One of my all time favorite opening traps is the Lasker Trap in the Queens Gambit Declined: Albin Counter-Gambit. Today, I had the pleasure of using the Lasker Trap to full effect in an online blitz game. Below I explain how the Lasker Trap works so you can win with it as well. Albin Counter-Gambit,ContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 66”
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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 60
Photo from the Lathrop Chess Club meeting on 8/2/2025. Last Saturday, at the Lathrop Chess Club, I played a nice opening trap which brought my opponent to the point of resignation after just seven moves. I am sharing this chess trap, not so much as to encourage my readers to play the Grob Opening (1.ContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 60”
Playing Chess with a Student 1/5/2023
In tonight’s live chess stream, California chess coach Chris Torres uses the infamous “center fork trick” in a training game against a talented student. The chess game takes on a surprisingly tactical flavor and both players are forced to avoid threats of checkmate while in time trouble. https://youtu.be/VFGc3kOB95E