Answers.Body: <p>You might not have alluded to Possibility B, but I add it for completeness: If you know the opponent good enough, you can scan for &quot;Poker tells&quot;.</p>
  <p>I give no warranties though, as this little story proves:</p>
  <p>I played a dude in the chess club. Selfsame dude was...well, a certified jerk. Pet theory: The more jerkish you are, the better you can &quot;read&quot; the opponent (evolution at work). I was the stronger player, but I stood abysmal and tried a last trap: Played my move and <em>ohbotherthatwasalousyoneimsuchapatzer</em>-ed. He looked into the position - man, what a lame trap. Of course he immediately looked through my body language and played another move.</p>
  <p>Which was actually far worse than accepting the &quot;trap&quot;, which would have royally backfired if calculating a bit deeper. Or in one word:</p>
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Body: <p>Are there any ways to detect if the opponent is setting a trap, without explicitly just &quot;knowing&quot; the position?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I recommend the book "Tune your chess tactics antenna" by Emmanuel Neiman.  It is for developing this tactical sense and I found it helpful.
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Title: Detecting traps in chess
ThreadText: # Detecting traps in chess
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-01)
  
  Are there any ways to detect if the opponent is setting a trap, without explicitly just "knowing" the position?
  
  **Tags:** analysis, opening-traps
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I recommend the book "Tune your chess tactics antenna" by Emmanuel Neiman.  It is for developing this tactical sense and I found it helpful.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-01. Score: 1
  
  You might not have alluded to Possibility B, but I add it for completeness: If you know the opponent good enough, you can scan for "Poker tells".
  
  I give no warranties though, as this little story proves:
  
  I played a dude in the chess club. Selfsame dude was...well, a certified jerk. Pet theory: The more jerkish you are, the better you can "read" the opponent (evolution at work). I was the stronger player, but I stood abysmal and tried a last trap: Played my move and *ohbotherthatwasalousyoneimsuchapatzer*-ed. He looked into the position - man, what a lame trap. Of course he immediately looked through my body language and played another move.
  
  Which was actually far worse than accepting the "trap", which would have royally backfired if calculating a bit deeper. Or in one word:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RoWck.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/RoWck.jpg)
  
  
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