Chess opening traps
The famous traps, each checked with Stockfish: the moves, why the slip loses, and how the other side stays out of it.
Traps for White
- Fried Liver AttackItalian Game · wins a winning attack on the exposed king
- Légal's MatePhilidor Defense · wins mate
- Petrov TrapPetrov's Defense · wins the queen
- Caro-Kann Smothered MateCaro-Kann Defense · wins mate
- Queen's Gambit Accepted TrapQueen's Gambit Accepted · wins the rook on a8, or a piece if Black blocks
- Scholar's MateBishop's Opening · wins mate
- Damiano Defence TrapDamiano Defense · wins a winning attack on the open king
- Magnus Smith TrapSicilian Defense · wins the queen
- Hanham TrapPhilidor Defense · wins a pawn, with Qh5 hitting f7 and e5
- Dutch Bishop TrapDutch Defense · wins mate
Traps for Black
- Elephant TrapQueen's Gambit Declined · wins a piece
- Lasker TrapQueen's Gambit Declined · wins a piece, and the queen after ...Bg4+
- Siberian TrapSicilian Defense · wins the queen or mate: ...Qh2# and ...Nxe2+ are both threatened
- Kieninger TrapBudapest Gambit · wins mate
- Englund Gambit TrapEnglund Gambit · wins mate
- Stafford Gambit TrapPetrov's Defense · wins mate
- Blackburne Shilling GambitItalian Game · wins mate
- Traxler CounterattackItalian Game · wins a winning attack on the king
- Fishing Pole TrapRuy Lopez · wins mate
- Noah's Ark TrapRuy Lopez · wins the bishop on b3
- From's Gambit TrapBird Opening · wins mate
By opening
- Italian Game traps
- Philidor Defense traps
- Petrov's Defense traps
- Caro-Kann Defense traps
- Queen's Gambit Accepted traps
- Queen's Gambit Declined traps
- Sicilian Defense traps
- Budapest Gambit traps
- Englund Gambit traps
- Bishop's Opening traps
- Damiano Defense traps
- Dutch Defense traps
- Ruy Lopez traps
- Bird Opening traps