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e4 e5 traps
This week’s article is structured differently than normal, instead of picking one opening
for this week, I will show 8 tricky traps found in 1. e4 e5 openings.

Delaruelle, Christian (1918) vs. Boonekamp, Maarten (2044)

FRA-chT2 North 0809 | France | Round 2.6 | 22 Nov 2008 | ECO: C25 | 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6The Vienna 3. Bc4Na5??(3... Nf6or)(3... Bc5Are normal moves in

the position) 4. Bxf7+!!Suddenly black's king is dragged out into the
open 4... Kxf7 5. Qh5+ g6(5... Ke6!?Tries to hang on to the
material6. Qf5+ Kd6 7. d4! Kc6 8. Qxe5 d5 9. exd5+Kb6 10. d6 cxd6 11. Qb5+ Kc7 1
2. Qxa5+b6 13. Qb4White is up 2 pawns and black's king is
exposed) 6. Qxe5 Qf6 7. Qxa5White is up 2 pawns and black's king is
exposed 7... c6 8. Nf3 b69. Qe5 Ba6 10. d3 Bb4 11. Qxf6+ Nxf612. Bd2 Rhe8 13. O-
O-
O c5 14. h3 Rad815. e5 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Bb718. Ng5+ Kg7 19. f4 h6 20.
Ne4 Rf821. Rhf1 Nb4 22. a3 Nc6 23. g3 Nd4 24. Rf2c4 25. Nd6 cxd3 26. Bc3 Ne2+ 2
7. Rxe2dxe2 28. Re1 Rb8 29. e6+ Kg8 30. e7 Rfe831. Rxe2 Bd5 32. f5 gxf5 33. Nxf5
Be634. Nxh6+ Kh7 35. Ng4 Rxe7 36. Re5 Ree837. Nf6+ Kg6 38. Nxe8 Rxe8 39. h4 R
f840. Rg5+ Kh7 41. Re5 Kg6 42. Kd2 Rf2+43. Re2 Rf3 44. Be5 Rf5 45. Bf4 Rd5+46.
Ke1 Rb5 47. c3 Bg4 48. Rd2 Be6 49. Kf2Kh5 50. Re2 Kg6 51. Rd2 Kh5 52. Bb8 a653
. Bd6 Kg6 54. Bb4 Rf5+ 55. Kg2 Bd5+56. Kh2 Kh5 57. Bd6 Bc6 58. Bf4 Rd559. Rxd
5+ Bxd5 60. Kg1 Kg4 61. Kf2 Bc662. Bc7 b5 63. Ke3 a5 64. Bxa5 Kxg365. Bd8 Bf3 6
6. Kd4 Kf4 67. Kc5 Be268. Kd6 Bg4 69. c4 Be2 70. cxb5 Bxb571. Kc5 Be2 72. b4 Ke
5 73. b5 d6+ 74. Kc6Bf3+ 75. Kc7

Davidovas Chananovas, Norman vs. Grande, Ana (2382)

ESP-ch U10 | Linares | Round 1 | 1 Jul 2007 | ECO: C42 | 1-0

I can't believe a 2382 fell for this one1. e4e5 2. Nf3 Nf6Petroff
Defense 3. Nxe5Nxe4?!Losing a pawn(3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4Has been played thousands
of times) 4. Qe2 Nd6??This is really bad, hanging the queen. Even if she wasn't aware
of this trap, an FM should have seen this simple tactic. Then again, I can't criticize her
too much, she is much better in chess than I was when I was nine, and still much better
than I am now!(4... Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe57. dxe5Leaves black "only" down a
pawn) 5. Nc6+ Be7 6. Nxd8 Kxd8White has a queen for a minor piece, and went on to
win7. Qd3 c5 8. Be2 c4 9. Qf3 Na6 10. a3 Bf611. O-
O Rb8 12. Qg3 Be7 13. Bf3 b514. Re1 Nf5 15. Qe5 Re8 16. Qxf5 f617. Nc3 d6 18. Qf
4 Nc5 19. Bc6 Bd720. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Nd5 Bf8 22. Rxe8+ Kxe823. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Ne6
+ Ke7 25. Nxf8 Kxf826. Qxd6+ Ke8 27. b3 cxb3 28. cxb3 Rd829. Qe6+ Kf8 30. a4 b4
31. Qd6+ Ke832. Qxb4 Rb8 33. Qc4 a5 34. Qg8+ Ke735. Ba3+ Nc5 36. Bxc5+ Kd7 3
7. Qxb8 Kc638. Qd6+ Kb7 39. Qb6+ Kc8 40. Bd6 Kd741. Qc7+ Ke6 42. Re1+ Kf5 43.
Qd7+ Kg544. h4+ Kh5 45. Qf5+ Kh6 46. Bf4+ g547. Qxf6+ Kh5 48. Qxg5#

