Final position — White is winning
King's Pawn Opening: Opening Trap #3
White wins in 1 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps 99% win - Hello! - B00 - https://lichess.org/@/MaxMalkov)
The moves
| 1. | e4 |
How the King's Pawn Opening: Opening Trap #3 works
The King's Pawn Opening: Opening Trap #3 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 1, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4. 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 99% win - Hello! - B00 - https://lichess.org/@/MaxMalkov). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
Practice this trap move-by-move
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