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It's a trap!
Compiled by benderules
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12 moves or less

The wool and the fame
G Bastrikov vs Shamkovich, 1958 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 10 moves, 1-0

Fool theme
Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Leave me breath less
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

Supersonic pawn
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

Si non e vero...
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Walking dead
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934 
(C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 0-1

Famous trap
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Good Queen vs bad Queen
I Mazel vs Botvinnik, 1938 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 11 moves, 0-1

Postal trap
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Trapped queen
Tolush vs L Aronson, 1957 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Legal eagle
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

Even the sun has spots
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Quick queening
P Petran vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 0-1

Another foolish trap
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

Open h
T Garner vs L Rowland, 1979 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 9 moves, 0-1

Use the fork
R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933 
(A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1

QGA Old trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Noah's Ark
Bleischmidt vs Lytschuk, 1976 
(B30) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Another fast pawn
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

How not to play the Kings Gambit
O Rigaud vs J Cooper, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 5 moves, 0-1

Traposian
Petrosian vs H Ree, 1971 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 1-0

Dadianesque
A Dadian vs Doubrava, 1895 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

King flank suicide
C Hartlaub vs Rosenbaum, 1892 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 6 moves, 1-0

Legal variation
Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934 
(C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0

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