Mortimer Trap

The knight retreat to e7 seems to drop the e5 pawn. If White takes, c6 hits the bishop and a queen check on a5 wins the knight.

In September 2026 this trap position came up in 1.098 games; 26% of the players with White fell for it.

1.098games reached the trap

26%White falls for it

98%Black punishes it

62%Black wins afterwards

By rating

Lichess rating	Reached	Fell	Punished
Under 1200	28	–	–
1200–1599	177	33%	93%
1600–1999	365	34%	98%
2000 and up	528	18%	100%

#	Trap	Games that fell	Fell
1	Fried Liver AttackItalian Game, Two Knights Defense	76.074	34%
2	Petrov Copycat TrapPetrov's Defense	66.108	20%
3	Vienna Gambit TrapVienna Game	40.381	32%
4	Blackburne Shilling TrapItalian Game	22.513	23%
5	Scholar's MateKing's Pawn Game	18.379	5%
6	Queen's Gambit Accepted TrapQueen's Gambit Accepted	9.011	95%
7	Englund Gambit TrapEnglund Gambit	5.683	18%
8	Tennison Gambit TrapTennison Gambit	4.870	23%
9	Lasker TrapAlbin Countergambit	4.386	10%
10	Stafford Gambit TrapPetrov's Defense, Stafford Gambit	3.260	9%
11	Noah's Ark TrapRuy Lopez	588	56%
12	Elephant TrapQueen's Gambit Declined	367	42%
13	Mortimer TrapRuy Lopez, Berlin Defense	284	26%
14	Légal TrapPhilidor Defense	278	38%
15	Caro-Kann Smothered MateCaro-Kann Defense	230	11%
16	Halosar TrapBlackmar-Diemer Gambit	145	42%
17	Kieninger TrapBudapest Gambit	87	23%
18	Fishing Pole TrapRuy Lopez, Berlin Defense	77	21%
19	Siberian TrapSicilian Defense, Smith-Morra Gambit	39	26%
20	Magnus Smith TrapSicilian Defense	16	13%
21	Fajarowicz TrapBudapest Gambit	15	5%

Trap

Games that fell

Fell

76.074

34%

66.108

20%

40.381

32%