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8 Weird Opening Traps You've Never Seen Before

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In this video, I share some unusual and rare chess opening traps and tricks that I have not shown before in previous videos! Some of the featured openings include the Trompowsky/Torre Attack, Caro Kann Defense, Alekhine's Defense, Sicilian Accelerated Dragon, Smith Morra Gambit, and more!

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0:00 What to expect in this video
0:45 Thank you Audible for sponsoring this video
2:11 GM Crushes me in 11 Moves -- Torre Attack Trap
5:34 Dumb Qe7 Trap
9:05 Bizarre Caro Kann Trap
13:50 Tipsy Grandmaster Alekhine Trap
18:10 Unexpected Checkmate -- French Defense Trap
23:10 Crush the Smith Morra in 8 moves
28:05 "Du Berry Trap" -- Accelerated Dragon Sicilian
33:21 Weirdest Trap Ever???

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