Final position — Black is winning
Most common trap
Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Stafford Gambit Traps - Most common trap - C42 - https://lichess.org/@/nhatduy)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Nxe5 | Nc6 |
| 4. | Nxc6 | dxc6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | Bc5 |
| 6. | d3 | Ng4 |
| 7. | Be3 | Nxe3 |
| 8. | fxe3 | Bxe3 |
How the Most common trap works
The Most common trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Petrov's defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.d3 Ng4 7.Be3 Nxe3 8.fxe3 Bxe3. 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 (Stafford Gambit Traps - Most common trap - C42 - https://lichess.org/@/nhatduy). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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