Final position — White is winning
Bird's Opening: Opening Trap #2
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Greco 1620)
The moves
| 1. | f4 | e5 |
| 2. | fxe5 | Qh4+ |
| 3. | g3 | Qe4 |
| 4. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | Qf5 |
| 6. | e4 | Qe6 |
| 7. | d4 | Qe7 |
| 8. | Bg5 | Qb4 |
| 9. | a3 | Qxb2 |
| 10. | Na4 |
How the Bird's Opening: Opening Trap #2 works
The Bird's Opening: Opening Trap #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bird's opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qf5 6.e4 Qe6 7.d4 Qe7 8.Bg5 Qb4 9.a3 Qxb2 10.Na4. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Greco 1620). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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