Final position — White delivers mate
Bishop's Opening: Pawn Mate
White wins in 10 moves by checkmate. (Wall, Bill - Webcrawler, 1997.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Bc4 | c6 |
| 3. | Nf3 | d5 |
| 4. | exd5 | Bg4 |
| 5. | Qe2 | Bxf3 |
| 6. | Qxf3 | b5 |
| 7. | dxc6 | bxc4 |
| 8. | c7 | e4 |
| 9. | Qxe4+ | Qe7 |
| 10. | c8=Q# |
How the Bishop's Opening: Pawn Mate works
The Bishop's Opening: Pawn Mate is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Bg4 5.Qe2 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 b5 7.dxc6 bxc4 8.c7 e4 9.Qxe4+ Qe7 10.c8=Q#. 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 (Wall, Bill - Webcrawler, 1997.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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