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Everyone should learn this trap

https://lichess.org/9TBiR2ND/white

There is a final mating sequence. Can you find it?

https://lichess.org/9TBiR2ND/white There is a final mating sequence. Can you find it?

That's exactly what it is @tpr... Certainly a variant.

That's exactly what it is @tpr... Certainly a variant.

Ok, so I have been asked to do a public study. The critical position is

  1. Bxd5+, Kg6?!

Here's a bunch of winning lines, we have

  1. Qg3+, and (iff) kf6, then

[where "iff" means if and only if]

  1. Bg5+, kg6 forced,

  2. Bxd8+, and neither kh5 or kh6 works as

  3. Qg5#

But what if instead, we had

  1. Qg3+, Kh5, then this variant continues with

  2. Bf7+, g6 forced lines

  3. Qe5+, kh4

  4. h3, Qd1+

  5. Kxd1, Bg4+

  6. hxg4+, Kxg4,

With the beautiful f3#

Ok, so I have been asked to do a public study. The critical position is 10. Bxd5+, Kg6?! Here's a bunch of winning lines, we have 11. Qg3+, and (iff) kf6, then [where "iff" means if and only if] 12. Bg5+, kg6 forced, 13. Bxd8+, and neither kh5 or kh6 works as 14. Qg5# But what if instead, we had 11. Qg3+, Kh5, then this variant continues with 12. Bf7+, g6 forced lines 13. Qe5+, kh4 14. h3, Qd1+ 15. Kxd1, Bg4+ 16. hxg4+, Kxg4, With the beautiful f3#

@AFM-MasterOfChess there you go buddy and all without computer aid ;) All the trap needs is a name, but is a unique variant of the Damiano defense as @tpr pointed out.

@AFM-MasterOfChess there you go buddy and all without computer aid ;) All the trap needs is a name, but is a unique variant of the Damiano defense as @tpr pointed out.

Another variant of the trap

https://lichess.org/kB9DKBkl/white

Another variant of the trap https://lichess.org/kB9DKBkl/white

I cannot find checkmate of course. But it looks similar to some fried liver attack or damiano defence positions and seems to be winning.

I cannot find checkmate of course. But it looks similar to some fried liver attack or damiano defence positions and seems to be winning.

https://lichess.org/5YdjHAXd/white#39

wow i had a game so similar to this, but I went Bc5 before sacking the knight

Lets go Smith morra gambit gang

https://lichess.org/5YdjHAXd/white#39 wow i had a game so similar to this, but I went Bc5 before sacking the knight Lets go Smith morra gambit gang

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