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| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 10:00:49 play online chess |  Subject: Opening MISTAKES: common/specific aor TRAPS :Message: So any frequent mistakes you are seeing, Please post if you will. And I'd like to include any "Traps" anyone wants to share. Regards, Craig A.C. (While I wont declare all these certainly "lost", they certainly give the edge or more to the other player. Uh, and they probably ARE lost vs Kasparov, Anand or Kramnik. Probably even Leko! -grin- ... }8-) |
| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 10:29:26 play online chess | Some mistakes vs 1.e4 openings : Message: I've heard players state they believed this good for black with the idea that the Queen should not be moved early or it will be subject to harrassment. Often that's a good general rule. But not here. The queen is not weak; it is strong and centralized! In a position where BL does not have many minor pieces left to kick the Queen with. And a move like ...c5 to do it gains him nothing but a weak d5 square. Common moves here that work better: 4... (Bc5/Nf6/even Qf6 or Qh5 or even the somewhat passive but solid...d6) For EG after 4...Bc5 then if 5.Nc6 most common is bxc6 and to play for later ...d5 using the c6 jpawns support. But also 5.Nxc6 Qf6!? threatening 6....Qxf2 can recover then by 6....Qxc6. **** Center Game: For some reason Fritz has played this but its not good: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 d5 ? Trust me. **** REALLY BAD IS: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 f6 ? 3.dxe5 fxe5 ?? 4.Qh5+ and if Either 4...g6 or Ke7 5.Qxe5+ is just tooo painful for BL. *** Then there is Diamano's Opening: Some will keep playing it anyway, but its "difficult" for BL after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6? 3. Nxe5! or even the natural 3.Bc4!? Trust me ******* A Trap: Sicilian Dragon 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4 Bg7? (correct is Nc6 first here) 7.e5 dxe5 8.fxe5 now the Worst for BL is Ng4?? 9.Bb5+ and BL drops a piece, or a Queen with worst play. It continues either: 8....Ng4?? 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Qxg4! because the Bd7 is pinned and cannot recapture on g4. But even worse is: 8....Ng4 9.Bb5+ Kf8 ??? 10.Ne6+ ! fxe6 11.Qxd8+Kf7 12.o-o+ Bf6 13.Qxh8 and things are lookin BAD!! [:-) *********************** "Good Skill" Everyone ! |
| Posted by dokesa mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 12:18:09 play online chess | Damiano's Defense Message: |
| Posted by juve_leo mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 15:30:12 play online chess | e4 Traps Message: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4?? 4. Qe2 Black loses tempo trying to defend the knight and if he does move the night lets say 4... Nf6 5. Nc3+ black loses his queen |
| Posted by juve_leo mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 15:30:56 play online chess | e4 Traps Message: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4?? 4. Qe2 Black loses tempo trying to defend the knight and if he does move the night lets say 4... Nf6 5. Nc6+ black loses his queen |
| Posted by aqeel mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 18:01:05 play online chess | This is a good link! Message: p.s: when ever I write this link with http:// , the portion after .com disappears (!?) |
| Posted by juve_leo mailcafe.net 5/25/2005 19:07:25 play online chess | Petroffs Defense Message: |
| Posted by theswiftone mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 10:48:26 play online chess | Too many 1.e4 traps Message: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 Blacks fourth move appears to give up a pawn due to 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nxd5 with the assistance of the pin of the f6 Knight.... However 6...Nxd5! 7.Bxd8 Bb4+! and White must give back the Q and Black is a knight for a pawn up. |
| Posted by jsemmens mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 15:25:52 play online chess | Petroff Defense Message: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4?? 4. Qe2 Black loses tempo trying to defend the knight and if he does move the night lets say 4... Nf6 5. Nc6+ black loses his queen" ~juve_leo black could save the queen and lose the rook intesd however, but the proper dense is: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 ... |
| Posted by adamastor mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 18:50:12 play online chess | Spanish Opening Message: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6 7.d4?? exd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 c5 and the bishop is gone... once again this is more like a mistake, anyway in every trap theres a mistake involved. |
| Posted by juve_leo mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 19:02:47 play online chess | jsemmens Message: |
| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 5/30/2005 23:54:25 play online chess | Another Message: Brad Jenison(X) - Craig Collister(X) 1987 APCT Regional Team Championship : 1.c4 f5 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Ne4 5.Nxe4 fxe4 6.Bg5 ?? exf3 ! 7.Bxd8 Bb4+ 8.Qd2 Bxd2+ 9.Kxd2 fxg2 Resigns .... 10.Bxg2 Kxd8 0-1 *** aqeel Thanks for contributing that great trap site! The quantity there is overwhelming. About your computer problem; I got there fine by pasting only this part: geocities.com/lifemasteraj/chess_traps.html My Explorer just puts in the " http:// " part automatically, and it took me there No Problem. Have you tried it without the http part. Nothing disappeared on mine. Regards, Craig A.C. |
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