Final position — White is winning
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 |
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.
Practice this trap move-by-move
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