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
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game.
Lajos Portisch
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savielly Tartakower
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns.
Magnus Carlsen 2016 2016
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower
