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Final position — Black delivers mate

Ruy Lopez

Fishing pole - Ruy Lopez and Sicilian (black)

Black wins in 10 moves by checkmate. (Traps - Fishing pole - Ruy Lopez and Sicilian (black) - C65 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.hxg4 hxg4 7.Ne1 Qh4 8.f4 g3 9.Qh5 Rxh5 10.Nf3 Qh1#
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5Nf6
4.O-ONg4
5.h3h5
6.hxg4hxg4
7.Ne1Qh4
8.f4g3
9.Qh5Rxh5
10.Nf3Qh1#

How the Fishing pole - Ruy Lopez and Sicilian (black) works

The Fishing pole - Ruy Lopez and Sicilian (black) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Ruy Lopez. In this line Black delivers checkmate on move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.hxg4 hxg4 7.Ne1 Qh4 8.f4 g3 9.Qh5 Rxh5 10.Nf3 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 (Traps - Fishing pole - Ruy Lopez and Sicilian (black) - C65 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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