Chess Traps

Quiz 5.1(A)

1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4 Bxb4 4.Bc4 Ne7 5.Qh5+ Ng6 6.f4 exf4 7.a3 d5 8.Bxd5 c6 9.Bb3 Qa5

White to move.

• Of course not 10.axb4 which loses to 10...Qxh5.
• 10.e5 is strong because 10...Be7 loses to 11.Bf7+; 10...Bc5 is better.

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