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Chess Traps : Quizzes
Exercises to test your sense of danger in the opening.

Quiz series

Each quiz has seven traps with solutions, not organized in any particular order.

Background articles

  • Part 1
    Introducing our traps series : a chess trap has a large element of surprise. The trapped player didn't notice anything special, but the position is suddenly, completely, irrevocably lost. Here are 21 best-loved traps (Quiz 1-3).

  • Part 2
    Here are 21 more traps (Quiz 4-6) plus links to other pages dedicated to the art of the trap.

  • Part 3
    Here are 28 more traps (Quiz 7-10) plus an index of all traps (parts 1-3) by opening.

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  • Full games : Step through the moves of the traps.

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