Is there a name for this?

Take the position below and the following moves...is there a name for this other than just a "bishop trap"?



1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! Bxb3
3. cxb3

OR

1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! ~
3. Kb2 ~
4. Kxa2

Again, has anyone used this, or does anyone know a name for this?

Originally posted by wittywonka
Take the position below and the following moves...is there a name for this other than just a "bishop trap"?

[fen]r4rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/7q/3Q2N1/7P/PPP2PP1/2KR3R[/fen]

1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! Bxb3
3. cxb3

OR

1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! ~
3. Kb2 ~
4. Kxa2

Again, has anyone used this, or does anyone know a name for this?

I always think of it as the Fischer blunder:
http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2006/12/world-championship-quality-blunders-ii.html

Originally posted by wittywonka
Take the position below and the following moves...is there a name for this other than just a "bishop trap"?

[fen]r4rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/7q/3Q2N1/7P/PPP2PP1/2KR3R[/fen]

1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! Bxb3
3. cxb3

OR

1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! ~
3. Kb2 ~
4. Kxa2

Again, has anyone used this, or does anyone know a name for this?

I'm not sure it has a name, but I often find that this "trap" is often double sided.....

if there happens to be another peice helping out then that sequence just doesn't work.

QED:-



Bxa2 b3?! Ba3+ Kd2 0-1 -- I've lost several games on a similiar principle.

Definitely double sided. Two pawns for a bishop certainly isn't a crushing advantage (not immediately anyway), particularly if those pawns were protecting the king. If the player of the sacrifice can get a rook to an open file created by the sac then the defending player needs to be very careful indeed.

I call it the Noah's krA trap. ;-)

its called as taking the poison pawn...

Originally posted by CrawlIce
I call it the Noah's krA trap. ;-)

Originally posted by Wulebgr
clever

I don't know of a name - but I think the Fischer Blunder works perfectly.

I understand Fischer's explanation (re: Bxh2?? in Spassky-Fischer, game 1 in Reykjavik) was that he was trying to complicate. He thought the position was still drawn because his bishop can escape via h2-g1-f2. Unfortunately Bd2 still keeps it trapped.

It's not as crazy as the Kramnik Blunder (overlooking mate in 1) or the Kasparov Blunder (h6?? vs. Deep Blue).

Originally posted by wittywonka


does anyone know a name for this?