Chess Traps: Halosar Trap

[D3ADR1GHT]

wait... also 5:45 bishop takes rook for the exchange?

[D3ADR1GHT]

How is the queen being attacked at 3:37 ?

[Majorchessfan]

at 3:16 I would of moved knight to the right lmao.

[SirWreckNTexan]

This is quite possibly the worse trap I've ever learned. For the reason of, black never plays the line to enter into the trap. In the past month of attempting to lay this trap, it has not once worked because of the line. The line can have zero variations for it to work the way the video shows.

[sowcratees]

You can't tell the king from queen durring your commentary. Very annoying for the beginner.

[MissPielops]

@sowcratees Lol, I see we have a chess noob here. The King is the one with the little cross on it's head, just remember that. Also, remember the "Queen to it's color" rule when setting up the chessboard. Light queen goes to light square, Dark queen goes to dark square.

[JamTheTurn]

I tried this but my opponents make different moves so i found an alternative it goes 1.d4d5 2.e4dxe4 3.Nc3Nf6 4.f3exf3 5.Qxf3Bg4 6.Qxb7Nbd7 7.Nb5Rb8 8.Nxc7+ Rook usually goes to c8 but i follow with Bf4

[superthingguy]

after Qb7, why doesn't black just take the rook with the bishop?

[dannymaxtikill]

there's flaw in that trap

[montego24]

this is kevin from the chess web site dot com keep that in mind and this move puts a lot of pressure to the X square!!!!

keep going kevin i like your videos!

[pikan13]

what is your advice if blacks, instead of capturing white's e4 pawn, just protects is own d5 pawn with a e6 pawn? what is the best move to continuing atacking?

[RexPetrov]

if black is a MORON

[NisseHult101]

Very nice trap! I had always heard that black could get into trouble by Qxd4 in the BDG line with Qxf3, but didn't really know why. Now I see why! :-)

[NewVahan2011]

Well, if he doesn't fall into the trap, the game will be very tough for white, being down two pawns down - even having the lead in development.

[masterjosch]

5:37 why doesn't black just take the rook on d1? 

[Sfeffo22]

@masterjosch White comes to c6 with the queen.

[0NoxAeterna0]

@Sfeffo22 Then Black can take the white queen with his queen.

[0NoxAeterna0]

@masterjosch I tried playing it out, white will be gaining a material advantage after Kxd5-Qxe3, Nxc7-Kd8 (or d7), Nxa8. White is up a knight.

[CallItKarma1980]

@masterjosch Simple answer, if black takes rook, king takes bishop black wins exchange, if black takes bishop (with check) he gets a bishop for free

[olot100]

@masterjosch Because if he takes rook he will get checkmated: After Kb1, Bxd1 (bishop takes rook), Qc6 check and forcing Kd8, Qxc7 check again forcing Ke8, Nd6, forcing exd6, Bf5 check and leaving black 1 move before mate, Nd7, Qxd7 checkmate.

[albertqwer16]

@masterjosch cause then game over for black

[thetimo18]

@masterjosch because he will be chessmate

[nintendocollectable]

@masterjosch Then white will play Nxc7++

[nintendocollectable]

@nintendocollectable nvm

[Spooie]

what if black doesn't take the gambit on move 2? what if they develop there pawns and minor pieces? do you throw this trap out the window?

[monongahelian]

After white gives up his third pawn to blacks queen at d4 and plays bishop e3 what is whites best move if black decides to move his queen back to d8?That's what a buddy of mine did and it kind of thru me off.You can't castle long.Is there another line. Another friend I used this against it works great.Not fast c.mate but picking away at his pieces.

[choipnugget]

@monongahelian Analysis w/Houdini suggests Rd1, attacking the queen. Then black should block with Nb8-d7. Followed by 8. Qg3 e6 9. Nh3 Can someone explain why that would be the best move for white? I thought develop light-squared bishop to e2, but after 9. ...Bd6, 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qh6 and Rxg2 is allowed. But why develop to h3 and not f3? Analysis shows that the next few moves play out the same. Wouldn't f3 ultimately be a more active square?

