Easy checkmate traps

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Post your favorite easy checkmate traps
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Lazard Gambit/Budapest Trap. It's unsound, but works against lower-rated players.

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Blackburn shilling gambit

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Dutch Mate

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The Blackburne Shilling Gambit can be played against the Italian. This works great against below 1000 folks and almost everyone falls for this.

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Yeah but 4.0-0 or 4.N×d4 are very good for white.

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Here : 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5 4.Qh5#