Chess Traps- Bird's Eye View

[ilias4evercod]

Nc4?



[venato75]

I find this trap weak. At 2:01, i would have played Qd4. If black plays Bd6, white can simply play Bb2.

[buchanantroll]

Am i the only person that would move Bb2 at 2:13?

[dragonoidcolosus]

is that the froms gambit

[rpdigital17]

2:40 Play g3 and the threat is over.

[RandyIsC0o00o0L]

@rpdigital17 Nope, it is not.

[rpdigital17]

@RandyIsC0o00o0L You are right, as you can sacrifice Queen and checkmate with Bishop later. But the whole example is about white playing wrong. I mean 1. f4? If you know thhe basics of opening and 2-move checkmate, the you will know the weaknesses of f2 and f7 squares and you would like to defend them, not to open them. And 1:54 white does fxe5 digging king-side even weaker. 2:30 white moves Nf3 and losing tempo, instead of finishing the fianchetto Bb2. This is just an exaple of bad playing.

[taviskaron15]

@rpdigital17 You put it too simply. In Bird, 1.f4 followed by Nf3 and b3 is a natural way of controlling the e5 square. The other thing is White should always be prepared for Black's ...e5 pushing and change the strategy drastically after it. If Black refuse to play e5 whatsoever, White's going to be ok with such a plan. In this particular case, 3.Nc3 should have been played, to prepare the e2-e4 move in case of 3...e5. Taking on e5 is apparently wrong, that's White's major mistake.

[rpdigital17]

@taviskaron15 I don't put it simple. It is just that Bird's opening is like reverse Sicilian defense and it is not popular, as whte side has a little advantage in pawn positions for King's Gambit and Queen's Gambit. Making triangle on the King side will prevent direct threat, but I dislike the idea of opening your f2 or f7 at all. and obviously you can see that in this example white plays more than one bad moves (and I don't mean I have never played bad moves).

[gofookalime]

i could have used this 5 minutes ago........i won on time, was a terrible game for me

[TheDslide]

always remeber guys the knight on the rimm is dimm

[RandyIsC0o00o0L]

@TheDslide Hell ya .. :D

[TheTijany]

You're crazy if you take the second pawn on e5 ...

[eduardo13rocha]

Couldn't you defend it with pawn to g3?

[sniperdude5236]

@ 2:08 could white scarifice his knight by moving to f7 forcing the king to capture and weaking black's king safety?

[Nikodem0S]

2:05 - Why not Qd4?

[cruiseylee]

@Nikodem0S

exactly, qd4 totally wins, bad preparation from thechesswebsite

[MindlessFun99]

instead of 4.............Bd3, Black should play Qd4 forking the white Knight and Rook ( time 2:05 )

[cruiseylee]

@MindlessFun99 except black cant plat Bd3 unless u are playing checkers or hopscotch chess or something? ;)

[94LG]

but what if insted of Kf3 my opponent will play Kc4 threatening my bishop?

[magiccards05]

Is there a good reason for white to move pawn on f4 on the first move?

[669881]

Just from the opening, it's just not a good option to open the diagonal to the King.. Bird's opening is just a complex opening and it's a double-edged sword, while giving a strong pressure to the center, it also gives a threatening situation for White's king.. Not a good opening, for me.. :(

[MikeHOOD777]

hfv

[MikeHOOD777]

why not to move the bishop to b2 defending the knight?

[ImperialPerfection]

you should post more traps thank you kevin

[theScytheofGod]

I never open with F4, it seems the weakest opening move on the board, and makes everything more difficult afterwards, especially protecting your king.

[MrPelotinha]

What if they ignore our Kg4, instead of Bxh2 we could Kxh2 3.Rxh2 or 3. Kxh2 then ...Bg3+? Wouldn't it be a quicker mate?

[MrPelotinha]

What if they ignore our Kg4 2.Bb2 Kxh2 3.Rxh2 or 3. Kxh2 then ...Bg3+? Wouldn't it be a quicker mate?

[zduracel77]

Is this still going to be a good game if white plays e3?

[mmar149]

Don't you know about the word?

Everybody knows that the Bird is the word!

B-B-B-Bird Bird Bird! The Bird is the Word!

