Final position — White is winning
Sicilian Defence: Black Queen Trap
White wins in 12 moves with a decisive material gain. (Smirin - Afek, Israel 1992)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Bb5 | Qb6 |
| 4. | Nc3 | Nd4 |
| 5. | Nxd4 | cxd4 |
| 6. | Nd5 | Qd8 |
| 7. | Qh5 | a6 |
| 8. | Qe5 | f6 |
| 9. | Nc7+ | Kf7 |
| 10. | Qd5+ | e6 |
| 11. | Nxe6 | dxe6 |
| 12. | Qxd8 |
How the Sicilian Defence: Black Queen Trap works
The Sicilian Defence: Black Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 12, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qb6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Nd5 Qd8 7.Qh5 a6 8.Qe5 f6 9.Nc7+ Kf7 10.Qd5+ e6 11.Nxe6 dxe6 12.Qxd8. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Smirin - Afek, Israel 1992). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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