I'm not setting traps anymore :(

This game finished a few minutes ago. Game 11429591

This position arose with me (White to play)



I really wanted to play 9.Be2 inviting him to castle.
If castles I do not have Qd5+ winning the c5 Bishop because of the Knight on e7.

It is a trap but it's to thin. His grade of 1800+ put me off.
If he was under 1500 I would have gone for it or if I was
forced to move my Bishop again I would gone for it.

But this silly retreat would have raised the hackles in any good player.
"What is he up to?"

I nearly did it because castle looks like the obvious reply and the lad
does has a load of other games on the go but it's a shoot-the bolt move.

If he spots it (and it's only a few moves deep) then I have nothing
from the opening except a struggle to prove Be2 was a good move.

In the end I went for an anti castling plan with Be3 and Bc4 and
although I won I would dearly have loved to (and should have) played 11.Be2.

I will not be able to look at myself in the mirror for the next few days.

The trap.

me - pdunne RHP November 2015

Never say never!

Originally posted by greenpawn34
This game finished a few minutes ago. Game 11429591

This position arose with me (White to play)

[fen]r1b1k2r/ppppn1pp/8/1Bb1P3/4p2q/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 9[/fen]

I really wanted to play 9.Be2 inviting him to castle.
If castles I do not have Qd5+ winning the c5 Bishop because of the Knight on e7.

It is a trap but it's to thin. Hi ...[text shortened]... Knight stops it.} 10. g3 Qh3 {Only move.} 11. Bg4 {Wins the Queen. Pretty deep Eh?} 1-0
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Well he gets the rook for queen so all is not lost immediately🙂

Originally posted by greenpawn34
This game finished a few minutes ago. Game 11429591

This position arose with me (White to play)

[fen]r1b1k2r/ppppn1pp/8/1Bb1P3/4p2q/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 9[/fen]

I really wanted to play 9.Be2 inviting him to castle.
If castles I do not have Qd5+ winning the c5 Bishop because of the Knight on e7.

It is a trap but it's to thin. Hi ...[text shortened]... Knight stops it.} 10. g3 Qh3 {Only move.} 11. Bg4 {Wins the Queen. Pretty deep Eh?} 1-0
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Umm, I'm wondering if sonhouse has a point. I've only looked at the screen but after 3. ... Qxf1 4. Kxf1 Rxf2+ or 4. Qxf1 Rxf2 (threatening a discovered check) it's looking a little less controlled than I'd like coming out of a combination.