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Jason Leung

How to Win With Opening Traps

Opening
Take risks and learn from your mistakes.

To NM Nelson Lopez' credit, he points out that you might not win every game, and that as long as you're having fun and learning, what more could you want?

Ad-supported free advice can be useful... here, Lopez explains how as White to win with the Fried Liver Attack, and how as Black to avoid it:
https://youtu.be/mRi1OC9yNHM
https://youtu.be/ITKSU2zAZqI

If you're rated below 2000, I believe you can learn something from the second video.

If there is legitimate interest in a deeper dive (for players of all skill levels, not just "the trap"), comment and we can learn these openings together. (I usually play the Italian Opening with 3... Bc5 to avoid all this theory!)


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