Final position — Black is winning
Queen's Pawn Game: Black Queen Trap (Mestrovic–Macic)
Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Mestrovic - Macic, 1968.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | c5 |
| 3. | e4 | dxe4 |
| 4. | Bf4 | Qxd4 |
| 5. | Nd5 | Qxd1+ |
| 6. | Rxd1 |
How the Queen's Pawn Game: Black Queen Trap (Mestrovic–Macic) works
The Queen's Pawn Game: Black Queen Trap (Mestrovic–Macic) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Bf4 Qxd4 5.Nd5 Qxd1+ 6.Rxd1. 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 (Mestrovic - Macic, 1968.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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