Chess Traps

Quiz 8.3(A)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.d4 Bb4 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9.Qd4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Ba5 11.Ba3

Black to move.

• 11...b6 loses to 12.e6 Qf6 13.Bxd7+ Kd8 14.Bc6+ Qxd4 15.e7 mate
• 11...Qg5 keeps Black in the fight.

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