Final position — Black delivers mate
Queen's Gambit: Queen Mate (Schubert–Tipary)
Black wins in 12 moves by checkmate. (Schubert - Tipary, 1938.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | Nf6 |
| 3. | cxd5 | Qxd5 |
| 4. | Nc3 | Qd8 |
| 5. | e4 | e5 |
| 6. | Qa4+ | Bd7 |
| 7. | Qb3 | exd4 |
| 8. | Qxb7 | dxc3 |
| 9. | Qxa8 | cxb2 |
| 10. | Bxb2 | Bb4+ |
| 11. | Ke2 | Bg4+ |
| 12. | Nf3 | Qd2# |
How the Queen's Gambit: Queen Mate (Schubert–Tipary) works
The Queen's Gambit: Queen Mate (Schubert–Tipary) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's Gambit. In this line Black delivers checkmate on move 12, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8 5.e4 e5 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qb3 exd4 8.Qxb7 dxc3 9.Qxa8 cxb2 10.Bxb2 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 Bg4+ 12.Nf3 Qd2#. 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 (Schubert - Tipary, 1938.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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