Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Tan Zhongyi ğŸ‡¨ğŸ‡³ - Double Check"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jiner Zhu"]
[Black "Tan Zhongyi"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/ppkbQ2p/1q1p2B1/2n1p3/2P5/2P5/P5PP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "18:18:32"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You'll use the double check later on to give a smothered mate. } 1... Nd3+ 2. Kh1 Nf2+ 3. Kg1 Nh3+ 4. Kh1 Qg1+ 5. Rxg1 Nf2# *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Ju Wenjun ğŸ‡¨ğŸ‡³ - Trapped Queen / Skewer"]
[Site "Gibraltar"]
[Date "2017"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ori Kobo"]
[Black "Ju Wenjun"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1br2k1/pp3qpp/8/2P1Q3/5p2/P1B2P2/4P1PP/1R3K1R b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "18:20:41"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Here white's queen has nowhere to go, except into the setup of a skewer! } 1... Rd5 { White just resigned here in the actual game. } 2. Qe4 Bf5 3. Qb4 Bxb1 *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Honorable Mention: Paul Morphy ğŸ‡ºğŸ‡¸"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1857"]
[Round "?"]
[White "John William Schulten"]
[Black "Paul Morphy"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r5k1/pp3ppp/7n/8/2P2P1K/3P1q2/P1PBb2P/R5QR b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "20:41:29"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Paul Morphy was never officially a world champion, but he was best in the world by a wide margin. } 1... Nf5+ 2. Kg5 Qh5# *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Honorable Mention: Paul Keres ğŸ‡ªğŸ‡ª"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1940"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paul Keres"]
[Black "Vladimir Petrov"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1b3k1/pp3r2/2p3p1/3R3p/2q4P/4Q3/PBP5/2K4R w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "20:48:11"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ "Paul the second," he frequently took second place in Candidates' Tournaments. } 1. Qe8+ Rf8 2. Qxg6# *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Honorable Mention: Viktor Korchnoi ğŸ‡¨ğŸ‡­"]
[Site "Sousse"]
[Date "1967"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robert Byrne"]
[Black "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "5k2/pp3pnR/q2pb1p1/6P1/5P2/1NQ5/rPP3P1/1KR5 b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "20:51:37"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1... Ra1+ { Viktor Korchnoi dominated every player in his prime-- except for his archrival Karpov! } 2. Nxa1 { You have an alternate solution in Ba2#. } 2... Qa2# *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Honorable Mention: Judit Polgar ğŸ‡­ğŸ‡º"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r5nr/4kpbp/b4np1/p2qp1B1/B1p1N3/P4Q2/1P3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "20:54:19"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Judit Polgar never became a Women's World Champion-- she had her eyes on bigger prizes. She's absolutely capable of crushing any world champion. } 1. Rd1 Qb7 2. Rd7+ Qxd7 3. Bxd7 *
[Event "World Champions ğŸ�† Basic Tactics âœ…: Honorable Mention: Veselin Topalov ğŸ‡§ğŸ‡¬"]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andrei V. Kharlov"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Nightro_G"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/1p4k1/pNpp2q1/P3b3/1PP1p2p/1Q5R/5K2 b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2020.11.04"]
[UTCTime "21:02:46"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Topalov won the FIDE World Championship in 2005, and fought the match that reunified the title against Kramnik. Many felt he deserved to be called a true world champion, unlike some of the other FIDE champions that won titles under weird circumstances. } 1... Bd3+ 2. Ke1 Qg1# *
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Introduction"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/7V01OKme"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "11:08:30"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Hello Trapdoor-Fans!
Here you will find my favorite opening traps. Unlike many other studys on Lichess I won't give you only the game notation, but instead I tried my best to commentate the traps as good as I can. I hope this will help you to understand the games a little bit more in detail. The study is still in progress, so if you want to support me, just click the ‚ù§ button under the h1 field. } *
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Traps in the Open Games"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/LlpDdgyA"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "11:10:13"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is made to give you an overview. In this part of the study you will find traps for openings that starts with the moves 1.e4 e5. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ( 2... Nf6 { For the Petrov's Defence see traps #07 and #08. } ) 3. Bc4 { For the Italian Game see traps #01 and #02. } ( 3. Bb5 { For the Ruy Lopez see traps #03, #04. #05 and #06. } ) *
[Event "New Zealand Championship"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/z1n7xj1a/C7uMjb5n"]
[Date "1911"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dunlop"]
