Chess Traps

Quiz 2.6(A)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3 (5.Nf3 Qxe4+ 6.Be2 Bb4+ 7.c3 Bc5 8.O-O Nge7 9.Re1 d6 10.b4 Bb6 11.Nbd2 Qg6 12.Nc4 gives White good compensation for the Pawn.) 5...Nf6 (5...Bb4 is better) 6.Nf5

Black to move.

• 6...Qh5 loses to 7.Be2 Qg6 8.Nh4
• 6...Qg4 avoids the Queen trap.

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