That is not a trap that is called being stupid when playing black.

Everybody knows when white plays d4 80 -90% time cxd4.

It works just as well after cxd4 - cxd4

Well once you play cxd4 it really becomes real clear

it is a trap even in blitz. Sicilian players are trained to play cxd4.

And are aware of the Qa4+ along with various knight threats in all Sic Variations.

I used to allow Black to try to set a similar trap for me in the Sicilian then would turn the tables by getting an improved form of the SMG:

Rayal bishop said its called being stupid LOL!!! Agreed!!!!!

that's a good one.

@"take on d4 LOL!" - taking on d4 "by reflex" when white went c3-d4 is just wrong.
it's not necessarily bad, but just keep in mind that you are NOT actually getting a central pawn for a wing pawn (one of black's main ideas) and white's queenside knight got his best square again.

in any case, with comments like that, it's no wonder that not many players like to post actually interesting content :p

The Loli Attack is essentially one big giant trap for black

Thanks NM-Dale I play this variation as White... how clever!

I did this trap twice in a row against friends at the local chess club in rated blitz just to see if they would fall for it [w/o d3/Bg7].  Shockingly, they both fell for it!

I know this as the Alapin deferred, or have heared it called the Kopec System, but the moveorder is different, I think. Interesting!

If black plays it right he usually can get away with an extra pawn in the way it is popularily played. This does not seem to work here in the move order given by NM-Dale. Interesting indeed.

Above is a game of mine, which I played (and lost) in an otb tournament this year, where I greedily grabbed the pawn and suffered for it until I blundered in time trouble in the endgame. But of course, that was a different move order. Just the same trapping motif.

Hi Alpenschach.

I think in your game you can try 6...Nxe4 since 7.d5 doesn`t work because of 7...Qa5+

Thanks! Yes, 6...Nxe4 does look good. Though in retrospect, maybe I wouldn't go pawn grabbing at all.

@blumzovich i actually played this same line in a tournament once. funnily enough, it is actually accceptable for black

Based on your post above (#1). If I play as Black, I will make an anti opening trap as follows: