Final position — Black is winning
English Opening: White Queen Trap (Molero–Lootsma)
Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Molero - Lootsma, 1980.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | c4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | g3 | c6 |
| 4. | d3 | d5 |
| 5. | Bg5 | d4 |
| 6. | Ne4 | Nxe4 |
| 7. | Bxd8 | Bb4+ |
| 8. | Qd2 | Bxd2+ |
| 9. | Kd1 | Kxd8 |
How the English Opening: White Queen Trap (Molero–Lootsma) works
The English Opening: White Queen Trap (Molero–Lootsma) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the English Opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.d3 d5 5.Bg5 d4 6.Ne4 Nxe4 7.Bxd8 Bb4+ 8.Qd2 Bxd2+ 9.Kd1 Kxd8. 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 (Molero - Lootsma, 1980.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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