In chess, a trap is a move that tempts the opponent to play a bad move, but not necessarily. Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening, some traps have occurred often enough that they have acquired names. If the opponent sees through the trap, it can backfire.
List of chess traps Ordered by chess opening:
Albin Countergambit: Lasker Trap Blackmar–Diemer Gambit: Halosar Trap Bogo-Indian Defence: Monticelli Trap Budapest Gambit: Kieninger Trap Englund Gambit Trap Italian Game: Blackburne Shilling Gambit Petrov's Defence: Marshall Trap Philidor Defence: Légal Trap Queen's Gambit Declined: Elephant Trap Rubinstein Trap Ruy Lopez: Mortimer Trap Noah's Ark Trap Tarrasch Trap Fishing Pole Trap Sicilian Defence: Magnus Smith Trap Siberian Trap Vienna Gambit: Würzburger Trap
See also Gambit Fool's mate Scholar's mate Swindle (chess)
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