[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1892.01.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch"]
[Black "Marco"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "DrDave"]
[PlyCount "35"]

{Just for contrast, here's a Good Trap, discovered by Tarrasch. White plays
only good moves, but if Black doesn't choose correctly, White can spring a
trap!} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The Ruy Lopez. In this line, Black goes for
the most solid and safe moves they can find, hoping their strong point in the
centre will provide shelter...} d6 (3... -- 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4) 4. d4 Bd7
5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 {[#] So far, so good.} O-O {Black plays one
'safe' move too many! White can win a pawn here, for if Black tries to hit
back and win a pawn back, White wins at least an Exchange. [#]} (7... exd4 $1
$14 {is best here, but because White has been playing good moves on each turn,
White can still claim a small advantage.}) 8. Bxc6 {[#] TACTIC: Undermining e5.
} Bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Raxd8 ({If} 10... Rfxd8 11. Nxe5 {Black can't win
back the pawn by} Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 {because of the same idea:} 13. Nd3 f5 14.
f3 Bc5+ {Here White can just step aside and win a piece} 15. Kf1) 11. Nxe5 {[#]
TACTIC: Finally getting around to taking the pawn on e5.} Bxe4 {e4 is
outnumbered.} 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 {[#] Has Black been clever?} 13. Nd3 {[#] TACTIC:
blocking the d-file and discovering an attack down the e-file -- a pin or a
skewer.} (13. Rxe4 {[#] TACTIC: back rank mate} Rd1+ 14. Re1 Rxe1#) 13... f5
14. f3 {[#] TACTIC: attacking a pinned piece.} Bc5+ 15. Nxc5 $1 {With the
Black Rooks on d8 and f8, there is a different way to win:} ({Sidestepping
here doesn't work so well:} 15. Kf1 Bb6 16. fxe4 fxe4+ 17. Nf4 g5 18. Rxe4 gxf4
19. Ke2 Rde8 $11) 15... Nxc5 16. Bg5 {[#] TACTIC: a fork on e7 is threatened.}
Rd5 17. Be7 {'1-0 (17) Tarrasch,S-Marco,G Dresden 1892 EXT 1998 [Tartakower/du
Mont/Tarrasch/Reti] '} Re8 {[#] Black has fought hard to hang on, but...} 18.
c4 {[#] TACTIC: undermining the defence of c5. Tarrasch's clever line is like
a little course in tactics, all by itself. Another notable thing about it:
Tarrasch published this line in a magazine, explaining why Black couldn't
safely castle on move 7, before winning this game against Marco!} *