Final position — White is winning
Scandinavian Defence: Opening Trap #2
White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall, Bill - Lovegren, R., 1980.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | d5 |
| 2. | exd5 | Qxd5 |
| 3. | Nc3 | Qe5+ |
| 4. | Be2 | Bg4 |
| 5. | f3 | Bh5 |
| 6. | Nb5 | e6 |
| 7. | d4 |
How the Scandinavian Defence: Opening Trap #2 works
The Scandinavian Defence: Opening Trap #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Scandinavian 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 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+ 4.Be2 Bg4 5.f3 Bh5 6.Nb5 e6 7.d4. 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 (Wall, Bill - Lovegren, R., 1980.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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