Chess Traps

Quiz 4.5(A)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5 Qxf2+ 6.Kd1 Kf8 7.Nh3 Qd4 8.d3 d6 9.Qh4 Bxh3 10.Qxh3

Black to move.

• Black's game is not good, but 10...Na5 loses immediately; 11.Rf1 Nxc4 12.Qd7 f6 13.Nxf6 wins.
• 10...Qf2, preventing Rf1, is the best try.

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