Pulled out of the Fire (great trap)

I took some lad's advice in Site Ideas and am playing
some non-rated fun games.

Won 3 already am getting thrashed in another.
That Englubd gambit is muff if they don't fall for it.

Here is a win that just finished.
Everything happens on the a8 square.

alfeliz v greenpawn Latvian Gambit

First of all I drop the exchange.
OK I don't have to worry about developing my a8 Rook.

Then I cook up a wonderful trap if he plays h3 to my Ng4.

I'm Black, White to play - what would you do here.



Take e-pawn with the Bishop. Yes no danger there.
Look at my out of play Queen on a8.

Here is the trap.
I'll show you the mate variation - it's wonderful.

(if he plays Rxf2 I get some play with Bc5)



He never fell for it - if he had you have seen this trap posted
in every forum.

He took off the Queens and I feared getting ground down.

But he reacted to my threats.
He should have sacced back the exchange.
I lose one of my Bishops and the a1 Rook gets to play.

You will see it in the full game. I drive his active Rook to a passivve square.

This arose me to play.



I cannot get my Rook to the h-file to give the check.
That bloody Knight. Rf5 then Ne7+.

But thank God he took the a-pawn.
I have no idea what I would have done if he never.

So Rook a8 (this was a key square, a lot happened on here).

then Ra6-h6+ and surely all the pieces around the King win.

He moved the Bishop I go Ra6 he sees the fork but not the threat.
He moved too quick.



I was happy here, then I saw Ne7+ and Nf5 and still my Rook cannot
reach the h-file and the g3 Bishopis is being hit.

But he saw the fork. 26.Nb4 Rh6+ it was all over. (Lucky).

Here is the full game. (I wish he had fallen for my wee trap).

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Here is the trap.
I'll show you the mate variation - it's wonderful.

When I looked at that variation I thought a smothered mate was incoming but instead it was a staircase to hell. Wonderful mate indeed, a shame he didn't sink the bait.

Maybe I should reconsider Latvian Gambit for 1.e4 🙂

Or perhaps not.

I came out of the opening very badly.

This non-rated stuff is OK. The other lad I suppose got into the
swing of things and perhaps took it as lightly as I was doing.
A good clean fun game of chess.

Try one or two UR games - unleash your mind, soar with the Gods.
(remember why you started playing chess in the first place)

That Englund gambit I mentioned where I'm getting beat.

This was the position when I posted. I'm Black.



The lad appeared and we traded blows at blitz.
I spun it aound and won.

His 17.Bb3 was a baddie.
I thought my 'clever' 18...Bd5 mated him as Rd1 cover s the flight Sq
after Bxg2. Never saw the Qh6+ defence. Had to do it ugly though
had a trap against the undefend Queen at the end and if he goes Kd1
I take the Rook. Rgi+ is coming.

Lucky again.

So that's two out of the fire. But it's always swings and roundabouts in chess.
I'll now lose two I should have won.