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Final position — White is winning

Sicilian Defence

The Knight opens the door for his brother

White wins in 12 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - The Knight opens the door for his brother - B46 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a3 Qc7 7.Be2 d6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Ndb5 axb5 10.Nxb5 Qd8 11.Nxd6+ Kd7 12.Nxf7+
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4e6
5.Nc3a6
6.a3Qc7
7.Be2d6
8.O-ONge7
9.Ndb5axb5
10.Nxb5Qd8
11.Nxd6+Kd7
12.Nxf7+

How the The Knight opens the door for his brother works

The The Knight opens the door for his brother is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 12, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a3 Qc7 7.Be2 d6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Ndb5 axb5 10.Nxb5 Qd8 11.Nxd6+ Kd7 12.Nxf7+. 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 - The Knight opens the door for his brother - B46 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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