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    <p>Is there a list of ALL potential mates/traps under 10 moves or so?</p>
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  <p>"No" is the obvious answer if you do the maths regarding just how many there could potentially (to use your word) be. Starting with all 32 pieces on the board the possible number of positions in the first 10 moves is mind-boggling.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Wiki has a couple of pages on opening traps, but I get the sense there must be more, and these are just representative samples:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_traps" rel="nofollow noreferrer">List of chess traps</a><br />
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmates_in_the_opening" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Checkmates in the opening</a></p>
  
  <p>PS. The "10 move" limit is really just for practical reasons - I know that the opening can be longer, but I am just looking to make sure I don't fall for any famous trap early on in the game.... </p>
  
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Comments.Text: I think I have seen a book like "Common Opening Traps". Is that what you are looking for?
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Comments.Text: There are far too many to list.
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Title: Is there a list of ALL potential mates/traps under 10 moves or so?
ThreadText: # Is there a list of ALL potential mates/traps under 10 moves or so?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-01)
  
  Wiki has a couple of pages on opening traps, but I get the sense there must be more, and these are just representative samples:
  
  [List of chess traps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_traps)  
  [Checkmates in the opening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmates_in_the_opening)
  
  PS. The "10 move" limit is really just for practical reasons - I know that the opening can be longer, but I am just looking to make sure I don't fall for any famous trap early on in the game....
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, opening-traps
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think I have seen a book like "Common Opening Traps". Is that what you are looking for?  
  > **username_2**: There are far too many to list.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-01. Score: 2
  
  > Is there a list of ALL potential mates/traps under 10 moves or so?
  
  "No" is the obvious answer if you do the maths regarding just how many there could potentially (to use your word) be. Starting with all 32 pieces on the board the possible number of positions in the first 10 moves is mind-boggling.
  
  
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