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Légal Trap
White seems to lose the queen with Nxe5, allowing Black's bishop to take it. If Black takes, Bxf7+ and Nd5 give checkmate.
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How the trap goes
Légal Trap: classic 2...d6 and 4...g6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 g6 5.Nxe5 Bxd1 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5#
More lines
Légal Trap: 5...dxe5 wins a pawn
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 g6 5.Nxe5 dxe5 6.Qxg4
Légal Trap with 5.h3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nxe5 Bxd1 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Nd5#
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All 3 lines in this trap
- Légal Trap: classic 2...d6 and 4...g6
- Légal Trap: 5...dxe5 wins a pawn
- Légal Trap with 5.h3