Sneaky Opening Traps (Guilty Pleasures)

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
He has a little book (pamplet) with some of his games in it. He has talk about the Latvian Gambit in the book (Although it really isn't that much). The book is Victor Pupils An American Master. Hold on a second, and I'll go get my copy to refresh my memory. I have to respond to the other post real quick. 🙂

If Latvian gambit then its Victor Pupols definitely.

Originally posted by doodinthemood
On page one, someone said the refutation to the Englund was 6. Nc3.
It isn't good to think this without reading further into the line! Else you may think you've won, just to be confronted with... 6... Nb4

What are you going to do? 7. Rc1 d5 and black has some ideas
Same with nd4 lines. White is winning, but do not be happy with thinking one move is a refutation.
3. f4.
Now there's a refutation.

I was just saying Nc3 is correct. It is given in the Big Book Of Busts! I have used the line a lot and not seen Nb4. I looked it up in the book by Bucker. He doesn't hold Nb4 in high regard. Another bad variation for black is 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Nc3 Nxe5 5.Nd5. Black has a miserable position in that one too.

Bucker gives 3 black responses that don't work. I don't speak German; however, so I can't make out the text.

Originally posted by Korch
If Latvian gambit then its Victor Pupols definitely.

Victor Pupols American Master By Larry Parr Price on Cover $6.50 🙂
There's a Latvian skittles win over young Fischer.
Under The Theoretical Work Of Viktors Pupols
There is one titled. The Latvian Gambit: Or Black wins if his King can reach a6. 🙂
He gives games and variations he played.
I found the real "refutation" of that line in The Latvian Gambit Lives By Tony Kosten. It may not hold, but black doesn't look good in that book in that line. 🙁

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
The right move, the wrong time.
[pgn] 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 e5 [/pgn]
Refute it

Edit: I just noticed that the analysis that I just posted is totally bogus, so I just deleted it all.. My analysis was based on 3...e5, not 3...Nf6 4 f3 e5. Sorry about that.

I'm starting to think that 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 constitutes white falling into a trap. Anyone who has actually studied the KG won't play it, but a lot of newbie KG players instantly seem to go for that f pawn rather than dare the muzio, suffering things like the following blitz game that I just played:

even after the less suicidal 6. Bxf7, however, white just can't be ok...