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trap13 lines · 10 forks
Legal's Mate
The oldest trap worth knowing: 5.Nxe5! offers the queen, and 5...Bxd1?? is mated by 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5#. Black must decline — but then White has simply won a pawn.
The oldest trap worth knowing: 5.Nxe5! offers the queen, and 5...Bxd1?? is mated by 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5#. Black must decline — but then White has simply won a pawn.