Final position — White is winning
Ruy Lopez: Opening Trap #2
White wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (Chess traps - Ruy Lopez draw - C67 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Bb5 | Nf6 |
| 4. | O-O | Nxe4 |
| 5. | d4 | Nd6 |
| 6. | dxe5 | Nxb5 |
| 7. | a4 | Nbd4 |
| 8. | Nxd4 | d5 |
| 9. | exd6 | Nxd4 |
| 10. | Qxd4 | Qxd6 |
| 11. | Qe4+ | Qe6 |
| 12. | Qd4 | Qd6 |
| 13. | Qe4+ | Qe6 |
How the Ruy Lopez: Opening Trap #2 works
The Ruy Lopez: Opening Trap #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Ruy Lopez. In this line White wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nbd4 8.Nxd4 d5 9.exd6 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd6 11.Qe4+ Qe6 12.Qd4 Qd6 13.Qe4+ Qe6. 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 (Chess traps - Ruy Lopez draw - C67 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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