Morphy, Paul vs. Isouard, Carl

Paris it | Paris | 1858 | ECO: C41 | 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4?This is Morphy's famous game. 3...Bg4 is a mistake, but

not everybody has seen this game apparently, as this move has been played 903 times
since then 4. dxe5 Bxf3(4... dxe5? 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nxe5Wins a pawn, so black must
surrender the 2 bishops) 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4White has a much better
position 6... Nf6 7. Qb3Attacking b7 and
f7 7... Qe7 8. Nc3!(8. Bxf7+ Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Bb4+10. Qxb4Wins 2 pawns, but morphy
sees better) 8... c6 9. Bg5 b5? 10. Nxb5!! cxb511. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-
O Rd8 13. Rxd7!!Rxd7 14. Rd1This position has been reached 4 times, but of course
this game was the first 14... Qe6 15. Bxd7+ Nxd716. Qb8+!!This position was reached
twice. In the other game, black resigned here. Morphy's opponents (Black was played
by 2 players advising each other) let him play the checkmate 16... Nxb8 17. Rd8#

mattattack99 (1575) vs. tandon (1195)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 15 May 2011 | ECO: C40 | 1-0

I have caught several people in the following trap:1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6?Natural, defending
the pawn, but bad 3. Nxe5! fxe5(3... Qe7Is better 4. Nf3 Qxe4+ 5. Be2But white is
much better already) 4. Qh5+ Ke7(4... g6 5. Qxe5+Picks up the
rook) 5. Qxe5+ Kf7 6. Bc4+ Kg6?(6... d5 7. Bxd5+ Kg6 8. h4 h5 9. Bxb7!!Wins the
rook,
because 9... Bxb7 10. Qf5+ Kh611. d4+ g5 12. Qf7Mates) 7. Qf5+ Kh6 8. d4+ g5 9. h
4 Kg710. Qf7+It's mate next move

Robertson, James vs. Pascoe, Bramwell

Detroit Amateur North op-B | Detroit | Round 5 | 30 May 1999 | ECO: C50 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?!This trap is known as the costage, I have faced it
many times 4. Nxe5??(4. Nxd4 exd4Gives white a better position) 4... Qg5It's hard to
believe, but white is already
lost! 5. Bxf7+(5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3#)(5. Ng4 d5! 6. Bxd5 Bxg4 7. f3
Bxf3 8. gxf3Qg2 9. Rf1 Be7Mates) 5... Kd8 6. Qh5 Qxg2 7. Rf1 Qxe4+ 8. Kd1Qxc2+

Brenzinger, Thomas vs. Johne, Florian

Baden-ch op U1800 | Badenweiler | Round 6 | 7 Jun 2009 | ECO: C26 | 1-0

The following trap isn't a specific order of moves or position, but rather when the a file
has been opened with ...axb6, and black has played
...Be61. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc64. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6axb6 8. N
f3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. h3Now black sees that a2 is attacked
twice10... Rxa2?(10... h6Is the main line) 11. Rxa2 Bxa2 12. b3!And black's bishop is
imprisoned on
a2 12... b5 13. Bd2 Nd414. Nxd4 exd4 15. Qa1 Qa8 16. Qxd4 c517. Qb2 Qa6 18. Bc3
c4 19. Bxf6 gxf620. dxc4 bxc4 21. Ra1 cxb3 22. cxb3 Ra823. Bf1 Qa3 24. Qc3 Kg7
25. Bc4 Ra426. Qd2 Ra7 27. b4 Ra4 28. Rxa2 Qxb429. Qxb4 Rxb4 30. Bd5 Rb1+ 31.
Kg2 b532. Ra7

