has a big lead in development, a powerful bishop pair, and black's dark-squared bishop is locked behind the d-pawn which is defending the e-pawn.

Thanks 

No problem! If you play a game with the Flintlock Trap, please post it here!

Any other feedback?

What point is there in refuting an opening that already sucks