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Final position — Black is winning

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation

Queen Sacrifice for a Knight fork

Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Queen Sacrifice for a Knight fork - A00 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 d6 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Qd2 Ne5 8.Na3 Qxb2 9.Qxb2 Nxd3+ 10.Kd2 Nxb2
1.g3g6
2.Bg2Bg7
3.e4c5
4.d3Nc6
5.c3d6
6.Be3Qb6
7.Qd2Ne5
8.Na3Qxb2
9.Qxb2Nxd3+
10.Kd2Nxb2

How the Queen Sacrifice for a Knight fork works

The Queen Sacrifice for a Knight fork is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 d6 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Qd2 Ne5 8.Na3 Qxb2 9.Qxb2 Nxd3+ 10.Kd2 Nxb2. 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 - Queen Sacrifice for a Knight fork - A00 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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