Trapping your opponent

In this position white wants to trap his opponent.

1.33 - 29?!

De?! - sign means white is speculating for his opponent will play a move that looks good but which is actually a mistake. In this case it looks as if black can force a win by 19 – 24. If white closes the gap with 39 – 33 black wins a piece by 22 – 28 33 x 22 24 x 42 47 x 38 12 – 17 B+1.

But white has prepared a trap.

1… 19 – 24? 2.34 - 30!!

The surprise. Black has to take 4 pieces with piece 23.

X 21 3.30 x 6

1.44 – 39?!

White is provoking a trap shot.

1… 16 – 21?

2.27 x 16 6 – 11

3.16 x 7 23 – 29

X 23 18 x 29

X 18 13 x 44

Black goes to 44 with the intention of getting a king. White however takes advantage of the gaps in blacks position, especially the gap at 13.

X 40

X 34

Going to king with 44 – 50 loses because of

8.49 – 44 50 x 30 9.35 x 2 +. It’s better to sacrifice a piece with 9 – 13 39x30 etc. to remain in the game.

1.49 – 44?!

White offered her opponent a king shot. In the game black calculated the king shot accurately and didn’t take the shot. This is the calculation black made:

1… 24 – 30

X 24 19 x 30

3.25 x 34 23 – 28

X 22 17 x 28

X 23 18 x 49

X 21

X 10

Black played 1… 2 - 8 and got a good position.

1.39 – 34?!

White plays a snare: a move trying to seduce your opponent to take a shot after which you have a shot yourself.

1… 22 – 27?

2.32 x 21! 16 x 27

X 22 17 x 30

X 29

X 39

X 5

There were choices for black at the 4^th and 5^th move. Check by yourself that other captures will also result in a king shot for white.

1.39 – 34?!

It seems that white has made a mistake. Black can take a Harlem shot! But white calculated deeper.

1… 23 – 29?

2.34 x 23 17 – 22

X 17 19 x 26

X 33

X 7

White has to watch out for other shots too. If black plays the Bomb Shot 1… 24 – 30 2.35 x 24 19 x 39 3.28 x 10 39 x 26 4.10 – 5 white has a king for 2 pieces.

If the piece at 6 was at square 1 in this position white would not be possible to play 1.39 – 34 because of the shot 17 – 22! 2.28 x 6 24 – 30 3.35 x 24 19 x 26 B+2.

If you want to trap your opponent always watch out you aren’t trapped yourself (like in the case black’s piece 6 was at 1)!

1.35 – 30?!

Can black resist the temptation to take a Kung Fu shot? By taking this shot piece 13 is removed. White will use this gap to make a king shot.

1… 14 – 20?

X 14 19 x 10

X 19 13 x 35

X 28

X 27

X 38

X 2

The white king costs a piece but after 11 – 16 8.2 – 8 8 – 13 9.8 – 13 white wins a piece and will finish the game easily.

☼ It is extremely dangerous to have a gap at square 38 (13)

White to move seems to have a major problem. What to do against the threatening 18 – 23 after 38 – 32 followed by 24 – 29 etc. White finds a shot to solve the problem!

1.48 – 43?! 18 – 23?

X 21

X 23

X 32

X 9 17 x 28

6. 9 – 3

White played 1.46 – 41?! provoking an arch shot.

1… 24 – 29?

2.33 x 22 12 – 17

X 19 17 x 46

X 18

X 29

X 40

X 1

Blacks trap is ready. White wanted to change 27 – 22 18 x 27 31 x 22 17 x 28 32 x 23 but was shocked by black’s 17 x 28 capture…

1.27 – 22 17 x 28!

2.32 x 3 13 – 19

3.24 x 4 11 – 17

X 20 15 x 33

5.38 x 29 17 – 22

X 27 21 x 41

X 47 26 x 50

White saw his opponent was threatening 4 – 10 15 x 4 21 – 26 4 x 22 26 x 17. White spotted a trap shot to reply to this shot.

1.43 – 38?! 4 – 10?

2.15 x 4 21 – 26

X 22 26 x 17

X 44

X 28

X 22 44 x 33

X 9 30 x 39

8.9 – 4

1.29 – 24?! 23 – 29?

White prepared a shot with a familiar theme: He gives his opponent a king and works with a stick move to open the position.

X 48

X 19

X 9 13 x 4

X 11

The nice thing about this combination is that white doesn’t take a shot with the stick move immediately, but opens the position for a shot to come!

20.1 39 – 34?! 24 – 30?

20.2 30 – 24?! 14 -19?

20.3 34 – 30?! 14 – 20 x 10?

20.4 33 – 28?! 25 – 30?

20.5 33 – 28?! 21 – 26?

20.6 37 – 32?! 24 – 29? 33 x 24 22 - 28

20.7 38 – 33?! 23 – 29?

20.8 29 – 24?! 25 – 30?

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