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ColinR_XXI
Sep 21, 2009
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#1

This is a cool puzzle, to me. See if you can figure it out! It's kinda hard if you don't know what you are doing. Wink. So enjoy. Cool

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ColinR_XXI
Sep 21, 2009
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#2

And we are.......... OPEN. lol Cool

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eaglex
Sep 21, 2009
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#3

dxe5 not a checkmate

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PrawnEatsPrawn
Sep 21, 2009
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#4

I've seen this trap 3 times in the last fortnight on Chess.com.

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k10nd1k3
Sep 21, 2009
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#5

y doesn't the pawn capture the knight on dx5?

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jeffreyj_2000
Sep 21, 2009
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#6

This is called Legal's mate.  I'm not bragging, but I've pulled it off at least 3 times on yahoo chess.

eaglex: your right, after 1. Nxe5, if black responds with 1... dxe5.  This basically neutralizes the trap, and it becomes a trade. 2. Qxg4

I've also tried this trap with Blacks Knight at c6.  In this situation it's a gamble. If your opponent is greedy and blinded by the free Queen, you have him.  Or it could end up like this: