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Final position — White is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Black Queen Trap

White wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (Malaschitz - Aouriri, 1997.??.??)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 Bf6 8.Bb5 Bg4 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 10.Nxc6+ Kf8 11.Nxd8
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nf6
3.d3d5
4.exd5Nxd5
5.Nf3Nc6
6.O-OBe7
7.Re1Bf6
8.Bb5Bg4
9.Nxe5Bxd1
10.Nxc6+Kf8
11.Nxd8

How the Bishop's Opening: Black Queen Trap works

The Bishop's Opening: Black Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 Bf6 8.Bb5 Bg4 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 10.Nxc6+ Kf8 11.Nxd8. 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 (Malaschitz - Aouriri, 1997.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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