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Final position — White is winning

Scandinavian Defence

Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Lapshun–Gouret)

White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Lapshun - Gouret, New York 1992)

The moves

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2 Qxd5 5.Bxg4 Qe4+ 6.Be2 Qxg2 7.Bf3
1.e4d5
2.exd5Nf6
3.d4Bg4
4.Be2Qxd5
5.Bxg4Qe4+
6.Be2Qxg2
7.Bf3

How the Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Lapshun–Gouret) works

The Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Lapshun–Gouret) 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 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2 Qxd5 5.Bxg4 Qe4+ 6.Be2 Qxg2 7.Bf3. 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 (Lapshun - Gouret, New York 1992). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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