Regardless of what Black plays, you aim for this position:
| Trap | Moves | Who falls for it | |------|-------|------------------| | | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 g6? 5.Nxe5! Bxd1 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5# | Beginners who move queen early | | 2. The Fishing Pole | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5? 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ | Anyone who takes with knight | | 3. The Blackburne Shilling | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4? 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nxf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Nf3# | Greedy players | | 4. The Two-Bishop Sac | Colle setup: Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg6 Qg4 f5 Qg3 – then Ne6+ | Anyone who takes the bishop | | 5. The Stonewall Queen Trap | (Black) f5, e6, d5, c6, Bd6, Qe7, then Qh4 attacking h2 after White castles short. | 1.d4 players who forget the h-pawn |
Trade your bad bishop (the light-squared one) for one of White's good knights. Then, put your pawns on e6 and c6 to create a diamond of pawns. You will have less space, but zero weaknesses. Wait for White to over-extend and hang a piece.
Why does the London belong in every idiot-proof PDF? Because you ignore what Black does.
Here is the truth about video and software:
Regardless of what Black plays, you aim for this position:
| Trap | Moves | Who falls for it | |------|-------|------------------| | | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 g6? 5.Nxe5! Bxd1 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5# | Beginners who move queen early | | 2. The Fishing Pole | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5? 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ | Anyone who takes with knight | | 3. The Blackburne Shilling | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4? 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nxf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Nf3# | Greedy players | | 4. The Two-Bishop Sac | Colle setup: Bxh7+ Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg6 Qg4 f5 Qg3 – then Ne6+ | Anyone who takes the bishop | | 5. The Stonewall Queen Trap | (Black) f5, e6, d5, c6, Bd6, Qe7, then Qh4 attacking h2 after White castles short. | 1.d4 players who forget the h-pawn |
Trade your bad bishop (the light-squared one) for one of White's good knights. Then, put your pawns on e6 and c6 to create a diamond of pawns. You will have less space, but zero weaknesses. Wait for White to over-extend and hang a piece.
Why does the London belong in every idiot-proof PDF? Because you ignore what Black does.
Here is the truth about video and software: