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Final position — Black is winning

Old Indian Defence

Old Indian Defence: Opening Trap (Wehnert–Metsjkarov)

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wehnert - Metsjkarov, 1970.??.??)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nd2 Nd3+
1.d4Nf6
2.c4d6
3.Nf3Nc6
4.Nc3Bg4
5.d5Ne5
6.Nd2Nd3+

How the Old Indian Defence: Opening Trap (Wehnert–Metsjkarov) works

The Old Indian Defence: Opening Trap (Wehnert–Metsjkarov) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Old Indian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nd2 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 (Wehnert - Metsjkarov, 1970.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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