A little trap That I found in the scotch game

Hi Guys!

I have recently been playing against stockfish level 8 and found this neat little trap from the scotch game.

What would you play here as white?

Hope you liked it : )

Yes, but you neglected to consider 1.. c5 or 1..Ng8 as alternatives to losing the piece.

If c5, we gain a LOT of tempo

If Ng8, all of black's pieces are on the back rand and white is having a BIG lead in development.

But at first it is a blunder to play Nf6 after Qxd4. Correct is to play d6 and then play Nf6

But IF black makes this mistake and thinks that he is developing

@Pikelemi and @cellomaster8

You clearly do not know what traps are

Traps are when your opponent makes a tempting move which turns out to be a mistake

You should learn guys!

So U aren't supposed to trade knights

lol do U even know what you are saying??

Let's say black DOES take the knight because it is a possibility after all. An opening can have many variations and one of them could be the mainline.

And Again: You Should Learn!

Ok Chess Einstein, First lets get the correct definition for a chess trap:

"Chess traps are moves which may tempt a chess opponent to play a losing move"

I don't see anything in your example that tempt the opponent to play Nf6. Actually he should be temp NOT to play Nf6 here.

Since it is a game between you and Stockfish it must be you playing black, so it could be interesting to hear why you played Nf6 ?

So losing a knight is better than ...Ng8 or ...c5

ok...

I saw Nf6 as a tempting move because it looks very natrual because you are developing a piece.

I did not play that actual move but had to resign because I wanted to analyse it.

For example the fishing pole trap: taking the knight is a blunder cuz of mate. Your opponent may see that or not. the same here.

I have done everything right so don't say it is all wrong.

Did I say that losing a knight is Better than Ng8 or c5?

No - I did not say that and I also do not know where you got that phrase from

This trap works in bullet, hyperbullet and ultrabullet.

It is well known not to play Nf6 when there is a white pawn on d5

d5???

You mean e5, right?

A perfect example of the fact that you CAN play Nf6 is the Alikhine Defense

*Alekhine

Yes e5 of course