Bobby Fischer's 3 Best Chess Traps 😱 by IM Valeri Lilov

Discover 3 impressive Bobby Fischer traps including his more impressive Sicilian Sacrifice! If you want to know more about Sicilian Sacrifices you should definately check the Judit Polgar's Method, which you can get with an exclusive discount ▶ https://ichs.co/2gx3c8R

Bobby Fischer's 3 Best Chess Traps

GMs don't play for traps, that's for sure. But that doesn't mean that they can't set up subtle traps to confuse their opponents. In fact, if your opponent doesn't make a mistake, you can't win!

Studying Bobby Fischer's games, IM Valeri Lilov discovered that he was a much trickier player than everybody thinks. But his traps were so subtle than even strong GMs couldn't avoid them!

So, he is now sharing his discoveries analyzing 3 impressive Fischer wins and how he confuse his opponents to do what he want them to do!

Fischer - Bednarski: An Opening Trap

The first game shows Bobby playing his favorite 6.Bc4 against the Sicilian Najdorf. Black closes the a2-g8 diagonal with 6...e6, so Fischer was eager to open it with 8.f4, with idea of f4-f5. Black just played 8...Nc5 in the position on the right:Traps Fischer

Black is threatening the e4-pawn, which can be easily defended with 9.Qf3 (or even 9.Qe2 if White want to prepare e4-e5). But, instead, White decided to go with the direct 9.f5!?, putting immediate pressure over the e6-pawn and gambling the e4-pawn.

Black has many normal moves at his disposal: 9...Be7, 9...Nxb3, 9...Bd7 and 9...e5 are all possible, and give Black a normal position. But,, what happen after 9...Nfxe4, even threatening ...Qh4+?

We can say that Bednarski was a little naive thinking that Fischer would permit such a seemly strong move without having an stron move against it. But it is so tempting!

In fact, Bednarski fell in the trap! After 10.fxe6! Qh4+ 11.g3 Nxg3 12.Nf3 Qh5 13.exf7+ Kd8 14.Rg1 Nf5 15.Nd5! White has a crushing position. The Black king is in a terrible position, while White pieces are very active. White is ready to play Bg5+, Qe2, O-O-O, when Black position whould collapse.

You have to watch the full free video to discover how Fischer destroyed his enemy.

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Byrne - Fischer: A Tactical Trap

This is one of the most famous Bobby's games, in which he crushed one of the best American players of the time.

Black got an impressive position, with good control of the central squares. But, his pawn on d5 is a little weak. That doesn't really matter in this position, as Black is ready to play ...Nd3, blocking the d-file and controlling a lot of important squares.

Having said that, White has to fight against this threat. White can move both rooks to d1, then play Qc2, and threaten to take the knight. But, what rook to move?

The Ba6 is disturbing in the a6-f1 diagonal, so it sound logical to play 14.Rfd1. But this move weakens the f2-pawn and falls because Fischer's idea. He played 14...Nd3 15.Qc2 Nxf2!

All the Elite GMs seeing this game thought that Fischer got crazy, but they didn't discover Fischer's idea until it was too late. After 16.Kxf2 Ng4+ 17.Kg1 Nxe3 18.Qd2 Nxg2! (instead of the analyzed by everyone, 18...Nxd1) the White king is exposed without defenders. Black has a killing attack, that give him the full point only 3 moves later.

Fischer - Sherwin: A Positional Trap

Hiding your own intention is key to set up a good trap. That was something Bobby do like a GM even before he got the title. Take for example the next game, when he plays his beloved King's Indian Attack

Neither of the players seems to be doing much. White is developing his pieces, so why Black should be in a hurry to do anything?

As a matter of fact, White has a more pleasant position, with a clear plan in mind. But Black didn't find it!

White played 9.c3 b4 10.d4 Qc7 11.e5!, and he take full control of the center and started an attack on the kingside.

Being subtle with your plans is also a type of positional trap!

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