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A Secret Chess Trap Missed by 9.3 Million People to Checkmate White in 10 Moves

Length 13:31Published 28 March 2024On our Stockfish channel on YouTubeWatch on YouTube

What this video shows

This video teaches a trap for Black in the Italian Game. It starts by side-stepping the Fried Liver (Fried Liver Attack) and then uses a knight manoeuvre that can end in checkmate within ten moves.

After the main trap it goes through White's other tries: defensive lines, a queen counterattack, a trapped knight, a discovered attack and several more mating patterns.

For the full opening, read our Italian Game guide and the list of famous opening traps, then test the lines in the Analyser.

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