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Final position — Black is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Hejny–Jerabek)

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Hejny - Jerabek, Czechoslovakia 1993)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 d5 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Qxd4 Bb4+
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nf6
3.d4exd4
4.e5d5
5.exd6Bxd6
6.Qxd4Bb4+

How the Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Hejny–Jerabek) works

The Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (Hejny–Jerabek) 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.d4 exd4 4.e5 d5 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Qxd4 Bb4+. 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 (Hejny - Jerabek, Czechoslovakia 1993). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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