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Final position — Black is winning

Old Indian Defence

Old Indian Defence: White Queen Trap (Sonntag–Auer) #2

Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Sonntag - Auer, Porz 1990)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e4 exd4 5.Qxd4 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.e5 dxe5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nd5 Nd7 10.Rd1
1.d4Nf6
2.c4d6
3.Nc3e5
4.e4exd4
5.Qxd4g6
6.Bg5Bg7
7.e5dxe5
8.Qxd8+Kxd8
9.Nd5Nd7
10.Rd1

How the Old Indian Defence: White Queen Trap (Sonntag–Auer) #2 works

The Old Indian Defence: White Queen Trap (Sonntag–Auer) #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Old Indian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e4 exd4 5.Qxd4 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.e5 dxe5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nd5 Nd7 10.Rd1. 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 (Sonntag - Auer, Porz 1990). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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