Chess Traps

Quiz 4.6(A)

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.g3 fxg3 6.O-O gxh2+ 7.Kh1 d5 8.exd5 Bf6 9.d4 Ne7 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nxf7 Kxf7 12.d6+

Black to move.

• 12...Kf8 loses to 13.Qh5 Qe8 14.Rxf6+ and mates.
• Black holds with 12...Be6 13.Qh5+ Ng6 14.Bxe6+ Kxe6 15.dxc7 Qd5+ 16.Qxd5+ Kxd5

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