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
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
I believe that every world champion has a greatness of his own.
Kiril Georgiev 2017
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.
Mark Dvoretsky
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening.
Boris Spassky
