Chess Traps

Quiz 4.4(A)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 Nc6 6.Nxe4 Nd4 7.Qf4 dxe4 8.Bc4

Black to move.

• Not 8...Be6 9.Bxe6 Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 and White is out of immediate trouble.
• 8...Bf5 works because of 9.c3 g5 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.Qf2 e3 12.Qf1 exd2+ 13.Kd1 dxc1=Q+ 14.Kxc1 g4

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