Watson, Steven L vs. James, Russell A (2204)

Southend op | London | Round 2 | 2000 | ECO: C65 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7?Not a good move by black, but white must
be careful 5. Nxe5??(5. Nc3Leaves white better) 5... c6Out of the blue, black wins a
piece!6. Bc4(6. Nxf7At least gets a second pawn for the piece 6... Kxf7 7. Bc4+ d5But
white is dead lost anyway) 6... Qa5+Black wins the
knight 7. Bd2 Qxe58. Bc3 Qh5 9. Qd2 d5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bb3Rg8 12. g3 Qf3 13. R
g1 dxe4 14. Nc3 exd315. cxd3 Rg5 16. Ne4 Re5 17. Bd1 Rxe4+18. dxe4 Qxe4+ 19.
Be2 Nd5 20. O-O-OBe6 21. Bd3 Qa4 22. a3 O-O-
O 23. Kb1 f524. f4 Bg7 25. Rge1 Qb3 26. Kc1 Nxf427. gxf4 Rxd3 28. Qg2 Qc4+ 29.
Kb1 Rxd1+30. Rxd1 Qa2+ 31. Kc1 Qa1+

Golubkov, Anton (2288) vs. Kravtsov, Sergey (2396)

Vladivostok op | Vladivostok | Round 4 | 3 Jun 2008 | ECO: C71 | 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d65. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd48. Qxd4?
?(8. Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd711. Qxd4Would give white a slight
edge) 8... c5Black is threatening the queen, and to play ...c4 winning the
bishop 9. Qd5White tries to move the queen with tempo, attacking the undefended rook
on a89... Be6Black defends the rook with tempo10. Qc6+Moving the queen with tempo
again 10... Bd7Blocking the check with tempo. Black finally picks up the
piece11. Qd5 c4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nf614. Nc3 Be7 15. O-O O-
O 16. Rd1 Qc817. Qe2 Qb7 18. b3 Bc6 19. Ba3 Nxe420. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. f3 Bg6 22. c
4 Rfe823. Re1 Qc6 24. Rad1 Bh4

Ponziani opening traps

There are a bunch of things your opponent could do wrong while playing the ponziani,
which is almost a trap opening. Which ones do you know, would be great to know them
all. Here are two of the most infamous, pretty similar though

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3The start of the Ponziani. Great opening to know if you
want an opening advantage in amateur play, because your opponents probably
won't know it. 3... Nf6Not the main line, but extremely common stuff. Also
common is Bc5 where you'll get a tempi after d4. 4. d4 Nxe4?? A horrible move by
black. More common is exd4. 5. d5 Nb8 6. Be3! Letting black keep his pawn, and
giving black a chance to fall into a trap. 6... d6Black is trying to hold on to the
pawn. 7. Qa4+! 7... Bd78. Qxe4And white is up a piece.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4Nxe4 5. d5 Nb8 6. Be3 f6?? The start of another
trap. 7. Nxe5!!7... fxe5 8. Qh5+Here g6 loses a whole rook, so black's best option
is... 8... Ke7 9. Qxe5+ Kf710. Qxe4And white is at an even bigger advantage than in
the first one due to blacks exposed king.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d54. Bb5?This is an old line recommended in out of date

books. You do occasionally run into people who play
it. 4... dxe4 5. Nxe5 Qg56. Qa4 Qxg2 7. Bxc6+ bxc68. Qxc6+ Kd8 9. Rf1 Bh310. Qxa8+
Ke7 11. Nc6+This one is fun.(11. Kd1 Qxf1+ 12. Kc2 Bf5Emms says Black is
better.) 11... Kd6 12. Qxf8+ Ne713. Qxe7+ Kxc6 14. Kd1 Qxf1+15. Kc2 Qd3+ 16. Kb3
Rb8+

ipcress12 (1673) vs. NN (1515)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 1 Feb 2015 | 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6Nxf26....Bxf2+ is much

better7. Qd5 Nxh17...Bb6 and Black is still in the
game 8. Qxc5 d6Blunder9. cxb7 Bxb7 10. Qb5+ c6 11. Qxb7O-
O 12. g3 Qf6 13. Bg2 e414. Bxh1 exf3 15. Kf2 Rae816. Bxf3 Qe5 17. Bd2 Qc5+ 18. K
g2d5 19. Qb4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb621. Na3 b5 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bf4Kh8 24. Nc2 Ra8 2
5. a3