[jacovc1986]

just did that, he didn't fall in it, taking his queen to g4 and we end in stalemate :)

[xXWindG0dXx]

I learned how to open in chess from your videos. Thanks for all the helpful info!

[drumminmaniac]

Genius!

[Powerlight958]

6:30 - I lost the game.

[zitternden]

@Powerlight958 try again!

[didymus0987]

at 3:43 instead of Na6 rather QxNb5

[SchengW]

@didymus0987 dont forget the f1 B

[dinosaur4]

@didymus0987 then bishop takes queen

[Kingomegared]

@didymus0987 the knight is protected by the bishop on F1 black would lose its queen and be in check.

[betaprime2011]

6 people had the trap used on them

[1Deejay7]

@betaprime2011 ...make that 7

[betaprime2011]

6 27 is wronggggggggggggggggggggggggg

[TheNightsMoon]

subbed 

[borcudo]

5:49

- And now the Queen is gonna bring his ....

Wait a minute.... WTF

[Sianistic]

after kb1 at 5:44, whats to stop black from munching up Bxd1?

[TheFearUnlimited]

@Sianistic nc7 mate

[TheFearUnlimited]

@Sianistic my bad its a force and mate will follow shortly after

[TheFearUnlimited]

@TheFearUnlimited *fork

[didymus0987]

@Sianistic if white knight goes to c7 it will be checkmate so black moves his queen to stop it.

[commentableuser]

4:34, Wouldn't taking the rook just inevitably lead to a forced mate?

[MegaWassabii]

At 5:36 why doesn't the bishop take the rook screwing up the attack white has?

[GFY8879]

thx for the vid. i played this and every move went to a tee up to 6:03, where black instead played Rc8 (which kinda prolonged the game by just a bit but i was still able to get a checkmate). Anyway black plays Rc8, then the remainder of the game went like this: ... Nxa7 e5... Bb5+ c6... Bxc6+ Rxc6... Nxc6 Bxd1... Qc8#

[talstory]

in the final position i think white would have problems 2 pawns down against a competent player, as yes black is down in development but if he can castle he should be ok, there seems no obvious way for white to attack him...

[cekinxxx]

5:00 its checkmate for white not good game

[WhiteFlameAB]

5:00 "that's a good game for black." How?

[nprindaclub]

@WhiteFlameAB he means its checkmate

[MrArmabeast]

you just lost the game

[TheSanguineNight]

what if at 4:07 black place his rook on b8 what should be the white's response

[0111person]

@TheSanguineNight take the knight on a6, continue the attack

if black tries to twart your attack by doing something like rook taking your b5 knight you retake with your white squared bishop and then if he really really wants to screw your attack up and sacrifices his queen for a bishop you still have your queen to defend and you are very far up in development and material, if he doesn't do something crazy and takes your rook you can take back and be 1 point up in material and up in developemen

[Ptrgrffn1]

at 5:36, can someone tell me why instead of the black queen taking the bishop on e3, the black bishop cant just take the rook on d1?

[RawlstonLee]

ok

[RawlstonLee]

halostar..Interesting& aggressive plays..

[Spudst3r]

That said, I think I will definitely be using the Blackmar Gambit (and hopefully the Halosar trap) when I start with 1. e4 and black pulls 1... d5. I respond to that with my Queens pawn (2. d5) already, so this opening adds on to that nicely.

- Looks great for speed chess, lots of open play!

- Seems great for getting new players into the skill of playing an open game without a queen, in particular handling bishop/knight play.

Against a good player I'd be hesitant to play this though.

[Spudst3r]

I still feel like a good player could develop with a tight defensive positional game that could negate the development advantages and lead to black eventually leading with two pawns into the end game.

Once the queens trade this seems like a pretty hard opening to get right and White is forced to be super ultra aggressive at the end of the opening or it will get squeezed out in the end by the pawn disadvantage.

[thedemonkid203]

I powned someone using the trap, he was totally caught off-guard when I sacrificed my queen for his bishop.

[aro327]

i just beat somebody using this felt good.

