Get a load of this simple trap - it will win you a ton of games in blitz/bullet
I did a poor job of explaining the trap and why it works so well. Here is the gist of it:
Most players that have been playing chess any length of time are aware that playing f6 is a poor response to white's Nf3, and it's precisely because they've been taught the following variation:
And white is completely winning. This is what they expect to happen (note, responding to Qh5+ with Ke7 is even worse).
So they are raring to play it. They know it and that's what they're amped to do. So it's very easy for them to fall into the trap above. Here is the immediate resolution of the trap:
The reason they fall into this is because of a mental block - they have Qh5+ on the brain and will almost always play it in blitz (and especially bullet). After Qh5+ white is dead lost.
Just never play it in classical or even rapid. There's a reason the position isn't found in the database. Play it in classical and anyone over 1500 will see that after Qh5+, black has a double attack w/ g6.
Why does black play 2...f6? As in the theory behind it, or why in this particular game?
If it's the former, then I have no idea. The move is terrible and the refutation commonly understood. If the latter, then it should be obvious: it's a trap. Not meant for slow chess or OTB play, but pretty cool to spring on people when playing blitz or bullet for fun.
Its hardly a trap. No sensible player will play Qh5+ after black plays Qe7. After Qe7, white plays Nf3 and is much better after 4 moves in the game.
Its hardly a trap. No sensible player will play Qh5+ after black plays Qe7. After Qe7, white plays Nf3 and is much better after 4 moves in the game.
To be fair, I already pointed that out.
"Just never play it in classical or even rapid. There's a reason the position isn't found in the database. Play it in classical and anyone over 1500 will see that after Qh5+, black has a double attack w/ g6."
I also was pretty clear that it's not intended for serious games - just a little trick for fast time control games that are played for fun.
I assume you missed that I actually acknowledged these facts already (perhaps you only looked at the initial post, as I myself also do that on occasion) and you are just trying to be helpful.
I appreciate you taking the time to point that out, as it cannot be stressed enough that as chess players you never want to make your own position worse by playing hope chess. In serious games one should always assume their opponent will see everything.
Here's a little trap I devised that will swindle a ton of players in blitz - go test it out if you don't believe me. And you'll get a chance to play it all the time. MWUHUHAHAHA!