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Final position — White is winning

Queen's pawn game

Sacrifice the Queen!!

White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Sacrifice the Queen!! - D40 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 c5 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Nxd5 axb5 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Bxf6 Bb4+
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3d5
4.Bg5c5
5.Nf3cxd4
6.Nxd4e5
7.Ndb5a6
8.Nxd5axb5
9.Nxf6+Qxf6
10.Bxf6Bb4+

How the Sacrifice the Queen!! works

The Sacrifice the Queen!! is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn game. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 c5 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Nxd5 axb5 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Bxf6 Bb4+. 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 - Sacrifice the Queen!! - D40 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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