Originally posted by greenpawn34I'm a Scotch Gambit player and many lines transpose into similar traps.
Hi CP.
Once you have seen the Schlechter line in the Danish Gambit you look out for such things.
[pgn]
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+ 9. Qd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 {Now it's anybody's game. I have won both sides of this OTB.} [/pgn]
Still it's good to see a player experimenting and trying things.
Hope this does not put him off fishing about because in doing so he
will be storing ideas and patterns. Learning wee tactical tricks.
I've thumbed him up for effort.
The bad news is the trap is really a bad move, there are too many good
moves for Black, he bound to stumble on one of them.....and it has been seen before.
Ravello -rizzers RHP 2011
Rizzers is a bit of an O'Kelly player and has won over 70% of his game with it.
He has met this line twice.
and
Frami - rizzers RHP 2012
Hi KOP.
The O'Kelly, as in the first posted game can easily transposes into a Nadjorf
if White goes for d4. (more about transpositions later...I can knock that c5 pawn back to c6!)
3.c4 stopping b5 and d5 is a playable, White has holes on d3 d4 so throw in
a d4 and get a bind up - though you may meet players who like playing
against it and know a wee bit more than you.
(if they are common O'Kelly players then there is a strong chance they will.)
But as long as you don't faff about and neglect opening priciples then you
should be able to play any opening. The rule being if in doubt get a piece out.
At this level bring out your bits, grab a fair share of the centre and castle.
Only look for opening kills if you are sure they have broken an opening rule.
Then you must jump on it and react.
A bad opening move can easily turn into a thorn in your side if it is not punished.
If you are gambit inclined toss in 3.b4. and then a3.
or 3.a4 if you want to annoy them.
The plan here is pretend you are Black facing an English (1.c4) and take it from there.
Always be on the look out for transpositions to another opening.
The O'Kelly can swing into a Caro Kann if White playes 3.c3.
How can that happen. A Sicilian is 1...c5, A Caro Kann is 1...c6.
Easy.
Originally posted by greenpawn34That position crops up in a variety of openings doesn't it?
Hi KOP.
[fen]rnbqkbnr/1p1ppppp/p7/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 3[/fen]
The O'Kelly, as in the first posted game can easily transposes into a Nadjorf
if White goes for d4. (more about transpositions later...I can knock that c5 pawn back to c6!)
[fen]rnbqkbnr/1p1ppppp/p7/2p5/2P1P3/5N2/PP1P1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 3[/fen]
3.c4 stopp ...[text shortened]... a6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bc4 {and by a perfectly same series of moves we have the same position.} [/pgn]