[potomychto878]

hello Kevin was watching this video and i spoted an interesting move after the Queen takes the pawn on b7. (white rook b8) what do you think?

[PandauL]

as you can see 3: 11 is not check mate black can move horse to d7

[Masterak0]

@PandauL WTF ! the Black king is being atacked by the knight.... the knight cant be captured so the king must move and there is no move...

[thedemonkid203]

at around 9:18, Whats preventing Q a4?

[thegamehaa]

@thedemonkid203 Because the knight on c3 can take it as well its a pointless move because a pawn push onto b3 would totally destroy that. That forces him off the 4 groups and if that happens the checkmate is imminent. And its a waste of a move.

[xJourney81]

This is a very risky trap for white. At 5:50 when black checks white with the queen after taking the bishop, once white moves black then has a free rook to capture. Keep that in mind when executing the trap. Other than that i really enjoyed the videos from thechesswebsite.

[Norbert66676667]

at 4:44 after Rc8?? I will rather take the rook with the Queen and give checkmate...:)

[dagger1331]

@Norbert66676667 Dont forget bishop on g4

[Masterak0]

@Norbert66676667 at 4:44 u would take the rook ? that check and after this ur queen would be captured by the light square bishop in g4 ... i cant understand u guys ... even if u cant see the moves at least trust kevin ... he cant just says bullshit here ...

[dylan2009ist]

i really dont think white has enough compensation for 2 pawns 9:46 -with out queens i think white will be screwed in an end game 40 moves later. THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE, :)

[Einfrein]

5:35 Why don't Black capture the rook instead of bishop? I'm not saying black is in a good position, but wouldn't black have a better position?

[fb3b132]

@ 5:39 why would white take the bishop instead of the rook on d1?

[669881]

Great trap!! I really like the Blackmar-Diemer gambit especially when Black plays the Scandinavian Defence against me which sometimes can bring me to loose up my king.. I'll use this trap when playing the BDG.. Thanks a lot, Kevin!!

[killcode57]

awesome trap

[TheMarineMagic486]

Hey Kevin i have a chess tournament this month and i only started playing last year.. Some of the kids were playing won first place at the nationals in atlanta.....Any good plays or advice........please help our players are half decent and we havent won anything speciall......

[BOY221988]

what if black moves 6...Qe5?

[qertasdfgzxcvb]

I just won a game with the Halosar Trap. THANKS, KEVIN!

[TheFongpangchow]

what if black's first move is knight to F6?

[jliu524]

@TheFongpangchow don't be ridiculous if he moves Nf6 first then obviously you will need to play a different opening

[TheFongpangchow]

nice opening.. but what if black's first move is Night to F6?

[ShadyForce4]

why wouldnt he kill the rook at 5:50 ?

[mrtmat]

This is a brilliant opening. I've had a lot of success with it.

[IdiosyncraticChild]

This is awesome! Gonna use it in my next tourney!

[WhiteChocolate0o]

at 2:30 what would white do if black pushed their pawn to c6?

[CaptainHabib]

how to continue if bishop takes the rook after the queen moves to b7?

[MrS4League97]

Why do they call the Knight, Bishops, Queens and Rooks minor pieces, when they are probably the most important. Doesn't the word minor mean 'of little importance'?

[ACompanionCube]

@MrS4League97 they aren't as important as the king D:

[10111269]

Every time i have tried this, instead of moving the black queen to b4 or g4 after B.e3, black instead moves his queen to e5. This stops my knight from forking at c7. Any tips would be much appreciated.

[BaliBacki]

Thanks for all the nice videos, I just start playing chess and they help me a lot. my question now - what is the best move if black at 4:05 just takes the rug with his bishop? Then black king has nothing to worry about at the d line anymore and if we take his rug he can start with his queen to take pawns and check the white king? Thanks for answer

[MILOSHITZA]

3 that dislikes fallen in to the trap :)

[DW2727]

I watched your video about a month ago and I have been playing Blackmar-Diemer Gambit ever since, hoping that at some point SOMEONE that I played would fall into the trap. Finally, Today, IT HAPPENED. He did every single thing, mention in the video, taking the queen and letting me checkmate him in nine moves with Nxc7. He was, as you said, a moron. Thank You sooo much for posting this video and letting me perform this incredible trap.