[Black "Hicks"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostiƒá Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "11:10:50"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW0cyLZzvz0 Wilhelm Steinitz made the first known mention of this line, noting it in 1895 in the Addenda to his Modern Chess Instructor, Part II. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { The starting position of the Italian Game. } 3... Nd4 $6 { This move is actually a mistake by black. As a rule of thumb you never want to move a piece in the opening twice if it's not for a very good reason. Better moves would have been: } ( 3... Bc5 { to reach one of the most famous positions of the Italien Game. } ) ( 3... Nf6 { to reach the starting position of the Two Knights Defence. } ) 4. Nxe5 $2 { Even if its tempting to win the pawn on e5, it's a mistake. } ( 4. O-O { Is an easy move to gain a slight advantage. White allready developed two pieces, brought his king to safty and is attacking the e5 pawn. [%csl Gg1,Gf3,Gc4][%cal Gc6d4] } ) ( 4. Nxd4 { is probably the best continuation for white. } 4... exd4 5. c3 ( 5. O-O { is possible aswell. } ) 5... d5 ( 5... dxc3 { taking the pawn on c3 gives white an easy game after } 6. Nxc3 d6 7. d4 { [%csl Ge4,Gd4,Gc3,Gc4] } ) ( 5... Bc5 $2 { is an other blunder by black. } 6. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 7. Qh5+ { White ruined blacks King safety and won an other Pawn. [%cal Gh5f7,Gh5c5] } ) 6. exd5 Qe7+ 7. Kf1 { White lost his right to castle, but is up a pawn and will have no problems developping his last pieces. White is better. } ) 4... Qg5 5. Nxf7 $4 ( 5. Bxf7+ Kd8 6. O-O Qxe5 { Black is up a piece for 2 pawns, but lost his right to castle and White will attack the center with moves as c3 and d4 at a certain point. Anyway: Black should be able to convert his material advantege if he plays accurate. [%cal Gc2c3,Gd2d3,Gd3d4,Gc1e3,Gf2f4] } ) ( 5. Ng4 $2 { to stop us from taking the g2 pawn doesn't help because of [%csl Gg2] } 5... d5 $1 { and whites Knight and Bishop are attacked. Black will win a piece. [%cal Gd5c4,Gc8g4] } ) 5... Qxg2 6. Rf1 { [%cal Gf7h8] } ( 6. Nxh8 Qxh1+ 7. Bf1 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 { and black will win the game soon. For example: } 8... Bc5 9. Nc3 { and it's allready mate in 4. [%cal Gd7d6] } 9... Nf3+ 10. Kf1 Qh4 { threatening Qh3 and Qf2 mate. [%cal Gh4h3,Gh4f2] } 11. Kg2 ( 11. Bxf3 Qxf2# ) 11... Qxf2+ 12. Kh1 ( 12. Kh3 d6# ) 12... Qxh2# ) 6... Qxe4+ 7. Be2 ( 7. Qe2 Nxe2 8. Bxe2 Kxf7 { and black is up a Queen. } ) 7... Nf3# { and game over because his own pieces are blocking whites king. } 0-1
[Event "Opening Traps in the Italian Game: #2 The LeÃÅgal Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/z1n7xj1a/1uDWvo1g"]
[Date "1986"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nasser, Kamal"]
[Black "Mbye, Sasuna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "11:18:14"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298HJA0Y56Y The L√©gal Trap, also known as L√©gal Pseudo-Sacrifice and L√©gal Mate, is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate with minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after the French player Sire de L√©gal who played it in a game at rook odds (without the rook on a1) against Saint Brie in Paris 1750. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ( 2... d6 3. Bc4 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 $2 5. Nxe5 $1 Bxd1 $4 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5# { Was the original game featured L√©gal playing at rook odds (without Ra1) against Saint Brie in Paris 1750. } ) 3. Bc4 { The starting position of the Italian Game. } 3... d6 $6 { With this move black transposed the position to a Semi-Italian Opening / Philidor Defence. It's no clear mistake, but it's not very ambitious. Other moves would have been: } ( 3... Bc5 { to reach one of the most famous positions of the Italien Game. } ) ( 3... Nf6 { to reach the starting position of the Two Knights Defence. } ) 4. Nc3 Bg4 { Black wants to pin whites Knight and attack it in future with Knight to d4. [%cal Rg4d1,Rc6d4] } 5. h3 { Asking the Bishop right away. } ( 5. Nxe5 $4 { doesn't work in this position because of } 5... Nxe5 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Nc6 { and White is down a Knight for a Pawn. } ) 5... Bh5 $2 { A blunder. Now white is winning! } ( 5... Bxf3 { was the only good move for black, but even here white has a good game after } 6. Qxf3 { threatening mate on f7. [%cal Gf3f7,Gc4f7] } 6... Nf6 ( 6... Nd4 7. Qxf7# ) 7. Ne2 { to stop black from playing his Knight to d4. White probably got a slight advantage but there is still much play left for both players. I made some arrows to show you the ideas for both sides in this position. [%cal Ge1g1,Gc2c3,Gd2d4,Gc1g5,Rc6a5,Re8g8,Rf8g7,Rg7g6] } ) 6. Nxe5 $3 { Offering black to take the Queen wins the game. } 6... Bxd1 $4 { This ends the game immediately } ( 6... Nxe5 { now two of whites pieces are attackt, but it doesn't help because of [%cal Rh5d1,Re5c4] } 7. Qxh5 Nxc4 8. Qb5+ { and white regains the minor piece [%cal Gb5e8,Gb5c4] } 8... Qd7 9. Qxc4 { White is up a pawn with a better position. } ) ( 6... dxe5 7. Qxh5 { threatening mate on f7. [%cal Gh5f7,Gc4f7] } 7... g6 8. Qd1 { and white is up a pawn again. } ) 7. Bxf7+ $1 Ke7 8. Nd5# { what a beautiful finish. } 1-0
[Event "Opening Traps in the Ruy Lopez: #2 The Noah's Ark Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/XJ2bd94v/pWnNmQWG"]
[Date "1929"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steiner, Endre"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "11:38:12"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://youtu.be/pZT1kNZWPdM The Noah's Ark Trap is a chess opening trap that can occure in the Ruy Lopez. The name is actually used to describe a family of traps in which a white bishop is trapped on the b3-square by black pawns. } 1. e4 e5 { There is also a well known variation in the Sicilian Defence I want to show you briefly: } ( 1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 $4 b5 5. Bb3 c4 { and the bishop is trapped. } ) 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { The starting position of the Ruy Lopez. } 3... a6 4. Ba4 d6 { Black enters the Modern Steinitz Defence of the Ruy Lopez. } 5. d4 { even if its by far no mistake other moves like c3, 0-0 or Bxc6+ are slightly preferable. } ( 5. c3 ) ( 5. O-O ) ( 5. Bxc6+ ) 5... b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 ( 6... exd4 { can also be played by black to reach the trap,for example: } 7. Nxd4 $4 ( 7. Bd5 Bb7 8. Nxd4 Qd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 { with an equal position as in the game Namyslo, Holger (2245) vs Zude, Arno (2435) played in 1994. } ) ( 7. c3 Na5 8. cxd4 Nxb3 9. Qxb3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 O-O { with an roughly equal position as in the game Shamugia, Shavlegi (2208) vs Frog, Ilya (2394) played in 1994. Blacks plan is to push the pawn to c5, to attack whites center. [%cal Gc7c5] } ) 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 c5 { would transpose to the mainline. } ) 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 $4 { This mistake looses a piece. Funny enough Alexander Alekhine, the fourth World Chess Champion, recommended this move in the tournament book for New York 1924 as a means for White to draw, but it is a mistake that loses material. White should have played: } ( 8. Bd5 Rb8 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Bc6+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O Be7 { as in the game Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789) vs Mamedyarov, Shakhiryar (2799) played in 2017. The position is about equal. } ) ( 8. c3 dxc3 9. Qd5 { attacking the rook on a8 and threatening mate on f7 at the same time, so white has only one move [%cal Rd5f7,Rd5a8] } 9... Be6 10. Qc6+ { black again has only one move because if he would move the queen then the rook on a8 would be loose. [%cal Gd8d7,Rc6a8] } 10... Bd7 11. Qd5 Be6 12. Qc6+ Bd7 { and both players had to accept the draw in the game Kulaots, Kaido (2579) vs Short, Nigel D (2692) played in 2012 because of the perpetual of position. } ) 8... c5 9. Qd5 { White trys to gain time by attacking blacks rook, but after the moves [%cal Rd5f7,Rd5a8] } 9... Be6 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qd5 { [%cal Rd5f7] } 11... c4 { Stopping the mating threat on f7 and snaring whites lightsquared bishop at the same time Steiner had to accept that he looses the piece. } 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Qxc4 { White is down a piece for 2 pawns, so Capablanca went on to win the game quite comfortable. } 0-1
[Event "Opening Traps in the Ruy Lopez: #4 The Dresden Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/XJ2bd94v/5LbPypqk"]
[Date "1892"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Marco, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "12:04:54"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvvu3ycUX0 The trap got it's name from a game between Siegbert Tarrasch and Georg Marco that was played in 1892 at Dresden. Funny enough Tarrasch allready published analysis of this trap in 1891, so he spent just five minutes thinking during the entire game. The Dresden Trap is also known as the Tarrasch Trap in the Steinitz Variation. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { The starting position of the Ruy Lopez. } 3... d6 { Black enters the Steinitz Defence of the Ruy Lopez. } 4. d4 Bd7 { breaking the pin, so that the knight on c6 can move again. } 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 { This move sets a trap. } 7... O-O $2 { This natural looking move is actually a mistake. White can now win at least one pawn. } ( 7... exd4 { was the main move for black, for example } 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 { and the position is probably slightly prefereable for white because black is a little bit passive and has the doubled pawn on the c-file. Even blacks bishop pair isn't that strong in the moment. For example the bishop on e7 is as good as any pawn on the board. Black should try to open up the position so that his bishop pair will come to life. [%csl Rc6,Rc7] } ) 8. Bxc6 $1 Bxc6 ( 8... bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 { is even worse for black. [%csl Ge4,Rc6,Rc7,Ra7] } ) 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Raxd8 11. Nxe5 { [%csl Ge4] } 11... Bxe4 $6 ( 11... Bd7 { was probably blacks best try, but after } 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bf4 c6 14. Rad1 { its clear that white is better. [%csl Ge4] } ) ( 11... Nxe4 $4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rxe4 Bf6 { with the idea of taking the knight on c3 and mate with Rd1. [%cal Rf6c3,Rd8d1] } 14. Be3 { and white stopped all back rank tricks, he is clearly winning. } ) 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nd3 { pinning the knight [%cal Ge1e7] } ( 13. Rxe4 $4 { taking the knight would lead to a mate in 2 by black after the moves } 13... Rd1+ 14. Re1 Rxe1# ) 13... f5 { The black knight couldn't move because then the bishop on e7 would be hanging. } 14. f3 { [%cal Ge1e7] } 14... Bc5+ $2 ( 14... Bh4 15. g3 { [%cal Gf3e4,Gg3h4] } 15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bxg3 { was blacks best try. But beeing up a piece against two pawns white is still clearly better. } ) 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 { For the moment it looks like black managed to prevent the worst, but after the move [%csl Ra1,Rc1] } 16. Bg5 { he looses a piece or the exchange. For exmaple [%cal Gg5e7,Ge7f8,Ge7c5] } 16... Rd5 { [%cal Gg5e7,Gf8e8,Gd5c5] } ( 16... Rd4 17. Be7 b6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Rad1 { and white is winning. } ) 17. Be7 Re8 18. c4 { and after black moved his rook away white can finaly grap the knight. Marco resigned. } 18... Rd7 19. Bxc5 1-0
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Traps in the Semi-Open Games"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/Z12uRPno"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "12:27:01"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is made to give you an overview. In this part of the study you will find traps for openings that starts with the moves 1.e4 and black doesn't respond with 1... e5. } 1. e4 e6 { For the French Defence see trap #09. } ( 1... c6 { For the Caro-Kann Defence see trap #10. } ) ( 1... c5 { For the Sicilian Defence see traps #04, #11 and #12. } ) *
