Scholar's Mate

White's queen and bishop both aim at f7. Black develops a knight to hit the queen and forgets f7: mate on move four.

In septembre 2026 this trap position came up in 336 076 games; 5% of the players with Black fell for it.

336 076games reached the trap

5%Black falls for it

77%White punishes it

88%White wins afterwards

By rating

Lichess rating	Reached	Fell	Punished
Under 1200	135 135	7%	75%
1200–1599	133 523	4%	77%
1600–1999	59 659	4%	88%
2000 and up	7 759	4%	86%

#	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%