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. If the opponent sees through the trap, it can backfire.
List of chess traps
Ordered by chess opening:
- Albin Countergambit: Lasker Trap
- Blackmar–Diemer Gambit: Halosar Trap
- Bogo-Indian Defence: Monticelli Trap
- Budapest Gambit: Kieninger Trap
- Englund Gambit Trap
- Italian Game: Blackburne Shilling Gambit
- Petrov's Defence: Marshall Trap
- Philidor Defence: Légal Trap
- Queen's Gambit Declined:
- Ruy Lopez:
- Mortimer Trap
- Noah's Ark Trap
- Tarrasch Trap
- Fishing Pole Trap
- Sicilian Defence:
- Vienna Gambit: Würzburger Trap
See also
References
Horowitz, I. A. (1971). All About Chess. New York: Macmillan. pp. 46–47. LCCN 75131476. https://archive.org/details/allaboutchess00horo/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22chess+trap%22 ↩
Horowitz, I. A. (1971). All About Chess. New York: Macmillan. pp. 46–47. LCCN 75131476. https://archive.org/details/allaboutchess00horo/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22chess+trap%22 ↩