[Event "Opening Traps in the Caro-Kann: #1 The Carls Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/rIqNqTOw/lAQ0pSx3"]
[Date "2009"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shinkevich, Vitaly"]
[Black "Grigoriev, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "12:44:53"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://youtu.be/70wIKqvWsP8 The Carls Trap is named after Carl Johan Margot Carls who snared Schuster in the trap in 1914 at Oldenburg. To show you that even today strong players can fall for the trap I picked an exact copy of the game that was played between Shinkevich and Grigoriev in 2009. } 1. e4 c6 { The starting position of the Caro-Kann. } 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 { Even if it's not a mistake, this move is not very ambitious. } ( 5. Nxf6+ { is the main move for white in this position. Now black got two options: } 5... exf6 { is known as the Korchnoi Variation, named after Viktor Korchnoi who played it many times. It offers Black rapid development, though also ceding White the superior pawn structure and long-term prospects. [%csl Rf7,Rf6][%cal Gc8g4,Gf8b4] } ( 5... gxf6 { is known as the Bronstein-Larsen Variation. Black has voluntarily opted for an inferior pawn structure and a practical necessity of castling queenside, while gaining dynamic compensation in the form of the open g-file for the rook and unusually active play for the Caro-Kann. It is generally considered somewhat unsound. [%cal Gg8g1,Gh8g8,Ge8c8] } ) ) 5... h5 { threatening h4. [%cal Gh5h4] } 6. Bg5 $6 { This isn't a big mistake by white, but it allows black to set a trap. A better move would have been } ( 6. h4 { to stop blacks h5-h4-h3 ideas once and for all. The position is about equal. } ) 6... h4 { GO HARRY!!! } 7. Bxf6 $4 ( 7. N3e2 { was the only move to stay in the game, but even here black has allready some slight advantage because white has to face some problems developing his kingside pieces. [%csl Rh1,Rg1,Rf1,Re1,Re2][%cal Rf1b5] } ) 7... hxg3 8. Be5 { to stop black from taking on h2. } ( 8. Bg5 $2 Rxh2 { [%csl Rh1] } 9. Rxh2 gxh2 { And black will get a second queen. [%cal Gh2h1,Gh2g1] } ) ( 8. fxg3 exf6 { and white just simply lost a piece. } ) 8... Rxh2 $1 { Black doesn't care and still takes on h2. } ( 8... Qa5+ { will work aswell, but I find the line } 9. b4 ( 9. c3 Rxh2 { will transpose to the mainline. } ) 9... Qxb4+ 10. Ke2 Bf5 11. Bxg3 e5 { not as easy and beautiful as the mainline. Anyway black will get a huge attack on the white king. [%csl Re2] } ) 9. Rxh2 Qa5+ { [%cal Ga5e1] } ( 9... gxh2 $2 { [%cal Gh2h1,Gh2g1] } 10. Bxh2 { this was the move white had planed. This position would be about equal. } ) 10. c3 Qxe5+ $3 { The stunning move, that wins the game. } 11. dxe5 gxh2 { White surrendered because he can not stop black from getting a new queen. So he would be down a piece. } 0-1
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Traps in the Closed Games"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/tmm5bqUd"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "12:55:53"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is made to give you an overview. In this part of the study you will find traps for openings that starts with the moves 1.d4 d5. } 1. d4 d5 2. c4 { For the Queen's Gambit see traps #13, #14 and #15. } ( 2. e4 { For the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit see trap #16. } ) *
[Event "Opening Traps in the Queen's Gambit: #3 The Rubinstein Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/kMuNnsJV/hYke5kIl"]
[Date "1930"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "13:21:36"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://youtu.be/5Ye70Lrqolc The trap takes its name from Akiba Rubinstein, who had the misfortune of falling into it twice, in the games Max Euwe-Rubinstein, Bad Kissingen 1928, and Alexander Alekhine-Rubinstein, San Remo 1930. } 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 { The game reached the Queen's Gambit Declined. } 4. Bg5 { pinning the knight on f6. [%cal Gg5d8] } 4... Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 { Bringing the rook to the c-file is a good move, because white could open up the c file at any point by taking on d5. [%cal Gc4d5,Gc1c8] } 7... Re8 { Black counters by bringing his rook to the e-file. So after an exchange on d5 both sides would already have an active rook. [%cal Gc4d5,Re8e1,Re6d5] } 8. Qc2 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c6 11. O-O Ne4 $6 ( 11... Nf8 { would have been blacks main move and was played for example by Grandmaster Balashov in many games. Black often wants to put his knight on e4 next. For example: } 12. Rce1 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 f5 { was played in [%cal Gf5e4] } 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Be6 { to stop any Qb3 ideas and probably placing the bishop to d5 next. [%cal Gc2b3,Gb3g8,Gb3b7,Re6d5] } 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bd5 20. Nc5 { and both players agreed to a draw in the game Gheorghiu, Florin (2545) vs Balashov, Yuri (2600), 1981. } ) ( 11... h6 12. Bf4 Nh5 $2 { is another way to fall for the trap. } 13. Nxd5 Nxf4 ( 13... cxd5 14. Bc7 { and white is winning } ) 14. Nxf4 { and white is winning. } ) 12. Bf4 { now white is threatening to take the knight on e4. [%cal Gc3e4,Gd3e4,Gc2e4] } 12... f5 $4 { It's understandable that black wants to support his knight on e4, but tactics doesn't work for him. It's white to move and win. Hint: The Queen on d8 is blocked by its own pieces. } ( 12... Nef6 { would have been blacks best move if he dont want to loose a pawn. } ) ( 12... Ndf6 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bd6 16. Qd3 Bxf4 17. exf4 Be6 { and white is up a pawn. Of course his pawn structure isn't great and black can try to start an attack on the d4 pawn, but I think we can easily say, that white is a little bit better in this position. [%csl Gd4,Gf4,Gf2][%cal Ra8d8,Rd8d5] } ) 13. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 $4 ( 13... Bd6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Nf4 { was played in the game and is blacks best try, but even here, white remains with a pawn up and a clearly better position. Black got problems developing his queenside pieces and with the pawn on f5 white may have chances to attack blacks king on the a2-g8 diagonal. [%csl Ra8,Rc8][%cal Gc2b3,Gb3g8,Rf7f5] } ) 14. Bc7 { And the queen is trapped. White is winning. } 1-0
