A good trap to know, all though I don't play the Kan.
NN vs B Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
A trap I fell for before: taking the P in the deferred alapin.
Bacrot vs S Guliev, 1993  (B50) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
The infamous petrov trap
NN vs E Fossan, 1991  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
A good early mate; unlike scholar's this is fall-for-able.
Henricksen vs Pedersen, 1937  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
The Damiano's "Defense"
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
An attempt to hold on to the pawn loses a knight here.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0
Here it loses more
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
How not to play the kings gambit.
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
Scholar's mate
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0
Destroying Scholar's mate
Adow vs Borissow, 1889  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
Punishing 2...Qf6
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Another Damiano Defense-like game, this time in the KGD
W Knoop vs L Malandain, 1995  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
And again, this time the Center Game.
Alekhine vs NN, 1936  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
Interesting gambit Idea; excellent response.
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
A queen sac mate in the opening!
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
13..Nb6 leads to Polugaevsky's awesome sacrifice line.
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
A neat trap in the Dragon Variation.
V Borsony vs A Laustsen, 1956  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
10...axb5 is considered the best move once in the trap!
Kholmov vs V Shinkevich, 1999  (B33) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Another early smothered mate like in the budapest gambit.
P Hultin vs T Fromm, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0
Another early smothered mate
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
The Tarrasch trap
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1892  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
Legal's Mate
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qxd5
P Belmondo vs G Gilardi, 1989  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Similar to Legal's mate but prettier.
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934  (C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 0-1
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