19 Sep 11
I have yet to pull it off on someone, but learning traps that has certainly has helped me to look for those types of patterns. I would never have thought of this line of attack, and perhaps some of my moves weren't the best. Feel free to call me out if I should have made different ones. 🙂
19 Sep 11
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperSweet!You did pull it off.It's a genuine Légal and I think you played it well.
I have yet to pull it off on someone, but learning traps that has certainly has helped me to look for those types of patterns. I would never have thought of this line of attack, and perhaps some of my moves weren't the best. Feel free to call me out if I should have made different ones. 🙂
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Légal's mate is more than just an opening trap.The pattern comes in many shapes and sizes and can occur in many positions.Renaud and Kahn's 'The art of the checkmate' has a very good chapter on it.
Here's an example from the book highlighting one of it's different aspects