Final position — Black delivers mate
Fishing Pole Trap #2
Black wins in 11 moves by checkmate. (Opening traps. - Fishing Pole Trap - C69 - https://lichess.org/@/Lock_day)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Bb5 | a6 |
| 4. | Bxc6 | dxc6 |
| 5. | O-O | Bg4 |
| 6. | h3 | h5 |
| 7. | hxg4 | hxg4 |
| 8. | Nxe5 | Qh4 |
| 9. | f4 | g3 |
| 10. | Qh5 | Rxh5 |
| 11. | Rf2 | Qh1# |
How the Fishing Pole Trap #2 works
The Fishing Pole Trap #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Ruy Lopez. In this line Black delivers checkmate on move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.hxg4 hxg4 8.Nxe5 Qh4 9.f4 g3 10.Qh5 Rxh5 11.Rf2 Qh1#. 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 (Opening traps. - Fishing Pole Trap - C69 - https://lichess.org/@/Lock_day). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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