Final position — Black is winning
Scandinavian Defence: White Queen Trap (Zabrzeski–Angelov)
Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Zabrzeski - Angelov, Budapest 1967)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | d5 |
| 2. | exd5 | Qxd5 |
| 3. | Nf3 | Bg4 |
| 4. | Be2 | Nc6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | Qa5 |
| 6. | d4 | e5 |
| 7. | Nxe5 | Bxe2 |
| 8. | Nxc6 | Qxc3+ |
| 9. | bxc3 | Bxd1 |
How the Scandinavian Defence: White Queen Trap (Zabrzeski–Angelov) works
The Scandinavian Defence: White Queen Trap (Zabrzeski–Angelov) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Scandinavian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qa5 6.d4 e5 7.Nxe5 Bxe2 8.Nxc6 Qxc3+ 9.bxc3 Bxd1. 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 (Zabrzeski - Angelov, Budapest 1967). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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