Final position — Black is winning
King's Pawn Opening: White Queen Trap
Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Kuuti - Heinola, 1983.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | g5 |
| 2. | d4 | Bg7 |
| 3. | Bc4 | h6 |
| 4. | Nc3 | c6 |
| 5. | e5 | d5 |
| 6. | Bd3 | c5 |
| 7. | Bb5+ | Nc6 |
| 8. | dxc5 | Bxe5 |
| 9. | Qxd5 | Bxc3+ |
| 10. | bxc3 | Qxd5 |
How the King's Pawn Opening: White Queen Trap works
The King's Pawn Opening: White Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 g5 2.d4 Bg7 3.Bc4 h6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e5 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.dxc5 Bxe5 9.Qxd5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qxd5. 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 (Kuuti - Heinola, 1983.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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