Chess Traps- Legal Trap

In this chess trap we look at one of the most common traps in the legal trap. White allows black to hang himself with a beautiful queen sacrifice and then finishes off the black king with three minor pieces.

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Education

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• chess
• chess traps
• legal trap
• chess strategy
• chess tactics
• learn chess

[GenericPurpleTurtle]

What's the song at the begining?

[thechesswebsite]

dont stop believing

[GenericPurpleTurtle]

but thats a cover who's it by?

[thechesswebsite]

@GenericPurpleTurtle cast by GLEE

[dukefreed2000]

Thanks for this video! One question, is there a reason for white to push pawn h3? I feel the trap will still work at move five. Thanks again. Cheers

[thechesswebsite]

@dukefreed2000 yeah look around 3:30-3:55. The h3 is very important. If not then after Nxe5, then black can play Nxe5 and be up in material. His knight is protecting his bishop on g4. If after h3 though the bishop is moved back to h5 then after the white knight moves he's opening up an attack with his queen on the bishop and it's now not protected by the knight.

[soccer101677]

Kxc3 after Qh5, for the bishop's undefended....

[VonTheBraun]

Love all your videos but man the a cappella cover disgraces Journey!

[UGB6WX]

But if black doesn't do d6, he can be set up for the Fried Liver attack :/ even with Nf6

[Sylence777]

His voice echoes on this video.

[NisseHult101]

Good explanation of this nice trap!

[Iqualiify]

omg and i always played pawn g2-g4 after bishop went to h5!! Stupid me

[badjaeaux]

Thank you man God Bless you +)

[badjaeaux]

i thought the thumbs down button was 'download'

[RebornNation2011]

holy crap i fell for this before i never knew what it was called