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Final position — White is winning

Caro-Kann Defence

Caro-Kann Defence: Opening Trap (Taylor–Angermann)

White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Taylor - Angermann, Postal 1986)

The moves

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 e5 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Ng5 Bg4 7.Qb3
1.e4c6
2.Nc3d5
3.Qf3dxe4
4.Nxe4e5
5.Bc4Nf6
6.Ng5Bg4
7.Qb3

How the Caro-Kann Defence: Opening Trap (Taylor–Angermann) works

The Caro-Kann Defence: Opening Trap (Taylor–Angermann) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Caro-Kann Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 e5 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Ng5 Bg4 7.Qb3. 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 (Taylor - Angermann, Postal 1986). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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