Final position — Black delivers mate
King's Knight Opening: Knight Mate (Abrikossowski–Parkov)
Black wins in 9 moves by checkmate. (Abrikossowski - Parkov, Moscow 1938)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | d5 |
| 3. | exd5 | Qxd5 |
| 4. | Nc3 | Qa5 |
| 5. | Qe2 | Nc6 |
| 6. | d3 | Bg4 |
| 7. | Bd2 | Nd4 |
| 8. | Qxe5+ | Qxe5+ |
| 9. | Nxe5 | Nxc2# |
How the King's Knight Opening: Knight Mate (Abrikossowski–Parkov) works
The King's Knight Opening: Knight Mate (Abrikossowski–Parkov) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's knight opening. In this line Black delivers checkmate on move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.d3 Bg4 7.Bd2 Nd4 8.Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 9.Nxe5 Nxc2#. 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 (Abrikossowski - Parkov, Moscow 1938). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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