List of chess traps

When opening traps is called in chess move sequences in the opening phase of a game that lure the enemy in an error.

Opening Traps are often (for example, by so-called poisoned farmers ) realized by offering an apparent or real material gains, the adoption initiates the loss of the lot or other permanent disadvantages in the game.

If the opening trap with some psychological skills supported by appropriate facial expressions and gestures, the opponent often believes in a clerical chess partner and engages courageously to.

Examples

In the Russian defense after the moves 1 e2 -e4 e7 - e5 2 Sg1 -f3 - f6 Ng8 3 Sf3xe5 Sf6xe4? White can with train 4th Dd1 - e2 " make the case " a. Black must now build with Qd8 - e7 a Gegenfesslung in the e-line (after 5 De2xe4 d7 - d6, the figure is recovered ) because after retraction of the jumper e4 by example f6 the White with 5 Ne5 - c6 a discovered check is and the black queen wins (see chart 1).

A completely different motif used the former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine in a game against Moner (see diagram 2). In the resulting from the Caro- Kann Defence position Alekhine captivates with 5 Dd1 - e2 the black pawn on e7, so that 6 Ne4 - d6 with a strangled Matt threatens ( the farmer can not beat on d6). Moner actually overlooked the case, pulled 5 ... Ng8 - f6 and was checkmate.

Other well-known examples of opening traps are the Seekadettenmatt or play the Queen's Gambit accepted.