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Final position — White is winning

English Opening

English Opening: Opening Trap (Lehmann–Schulz)

White wins in 4 moves with a decisive material gain. (Lehmann - Schulz, 1950.??.??)

The moves

1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Qa4+
1.c4d5
2.cxd5Nf6
3.e4Nxe4
4.Qa4+

How the English Opening: Opening Trap (Lehmann–Schulz) works

The English Opening: Opening Trap (Lehmann–Schulz) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the English Opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 4, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Qa4+. 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 (Lehmann - Schulz, 1950.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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