Final position — Black is winning
King's Indian Defence: White Queen Trap
Black wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wittgenstein - Atkinson, Pennsylvania 1970)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | c4 | g6 |
| 3. | Nc3 | Bg7 |
| 4. | e4 | d6 |
| 5. | Bg5 | O-O |
| 6. | Qd2 | c5 |
| 7. | dxc5 | dxc5 |
| 8. | Qxd8 | Rxd8 |
| 9. | Bxf6 | Bxf6 |
| 10. | Nd5 | Nc6 |
| 11. | Nxf6+ | exf6 |
| 12. | Ne2 | Nb4 |
| 13. | Rc1 | Nd3+ |
How the King's Indian Defence: White Queen Trap works
The King's Indian Defence: White Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's Indian defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 Nc6 11.Nxf6+ exf6 12.Ne2 Nb4 13.Rc1 Nd3+. 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 (Wittgenstein - Atkinson, Pennsylvania 1970). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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