Final position — White is winning
Rubinstein Trap - QGD (white)
White wins in 14 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps - Rubinstein Trap - QGD (white) - D60 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | e6 |
| 3. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 4. | Bg5 | Be7 |
| 5. | e3 | O-O |
| 6. | Nf3 | Nbd7 |
| 7. | cxd5 | exd5 |
| 8. | Bd3 | Re8 |
| 9. | Rc1 | c6 |
| 10. | O-O | h6 |
| 11. | Bf4 | Nh5 |
| 12. | Nxd5 | cxd5 |
| 13. | Bc7 | Qxc7 |
| 14. | Rxc7 |
How the Rubinstein Trap - QGD (white) works
The Rubinstein Trap - QGD (white) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5. In this line White wins decisive material by move 14, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Rc1 c6 10.O-O h6 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Bc7 Qxc7 14.Rxc7. 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 - Rubinstein Trap - QGD (white) - D60 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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