The Ponziani is very tricky. When I played on the Ponziani Power team we were very
often winning by the 13th move.
There are thousands of ways Black can go wrong. Here is one of them from a game I
played in 15 minutes per side chess about 4 years ago:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 d67. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 Qb6
Here Black threatens Qxf2 check mate!9. cxb7+ Kd8 10. Nxf7+ Kc7Now if White plays
11. bxa8=Q then Black responds 11. ... Qxf2 check mate!
so....... 11. bxa8=N+ Kb712. Nxb61-0 Black resigned

here is another 15 minute per side game...

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. cxd4Na6 8. d5 Ne7 9.

Nc3 d6 10. e6fxe6 11. dxe6 Nc5 12. Ng51-0 Black resigned

JMB2010 If I were playing the White side of the Ponziani, I would be glad to get the
position after 3. ...d5 Qa4 Bd7. The continuation usually goes like this:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Qd1 Nxf3+7. Qxf3Black is

down a pawn and is playing a gambit. I am quite ok with the White side of this
gambit.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Bc54. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Bb6 6. dxe5Qh4 7. Qf3 Ne7 8. g31-
0 Black resigned - -his queen is trapped!

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Qd1 Nxf3+7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Bc4
Bc5 9. d3 O-O10. O-
O c6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Re1 h613. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Ne4Be7 16. dxc61-0
Black resigned

Top three most effective opening traps?

By "effective" I mean people will fall for it more likely than other traps.
Scoring system:
1st place: 3 points
2nd place: 2 points
3rd place: 1 point
Current poll Leaders as of 8/26/11 3:09 AM PST:
Blackburn Trap- 6
Fishing Pole 4
2.g3 in the reversed sicillian which yeilds white a pawn advantage post #16- 3
A trap in the Urusov Gambit on Post #6 -3
A version of the Noah's Ark Trap on Post #7- 3
Ruy Lopez 3
Kostic Trap 3
Some trap in the Sicillian on Post #10- 3
pauix's trap against Ng5- 3
A trap in the Queen's Gambit after 3.b5?- 3
Mortimer Trap 2
Fool's Mate 2
A trap in the Scotch Game on post #12- 2
Lasker Trap 2
A fork on Post #13- 1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc63. Bb5!!forcing... 3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf65. O-

O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d68. c3 O-O 9. h3And White has tricked Black into a lengthy,
tense, exciting battle for the center

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf64. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5The trap is set6. hxg4if this knight
is taken it is curtains for white 6... hxg4his knight is under attack7. Ne1suppose he
saves it7... Qh4threatening 2 mates8. f3white king can not guard both squares running
is the onlyl hope8... g3but now the white king is dead no matter what he does next
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd44. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qxd4 Nd6 6. O-
ONxc4? 7. Re1+ Be7 8. Qxg7 Rf89. Bh6 d6 10. Qxf8+ Kd7 11. Qxf7Nb6 12. Ne5+ dxe5
13. Rd1+ Kc614. Rxd8 Bxd8 15. Qe8+ Bd716. Qxd8

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc54. Nc3 d6 5. f4 Bg4 6. Qd2 Nc6??7. f5and blacks bishop
on g4 is lost

1. g4 e6 2. f3

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc34. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qc77. O-

O Nf6 8. Qe2 Ng4 9. h3 Nd4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf64. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+And white is going to suffer.

1. d4 d5 2. c4Queen's Gambit...2... dxc4... Accepted. 3. e3This is a reasonable

continuation, and it allows the trap. 3... b5?Beginners often don't know that holding on
to the pawn is not possible. 4. a4! c65. axb5 cxb5?? 6. Qf3... and black loses at least a
piece.

