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Fishing Pole Trap
Black puts a knight on g4 as bait. When White plays h3 to kick it, Black ignores the threat with ...h5; if White then takes with hxg4, ...hxg4 opens the h-file and Black's queen and rook mate down it.
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How the trap goes
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5
More lines
Fishing Pole Trap, 6.hxg4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.hxg4 hxg4
Fishing Pole Trap, 6.Nxe5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.Nxe5 Ncxe5 7.hxg4 hxg4
Fishing Pole Trap, 7.Nh2 Qh4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.hxg4 hxg4 7.Nh2 Qh4
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All 6 lines in this trap
- Fishing Pole Trap
- Fishing Pole Trap, 6.hxg4
- Fishing Pole Trap, 6.Nxe5
- Fishing Pole Trap, 7.Nh2 Qh4
- Fishing Pole Trap, 7.Nxe5 Qh4
- Fishing Pole Trap, 7.Ne1 Qh4