Traps in the Openings

If any of you know any traps in the openings, then please add them to this page, so everyone can benefit  from the knowledge of these traps, extending their repertoire and improving their chess.

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why would i share ...but really  traps are overrated

very nice guys, I like the first one especially.

I don't know if I'd call that one a trap.  If you move your f-pawn too early in a game you're screwed as promotedpawn demonstrated.

i already know those 2

Nice one gentlemen.

I like that first trap, though the second seems less likely to occur against a decent player. But thank you none the less.

jarallah wrote:

very nice guys, I like the first one especially.

Ya Same with me.

This is called the Mortimer trap in the Ruy Lopez. Cool:

Légal's Mate

From Wikipedia:

"In general, any game having a knight on e5 and ending with the moves Bxf7+ Ke7 Nd5# would be called a Légal Mate. Making a 'trap' by luring a bishop on g4 or h5 into a queen capture on d1 is not strictly necessary. In order for the last move to be checkmate, it is of course necessary that black have pieces on squares d6, d8, and f8, and that black have no pieces attacking the square d5."

minatonamikaze7 wrote:

here's one people fall for on me and it makes the game quick and easy......

I've seen this as a response to the Fried Liver attack but I can't remember how black gets to this position. Can someone make a diagram showing it?

 This is a new trap I just noticed in one of my games

Promoted, I think your last is a bit simple as black has 6...Nxd5 threatening Nxc2+ 

Minaton and Spinatai's is called the Blackburne Shilling Gambit.  Bill Wall has a good page on it on his chess site.

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