Final position — White delivers mate
Kings Gambit - Queen Trap 2
White wins in 32 moves by checkmate. (Traps - Chess Traps - Kings Gambit - Queen Trap 2 - 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+ | Kf8 |
| 11. | Rh4 | Qxh4 |
| 12. | Nxh4 | Kxf7 |
| 13. | Bg5 | Ke8 |
| 14. | Qh5+ | Kf8 |
| 15. | Nc3 | d6 |
| 16. | Kg2 | Bxd4 |
| 17. | Rf1+ | Bf6 |
| 18. | Nd5 | Nc6 |
| 19. | Ng6+ | hxg6 |
| 20. | Qxh8 | Bf5 |
| 21. | exf5 | Ne7 |
| 22. | Nxe7 | Kxe7 |
| 23. | Qxg7+ | Kd8 |
| 24. | Qxg8+ | Kd7 |
| 25. | Qxa8 | Kc6 |
| 26. | Be3 | Kd7 |
| 27. | fxg6 | Bd4 |
| 28. | Bxd4 | a6 |
| 29. | Qxb7 | d5 |
| 30. | Qxd5+ | Ke8 |
| 31. | Rf8+ | Kxf8 |
| 32. | Qf7# |
How the Kings Gambit - Queen Trap 2 works
The Kings Gambit - Queen Trap 2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 32, 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+ Kf8 11.Rh4 Qxh4 12.Nxh4 Kxf7 13.Bg5 Ke8 14.Qh5+ Kf8 15.Nc3 d6 16.Kg2 Bxd4 17.Rf1+ Bf6 18.Nd5 Nc6 19.Ng6+ hxg6 20.Qxh8 Bf5 21.exf5 Ne7 22.Nxe7 Kxe7 23.Qxg7+ Kd8 24.Qxg8+ Kd7 25.Qxa8 Kc6 26.Be3 Kd7 27.fxg6 Bd4 28.Bxd4 a6 29.Qxb7 d5 30.Qxd5+ Ke8 31.Rf8+ Kxf8 32.Qf7#. 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 2 - C33 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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