Traps

What is a trap? I hear all the time about people setting up traps and such, but what actually defines a trap? Would this game count? Game 3441422

no. Trap is something else. Here blunders decided.

I don't think that it qualifies as a trap, I think the better players will just call it a Blunder on your opponents part,

This is coming from someone who varies from 1170-1230, so don't take it to heart. ^.^

But wouldn't an opponent have to blunder to fall into the trap? Otherwise it wouldn't really be a trap, would it?

Good point, I guess,

But the one you showed was a very obvious blunder.

I don't know the specifics or anything, like I said, don't take what I say to heart.

Does anyone have a good example of a trap that they could post? Or perhaps refer me to a game where one was used?

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
Does anyone have a good example of a trap that they could post? Or perhaps refer me to a game where one was used?

I think move 20b in this game probably qualifies as a trap - the white bishop is immobilized and then captured a few moves later. Very simple though...

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Originally posted by woof
I think move 20b in this game probably qualifies as a trap - the white bishop is immobilized and then captured a few moves later. Very simple though...

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Originally posted by azalin76
I don't think that it qualifies as a trap, I think the better players will just call it a Blunder on your opponents part,

This is coming from someone who varies from 1170-1230, so don't take it to heart. ^.^

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
But wouldn't an opponent have to blunder to fall into the trap? Otherwise it wouldn't really be a trap, would it?

To me, a trap consists of a hidden tactic, often in the opening, that exploits a weakness in an opponent's position that has arisen as a result of a seemingly reasonable move.

Here's a trap in the Morra gambit.
1.e4...c5
2.c4...dxc4
3.c3...dxc3
4.Nxc3...d6
5.Bc4...Nf6
6.e5!...dxe5??



Then
7.Bxf7+!
and the deflection on the king wins the black queen.

I like the Lasker trap in the albin counter gambit... pretty easy to fall into if you're unfamiliar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasker_Trap

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
What is a trap? I hear all the time about people setting up traps and such, but what actually defines a trap? Would this game count? Game 3441422

Ok this clears up a lot of things. So I guess it's pretty much just hoping that your opponent will miss the set-up and blunder into it. Thanks.