Final position — Black is winning
Pirc Defence: Opening Trap #2
Black wins in 15 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - The Brother of the Sicilian unpin - B00 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | d6 |
| 2. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Nc3 | e5 |
| 4. | Nf3 | exd4 |
| 5. | Qxd4 | a6 |
| 6. | Bg5 | Be7 |
| 7. | h3 | Nc6 |
| 8. | Qd2 | Be6 |
| 9. | Nd4 | Nxd4 |
| 10. | Qxd4 | O-O |
| 11. | Be2 | Re8 |
| 12. | O-O | Nxe4 |
| 13. | Qxe4 | Bxg5 |
| 14. | Qxb7 | Rb8 |
| 15. | Qxa6 | Rxb2 |
How the Pirc Defence: Opening Trap #2 works
The Pirc Defence: Opening Trap #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Pirc Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 15, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.h3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.Nd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 O-O 11.Be2 Re8 12.O-O Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bxg5 14.Qxb7 Rb8 15.Qxa6 Rxb2. 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 - The Brother of the Sicilian unpin - B00 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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