Don't take the bait! The Fishing Pole Trap
Black leaves a knight on g4 as bait. Take it and the h-file opens straight at your king, ending in mate on h1.
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Fried Liver Attack: mate in 9 (and how to stop it)
After 5…Nxd5? 6.Nxf7! the black king is dragged out. The fix: don't recapture on d5, play 5…Na5! instead.
Don't fall for this Petrov trap
After 3…Nxe4? 4.Qe2! the knight is pinned and Nc6+ wins the queen. The fix: play 3…d6 first.
Stop the Scholar's Mate (and punish it)
Block with g6, defend f7 with Nf6, then hit the queen with Nd4. Early queen? Develop and make her run.
He moved his king on move 5… big mistake
No castling, a knight fork on f7 and a rook gone. In the opening, castle; don't move your king by hand.
I fell for the oldest trick in chess
Queen and bishop against f7. Once they aim at f7, keep defending it.