Opening Traps - Beware! II

This next installment shows some more traps, including a queen sacrifice, and a smothered trap.

1. Legal's Trap

A lot of people are familiar with this mate, but I'll post it anyway, as it's always good to see. It comes out of Phildor's Defence. (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6)

3. Indian Mate

The third, and for now, final, mate, arises out of what is known as the Lazard Gambit of the Indian Game (1.d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5) and was originally played between two French masters.

Hope you enjoyed these!

For the first installment, go to http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/opening-traps---beware-i

- j_brodu

One question on 2. Budapest Trap:

"The two logical interpositions are Bd2 and Nbd2. The latter develops a piece, and is thus the correct choice."

Why not 6. Nc3 

This seems more logical than Nbd2. Is there something I am missing here?

6. Nc3 was the main move last time I checked so there shouldn't be any wrong with it.

Both are ok (Nc3 and Nbd2) the mistake for white in the puzzle is 7.a3 followed 8.axb4, if you'd had played Nbd2 the logical continuation there is to play 7.e3, protecting the c pawn and distinguishing the danger from the trap blacks bishop on b4 isn't doing that much to try and chase it away just loses tempo and if you're not concentrating falling into the trap. Some people prefer Nbd2 to avoid weak double pawns on the c file and allow black to get the gambit pawn back.

Either choice of knight move is comfortable for white.

Thanks j_brodu for posting the traps I enjoyed looking through them.

I wonder about that budapest trap... is black getting himself into trouble there if White plays correctly? Or is it an equalizing line? Where are the improvements for White (other than the line I give below -- and how do you evaluate the line I give below?)

Hi,

Thanks for explaining the traps. I hadn't seen them before. It is very interesting, because so I can learn to see these traps and maybe try to play it.

Thomas

LOL. Yes, my dream of keeping the bishop pair does run afoul of that, doesn't it?!

So we're left with this:

All these ae sooooo basic. I gave a example of a trap in the Alekhine defense. This is the Lasker trap in the Albin Counter Gambit.

Nice traps! 

thanks guys