A discussion of Lasker's Trap, which shows up in the Albin Countergambit to the Queen's Gambit. I had to use WinBoard for this lecture because PGNMentor does not allow me to promote my pawn to a knight.
It is one of my favorite opening traps; in the 2000 Chicago Open I won two games with it. ... chess pullin' torre attack ...
How to reach a position in 4 moves ... Chess Opening Problem Reach a position in 5 moves ...
Bird's Opening Chess Game. A Good Game by me at the LPO Chess Tournament in winston-Salem , NC 7-27-2008 ... chess instruction ...
Opening..." video where I go over a couple more lines of the Ponziani, as well as black's main refutation. ... ponziani ...
The Polish Opening, or Orangutan, is used as a surprise weapon in tournament chess to avoid standard opening theory. Don't let it surprise you. End the monkey business with 1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.a3 b5! I didn't invent the move 3...b5!, as far as I know IM Angelo Young did, but I've been using it ever since I saw his game against my former high school teammate FM Florin Felecan. Any Polish fans who feel I am mis-evaluating a position in this video, feel free to leave a comment...
This video explores the Mortimer Trap which is attributed to the player James Mortimer. This trap can be played by black in the Ruy Lopez opening. If white falls for the trap, the white player will be subject to a positional nightmare.
This video explores the Magnus Smith Trap, coined after the three time Canadian Chess Champion Magnus Smith. It's a trap that white can play in the Sozin (also known as Fischer variation) of the Sicilian Defence.
This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the King's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has devastating consequences if taken. The video also covers white's best option to avoid the trapping lines and create a comfortable position from which to work from.
This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the Queen's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has horrible consequences if taken. The video also covers what black should play if white does not fall for the trap, including the Cambridge Spring and Orthodox defense lines.