How To: Play the Ruy Lopez Mortimer trap in opening chess

Play the Ruy Lopez Mortimer trap in opening chess

This video explores the Mortimer Trap, which is attributed to the player James Mortimer. This trap can be played by black in the Ruy Lopez opening. If white falls for the trap, the white player will be subject to a positional nightmare.

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