Opponent (1636) vs. Ari Harjunmaa (1811)

Online Chess | Chess.com | Round 1 | 22 Dec 2009 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4The Scotch Game. 3... exd4 4. Nxd4Bc5 5. Nf5!?Definitely

possible. Threatens Nxg7+.5... d5!Recommended by Steinitz. 6. exd5??Loses a piece...
or more.(6. Nxg7+ Kf8 7. Nh5 Qh48. Ng3 Nf6Black has a huge lead in
development.) 6... Bxf5 7. dxc6??More.7... Bxf2+!! 8. Kxf2 Qxd19. cxb7Allows Bb5+,
regaining the queen. Black must be careful.9... Qxc2+!No
worries! 10. Nd2Rb8 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Re1+ Ne713. Ba6 Qa4 14. Rxe7+ Kxe715. Bc4
Rxb7 16. Nb3 Qxc4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf64. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1Qe7 7. Nxh8 Bc5 8. Bf
7+ Kd89. Bc4Black is going to suffer.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf64. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. d6?6... Qxd6 7. Nxf7 Qc6 8.
Nxh8Qxg2 9. Rf1 Qe4+ 10. Be2 Nf3#

checkmateibeatu (1200) vs. opponent (791)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 31 Aug 2011 | 1-0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3Be6 5. Qf3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb4 7. dxe6Nc2+ 8. Ke2 Nxa
1 9. Qxf7#

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nxd5 Nxd57. Bxd8 Bb4+ 8. Q

d2 Bxd2+9. Kxd2 Kxd8

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd64. Nc3?? Qh4+ 5. g3 Qxg3+6. hxg3 Bxg3#

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6The typical four knights setup 4. Bc4Nxe4The trap is
primed.. but avoided with bishop takes on f7 check. 5. Nxe4 d5BAM!

Holil-Aksan64 (1528) vs. algorab (1594)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 13 Nov 2011 | 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 g5 5. Bg3 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Nc67. Ngf3 Qe7 8. a3 Ngx
e5 9. axb4Nd3#

1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4!? Nxe4 3. Bxf7+Kxf7 4. Qh5+ Kg8As seen on the following

variations, black can't hold the knight and the king would remain
uncastled.(4... g6 5. Qd5+ e6 6. Qxe4)(4... Kf6 5. Qf3+ Ke5 6. d4+ Kxd47. Ne2+ Ke5 8
. Bf4+ Kf5 (8... Kd59. c4+) 9. Bxc7+)(4... Ke6 5. Qg4+ Ke5 6. Nf3+ Kd57. c4+ Kxc4 8.
Qxe4+) 5. Qd5+ e6 6. Qxe4

Bill Wall vs. Qwerty

Internet | 1998 | ECO: B02 | 1-0

1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+Kxf7 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Qd5+ e66. Qxe4 Nc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. Qf
4+ Ke89. Ng5 Bh6 10. Qf7#

And this one, very little known, and even a mistake on some opening books (eg: on
Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition!)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf64. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7Qxe7 7. f4 c5?(7... a6)(7...

O-O) 8. Nb5! O-OGiven as best by
Houdini(8... Na6 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. Bxa6bxa6 11. Nf3Preparing Ng5 and
Nxf7 11... h6 12. O-
O Kg813. b3)(8... Nb6 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. dxc5)(8... Qd8 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. Nf3)(8... Kd8 9.
Nf3) 9. Nc7White has still something to proove but in all lines you have at least +1.5

Pinho vs. Rocha (2365)

Lisbon championship | 1992 | ECO: C14 | 0-1

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4c5 8. Nb5 O-

O 9. Nc7 cxd410. Nxa8 Qb4+ 11. Kf2 f6 12. Nc7Nc5 13. Nf3 fxe5 14. Nb5 d315. fxe5
Ne4+ 16. Kg1 Qxb517. cxd3 Qb6+ 18. d4 Qxb219. Qe1 Nc6 20. Rd1 Bd7 21. Rb1Qx
a2 22. Rxb7 Bc8 23. Rc7 Qa424. Qe3 Nb4 25. h4 Nc2 26. Qd3Nxd4 27. Qe3 Ba6 28.
Kh2Nxf3+Black played 28...Nc2 and White misplayed with 29.Rxc2 and lost instead of
29.Qxa7 29. gxf3Qa1 30. fxe4 Bxf1which favors Black.