[bubbieskh88]

isn't at 3:08 nxh2 better because you can mate with bishop next move?

[anyfekinnamewilldo]

2:02 surely 5...Qd4 wins anyway?

[TheArchMagi]

Wouldn't whites best 7th move be pawn g4 to block the bishops attack on h2 and negate any future queen moves to h4?

[Roxz80]

I prefer from's gambit, which has the same trappy options, and is sharper.

1.f4 e5

[rooksaiz]

Question. What is the Chuck Norris opening?

[MegaSimz]

>Ld6 o.oo -Qd4-3.00 but is nise trap



[theaphotic]

y not Nf3xe5 Bf8 d6. Bc1-f2? made alot more sense to me unless im missing something.

[rebelsouljaz]

believe it or not this is actually called The Early Bird Catches the Worm Trap

[alinusD]

are you cumming everytime you say "pawn" ?

[shinyninetales999]

why not Nxh2 so you can checkmate with Bg3 if ppl are not looking, and you still win a pawn

[patontheback94]

3:14 i think that Nxh2 is good too b/c wins free pawn.

1)RxN...Bg3#

2)NxN...Bg3#

3)

[rabidninjaboar]

good video well explaned

[syddalboy]

g3 at 2:45 and everything is ruin?

[menocchio25]

@syddalboy no..simple take the at h2 with the same idea Bg3

[thatxmas]

@syddalboy after g3 Nxh2...if white doesn't move the e pawn...the Bxg3 mate. If white does move the e pawn...I think Bxg3+ Ke3 NxN and black has picked up a pawns and white has no active pieces, a king in the middle of the board.

[shadowdancerRFW]

at 2:02 i would rather move Qd4, attacking the knight and rook at the same time

[Exkaliki10]

at 2:30, can we defend our knight by Bg2 or d4? and, if we do move back, and Black plays Ng4, can we instead play g3? it prevents the bishop to come to g3 (Original mate square) and would enable Black to recapture at h2 with the knight, given that the h4 square is now guarded... nthe structure would still be a mess, tho

[syddalboy]

@Exkaliki10

d4 and Bxe5 dxe5 Qxd1 Kxd1 and white have double pawns on the e file and is unable to castle

and Bb2 u meant? you can however continue attacking the knight with Qe7 and continue the trap with Ng4 once his knight

and yes g3 does ruin everything even my engines says so...

if u use and engine to analyze this trap u would realise that it could be easily counted in many ways... however as said... this trap is kinda infamous and would work well in blitz games

[raptriforcee]

From's Gambit variation.

f4 e5 fe d6 ed Bxd6 Nf3 Nf6 gets you here as well. Then of course the mistake is still b3.

[crystaldiamonddude]

This seems like a position from Froms Gambit, with Nf6 and white has made a bad move with b3.

[jacktheknife100]

after Bxg7, surley Nxf3+ is better than Rg8, as this gains further tempo and keeps the material advantage?

[renumeratedfrog]

I was taught never to open with the f pawn. F, they say, stands for "failure". :)

[nicorap74]

Great!

[ogdenvile]

Why take on h2 with the bishop, you gain more mate chances if you take with the knight!

[michaeljimpogi23]

wow!!that's very strong trap for black!!I'll try it...thx

[4LOVEistheGREATEST]

tenth ave north- music <3 great tutorial :D

[AfroPianist]

5. ...Qd4 looks way better then 5. ...Bd6

[lordofllamas42]

yes

[Thilindel]

Why not 5. Nxe5 Qd4 ? If Nxe5, Bd6, white should play Bb2..

[luke19631963]

I believe the name of this gambit is the Franz gambit. Typical move order is 1. f4,e5 2. fxe5,d6 3. exd6, Bxd6 4. Nf3, Nf6 and now white needs to be careful as black has threats of Ng4 and in combination of Qh4 check and either bishop or Knight taking on h2 is very dangerous for white.

[fogfrogblog]

The only time I'll move my fPawn to f4 is when playing kings gambit. Is this opening for white with the trap in mind a good opening if played by GM players?

[stuffyfreerunner]

well its solid i think perhaps with an slide advantage for white as allways and a big one if you opponent does not know how to go on;)... many players are surprised when seeing the birds... anyway GM players usually do not play this with some exceptions!

thou it is maybe underestimated.

