Poor Kusin managed to have his queen trapped after only four moves! This game holds the record for fastest queen trap in the history of chess and is also a really great example to show young chess players when explaining the dangers of bringing the queen out to early. [Event “Rjasan”] [Site “Rjasan”] [Date “1973.??.??”] [EventDate “?”] [Round “?”] [ResultContinue reading “Fastest Queen Trap Ever?”
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Don’t Bring Your Queen Out Too Early
Here is a game I played last week against a new student that clearly illustrates the dangers of bringing the queen out too early. I gave my young opponent a three move start with the white pieces and he played 1. e4, 2. Bc4 and 3. Qh5. After blocking the attempted Scholars Mate, I developContinue reading “Don’t Bring Your Queen Out Too Early”