Final position — White is winning
Win the Queen with Bxh7+
White wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Win the Queen with Bxh7+ - B28 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | a6 |
| 3. | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4. | Nxd4 | Nf6 |
| 5. | Bd3 | e5 |
| 6. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 7. | O-O | Bc5 |
| 8. | h3 | O-O |
| 9. | Nc3 | d5 |
| 10. | exd5 | Nxd5 |
| 11. | Nxd5 | Qxd5 |
| 12. | Bxh7+ | Kxh7 |
| 13. | Qxd5 |
How the Win the Queen with Bxh7+ works
The Win the Queen with Bxh7+ is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Bc5 8.h3 O-O 9.Nc3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qxd5. 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 - Win the Queen with Bxh7+ - B28 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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