Final position — White delivers mate
Bishops Opening Trap 2
White wins in 15 moves by checkmate. (Traps - Chess Traps - Bishops Opening Trap 2 - C23 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Bc4 | Bc5 |
| 3. | d4 | exd4 |
| 4. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 5. | Qh5+ | g6 |
| 6. | Qxc5 | Nc6 |
| 7. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 8. | Qd5+ | Be6 |
| 9. | Ng5+ | Kg7 |
| 10. | Nxe6+ | Kf7 |
| 11. | Nxd8+ | Ke8 |
| 12. | Nf7 | Nb4 |
| 13. | Qe6+ | Kf8 |
| 14. | Nxh8 | Re8 |
| 15. | Qf7# |
How the Bishops Opening Trap 2 works
The Bishops Opening Trap 2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 15, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4 exd4 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxc5 Nc6 7.Nf3 d6 8.Qd5+ Be6 9.Ng5+ Kg7 10.Nxe6+ Kf7 11.Nxd8+ Ke8 12.Nf7 Nb4 13.Qe6+ Kf8 14.Nxh8 Re8 15.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 - Bishops Opening Trap 2 - C23 - https://lichess.org/@/gambits2pieces). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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