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe74. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2Of course not 5.Nc3 or c3 because
of 5...QxB.5... Qxb2 6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc38. Qxc3 Qc1#

algorab wrote:
This trap works Time to join the budapest gambit group

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng44. Qd4 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Qxg7Be5and Black wins

material

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. h3??6... Nxf2 7. Kxf2 Bg3+
8. Kxg3Qxd1

Charles Preston vs. Bill Wall

USO championship | U Tapao, Thailand | 1973 | ECO: A52 | 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. h3 Nxf27. Kxf2 Bg3+ 8. Kxg
3 Qxd1and White resigned 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4 Nc64. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxc3? 6. Bxf7+Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Ke8 8.
Qxc5 cxb2(8... d6 9. Qxc3) 9. Bxb2

And Fischer's line in the Caro-Kann, which doesn't necessarily win material, but unless
avoided (and natural moves lead right into it) gives black a horrible position:

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe44. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h67. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6
9. Bc4! gxh5(9... e6 10. Qe2) 10. Bxf7#

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4not really a

pin 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nxe5 Bxd16. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5#

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5Nxe4 8. Qe2 Nf6 9.

Nd6#

1. d4 f5 2. h3 Nf6 3. g4 fxg44. hxg4 Nxg4 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Rxh7Rxh7 7. Qg6#

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6(2... a6This can also be a fun opening line, see how many times you
end in the final position in your games if you test
this. 3. d4cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3Where else can the night
go (5. Nf5?!d5) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb47. Bd3Develop a piece protect the
pawn 7... d5! 8. exd5Nxd5This position is very active for black who has ripped open the
d file. (I personally like open positions like this) has a threat. This is the final position, I'll
just add some moves 9. Bd2 Nxc310. bxc3 Bd6 11. O-O O-
O12. Qh5 f5 13. Rad1 Qc7) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3I see the move 5.c4 more
often.(5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be3 Be78. Bd3 O-O 9. O-
O Qc7 10. f4Nbd7) 5... Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 Bb48. Qd3?I've had allot of people fall
for this one, I guess it's hard to see(8. O-O!It may seem like your giving away a pawn,
but your getting his dark square bishop, black has moved e6, and a6, the dark squares
are really week8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O (9... Nxe410. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Qg4 O-
O12. Bh6 Qe5 13. Rae1 Qf614. Bg5) 10. c4 d6 11. Bd3 Nbd712. f3If black can
prevent the center from becoming open, he might get something with his 2
nights. 12... Ne5 13. Qd2 Nxc414. Bxc4 Qxc4Bishops of opposite color. Note: This is
not really that type of trap that makes the position bad if the opponent doesn't fall for
it) 8... Nxe4! 9. Bd2(9. Qxe4? Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+11. Bd2 Qxa1+ 12. Bd1 O-
O) 9... Nxd2 10. Qxd2Get to keep the pawn, even got 2 Bishops

On my time on ICC I played alot of bullet and 3 0, and this one worked quite well for me

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Be2!?9/10 think its a mouseslip, trying Bb5+3... Nf6attacking e4,

so they expect Nc3, since d3 is lame and e5 aint much either ... 4. c3!This usually only
works when played FAST, is white frustrated after his mouseslip?4... Nxe4??Ok lets get
it over with(4... Nc6gives white a nice
centre5. d4! Nxe4?? 6. d5 Ne5 7. Qa4+)(4... Nbd7is equal) 5. Qa4+bye bye

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4?White wins a pawn. 4. Qe2 Nf6??White wins a

queen.(4... Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe57. dxe5) 5. Nc6+ Be7 6. Nxd8 Kxd8

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf64. Bc4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4(5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5) 5... d5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d64. Nc3 Bg4 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bxf7+Ke7 7. Nd5#
I see the Patzer Opening often, and am always pleased to see it. Here are two
ways to win a queen and at least a rook. I've actually won games in all of the ways
shown. I teach this opening to my students, since it's one way to teach about the f7
square, and a simple checkmate on f7.

