Final position — White is winning
Lasker Trap - Albin Counter-Gambit to Queens Gambit (black)
White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps - Lasker Trap - Albin Counter-Gambit to Queens Gambit (black) - D08 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | e5 |
| 3. | dxe5 | d4 |
| 4. | e3 | Bb4+ |
| 5. | Bd2 | dxe3 |
| 6. | fxe3 | Qh4+ |
| 7. | g3 | Qe4 |
How the Lasker Trap - Albin Counter-Gambit to Queens Gambit (black) works
The Lasker Trap - Albin Counter-Gambit to Queens Gambit (black) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's Gambit. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.fxe3 Qh4+ 7.g3 Qe4. 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 - Lasker Trap - Albin Counter-Gambit to Queens Gambit (black) - D08 - https://lichess.org/@/Hoobus). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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