Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4)

White refuses the bait and just takes your knight. Recapture, develop calmly, accept a slightly worse but playable game.

The idea

1...Pawn to e5 (e5)

Get a pawn to the centre and own those squares.

Their move

Opponent's move coming up. Watch the board.

Clean run

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Recall

3 more clean runs (at any point) to reach Recall.

Move 1 of 100%

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White refuses the bait and just takes your knight. Recapture, develop calmly, accept a slightly worse but playable game.

Clean run

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Recall

3 more clean runs (at any point) to reach Recall.

The idea

1...Pawn to e5 (e5)

Get a pawn to the centre and own those squares.

Opening Traps

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4)

TRAP · AS BLACK

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4)

White refuses the bait and just takes your knight. Recapture, develop calmly, accept a slightly worse but playable game.

The idea

1...Pawn to e5 (e5)

Get a pawn to the centre and own those squares.

Their move

Opponent's move coming up. Watch the board.

Clean run

Learn · 0/3

Learn

Recall

3 more clean runs (at any point) to reach Recall.

Move 1 of 100%

0/3

White refuses the bait and just takes your knight. Recapture, develop calmly, accept a slightly worse but playable game.

Clean run

Learn · 0/3

Learn

Recall

3 more clean runs (at any point) to reach Recall.

The idea

1...Pawn to e5 (e5)

Get a pawn to the centre and own those squares.

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4): chess opening trap

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4)

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4): chess opening trap

Blackburne Shilling: Declined (Nxd4)