8 Opening Traps Every Beginner Falls For (And How to Punish Them)

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Eight traps. Every one of them is legal, forced, and happens in real games below 1500.

⏱ Chapters
0:00  Intro
0:18  The Damiano Defence
1:53  Legal's Mate
3:31  The Blackburne Shilling Gambit
5:07  The Englund Gambit Trap
6:56  The Budapest Smothered Mate
8:36  The Lasker Trap
10:38  The Fishing Pole
12:22  The Noah's Ark Trap

Every line in this video is legal and forced — check them yourself on any board.

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