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Chess basics - tricks and traps
Compiled by Arunendra
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2 move checkmate
I Skrypin vs A Glebov, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 2 moves, 0-1

2 move checkmate variant
T Rienaecker vs M Junge, 2004 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Bong cloud leads to checkmate
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0

Kings Gambit can be deadly if you dont know the theory
J Norlin vs Guraj, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 3 moves, 0-1

Queen check forking the undefended bishop
S Degrassi vs A Capece, 2000
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1

Classic Queen bishop 4 move checkmate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 1-0

There are no free pawns if queen's diagonal is open
V Fokin vs Janowski, 1901
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 4 moves, 0-1

Boxing the king in the opening leads to checkmate
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

King's gambit leaves the undefended rook in the corner
M Torre vs B Wall, 1971 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1

Queen got out before minor pieces and got trapped
K Kusin vs J Varfolomeev, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 0-1

Queen forks the knight and king in alapin sicilian
O Sarapu vs P Goffin, 1975 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 4 moves, 1-0

Black's 4 move checkmate
J Spencer vs Takacs, 1981 
(A20) English, 4 moves, 0-1

1.b4 trapping the rook in the corner
P Morriss vs J McDonnell, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian trap for white
K D Reichwald vs G Scheuerlein, 2011 
(B01) Scandinavian, 4 moves, 1-0

trap - combining c5 and g6 can be deadly
H Poetsch vs Y Kraidman, 2013
(B27) Sicilian, 4 moves, 1-0

Boxed king gets checkmated in 4 moves
C F Heng vs B Oh, 2017 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 4 moves, 0-1

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