[MannyHMo]

Thank you. Very clear explanation. Who or what is Halosar ? Is it a person or place ?

[Ineedfriends69]

Bro I love your videos, it gets me hype to play chess, but at 4:00(sorry Idk how to tagg the timer on videos) When he tries to trade up queen, can't you just take their c7 pawn giving up the black queen when the white knight takes the black queen on c7 and then your knight taking back white's knight on c7 and check mate :D?

[MikeHOOD777]

I dont understand, why not to take his rook with our queen whether he moves a8-c8 whether not. Our rook on d1 controls the d line and the queen check-mate the black king on the 8's line. The queen can't be taken by any black's pice.

[qertasdfgzxcvb]

Good one! I'm now starting to use the Blackmar-Diemer to avoid the Scandinavian, so this little trick might be very useful for me.

[asoersygogsej1234]

Awesome

[YayRogues]

Epic, good job

[Paddamtsssj]

what would happen if black would play 8...Nd7 instead of 8...Na6

[turquoiseguy]

@Paddamtsssj As far as I can see there will be no problem proceeding with the plan described to perform should black play Na6.

[MagicPIayer]

kevin, you sound different in every video I've seen. Are there 4 Kevin's from the chesswebsite?

[9killerwolf]

at 5:50 why wouldn't you just take the rook with your bishop instead of moving the queen

[Live2Break]

@9killerwolf because it would be a checkmate with white's knight attack

[unclerayray123]

thanks for the vid just tried this trap and it worked like a charm : )

[syddalboy]

"if he were to be a moron and take the queen here"

[Shaokii]

ahhhh, but the bishop can take the rook, which counters the d file and prevent checkmate, but puts black in a very bad position.

[milbertc]

at 03:15 "if where to be a ****" dude that cracked me up

[agrawalashwini]

hi kevin nice videos from u.

Can u plz clarify what if black plays light color bishop to d7

[FockerTheLopper]

3:42 how are we attacking his queen? also I have another checkmate line for this trap, instead of Kb5, Bb5 Kc6, Bxb6 xb6, Qxb6 Kd7 or Bd7, Qxa8 checkmate actually no if Kd7 then Rxd7 ... wait thats no good because black queen can come to e1 and checkmate... hmm... ok

[FockerTheLopper]

why can't the light square bishop take the rook on the d file after the queen moves?

[macnolds]

great vid. in 26 years, i've never seen this trap in the BDG before.

[raazs35]

hi kevin are you using rybka or fritz12?

[TheLordWilmore]

Have you got any recommendations for white if Black plays 6. ... Qd7

[drpepper2raw]

What happens if they dont take the pawn with the queen

[livnenir]

at 8:10 what's preventing black from taking your queen with his?

[thechesswebsite]

@livnenir Bc5 is checkmate if black takes the queen.

[skunkkuk]

after 2 in in this video why not take the bishop in 1f - 5b, so its check. this forces the black queen to take the bishop. then you can take the knight 3c - 5b to take their queen. lost queen = gg, check mate

[hstsyli]

what if after Qxb7(3.54) black moves Bxd1....

Since Nxc7 is no longer mate(black can move to d7???

Can you put a line???

[europol100]

great video. thanks

[68chicagofan]

great video and explanation for a nice little trap when fallen into, pretty nice position when not.

what are your thoughts on ...Qa5 as a response to the trap?

[1hope2009]

I really enjoy thechesswebsite. I am learning to play chess and your videos greatly help me and are very well done. Thank you!

[HatTrick56]

Once offering the ryder gambit what if th queen goes to h3 and checks the king

[drpepper2raw]

What would happen if black decides to take the rook at 05:15

[BrianWallChess]

Thanx - been playing the White side of the Blackmar with zero understanding and poor results

[jar3ko25]

u guys are the masters!!

[ciuerich]

6:48 "As you can see here the material is about even, [black] is up one pawn in material".

