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NMRhino
Jan 30, 2022
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What do you guys personally think the best openings for tricks and traps are?
The best openings have no tricks or traps, only solid moves.
Jan 30, 2022
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#4
I have a 48% winrate with the englund lol, but its honestly not a good opening
Jan 30, 2022
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#5
I never said englund was a good opening , I said it relative to this forum post. Meaning englund is a good opening for tricks and traps ONLY because lower rated players will fall for them
Well I like the Albin for traps. In case you haven't seen, there is the Lasker trap, which features an UNDERPROMOTION on move 7!
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-best-chess-traps number 4 on the list.
I definitely advise it over the Englund since it is more sound and you can still have a very good game if your opponent doesn't fall for the trap. Although playing for traps is dubious at best, if you really want your opponents to fall for traps, it is advisable to choose relatively sound traps instead of traps that if they fail will result in a terrible position.
Jan 30, 2022
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#8
Tricks and traps are for people who want easy wins without actually have to learn how to play. A monkey can memorize a trap.
Jan 30, 2022
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#9
Winning without thinking is one of the greatest pleasures that can come from chess and one of the reasons why I love playing so much. There's no better feeling than having an opponent walk straight into your preparation and resign right in the opening, especially when it is analysis that I've done myself (i dont use silly gambits reccomended by youtubers). In fact, the one commonality between all the openings I've used my entire career is the fact that they all have the potential to lead to loads of traps.
For example: I've probably won a couple dozen games like this