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Final position — Black is winning

Queen's pawn game

Queen's Pawn Game: Opening Trap (Djordjevic–Kovacevic)

Black wins in 3 moves with a decisive material gain. (Djordjevic - Kovacevic, 1984.??.??)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3 Qa5+
1.d4Nf6
2.Bg5c6
3.e3Qa5+

How the Queen's Pawn Game: Opening Trap (Djordjevic–Kovacevic) works

The Queen's Pawn Game: Opening Trap (Djordjevic–Kovacevic) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 3, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3 Qa5+. 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 (Djordjevic - Kovacevic, 1984.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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