Chess Traps

Quiz 5.6(A)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5

White to move.

• 6.Nxd5 loses a piece to 6...Nxd5 7.Bxd8 Bb4+ 8.Qd2 Bxd2+ 9.Kxd2 Kxd8. This trap arises frequently.
• 6.Nf3 is unambitious but perfectly good.

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