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Towelie: I've fallen into that lots of times in bullet. I think it's also to do with the fact there's a similar line where white's best try is to play Qg4, but sometimes that doesn't work at all, so I waste time trying to work out the complications and end up playing Qd3 even though I know it runs into trouble. I guess I should just castle and play on the dark squares.
On my time on ICC I played alot of bullet and 3 0, and this one worked quite well for me
Nov 14, 2011
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#68
Great topic. Not a trap, but I've won many pawns and queens after a common mistake by Black, at the beginning level.
I wonder which opening sees the most errors? Would it be the two knights defense?
Legal Trap, if anyone missed it. Perfectly common Italian game until it seems you blundered, but actually you get the mate.
Nice in fast games.
Nice in fast games.
Nov 14, 2011
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#70
I see the Patzer Opening often, and am always pleased to see it. 
Here are two ways to win a queen and at least a rook. I've actually won games in all of the ways shown. I teach this opening to my students, since it's one way to teach about the f7 square, and a simple checkmate on f7.
Nov 14, 2011
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#71
billwall wrote:
The Budapest is always good for a trap or two. Here is one of my early Budapest games from tournament play. In the game 6.h3?? is the losing move. Best may be 6.e3 or 6.Nc3. After 6...Nxf2 and threatening 7...Nxh1, what else does White have besides 8.Kxf2? If 6.Qa4+, then 6...Bd7.
Great game! Here's an old one with the Budapest Gambit
Nov 14, 2011
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#72
Well, the Patzer or Parham Attack can win if you know what you are doing. After all, the strongest chess player in the Western Hemisphere, Nakamura, plays (or used to play) it in major events. I fool around with it occasionally.
Nov 14, 2011
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#73
I am taking a strong pain killer for my aching back, so that is my excuse for this terrible game, where it appears that I have never played chess before and have ZERO board vision, as Fritz so kindly points out.
Anyway, there is one good thing about this game for the community, a Live Chess game where the Kiddie Countergambit won a queen for me, after White plays the Patzer Opening of 1.e4 2.Qh5. So, even with 5% of my brain working, this gambit...well...it serves as probably THE best way to win a queen against the Patzer. Enjoy the good, bad and the ugly.
In the BDG:
Nov 14, 2011
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#75
billwall wrote:
Well, the Patzer or Parham Attack can win if you know what you are doing. After all, the strongest chess player in the Western Hemisphere, Nakamura, plays (or used to play) it in major events. I fool around with it occasionally.
That is true, but sadly, and I don't know why, Nakamura has a terrible record in the ChessBase database with 1W, 2D and 2L - with the White pieces! He's one of the best blitz players in the world. Held the record for bullet and blitz on the ICC server. I don't know why he can't do better with the Parham Attack.
BTW...do you have any more clever traps against 1.d4. The Budapest Gambit looks like a ton of fun, however, my fellow under 1200 opponents don't know the top secret move after 1.d4, which is 2.c4 (!!) Shhh. 
They play c3 and e3, Colle System looking stuff, or pull a London System with Bf4.
My favorite reply to 1.d4 is 1...Nf6, preventing 2.e4 and looking to pin a knight at c3 with the Nimzo-Indian Defense, or just punt with a c5 break after e6. Anything to break the symmetry.
A few months back, an experienced player suggested that I play 1...c5, the Old Benoni. I have tried that a while back, and it does cause White to wonder for a bit, which buys me some time on the clock.
Here's a few of Nakamura's games with the Parham Attack.
Nov 14, 2011
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#76
rooperi wrote:
I must have at least half a dozen wins on this site with this:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. d6 Qxd6 7. Nxf7 Qc6 8. Nxh8 Qxg2 9. Rf1 Qe4+ 10. Be2 Nf3#
I know the Traxler as a tricky counter to 4.Ng5, with 4...Bc5 (!?), but have never seen 5...Nd4. Clever! It makes me want to take a break from the Petroff and invite a Two Knights/4.Ng5 game.
One 5...Nd4 game with two over 2000 rated players.
Looking at this trap closer, every move by White looks logical. Ouch! The point of 6.d6 (pawn sacrifice) is to clear the a2-g8 diagonal for White. I would probably play the same move. It looks correct, which makes it an even better trap. One of the best traps posted so far. Good work. 
Musikamole wrote:
rooperi wrote:
I must have at least half a dozen wins on this site with this:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. d6 Qxd6 7. Nxf7 Qc6 8. Nxh8 Qxg2 9. Rf1 Qe4+ 10. Be2 Nf3#
I know the Traxler as a tricky counter to 4.Ng5, with 4...Bc5 (!?), but have never seen 5...Nd4. Clever! It makes me want to take a break from the Petroff and invite a Two Knights/4.Ng5 game.
One 5...Nd4 game with two over 2000 rated players.
Looking at this trap closer, every move by White looks logical. Ouch! The point of 6.d6 (pawn sacrifice) is to clear the a2-g8 diagonal for White. I would probably play the same move. It looks correct, which makes it an even better trap. One of the best traps posted so far. Good work.
The correct continuation for White is 6 c3, then b5 for Black.
But even that is OK for for Black, Bobby Fischer once lost to relatively unknown Karl Burger in under 20 moves, even after finding the right continuation. OK, it was a simul, but still...
Nd4 is called the Fritz Variation, and is totally playable.
Nov 14, 2011
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#78
Last trap/trick for tonight. I've won several rooks this way when facing what ChessBase calls C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits. Does this gambit work? I have won every game after Black plays it. Wiki calls 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6 (?) the Damiano Defense. So, I guess this defense does have a name. How can Black win with it?
Actually Nakamura anounced that he would never play 2. Qh5 again, since he won Tata Steel 2011. I think it is a matter of being mature enough to concern that our opponent is able to take an advantage of such an awkward opening. Here is a game of me against a young player where he fell into a little trap. I hope you like it.
Musikamole wrote:
Last trap/trick for tonight. I've won several rooks this way when facing what ChessBase calls C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits. Does this gambit work? I have won every game after Black plays it. Wiki calls 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6 (?) the Damiano Defense. So, I guess this defense does have a name. How can Black win with it?
Actually the damiano defence is considered a dumbass or a patzer opening, where white takes an easy advantage. This is the main line:
this is abeatyful trap