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Traps in the Semi-Closed Games"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/IdaXxfrD"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "A51"]
[Opening "Indian Defense: Budapest Defense"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "13:28:16"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is made to give you an overview. In this part of the study you will find traps for openings that starts with the moves 1.d4 and black doesn't respond with 1... d5. } 1. d4 Nf6 ( 1... f5 { For the Dutch Defence see trap #18. } ) ( 1... e5 { For the Englund Gambit see trap #19. } ) 2. c4 e5 { For the Budapest Gambit see trap #17. } *
[Event "Opening Traps in the Budapest Gambit: #1 Kieninger Trap"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/O7lk3qgY/u77pgABi"]
[Date "2004"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Issakainen, Ari"]
[Black "Legvold, Douglas Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Opening "Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Rubinstein Variation"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "13:36:01"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[WhiteElo "2216"]

{ You can watch the analyse of the game as a video aswell: https://youtu.be/YlSm5MrrHfc The Kieninger Trap is named after Georg Kieninger who used it in an offhand game against Godai at Vienna in 1925 } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 { The starting position of the Budapest Gambit. } 3. dxe5 Ng4 { This is known as the Rubinstein Variation and is by far the most common move in this position. Black attacks the pawn on e5. [%cal Gg4e5] } ( 3... Ne4 { is also possible and is known as the Fajarowicz Variation. Funny enough, there was a game with a similar mate in the end as in our trap. For your entertainment, here is the game without any comments: } 4. Qc2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 d5 6. exd6 Bf5 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. a3 Nc5 9. dxc7 $4 Qe7 $1 10. Qd1 Nd3# ) 4. Bf4 Nc6 { Black again increases the pressure on the e5 pawn. [%cal Gg4e5,Gc6e5] } 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 ( 6. Nc3 { was possible aswell but after } 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 { attacking the e5 pawn again [%cal Ge7e5,Gg4e5,Gc6e5] } 8. Qd5 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qd3 { whites pawnstructre on the queenside looks pretty ugly. White is of course slightly better due to the fact that he is up a pawn, but black will get some chances to fight back. [%csl Rc4,Rc3][%cal Gf8f2,Ge8e2] } ) 6... Qe7 { Black is attacking the e5 pawn a third time and white can not defend it again because the knight on d2 is blocking the queen. [%csl Rd2][%cal Gg4e5,Gc6e5,Ge7e5,Rd1d5] } 7. a3 ( 7. e3 { would have been the main move in this position, but h3 is quite popular aswell. Game could continue with: } 7... Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d6 { Check out Ivanchuk vs. Short in 1993 if you want to know more about this variation. } ) 7... Ngxe5 8. axb4 $4 ( 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. e3 ( 9. axb4 $4 Nd3# ) 9... Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O b6 { would have been the main variation. White got a space advantage, the bishop pair and the control over the center, so he is slightly better, but of course the position isn't completely hopeless for black. Blacks next moves could be Bb7 to gain control over the long diagonal, a5 to gain some space on the queenside and stop potential b4 breaks and Nd7 rerouting the knight. If you click on the Book Button under the notation, you can find some example games by grandmasters in this position. [%csl Re2,Rf4][%cal Gc8b7,Gb7g2,Ga7a5,Rb2b4,Ge5d7,Gd7c5] } ) 8... Nd3# { I checked my database and belive it or not, but this exact position appeard 79 times in over the board games and nearly 2.500 times in Lichess Games. } 0-1
[Event "üî• Famous Opening Traps and how to avoid them: üìñ Traps in Irregular Chess Openings"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/CQhQn8Kg/8kshtDOO"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Jonnyx"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Polish Opening"]
[UTCDate "2020.06.12"]
[UTCTime "14:37:43"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is made to give you an overview. In this part of the study you will find traps for openings that doesn't start with the moves 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.Nf3 or 1.f4. } 1. b4 { For the Sokolsky Opening (also known as the Orangutan or Polish Opening) see trap #20. } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Introduction"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/en521qn8"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.25"]
[UTCTime "09:46:30"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In this study we are going to explore some of the key variations of the Sicilian defense (c5), a very common response to e4 and it is used by most top level players. The Sicilian is an excellent way to play with the black pieces against 1.e4. But there are quite a few variations you need to know about! Francesco has done an excellent job at [%csl Be4,Bc5][%cal Be2e4,Bc7c5] } 1. e4 c5 { This is the Sicilian defense. In this study we are going to explore the main and most common variations played by Black.