Patzer One | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g64. Qf3 Nf6 5. d3 Nd4 6. Qe3(6. Qg3 Nxc2+ 7. Kd1 Nxa1
) 6... Nxc2+ 7. Kd1 Nxe3+

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxe5+ Be74. Nf3 d6 5. Qg3?? Nh5 6. Qh3Bxh3

Henricksen vs. Bjarne Pedersen

Bronshoj | Bronshoj | 1937 | ECO: A52 | 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2Qe7 7. a3 Ngxe5 8. axb4
Nd3#

Bill Wall vs. Doward

live chess | www.chess.com | 2009 | ECO: C20 | 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Bc5 3. Qxe5+ Qe74. Qxg7 Qxe4+ 5. Ne2 Bd46. Qxd4and White won
1-0

NN (955) vs. Musikamole (1056)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 14 Nov 2011 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxe5+Be7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Qg3 O-

O 6. Nf3Nh5 7. Qxg7+ Nxg7(7... Kxg7) 8. Nd5 Bg4 9. Nxe7+ Qxe710. d3 Bxf3 11. gxf
3 Nc6 12. Rg1Qh4??(12... Kh8) 13. Be3(13. Bg5 Qxh2 14. Rg2 Qh5) 13... Qxh2 14. R
g2 Qe5(14... Qh5) 15. Rb1 b6(15... Qa5+ 16. Bd2 Qxa2) 16. Rg5 Qe7(16... f5 17. exf5
? Rxf5 18. Rg3) 17. Rg3 Ne5(17... Kh8) 18. Bh6 Ng6 19. Bg5 Qe5(19... Qe8) 20. f4 N
xf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf422. Bg2 Rae8 23. Bh3 Re6(23... f5 24. e5 Rxe5+) 24. a4 Rg6 25. Rx
g6 fxg626. Be6+ Nxe6 27. b4 Qxf2+

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 dxe44. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3 Qxd4 6. Be3 Qb47. O-O-OIs this a
blunder?7... Bg4and white should lose the exchange, but.... 8. Nb5!! and Black is in
serious trouble 8... Bxf3(8... Na6 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qxb8+Nxb8 11. Nxc7#) 9. Nxc7#

Nakamura, Hikaru (2657) vs. Mitkov, Nikola (2530)

Minneapolis HB Global op | Minneapolis | Round 8 | 22 May 2005 | ECO: C20 | 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g64. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 d6 6. h3 Bg77. d3 Be6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Be
3 Bxb310. axb3 d5 11. O-O O-
O12. Na3 Kh7 13. b4 a6 14. c3Qd7 15. Ng3 Rad8 16. Nc2 Qe617. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Rad1
Rd719. Bc1 Red8 20. Rfe1 Ng8 21. f4exf4 22. Bxf4 Nf6 23. e5 Ng824. d4 f6 25. exf6 Qx
e2 26. Rxe2Nxf6 27. Ne1 a5 28. bxa5 Nxa529. Nd3 Rf7 30. Rde1 Ng831. Nh1 Nc4 32.
Nhf2 Rdf833. Bh2 c6 34. Nc5 Ra8 35. Nfd3Ra2 36. Rb1 Nf6 37. Nb4 Ra838. Rbe1 Ng8
39. b3 Nb640. Nbd3 Ra3 41. Rb1 Nc842. Na4 Nf6 43. Kh1 Ne4 44. Rc2g5 45. Nac5 Nc
d6 46. Ne6 Nb547. Nxg7 Rxg7 48. Be5 Rf749. c4 dxc4 50. bxc4 Nxd451. Bxd4 Rxd3 52
. Be5 Re753. Bh2 Kg6 54. Rcb2 Rc355. Rxb7

Nakamura, Hikaru (2657) vs. Filippov, Anton (2466)

Champions Challenge 92nd | playchess.com INT | Round 5.1 | 30 Apr 2005 | ECO: C20
| 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g64. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. d3 d67. h3 a6 8. Nbc3 Na5 9. B
g5 h610. Be3 Nxc4 11. dxc4 Be6 12. b3O-
O 13. a4 Nh7 14. g4 f5 15. gxf5gxf5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Rg1 Bxc218. Qh5 Ng5 19. Bxg5 h
xg520. Rxg5 Rf7 21. Kd2 Bh7 22. Rag1Qf8 23. f4 Kh8 24. R1g4 Bh625. Rh4 Bxg5 26. f
xg5 Rg7 27. g6Qf6 28. gxh7 Rg5 29. Qh6

Turecki, Piotr (2095) vs. Lapczynski, Artur (2075)

