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Final position — White is winning

Sicilian Defence

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
1.e4c5
2.Nf3a6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Bd3e5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.O-OBc5
8.h3O-O
9.Nc3d5
10.exd5Nxd5
11.Nxd5Qxd5
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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