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Final position — Black is winning

Queen's pawn game

Double Attack

Black wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Double Attack - D02 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Qb3 O-O 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bb4 dxc4 9.Qxc4 Qd5 10.Qc3 Ne4 11.Qa3 Qc4
1.d4d5
2.Nf3Nf6
3.c4e6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Bd2Be7
6.Qb3O-O
7.Bg2c6
8.Bb4dxc4
9.Qxc4Qd5
10.Qc3Ne4
11.Qa3Qc4

How the Double Attack works

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

The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Qb3 O-O 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bb4 dxc4 9.Qxc4 Qd5 10.Qc3 Ne4 11.Qa3 Qc4. 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 (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Double Attack - D02 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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