How long does trappy chess work?
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Smurfing is your answer.
Chess it not about traps, it is about logic.
I feel like I'm starting to get better at defending against the tricky trappy stuff (though still occasionally take the bait). At least I'm getting a better spidey sense when someone's setting something up and start looking for ways to shore up defenses and look for the tricks and traps. And when I see obvious moves towards tricky stuff like wayward queen, englund gambit, I'm ready for it now. I feel like I saw a lot of it when I was in 600 - 800s and less against 900s.
Is this a style that just drops off as you get better?