Chess Opening: Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense: Tarrasch’s Trap
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 at
11:12 pm
This is a discussion of a trap in the Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense. This is an important trap to know because it shows what happens if Black tries to hold the center in the Steinitz. When Tarrasch beat Marco in 1892, it signaled the beginning of the end for the Old Steinitz Defense. Today the Neo-Steinitz, 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6, is much more popular because it avoids the trap in this video.
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wait a minute…after 4…Nf6 white has 5.dxe5 and is just up a pawn.
Full move order or time please. I assume you mean 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Nf6? 5.dxe5 Nxe4 6.Qd5. Yes White can win a pawn here, Black gets some activity as compensation but it’s not enough. The point was, 4…Nf6 is wrong.
ey man i dont wanna sound geek but i just began learning this game n i gotta say what u do is extremely cool. tnx
what about
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 O-O 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Bxd8
if Black plays 10. …Bxd8, White plays 11. Cxe5 and is a pawn up ; Black can’t take back the e4 pawn as there is no rook on d8 to checkmate on d1 after 11. …Fxe4? 12.Cxe4 Cxe4 13.Txe4
And I forgot to write, this is a very good and interesting video, very good work. Thanks you for sharing such ideas in openings
Nice, clear explanation. Thanks.
what chess program do you use?
i really want to find a good one thats free of download.
i watch the video and its very very very awsome,you earn a 5 star and a place for my favorites!:)
great strat
thanks for sharing it !
THEY WILL TAKE UR QUEEN!!!!!
at 5:18, why can’t black play Rd7
Be7
Just starting to learn.Very informative.Thank you
White will still play Be7. Then Rxe7 Rxe7 and white goes up the exchange. White’s two rooks will have a significant endgame advantage over Black’s rook and knight.
The point of this fork is that black goes down an exchange (loses a rook for a bishop) no matter what move he plays. White then has a winning endgame.
Very Impressive?
if black plays Rd7 at 5:18 white replies with Be7, forking rook and knight…simple no?
cool video
What program is he using to manipulate the chessboard like that?
That’s ridiculously specific, but good ^^
A very long calculation!
One thing – can White play the Ke2 variation if Black recaptures Raxd8?
U shoud try domino guys
at 2:41 after white castles, on move 6. is there a reason black shouldn’t capture Nxd4?
rock d8 to d7 to avoid the fork by bishop