Final position — White is winning
Queen's Pawn: Black Queen Trap
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (L. Buntin - Bloodgood, Postal 1976)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | e5 |
| 2. | dxe5 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Nf3 | d5 |
| 4. | exd6 | Bxd6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 6. | Bg5 | Bf5 |
| 7. | Nd5 | Bb4+ |
| 8. | Nxb4 | Nxb4 |
| 9. | Nd4 | Qxd4 |
| 10. | Qxd4 | Nxc2+ |
How the Queen's Pawn: Black Queen Trap works
The Queen's Pawn: Black Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd6 Bxd6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Bf5 7.Nd5 Bb4+ 8.Nxb4 Nxb4 9.Nd4 Qxd4 10.Qxd4 Nxc2+. 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 (L. Buntin - Bloodgood, Postal 1976). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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