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Final position — Black is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Tammela–Kiltti)

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Tammela - Kiltti, 1992)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 dxe4 6.Nxe5 Qa5+
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nf6
3.d3c6
4.Nf3d5
5.Bb3dxe4
6.Nxe5Qa5+

How the Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Tammela–Kiltti) works

The Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Tammela–Kiltti) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 dxe4 6.Nxe5 Qa5+. 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 (Tammela - Kiltti, 1992). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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