Monticelli Trap

Monticelli Trap

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Position after 10.Ng5!The Monticelli Trap is a chess opening in the Bogo-Indian Defence, named for Italian champion Mario Monticelli from the game Monticelli–Prokes, Budapest 1926.

The trap begins with the moves:1. d4 Nf6:2. c4 e6Black plays the Indian Defence.:3. Nf3 Bb4+Black plays the Bogo-Indian-Defence.:4. Bd2 Bxd2+:5. Qxd2 b6:6. g3 Bb7:7. Bg2 O-O:8. Nc3 Ne4:9. Qc2 Nxc3:10. Ng5!(See diagram.)

Black must respond to two different threats: the mate threat 11. Qxh7# and 11. Bxb7 winning a bishop and a rook.

However, chess legend José Raúl Capablanca (Black) showed this trap wasn't so irrefutable when he drew in a game against fellow legend Max Euwe (White) in 1931 (Amsterdam).

Capablanca responded with:10. ... Ne4! :11. Bxe4 Bxe4 :12. Qxe4 Qxg5 :13. Qxa8 Nc6 :14. Qb7 Nxd4 :15. Rd1 c5 :16. e3 Nc2+ :17. Kd2 Qf5 :18. Qg2 Nb4 :19. e4 Qf6 :20. Kc1 Nxa2+ :21. Kb1 Nb4 :22. Rxd7 Nc6 :23. f4 e5 :24. Rhd1 Nd4 :25. Rxa7 exf4 :26. gxf4 Qxf4 :27. Re1 Nf3 :28. Re2 Nd4 :29. Re1 (½-½).

Nonetheless, this trap is still a massive blow to most opponents.

References

*citation | last=Brace | first=Edward R. | year=1977 | title=An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess | publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group | isbn=1-55521-394-4 | pages=191
*citation | last=Znosko-Borovsky | first=Eugene | author-link=Eugene Znosko-Borovsky | title=The Art of Chess Combination | publisher=Dover | year=1977 | id=ISBN 0-486-20583-5 | pages=82
* [http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/forums_thread_show_one_posteronleftstyle.asp?forumid=27&ThreadID=1475837 chessworld.net]


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