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Final position — White is winning

Queen's pawn game

Double Attack with the Queen

White wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Double Attack with the Queen - A46 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 c5 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 b6 8.Qa4 O-O 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.Qh4
1.d4Nf6
2.Bg5e6
3.Nf3Be7
4.Nbd2d5
5.e3c5
6.c3Nbd7
7.Bd3b6
8.Qa4O-O
9.Ne5Nxe5
10.dxe5Nd7
11.Qh4

How the Double Attack with the Queen works

The Double Attack with the Queen is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn game. In this line White wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 c5 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 b6 8.Qa4 O-O 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.Qh4. 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 (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Double Attack with the Queen - A46 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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