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
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when their are only wasting their time.
Bernard Shaw
Maybe I had something of Capablanca. Why should I prepare when I have ideas?
Svetozar Gligoric 1989 NIC
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men
Savielly Tartakower
Petrosian-Spassky? To think I could have watched an excellent football match instead!
Mikhail Tal 1966
