Chess Traps

Quiz 10.5(A)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 a6 8.f4 Qa5 9.O-O Nxd4 10.Qxd4 d5 11.Be3 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4

White to move.

• 13.Qxe4 is good, but not as strong as 13.f5..
• 13.f5 practically wins by force. 13...Qb4 14.fxe6 Bxe6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Rxf8+ Qxf8 17.Qa4+ b5 18.Qxe4

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