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McDonnell Traps
Two old gambit lines where White gives material for an attack on f7. In the King's Gambit version, White sacrifices a knight and finishes with Bxf7+.
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How the trap goes
Halász–McDonnell Gambit Trap
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.O-O
More lines
McDonnell Gambit (King's Gambit)
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Nc3
McDonnell Gambit Trap
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Nc3 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Bh6 7.d4 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Bxf7+
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All 3 lines in this trap
- Halász–McDonnell Gambit Trap
- McDonnell Gambit (King's Gambit)
- McDonnell Gambit Trap