An attempt to attract one’s opponent into a line of play which should be advantageous by hoping for miscalculation or little care of the position. The most famous traps are the Blackburne trap, Lasker trap, Rubinstein trap, etc.
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Quotes of the Day
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
No player, however strong, no member, however large, shall stand above FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
Garry has done a lot over the chess board – unbelievable things. He is the greatest world champion in the chess history. The question is what he has done for the federations, what he has done for his own federation.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
Carlsen will sooner or later become World Champion. I like him, he is a Monty Python fan, just like me.
Vishy Anand 2008