[at1withWii]

after nxd5 can black just play Qd4 forking the knight and rook?

[Sevjeolje]

nice.,,, that is if f4 ever happens. and that knight move.

[fastr1337]

Krakkeshak plays this system consistently, and is currently rated 2600. but he goes for the immediate plays g3 followed by b g2 and then 0-0 castle. destroying this system completely

[LeadPipeNinja]

first of all b3 is something you won't see at all.

Yet, i think that after dxe5 bb2 is great for white in the view of e4 ne5 followed by e3, bc4 and castles, a huge pressure on the f7 will lead to it's fall, plus if black will try to exchange the knight for a bishop white will be glad, any Nc6 moves will ruin it's pawn structure, and white shall not be afraid to sacrafice on f7 after the 0-0...

So said the International Master.

[Tiwaking]

I was curious about this also. He states that it is White's intention to fianchetto his bishop, yet does not play B-b2 after Nxe5. Anything other than B-b2 is incredibly questionable. As Krakkaskak once said:

"If you want to play this move then you should read some beginner books. Or get your school money back"

[bmoslm]

Just move G2 to G3 you don't have to be panic and will take care of the problem, why you bother with H1 .

[fogfrogblog]

Might as well get into king's gambit by moving Pawn to e4 when the threat comes and you'll be the one setting a counter trap!  hehehe

[thesparitan]

this one is devastation

i will never more pawn to f4 again

[TeraHammer]

I'd be an ass and play Qh4 at 4:36 :->, and then checkmate with bisshop ^^

[thechesswebsite]

hahahahahaha, classic

[chipdouglas42]

instead of bd6 black can play qd4 with a fork

[thechesswebsite]

very true

[coclock12345]

instead of Bxh2 we can play Nxh2.. and he won't be able to capture with his rock, because we play Bg3 (checkmate)

[HBraven666]

All your videos help me out alot... but I wouldent want to face you in a game lol (:

[larryking85]

dude this one kicks ass

[vasantheee]

I think some people will fall for it in blitz games.Nice one

BTW doesnt Qd4 (instead of Bd6) win a piece (attacking the knight and rook)?

[thechesswebsite]

yes it does.

[LeadPipeNinja]

No, it isn't, nd3 and bb2 and nc3

[LoveMusicRum]

This would only work against a completely incompetent chess player. And you fail to show that white has the option of moving his knight to c4 which will attack black's bishop and be safe.

[UndefinedActions]

lol that was funny

[sedjumbee]

sed_01

[ploucroux]

The ideas in this trap are very similar to the from's gambit, although the from is 1.f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6, with sometimes the agressive idea of playing g5.

[Hawkhunter07]

hey I really enjoy your videos, im a beginner in chess, is there any chance that in your future videos you could demonstrate traps in the perspective of the player that is using it? So in this case, having black at the bottom of the board, because I would like to try these traps myself in some online chess matches, but its really difficult for me to try and visualize this in the perspective of black when you're showing this vid from the POV of white =(

[thechesswebsite]

I def will, thanks for the feedback.

[yankees01923]

after you bring the knight to g4, what happens if white brings his pawn to g3?

[YourBetterOffAsian]

very very nice!

[thechesswebsite]

Thanks.

[darioteodori]

After Nxe5 Qd4 wins a piece too

[thechesswebsite]

Very true, good eye. Black can choose how he wishes to torture white.

[numbcore]

Yeah I was gonna say that too, just took a look to see if someone else already noticed it

[cooperzee]

cool trap. you're clearly a very good player, so why we're you playing someone so unskilled that they didn't see such an obvious impending checkmate? seems like a waste of your time.

[thechesswebsite]

haha i've got lot of friends that I play a good deal of blitz games with whenever we have free time. Some are better than others but yeah that's how it went down.

[garrywarney]

2 vids in a day, you're on fire.

[thechesswebsite]

don't hold your breathe but might get another one out for 3 in one day.

[garrywarney]

Yay! Another trap video?

[thechesswebsite]

Yeah, sadly won't be able to get any up this weekend so wanted to make sure I got some up.

[spinthepen]

nice trap

[thechesswebsite]

thanks, glad you enjoyed!