An opponent who is mirroring you may miss a trap, since checks (and like-for-like captures, for that matter, say QxQ for example) cannot be mirrored.
"There's always one", so it's fun to know the principle to punish it when it occurs :)
1) Notice that your opponent is mirroring 2) Lead your opponent into making a move that allows you to check or perform a like-for-like capture that cannot be mirrored 3) Mate or at least gain material, based on having ruined his position by essentially playing his moves for him.
Note: Make sure that in making an inferior move in order to lead your opponent astray, that they would not gain any advantage too damaging if they should choose that moment to deviate. Like Capa's 9. Qd2?!, it gave Black a small positional advantage, but he will have been confident of his ability to rescue the win anyway.
An opponent who is mirroring you may miss a trap, since checks (and like-for-like captures, for that matter, say QxQ for example) cannot be mirrored.
"There's always one", so it's fun to know the principle to punish it when it occurs :)
1) Notice that your opponent is mirroring
2) Lead your opponent into making a move that allows you to check or perform a like-for-like capture that cannot be mirrored
3) Mate or at least gain material, based on having ruined his position by essentially playing his moves for him.
Note: Make sure that in making an inferior move in order to lead your opponent astray, that they would not gain any advantage too damaging if they should choose that moment to deviate. Like Capa's 9. Qd2?!, it gave Black a small positional advantage, but he will have been confident of his ability to rescue the win anyway.