Lecture on London Opening Traps

Introduction

• Initial perception: London opening as boring and unexciting
• Discovery: 17 exciting opening traps
  • 3 for Black (blue), 14 for White
• Objective: Show all 17 traps, from least popular to most popular
• Recommendation: Watch entire video for full benefit
• Note: Credits to other YouTube creators; links in description

Trap 1: Queen Trapped

• Only 14 players fallen for this
• Setup: Black uses e6, c5, Qb6 to attack b2 pawn
• Key Move: a3
• Sequence:
  1. Nc3 Qb6
  2. a3 Qxb2
  3. Na4 - Queen trapped

Trap 2: Bishop Pin and Fork

• 355 players fallen for this
• Sequence: D4, D5, Nf3, Nf6, Bf4, c5, e3, Nd2, Bf5, exd4, exd4, Ng4, Bg6, Bb5, Rc8, takes, Ba6 - Rook trapped

Trap 3: Greek Gift Sacrifice

• 426 players fallen for this
• Sequence: D4, D5, Bf4, e3, Bd3, Nf3, O-O, c3, Nbd2, cxd4, exd4, Nd7, Nf3, Qc7, Bxh7+, Ng5, Qc2 - Winning

Trap 4: Bishop b6 Attack

• 488 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, Bf4, e3, c5, b6, Nc3, Bb7, Nb5, d6, dxc5, takes, Bxc7 - Winning

Trap 5: Knight Takes Undefended Bishop

• 551 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, d5, Bf4, e3, Bf4, g3, Bd3, e3, Nd2, Nc5, Nd6, Rd8, Ba6+ - Winning

Trap 6: Crazy Bishop Sac

• 689 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, e3, Nf3, c6, Bd3, Bb6, c4, Nc3, Qa4, Bd6, Ba6+, Bxd6, Qxd6, Rc1, Nc6, Nb5 - Win

Trap 7: Greek Gift Again

• 860 players fallen for this
• Sequence: Nf3, d4, e3, Bd3, e5, e4, Ne5, Nd2, f4, gxf4 - Greek gift: Bxh7+, Ng5 - Winning

Trap 8: Attack Be6 Pawn

• 898 players fallen for this
• Sequence: 1.d4, d5, 2. Bf4, 3. e3, Qb3, Qd7, Ne5 - b5 Qe8 - Nc6

Trap 9: Fork Attack

• 901 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, Bf4, Qb6, Nc3, Qxb2, Bx3 exd5 Rx1, black cannot castle, winning

Trap 10: Pawning the Bishop

• 984 players fallen for this
• Sequence: c4, d4, d6, Nc3, Nd2, Nxe5, Qxe5, Be9, b5, Qb6, Bxc4, dxc5 Qf4 - winning

Trap 11: Threatend Checkmate combos

• 121,000 players fallen for this
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Trap 12: Knight c6 Fork

• 1654 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, Bf4, Nf6, c6, Bf7, Nb5, Nd6+ - winning

Trap 13: Greek Gift Exchange Sack

• 2311 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, e3, Bf4, Qb3, Nxe5, Bd7, Rb7 exd5 Rd5

Trap 14: Qe4-Gift

• 2709 players fallen for this
• Sequence: d4, e3, D5 - f3, Be5:
• Bxh7 nf5 Re1 - Winning

Trap 15: f3 x Knightline

• 3176 players fallen for this
• Nf3, c6, g5, B-g5, Q-a5
• Trap Avoided: g2 check, bishop g7 or g5

Trap 16: h6-e8-Rook

• 3437 players fallen for this
• Bf4 d3-c3, Bf3 e4-ke7-Bishop-N8,
• H7-exf4: Greek Gift

Final: Nb5 Fork Trap

• 31,000 players fallen for
• Sequence:
  • d4, d5, Nf3, Nc3, e3 c6, Nc6-Nb5 - Nc, xd6, Job