Opening Traps

Scotch Gambit King Hunt

Step 1 of 2

Scotch Gambit King Hunt

The idea

1.Pawn to e4 (e4)

Your pawn takes a central square and opens the way for the bishop and queen, the space every attacking plan grows from.

The idea

2.Knight to f3 (Nf3)

Normal development hiding an abnormal idea.

The idea

3.Pawn to d4 (d4)

Open lines fast: this gambit wants pieces, not pawns.

The idea

4.Knight to g5 (Ng5)

A bare-knuckle raid on f7: calm defense refutes it, greed gets mated.

The idea

5.Knight captures on f7 (Nxf7)

The fork on queen and rook forces the king to capture.

The idea

6.Bishop to c4, check (Bc4+)

The king must pick a path, and backwards loses by force.

The idea

7.Queen to h5, check (Qh5+)

From here every move is forced: mate in six.

The idea

8.Queen captures on g6, check (Qxg6+)

The king starts its long walk.

The idea

9.Queen to f7, check (Qf7+)

Drive the king into your half of the board.

The idea

10.Bishop to f4, check (Bf4+)

Both bishops and the queen weave the net.

The idea

11.Queen to d5, check (Qd5+)

One more shove and the king runs out of board.

The idea

12.Queen to b5, mate (Qb5#)

Mated mid-board on move twelve.

The idea

1.Pawn to e4 (e4)

Your pawn takes a central square and opens the way for the bishop and queen, the space every attacking plan grows from.

Clean run

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Recall

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Move 1 of 230%

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A raw knight raid on f7 out of the Scotch. Calm defense refutes it; the natural retreat gets the king dragged across the board and mated.

Opening Traps

Scotch Gambit King Hunt

Step 1 of 2

Scotch Gambit King Hunt

The idea

1.Pawn to e4 (e4)

Your pawn takes a central square and opens the way for the bishop and queen, the space every attacking plan grows from.

The idea

2.Knight to f3 (Nf3)

Normal development hiding an abnormal idea.

The idea

3.Pawn to d4 (d4)

Open lines fast: this gambit wants pieces, not pawns.

The idea

4.Knight to g5 (Ng5)

A bare-knuckle raid on f7: calm defense refutes it, greed gets mated.

The idea

5.Knight captures on f7 (Nxf7)

The fork on queen and rook forces the king to capture.

The idea

6.Bishop to c4, check (Bc4+)

The king must pick a path, and backwards loses by force.

The idea

7.Queen to h5, check (Qh5+)

From here every move is forced: mate in six.

The idea

8.Queen captures on g6, check (Qxg6+)

The king starts its long walk.

The idea

9.Queen to f7, check (Qf7+)

Drive the king into your half of the board.

The idea

10.Bishop to f4, check (Bf4+)

Both bishops and the queen weave the net.

The idea

11.Queen to d5, check (Qd5+)

One more shove and the king runs out of board.

The idea

12.Queen to b5, mate (Qb5#)

Mated mid-board on move twelve.

The idea

1.Pawn to e4 (e4)

Your pawn takes a central square and opens the way for the bishop and queen, the space every attacking plan grows from.

Clean run

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Learn

Recall

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

Move 1 of 230%

0/2

A raw knight raid on f7 out of the Scotch. Calm defense refutes it; the natural retreat gets the king dragged across the board and mated.

Scotch Gambit King Hunt: chess opening trap

Scotch Gambit King Hunt

Scotch Gambit King Hunt: chess opening trap

Scotch Gambit King Hunt