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Final position — Black is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Asphaltboy–Wall)

Black wins in 3 moves with a decisive material gain. (Asphaltboy - Wall, Internet 1996)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qg4 d5
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nc6
3.Qg4d5

How the Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Asphaltboy–Wall) works

The Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Asphaltboy–Wall) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 3, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qg4 d5. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — White walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.

This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Asphaltboy - Wall, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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