1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 5… h6?? 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bg6+ Kxg6 8. Qxd8

Tennison Gambit Trap

Black kicks the g5 knight with h6. The knight sacrifices itself on f7, a bishop check on g6 pulls the king away and the queen is lost.

In September 2026 this trap position came up in 21,090 games; 23% of the players with Black fell for it.

21,090games reached the trap

23%Black falls for it

84%White punishes it

74%White wins afterwards

By rating

Lichess rating	Reached	Fell	Punished
Under 1200	1,411	26%	81%
1200–1599	6,965	28%	84%
1600–1999	9,744	22%	85%
2000 and up	2,970	14%	76%

#	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%