Some chess traps in the Alkehine Defense:

1. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 and black can't castle after 3. Bxf7+! Kxf7 4. Qf3+

2. 1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 e5 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 Nxe4! 5. dxe4 Qh4+ 6. Ke2?? Qxe4+ and either 7. Kd2 Qe3# or 7. Be3 Qxe3#

3. 1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 c5 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. e6 fxe6?? 7. Qh5+ g6 and either 8. Bxg6+! hxg6 9. Qxg6# or 8. Qxg6+!! hxg6 9. Bxg6#

4. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 Rg8? and white siezes a night with 3. e5

5. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 g6 4. d5 Ne5? and a knight is vaporized with 5. f4 Neg4 6. e5

6. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nd5 Nxe4? 4. Qe2! Nd6?? and black is undeniably mated: 5. Nf6#

7. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 c5 5. Nxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4? and black pins and wins the d5-knight with 6... Nb6 7. c4 e6

8. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Ne4 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. d4 exd3 e.p. 6. Bxd3 Nc6 7. Qe2 Nd4 8. Qe4 Bf5 9. Qxb7? and black cashes in with 9...Bxd3 10. cxd3 Rb8! and 11...Nc2+

9. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Nxd5 Qxd5 6. d4? and black extracts the c-pawn with 6... Qe4+

10. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nge2 Bf5 5. d4? and c2 cannot be saved after 5... Nb4!

11. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Nd4 7. Bxd5 Qxd5!! 8. Nxd5?? and it's mate in two: 8... Nf3+ 9. Kf1 Bh3#

12. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Nd4 7. Bxd5 Qxd5!! 8. 0-0 Nf3+ 9. Kg2 and the game ends thus: 9... Nh4++ (or 9... Ne1++) 10. Kg1 Qg2#

13. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Nd4 7. Bxd5 Qxd5!! 8. 0-0?? Nf3+ 9. Kh1 and the game comes to a timely end with 9... Ng5+!! if 10. f3, than 10... Bxf3+ and either 11. Rxf3 Qxf3+ Kg1 Nh3# or Kg1 Nh3#; if 10. Ne4 than 10... Qxe4+ and either 11. f3 Bxf3+ and either 12. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 13. Kg1 Nh3# or Kg1 Nh3#; if 10. Kg1 Nh3#; and finally if 10. Nxd5 Bf3+ 11. Kg1 Nh3#

14. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. d4 Na5? and a pawn goes after 7. Bxf7+! Kxf7 8. Qh5+ and 9. Qxa5

15. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bxd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Be6 and white annexes the b-pawn with 7. Qb5+

16. 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bxd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Be7 and white chomps on a pawn with 7. Qe5

17. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 3. d3 Nc5 4. d4 Ne4? and the knight is engulfed with 5. f3

18. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. dxc3 d6 5. Bc4 dxe5?? and the black queen is alone, helpless and without a prayer after 6. Bxf7+!

19. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 g6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 Bg7? and now push the c-pawn and win a knight, 6. c5

20. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6?! 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Qd7 8. c5! dxc5? and white garners a piece: 9. Bb5! Nc6 d5

21. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 dxe5? and white gains the exchange with 7. c4! if the knight moves, the f3-bishop captures on b7 and then on a8

22. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Nb6? 6. Bb3 dxe5 7. Nxe5!! Bxd1?? and the end is 8. Bxf7#

23. 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Nb6? 6. Bxf7+! Kxf7 7. Ng5+ Kg8? 8. Qxg4 h6?? and her majesty finishes it: 9. Qe6#