Actually in this position black is down a knight as well, so it should be a winning game for white.

[thechesswebsite]

you might want to recount. Black isn't down a knight. White is down one pawn. So as I stated in the video, the material is ABOUT even, not even, but about even.

[ciuerich]

ok, I see now that you counted white's captured bishop against black's captured knight. My bad :/

[crackerjack113]

@ciuerich

one pawn IN MATERIAL

white's missing a lot of pawns for his extra piece

[helpme276]

never mind the bishop check next move is mate

[Al99347]

At 5:35 if black takes on d1 white can play Nxc7+ winning blacks rook.

[drpepper2raw]

No cuz he was in check

[geniusjas87]

"If he were to be a MORON and take.." lol

[leshark]

at the same time you say "at the same time" alot

[olsen7878]

At 5:35 dont white loose the game - sincens

most player playing black would take d1 ??

Dont know why black would do anything else at that point... ?

And after black queen takes e3 - it looks stupid not to grab d1 aswell...

[RaulOnk]

@olsen7878 then the white would check black with his knight forking black's rook.. later on take the rook.. and w/e black does white can then check the black with his queen.. and after a few checks its a mate.. play it through u will see

[rebelsouljaz]

after like 100 games, no1 fell for the trap :(

[numbcore]

hahaha xD

[TheMazurka]

lol, learn MORE traps. I know about 20 and there's a 30% chance that my blitz opponents fall for one of them.

[GasolineWaltz]

@TheMazurka 30%? Surely that's not high enough to memorize 20 traps?

[TheMazurka]

After learning a trap it gets harder to forget so it's worth memorizing regardless of it percentage of success. Of course in the bigger tournaments with 50 minute time constraints they're absolutely useless.

[IdkScapeFilms]

@rebelsouljaz they all must of watched htis xD

[legendkilla9x9]

this is a very nice trap.. useful although you better have backup plans for non accepted gambit ect. i myself am somewhat of a begginer i believe im intermediate but im improving and your videos are really helping, i appreciate it. keep em comin for me. one step at a time. and if you could, it would be helpful to do a vid on ruy lopez but when instead of playing kingside knight first queenside to c3 than f3, Bxf5 kingside castle

[TheChessvids]

lol at 3:17

[darioteodori]

You did an awesome video..But find hard to believe that the final position is favorable for white. two pawns are two much for a position with no queens in the board and without exploitable weaknesses in the black side.Black can play c6, e6 Be7 and castle kingside with a comfortable position.

[thechesswebsite]

@darioteodori I never said it was favorable for white. I said it would be a good and fun game for white meaning if you are a very aggressive player and are used to trading pawns early on for a large developmental advantage, this position works really well for you.

I'm sure that if two computers played it out, black would win, but being an aggressive (sometimes reckless player), I would rather play white in this position. White's position to me is what makes chess fun.

[JunareG]

3:15 "if he were to be a moron" lmao, that says enough. lol

[turbotrice]

@JunareG HAHA that quote was hilarious!!!!

[LynxCoding]

@JunareG LMAO that was epic.

[fisher00769]

@thechesswebsite Fritz, which is well known for overvalueing material gives only a slight edge to black at that position. So I think with that development advantage white can really have a good game. And I agree. Many times I do sacs just to make the game interesting. Maybe I could have won the game in the long run but who wants a closed rook endgame? That's no fun. Sacing two pieces to smash the kingside and try to find a way to mate. That's fun :D

[DW2727]

@thechesswebsite I watched your video about a month ago and I have been playing Blackmar-Diemer Gambit ever since, hoping that at some point SOMEONE that I played would fall into the trap. Finally, Today, IT HAPPENED. He did every single thing mentioned in the video, taking the queen and letting me checkmate him in nine moves with Nxc7. He was, as you said, a moron. Thank You sooo much for posting this video and letting me perform this incredible trap.

[Seirnflow26]

@darioteodori Every trap has some disadvantage if the opponent doesn't fall for it.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

At 8:20, can't black take the white queen with his queen?

[calvinhobbesliker2]

Never mind.

[RoyalDevil3]

awesome!