Final position — White delivers mate
Trap 6 #2
White wins in 11 moves by checkmate. (Chess Traps - Trap 6 - B33 - https://lichess.org/@/Aras_Acikkol11)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4. | Nxd4 | Nf6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | e5 |
| 6. | Ndb5 | d6 |
| 7. | Nd5 | Nxd5 |
| 8. | exd5 | Ne7 |
| 9. | c4 | a6 |
| 10. | Qa4 | Bd7 |
| 11. | Nxd6# |
How the Trap 6 #2 works
The Trap 6 #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4 a6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Nxd6#. 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 (Chess Traps - Trap 6 - B33 - https://lichess.org/@/Aras_Acikkol11). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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