Final position — White is winning
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 |
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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