If you like this study, please press the heart below and follow me to keep updated with new studies exploring openings and tactics :) the main Idea of Sicilian defence is dont give play d2-d4 for white or they will have very strong pawn centre [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5,Ge2e4,Gc5d4,Rd2d4] } ( 1... e5 { black can play e5 with the same Idea but after [%cal Ge5d4] } 2. Nf3 { black must protect the pawn [%cal Gf3e5] } 2... Nc6 3. Bb5 { and you can see that black must protect the pawn a lot [%csl Ye5][%cal Gb5c6,Gf3e5] } ) ( 1... a6 2. d4 { [%cal Gd4c5,Ge4d5,Ge4f5,Gd4e5] } ) *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Dragon Variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/qwnXMwVC"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B76"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Panov Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.25"]
[UTCTime "10:12:04"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter will go over the Dragon Variation, a very common variation used by Black and it is the most aggressive variation in the Sicilian defense. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 { Simple developing move to control the d4 square [%csl Gd4,Gc5][%cal Gf3d4,Gc5d4] } 2... d6 { [%cal Gd6e5] } ( 2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. e5 ( 5. Nc3 { [%cal Ge4e5] } ) 5... Qa5+ ) 3. d4 { Whites want the exchange of pawns [%cal Gc5d4] } 3... cxd4 { [%cal Gf3d4] } 4. Nxd4 { Whites are now ahead in development but blacks still have the two central pawns whereas whites only one. [%csl Ge7,Gd6,Ge4] } 4... Nf6 { Blacks are now developing their knight and threatening the e4 pawn [%csl Ge4][%cal Gf6e4] } 5. Nc3 { The e4 pawn is now protected by the c3 knight [%csl Ge4,Bc3][%cal Rf6e4,Bc3e4] } 5... g6 { This is the DRAGON VARIATION. g6 allows the dark-squared bishop to develop and move to g7, controlling the long dark-squared diagonal [%csl Gd4] } 6. Be3 { [%cal Gd1d2,Gf2f3,Ge1c1,Gg2g4,Gh2h4,Gg4g5] } ( 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 { [%cal Ge3d4] } ( 8. f3 Nxe4 { [%cal Gg7d4,Gc6d4] } 9. Nxc6 Qb6+ { [%cal Gb6c6,Gb6g1] } 10. Kh1 Nxc3 { [%cal Gc3d1,Gc3e2] } 11. bxc3 bxc6 { [%cal Gc8a6] } ) 8... O-O 9. Nb3 a6 { [%cal Gb7b5,Gb5b4,Ge2c4] } ) 6... Bg7 ( 6... Ng4 { [%cal Gg4e3] } 7. Bb5+ { [%cal Gb5e8,Gb8d7,Gc8d7,Gd1g4] } 7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ { [%cal Gc6a8] } ) 7. f3 { The key opening moves for White, who attempt to castle queenside , whereas f3 strengthens the pawn structure, connecting e4 to the h2 and g2, while White also plan pushing to g4 and possibly h4. [%csl Bf3,Be3][%cal Rg2g4,Rh2h4,Rg4g5] } 7... O-O ( 7... h5 { Is operating against g4. } ) 8. Qd2 { [%csl Gh6,Gg7][%cal Ge1c1,Ga1d1,Re3h6,Rd2h6] } 8... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6,Gh6][%cal Gb8c6,Ge1c1,Ga7a6,Ge3h6] } 9. g4 ( 9. Bh6 { [%cal Ge3d4] } 9... Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Nxd4 ) 9... Be6 ( 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 { [%cal Rf1c4] } ) 10. Nxe6 fxe6 { The rook has a powerful open file! [%cal Gf8f1] } 11. O-O-O Ne5 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Ge5f3] } 12. Be2 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Re5f3,Bd1h1,Bg1d1,Ge2f3] } 12... Qc8 { [%cal Gc8c1] } 13. h4 { [%cal Ge5c4] } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Yugoslav Attack"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/5STFiOIX"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.25"]
[UTCTime "10:40:01"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ The Yugoslav Attack is an ultra-aggressive attack from blacks after the Dragon Variation. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 { This is the Dragon Variation } 6. Be3 { Developing move to give further protection to the knight in d4. Moreover, whites are aiming to castle queenside. [%cal Ge3d4] } 6... Bg7 { The bishop is now controlling the long diagonal. [%cal Gg7a1] } ( 6... Ng4 { Big Blunder [%cal Gf1b5,Gb5e8] } 7. Bb5+ Bd7 { [%cal Gd1g4] } 8. Qxg4 { The bishop can't move because it's pinned [%csl Rd7] } ) 7. f3 { A very important move to support the e4 pawn, which is very important because it's controlling the centre of the board. It also prevents Ng4 [%csl Gf5,Gd5][%cal Gf3e4,Be4f5,Be4d5,Rf6g4] } 7... O-O { Blacks castle on the kingside [%csl Gg4][%cal Gg2g4,Gd1d2,Gf1c4] } 8. Qd2 { Blacks castled kingside whereas whites castled queenside. This leads to a very tactical and aggressive game from both sides. } ( 8. g4 Nc6 9. Qd2 ) 8... Nc6 9. Bc4 { Very common move to give pressure to the f7 pawn and to prevent the move d5 [%csl Gf7][%cal Rd6d5,Gc4f7] } 9... Bd7 { Blacks are preparing to move the rook in c8 to attack the semi-open file Black is preparing to move the rook in c8 to attack the semi-open file [%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c2] } 10. O-O-O { Whites now castle queenside (opposite to blacks) leading to a very tactical and aggressive game from both sides [%csl Gd1,Gc1,Gg8,Gf8][%cal Ga7a5,Gb7b5,Gg2g4,Gh2h4] } 10... Rc8 { This rook in the C-file is very dangerous [%cal Gc8c3] } 11. Bb3 { The bishop retreats for protection } ( 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rxc4 ) 11... Ne5 { Nice move trying to control the centre and at the same time free the rook [%cal Gc8c2] } 12. Kb1 a6 { [%cal Rc3b5] } 13. h4 { [%csl Gh5,Gg4][%cal Gh7h5,Gh5g4,Gf6h5] } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Accelerated Dragon"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/A85fUgI4"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B34"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "16:23:51"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In this study we are going to explore another aggressive opening for blacks: the accelerated dragon. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 { Simple developing move and very common } 2... Nc6 { Blacks respond with Nc6 to control the e5 and d4 squares [%csl Ge5,Gd4] } 3. d4 { Whites are threatening the c5 pawn } ( 3. Bb5 e6 ) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 { This is what we call the Open Sicilian } 4... g6 { Blacks are preparing to fianchetto their bishop [%csl Gg7][%cal Gf8g7] } 5. Nc3 ( 5. Nxc6 ) ( 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 ) 5... Bg7 { The bishop is now controlling the long diagonal [%cal Gg7b2] } 6. Be3 { Developing move trying to defend the knight [%csl Gg7,Gc6][%cal Ge3d4,Gd1d4] } ( 6. Nxc6 { Mistake from whites } 6... bxc6 { Whites now have a better center control and the b-file is now opened for the rook [%csl Gf5,Gd5,Gb5,Gh5,Gg6,Gc6][%cal Ga8b8,Gb8b2,Gg7c3] } ) 6... Nf6 { This move allows the pawn to push forward in d5 and allows the king to castle [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5,Ge8g8] } 7. Nxc6 { Nice move from whites } ( 7. Bc4 { This move prevents d5 } 7... O-O 8. Bb3 { The bishop is safer in b3 } 8... a5 { Blacks are aiming to push the pawn in a4 and if either the bishop or the knight take it blacks can eat the e4 pawn [%cal Ga5a4] } 9. f3 { f3 protects the e4 pawn [%csl Ge4] } ) 7... bxc6 { Now whites can push the e4 pawn forward [%cal Ge4e5] } 8. e5 Ng8 { The e5 pawn is now unprotected [%cal Gg7e5] } 9. f4 Nh6 { The knight can then go in f5 threatening the bishop [%csl Gf5][%cal Gh6f5,Gf5e3] } 10. Qf3 O-O 11. O-O-O d5 { According to stockfish, blacks have an advantage of -0.3 } 12. h3 Qa5 13. Rd4 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Hyperaccelerated Dragon"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/J7BZ323T"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B35"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "18:32:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is going to go over the hyper accelerated dragon, in which blacks move g6 in the second move } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 { Blacks prepare to fianchetto their bishop } 3. d4 cxd4 ( 3... Bg7 { This (funnily) is called Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterodactylus) } 4. dxc5 Qa5+ { [%cal Ra5e1,Ra5c5] } 5. c3 { [%csl Rg7,Rc3,Rb2][%cal Bg7c3] } ( 5. Nc3 $6 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qxc3+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 ) 5... Qxc5 6. Be3 $32 Qc7 7. Nbd2 ( 7. Na3 { gives Black the opportunity to play : } 7... Bxc3+ { [%cal Rc3b2] } 8. bxc3 Qxc3+ 9. Nd2 Qxa3 { But Black's extra pawn is not compensating their terrible development.
Stil, Queen intensive openings such as this one will often be handled wrongly by your opponent in Bullet Chess and the pawn that you are up, if your opponent has no other plan than skipping the middlegame by exchanging as fast as possible, could be a game decider in the Endgame. } 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. Nc4 Qb4+ 12. Bd2 Qc5 13. Bc3 f6 ( 13... Nf6 $4 14. Bxf6 exf6 15. Nd6+ { [%cal Rc1c5] } 15... Qxd6 16. Qxd6 ) ) 7... d6 { [%csl Be5,Bc5][%cal Gc8g4,Gb8d7] } ) 4. Nxd4 ( 4. Qxd4 { Another possibility for white instead of Nxd4 } 4... Nf6 ( 4... f6 $6 { Ugly due to lack of black development. } ) 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qe4 Nb6 8. Bb5 ) 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 { Blacks put a lot of pressure on the knight in d4 [%cal Gg7d4,Gc6d4] } 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 { Same position as in the Accelerated Dragon } 7... O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 { [%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c1] } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Najdorf Variation Part 1"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/bT2zPPp7"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "21:29:46"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter is about the Najdorf Variation, a very common and strong variation used by players at all levels.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NAJDORF, PLS CHECK OUT https://lichess.org/study/YcFtDNCn } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 { Simple developing moves } 5... a6 { This strange-looking move is very important: 1) it prevents the knights to move in b5 2) it prevents the bishop to check the king 3) it allows b5 [%csl Rb5][%cal Ga7a6,Rd4b5,Rc3b5,Rf1b5,Bb7b5,Ge7e5] } ( 5... e5 { [%csl Yd5,Yc7][%cal Yc6d5,Ye6d5,Yc7c6,Ye7e5] } 6. Ndb5 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Bb7 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Ga3c2,Gc2e3,Gf2f3] } 9. Be2 Nxe4 ) 6. Bg5 { This is the 'Old Main Line' [%cal Yg5f6] } ( 6. Be3 { This is the English Attack } 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 { [%cal Rf6g4] } 8... Nbd7 { [%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c1] } 9. Qd2 b5 10. a3 ) 6... e6 { Whites are putting pressure on the kingside } 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 { Getting ready to castle queenside [%cal Gb6b2] } 8... Qb6 { [%cal Gb6b2,Gb6d4] } ( 8... Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qe7 ) 9. O-O-O { [%cal Gd1d4,Gc1b2] } 9... Nbd7 { [%cal Gd7f6,Ge7f6] } 10. h4 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Alapin Variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/xKFVqaUV"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "20:34:17"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This variation is not very common but with the move c3 whites can then move the pawn to d4 and could disrupt blacks' plans } 1. e4 c5 { [%cal Gc2c3] } 2. c3 { c3 allows d4 and this is the Alapin Variation. However, whites can't make the move Nc3 [%cal Gd2d4] } 2... d5 { Strong response by blacks trying to take control of the center } ( 2... Nf6 3. d4 ) 3. exd5 ( 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bc2 { Another variation } ) 3... Qxd5 { Blacks are taking advantage of White's inability to make the move Nc3 } 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Qd6 { It's an equal position } 11. h3 Bf5 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Classical Variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/lfNLfNy5"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "20:26:30"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This chapter will go over the Classical Variation, which is not as aggressive as the other variations of the Sicilian } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { This is the Old Sicilian } 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 { This is the Classical Variation, which is not commonly used in the modern days } 6. Be3 g6 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. f3 O-O { [%cal Ge1b1,Gf1c4,Gg2g4] } 9. Bc4 ( 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 { [%csl Ga2][%cal Ge6a2] } 11. Kb1 { [%csl Gc7,Gc8][%cal Gd8c7,Gf8c8] } 11... Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 ) 9... Bd7 { [%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c1] } 10. O-O-O Rc8 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc8c1] } 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Open Sicilian"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/lleARfzO"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Open"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "20:30:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Closed Sicilian"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/fPYfHX8M"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.26"]
[UTCTime "20:31:19"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { When whites move Kc3, the variation is called the 'Closed Sicilian' It is useful for players who prefer less attacking and more closed positions as White. [%cal Gb1c3,Gb8c6] } 2... Nc6 ( 2... d6 ) 3. g3 { [%cal Gf1g2,Gg1f3] } 3... g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 ( 6... Rb8 ) 7. Qd2 ( 7. f4 Nd4 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Nh3 h5 ) 7... Rb8 8. Nge2 Nd4 9. O-O Ne7 10. Bh6 O-O *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Scheveningen System"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/Krk0wDzm"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.27"]
[UTCTime "13:04:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 { This move controls the d5 square [%csl Gc5,Ge5,Gf5,Bd5][%cal Ge6f5,Gd6e5,Gd6c5,Ge6d5] } 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O Be7 { This position can be achieved after the Najdorf variation as well- } ( 8... b5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Be7 ) 9. f4 O-O 10. g4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bf3 Rd8 *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Clasical Sveshnikov"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/nMJHcacw"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation"]
[UTCDate "2018.01.04"]
[UTCTime "07:39:03"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ( 2... d6 { also can happen with this move } 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 Nc6 ) 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 { It is one of the first and most common variants in Sicilian } 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 { main move there are a lot of other moves } 7... a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 { there you can see all power of the Knight on d5 it is much better than Bishop f6 [%csl Gd5,Rf6] } 11... Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 { black is going to destroy this Knight [%csl Gd5][%cal Re7d5] } 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 { white playing good attacking b5 [%cal Ga4b5] } 14... bxa4 { look like only move } 15. Bc4 { white musk support d5 [%cal Gc4d5] } 15... O-O { and this position is playable i think white has easyer game there but all you need it is to study endgame [%cal Gc8b7] } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Carlsen's Answer to the Sicilian"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/bx8gxDia"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.27"]
[UTCTime "12:53:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 { [%cal Gd2d4] } 6... Nf6 7. Qe2 { [%csl Gd1,Gd2,Gd3,Gd4,Gd5] } 7... e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 { Black often gain lots of power from attacking and if possible controlling the important d5-square. } 10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3 Be7 12. Ne1 { [%cal Gf2f3] } 12... f6 { [%cal Re4g5,Gf6g5] } 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Nd2 Nf7 { [%cal Rf7e5,Rf6e5,Rc6e5] } 16. f4 { [%cal Gf4e5,Gd4e5,Gd3e5] } 16... b6 17. Nf3 f5 { Building a blockade. } 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. g3 { [%csl Bh2,Bg3,Bf4,Be5,Bd4][%cal Gf3g5,Gf3h4,Ge2h5] } 19... g6 { [%csl Rh5] } 20. Kg2 a5 21. a3 { [%csl Rb4] } 21... Ncd8 22. Nf2 { The Knight's positioning is often very imporatant in such closed positions, we can see White and Black looking to improve theirs. } 22... b5 { [%cal Gf2d3,Gd3c5,Rb6c5] } 23. Nd3 Rc4 { [%cal Ra5a4] } 24. b3 ( 24. h3 a4 { And the position is more locked down than ever. } ) 24... Rxc1 { [%cal Re7a3] } 25. Bxc1 { [%cal Re7a3,Gc1a3] } 25... Rc8 26. Bb2 { [%csl Ga3,Bd4,Be5][%cal Gb2h8] } 26... Rc7 27. Qd2 { [%cal Rd2a5] } *
[Event "♦ All about the Sicilian Defense ♦: Rossolimo Sicilian or Spanish Attack"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/8c8bmUfy/nu7rrKjI"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/francesco_super"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.06.28"]
[UTCTime "07:37:01"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { I play this variant against the Old Sicilian. The main idea is to play c3 and d4 castle [%cal Gc2c3,Gd2d4,Ge1g1] } 3... g6 ( 3... e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 { it is good position dor bishop he defending the king and can be active [%csl Gf1] } ) ( 3... d6 { we are have stinitz defends in the Ruy Lopez } 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nxc6 Bxc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qf3 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. e6 { With good postion } ) 4. O-O Bg7 ( 4... a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nc3 ) 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. a4 O-O 9. h3 b5 10. Nbd2 { With good game for White } *