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In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a bad move. Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening , some traps have occurred often enough that they have acquired names.
The Siberian Trap is a chess opening trap. After a series of natural moves in the Smith–Morra Gambit of the Sicilian Defence , White can lose a queen . The name appears to result from Boris Schipkov of Novosibirsk in southwestern Siberia .
The second Tarrasch Trap, sometimes referred to as the Dresden Trap, occurs in the Steinitz Variation. Tarrasch published analysis of this trap in 1891, but 18 months later Georg Marco fell into it in Tarrasch versus Marco, Dresden 1892. [1] Tarrasch spent just five minutes thinking during the entire game. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6. The trap begins with Black playing the Berlin Defense to the Ruy Lopez. Although the Berlin was much more popular in the 19th century than in the 20th, it "became the height of theory when Vladimir Kramnik used it as his main defense to defeat Garry Kasparov in their 2000 World Championship match."
In chess, the Monticelli Trap is a combination in the Bogo–Indian Defence, named for Italian champion Mario Monticelli from the game Monticelli versus Prokeš, Budapest 1926. [1] Although it is called a trap because White wins the exchange, Black does obtain some compensation. The trap begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
The Fishing Pole is a chess opening trap most common in the Ruy Lopez (especially in the Berlin Defence and Exchange Variations), however, the trap can be used in any opening or in the middle of the game. Its broadest definition is a move that sacrifices a knight or bishop on the g-file to open up the h-file, after the opponent king has short ...
The Noah's Ark Trap is a family of traps in the Ruy Lopez chess opening in which a white bishop is trapped on the b3-square by black pawns. [1] The origin of the name is uncertain. The shape of the black pawns on a6, b5, and c4 may resemble an ark, or the name may suggest that the trap is "as old as Noah's Ark". [2]
Download QR code; Print/export ... The Marshall Trap is a chess opening in Petrov's Defence named after Frank ... Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. c4 Bg4 9 ...