[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2012.09.11"]
[Round "-"]
[White "lapaget"]
[Black "pedromsm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2012.09.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be2 {waiting move } Nxe4 {? takes the bait } 6. d5 Ne7 7. Qa4+ {! double threat } c6 8. Qxe4
cxd5 9. Qb4 e4 10. Nd4 Nc6 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Bb5 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Bxd7 Bf6 16. Be3 Qb6 17. Qb5 Bxd4 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "Ponziani trap (from Philidor)"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2012.05.06"]
[Round "52"]
[White "lapaget"]
[Black "tanuu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1547"]
[BlackElo "1493"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.05.06"]
[TimeControl "30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nf6 5. O-O {early castling: 4th rank is free for double threat by Queen to King and e4} 
Nxe4 {? The bait is swallowed. Remember Heisman: look for checks, captures, threats, from the present position, and after next move} 6.
Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxe4 Bc6 8. Qc4 (8. Qe3 {Fritz [%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e4  10. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h4 {[%emt
0:00:01]} 11. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. d5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]
} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Bh5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Nxg7+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qh8 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 21. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 22. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]})
8... Be7 9. d4 a6 10. dxe5 Bb5 11. Qe4 d5 12. Qe3 (12. Bxb5+ {!  according to Fritz!
intermediate move} axb5 13. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]}) 12... b6 13.
Bxb5+ axb5 14. Na3 c6 15. Nc2 O-O 16. Rd1 {three moves like Fritz!} Re8
17. Nb4 (17. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. Ncd4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 22. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. c6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. c7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27.
e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. cxb8=Q {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxb8 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Rc5 {[%emt
0:00:00]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32.
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. e7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 34. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Na7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. bxa3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}) 17... Bd6 18. Nd3
Nd7 19. Re1 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Qg5 Re6 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bf4 d4 24. b4 Be7
25. Nxd4 Rxd4 {? crazy} 26. cxd4 Bxb4 27. Red1 Re8 28. a3 Bc3 29. Rac1 Bb2 30.
Rxc6 Bxa3 31. Rxb6 b4 32. Bc1 Ra8 33. Bxa3 bxa3 34. Ra1 g6 35. g3 Ra4 36. Rd6
a2 37. Kg2 Kf8 38. Kf3 Ke7 39. Ke3 f6 {error in counting. It's not mandatory to capture
with the threatened piece. }
40. Rxf6 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2012.05.06"]
[Round " "]
[White "malik123 1614"]
[Black "AA 1750"]
[Date "2011.10.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 
{A minor opening, but your opponents probably won't know it. } 
3...Nf6 { Not the best line, 3. ... d5, but extremely common stuff.} 
4.d4 Nxe4 { ?? Dangerous. More common is exd4. } 
5.d5 Nb8 6.Be3 { ! Waiting move, just developing and setting the trap. Letting Black keep his pawn, and giving black a chance to fall into a trap. 
The standard line being Nxe5 , getting the pawn back} 
6...d6 { Black is trying to hold on to the pawn. } 
7.Qa4+ { ! } 7...Bd7 8.Qxe4 { And White is up a piece. }

[Date "????.??.??"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[White "You"]
[Black "Opponent"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Nb8 6.Be3 f6 { ?? The start of another trap, if the e-pawn is protected with the f-pawn. } 
7.Nxe5 { !! } 7...fxe5 
8.Qh5+ { Here g6 loses a whole rook, so black's best option is... }
 8...Ke7 9.Qxe5+ Kf7 10.Qxe4 { And white is at an even bigger advantage than in the first one due to blacks exposed king. }

[Event "Ladder"]
[Site "http://www.timeforchess.com"]
[Date "2011.05.20"]
[EndDate "2011.05.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "FastEddieB"]
[Black "torten"]
[WhiteRating "1861"]
[BlackRating "1862"]
[WhiteElo "1861"]
[BlackElo "1862"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "8431914"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. c3 Ng8f6 4. d4 Nf6xe4 5. d5 Nc6b8 6. Bc1e3 d6 7. Qd1a4 1-0

[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "lapaget"]
[Black "keepontryin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. d5 Nb8 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxe4
c5 9. Bb5+ 1-0

Ponziani bait

Pattern # 42 This technique is explained in ebook Fundamental Chess Patterns, where you can find 50 additional different patterns.

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