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Final position — Black is winning

Centre Game

Danish Gambit Queen Trap 2

Black wins in 16 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps - Chess Traps - Danish Gambit Queen Trap 2 - C22 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Ne5 6.Bb3 Bb4+ 7.c3 Bc5 8.Qxc5 Nd3+ 9.Ke2 Nxc5 10.e5 O-O 11.Nf3 Ng4 12.Re1 d6 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Kf1 dxe5 15.h3 e4 16.Nd4 Nxb3
1.e4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qe3Nf6
5.Bc4Ne5
6.Bb3Bb4+
7.c3Bc5
8.Qxc5Nd3+
9.Ke2Nxc5
10.e5O-O
11.Nf3Ng4
12.Re1d6
13.Bg5Qd7
14.Kf1dxe5
15.h3e4
16.Nd4Nxb3

How the Danish Gambit Queen Trap 2 works

The Danish Gambit Queen Trap 2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Centre Game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 16, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Ne5 6.Bb3 Bb4+ 7.c3 Bc5 8.Qxc5 Nd3+ 9.Ke2 Nxc5 10.e5 O-O 11.Nf3 Ng4 12.Re1 d6 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Kf1 dxe5 15.h3 e4 16.Nd4 Nxb3. 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 (Traps - Chess Traps - Danish Gambit Queen Trap 2 - C22 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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