Final position — Black is winning
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 |
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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