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Final position — Black is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (NN–Zukertort)

Black wins in 5 moves with a decisive material gain. (NN - Zukertort, 1862.??.??)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Bb3 Qg5
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nf6
3.Nf3Nxe4
4.Nxe5d5
5.Bb3Qg5

How the Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (NN–Zukertort) works

The Bishop's Opening: Opening Trap (NN–Zukertort) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 5, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Bb3 Qg5. 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 (NN - Zukertort, 1862.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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