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Final position — White is winning

Reti Opening

Sacrifice the Queen!! 2.0

White wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Sacrifice the Queen!! 2.0 - A15 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d4 Bg4 7.d5 Ne5 8.Nxe5 Bxd1 9.Bb5+ c6 10.dxc6 a6 11.c7+ axb5 12.cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 13.Nxd1
1.Nf3d5
2.c4Nf6
3.cxd5Nxd5
4.e4Nf6
5.Nc3Nc6
6.d4Bg4
7.d5Ne5
8.Nxe5Bxd1
9.Bb5+c6
10.dxc6a6
11.c7+axb5
12.cxd8=Q+Rxd8
13.Nxd1

How the Sacrifice the Queen!! 2.0 works

The Sacrifice the Queen!! 2.0 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Reti Opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d4 Bg4 7.d5 Ne5 8.Nxe5 Bxd1 9.Bb5+ c6 10.dxc6 a6 11.c7+ axb5 12.cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 13.Nxd1. 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!! 2.0 - A15 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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