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Final position — Black is winning

Queen's Indian defence

Queen's Indian Defence: Bxg2 Sacrifice

Black wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (Nurnberg - Rodl, Riedenburg 1947)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.Qxc3 Be7 8.Bf4 Bf6 9.Qd2 d6 10.e3 Nd7 11.Be2 g5 12.Bg3 g4 13.Ng1 Bxg2
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3Ne4
6.Qc2Nxc3
7.Qxc3Be7
8.Bf4Bf6
9.Qd2d6
10.e3Nd7
11.Be2g5
12.Bg3g4
13.Ng1Bxg2

How the Queen's Indian Defence: Bxg2 Sacrifice works

The Queen's Indian Defence: Bxg2 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen'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 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.Qxc3 Be7 8.Bf4 Bf6 9.Qd2 d6 10.e3 Nd7 11.Be2 g5 12.Bg3 g4 13.Ng1 Bxg2. 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 (Nurnberg - Rodl, Riedenburg 1947). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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