What’s your favorite trap

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rychessmaster1

Mine is lasker trap

Dark_Knight_DK14

englund Gambit tongue.png

blackfirestorm

I have no idea what the name of it is but when you spring a surprise attack on your opponent by putting them in check 

dah_happyh0ppyh0rsi3

 

rychessmaster1
dah_happyh0ppyh0rsi3 wrote:

 

Very nice Legal mate

rychessmaster1

Dark_Knight_DK14 wrote:

englund Gambit

I assume you mean this right? 

sndeww

in b4 someone says "intercontinental ballistic missile"

Dark_Knight_DK14
rychessmaster1 wrote:

Dark_Knight_DK14 wrote:

englund Gambit

I assume you mean this right? 

uh not rly but sort of

AlbAmchess

This is a pretty lame trap and almost never works but it goes something like this

I don’t ever use traps so I wouldn’t know any lol

rychessmaster1
B1ZMARK wrote:

in b4 someone says "intercontinental ballistic missile"

Lol

rychessmaster1

This wasn’t a set up trap but I had this happen today lol

 

rychessmaster1

If any more proof is needed that us masters suck, look no further than this game 

AlbAmchess

wow ry

AlbAmchess

Even I never fall for Qa5 

AlbAmchess

Of course I never move my pieces to the 5th rank anyway except when I go Nxe5 after I’ve already castled but we don’t talk about that

2Kd21-0

This Grünfeld line which I had twice! in a classical tournament:

 

2Ke21-0

Intercontinental ballistic missile.

AlbAmchess

Here’s a literal “trap” on move 21 tongue.png

blueemu

Drunken Knight.

 

rychessmaster1
1e41-0 wrote:


Here’s a nice one where you give up a rook and three pawns to capture a queen!

 

Genius!