POL-ch sf U18 | Werynia | 1997 | ECO: C57 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf64. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. d6(6. c3) 6... Qxd6 7. Nxf7(7. d
3) 7... Qc6 8. Nxh8??(8. O-
O) 8... Qxg2 9. d3 Bg4 10. f3 Qxh1+11. Kd2 Nxf3+ 12. Ke2 Nd4+13. Kd2 Qxd1+ 14. Ke
3 Qe2#

Musikamole (1066) vs. NN (906)

Live Chess | Chess.com | 14 Nov 2011 | 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe54. Qh5+ g6 5. Qxe5+ Ne7?Wrong move(5... Qe7Best

move 6. Qxh8Qxe4+ 7. Kd1 Ne7 8. Nc3Qh4and White is still
winning.) 6. Qxh8 d5 7. Bb5+(7. d4Better. Liberates my bishop at f1.) 7... c6 8. Bd3Not
best.(8. Be2Best. Places the bishop on a better diagonal while protecting the king from
checks.) 8... Nd7 9. Qxh7A little greedy(9. O-OBest move. Get the king safe
first.) 9... Nf6 10. Qh4 Nh511. Qg5With the idea of queen captures queen, pinning the
knight and/or getting my queen back in the game with e5, then maybe d4 or c3.(11. O-
OAgain, better to castle and keep the knight at e7 pinned.)

Actually Nakamura anounced that he would never play 2. Qh5 again, since he won Tata
Steel 2011. I think it is a matter of being mature enough to concern that our opponent is
able to take an advantage of such an awkward opening. Here is a game of me against a
young player where he fell into a little trap. I hope you like it.

1. d4This is a game I actually played in an online

tournament.1... Nf6 2. Nd2 d5 3. b3 e6 4. c4Ng4 5. h3? Ne3!!The queen is trapped,
because... 6. fxe3 Qh4+7. g3 Qxg3#

Actually the damiano defence is considered a dumbass or a patzer opening, where

white takes an easy advantage. This is the main line:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe54. Qh5+ Ke7(4... g6 5. Qxe5+It loses the rook in every
line. 5... Qe7 6. Qxh8Qxe4+ 7. Kd1) 5. Qxe5+ Kf7 6. Bc4+ d5(6... Kg6 7. Qf5+ Kh6 8.
d4+ g59. h41-0) 7. Bxd5+ Kg6 8. h4d4 is also good. Follows h5 and Bg5 e.g.

Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 15 Nov 2011 | ECO: C50

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4Nd4?!Blackburne Shilling

Gambit4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7?? Qxg2 6. Rf1Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3#

Chess.com | 1 Jan 2012

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Nf3e6 5. Qb3 b6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e4dxe4 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9.

Ne5 Ngf610. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 O-O 12. Bxe7Qxe7 13. Bxd7 f6 14. Bc6 Rac815. Bb5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?!4. Nxe5?? Qg5 5. Ng4(5. O-

O Qxe5 6. d3) 5... d5and black is up a piece with a huge attack
scrubmaster (1508) vs. arkledale (1609)
Live Chess | Chess.com | 31 Jul 2012 | 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf64. O-

O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. d3 Bc57. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxc6 Bxg5 9. Bxd7+Bxd7 10. hxg4 hxg4 11. Nx
e5 Bd212. Nxd2 Qh4 13. f4 g3 14. Rf3Qh1#

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc64. Bc4 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nxe5 Bxd17. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Nd5#

Hf2612 (1454) vs. zxzyz (1469)

Live Chess | Chess.com | Round 15 | 1 Aug 2012 | 0-1

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe74. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Bc3Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qx
c3 Qc1#

Gil-PollynMaribao (1582) vs. zxzyz (1453)

Live Chess | Chess.com | Round 07 | 1 Aug 2012 | 0-1

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe74. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Nbd2 Qxf4

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3g6 5. a3 Bg7 6. b4 cxb4 7. axb4Nxb4 8. Ba3 Nc6 9.

Nb5 Bxa110. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxb7+ Ke812. Nxd8 Kxd8 13. Qxa1

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Nd44. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3#

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3e6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc6bxc6 8. Bxd6 N

b6 9. c5White has one a pawn for nothing

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2Nf3#oh

yeah.

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd64. Nc3 Qh4+ 5. g3 Qxg3+ 6. hxg3Bxg3#