Final position — Black is winning
Inter Continental Ballistic Missile- Trap for Black
Black wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (Chess traps - Inter Continental Ballistic Missile- Trap for Black - A06 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket)
The moves
| 1. | Nf3 | d5 |
| 2. | e4 | dxe4 |
| 3. | Ng5 | Nf6 |
| 4. | d3 | exd3 |
| 5. | Bxd3 | h6 |
| 6. | Nxf7 | Kxf7 |
| 7. | Bg6+ | Kxg6 |
| 8. | Qxd8 | e5 |
| 9. | Qxc8 | Bb4+ |
| 10. | c3 | Rxc8 |
| 11. | cxb4 |
How the Inter Continental Ballistic Missile- Trap for Black works
The Inter Continental Ballistic Missile- Trap for Black is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Reti Opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6 4.d3 exd3 5.Bxd3 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Bg6+ Kxg6 8.Qxd8 e5 9.Qxc8 Bb4+ 10.c3 Rxc8 11.cxb4. 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 (Chess traps - Inter Continental Ballistic Missile- Trap for Black - A06 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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