Final position — White is winning
Kings Gambit - Queen Trap
White wins in 26 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps - Chess Traps - Kings Gambit - Queen Trap - C33 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | f4 | exf4 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Qh4+ |
| 4. | Kf1 | Bc5 |
| 5. | d4 | Bb6 |
| 6. | Nf3 | Qh6 |
| 7. | g3 | Qh3+ |
| 8. | Kf2 | fxg3+ |
| 9. | hxg3 | Qg4 |
| 10. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 11. | Ne5+ | Kf8 |
| 12. | Nxg4 | d6 |
| 13. | Ne3 | Nf6 |
| 14. | Rf1 | Bg4 |
| 15. | Nxg4 | Nc6 |
| 16. | Kg2 | h5 |
| 17. | Nxf6 | gxf6 |
| 18. | Rxf6+ | Ke7 |
| 19. | Bg5 | Rag8 |
| 20. | Rg6+ | Kd7 |
| 21. | Rxg8 | Rxg8 |
| 22. | Qxh5 | Kc8 |
| 23. | Qf7 | Rh8 |
| 24. | Na3 | Nd8 |
| 25. | Bxd8 | Rxd8 |
| 26. | Rh1 |
How the Kings Gambit - Queen Trap works
The Kings Gambit - Queen Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line White wins decisive material by move 26, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Bc5 5.d4 Bb6 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.g3 Qh3+ 8.Kf2 fxg3+ 9.hxg3 Qg4 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.Ne5+ Kf8 12.Nxg4 d6 13.Ne3 Nf6 14.Rf1 Bg4 15.Nxg4 Nc6 16.Kg2 h5 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.Rxf6+ Ke7 19.Bg5 Rag8 20.Rg6+ Kd7 21.Rxg8 Rxg8 22.Qxh5 Kc8 23.Qf7 Rh8 24.Na3 Nd8 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Rh1. 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 (Traps - Chess Traps - Kings Gambit - Queen Trap - C33 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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