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O'Sullivan Gambit Traps
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5. If White grabs the pawn with Bxb5, Black plays ...c5 and ...Qa5+ and wins the bishop, or more.
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How the trap goes
1.d4 b5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Bxb5 Nxe4
More lines
6...Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxb5
1.d4 b5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bxb5 c5 5.c3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxb5
6...Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 …
1.d4 b5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bxb5 c5 5.c3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qxb5
4...c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.cxd5 …
1.d4 b5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bxb5 c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.cxd5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 dxc3 8.Bd3 cxb2+ 9.Bd2 bxa1=Q
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All 16 lines in this trap
- 2...Nf6 3.Bxb5 Nxe4
- 6...Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxb5
- 6...Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 …
- 4...c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.cxd5 …
- 5...Qa5+ 6.Bd2 Qxb5
- 5...Qa5+ 6.Nd2 Qxb5
- 5...Qa5+ 6.c3 Qxb5 7.Qxd5 …
- 5...cxd4 6.Bxd5 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 …
- 5...cxd4 6.Nc3 dxc3 7.Bxd5 …
- 4...c5 5.c3 cxd4 6.cxd4 …
- 5...cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nb4 7.Na3 …
- 6...Qa5+ 7.Nc3 dxc3 8.bxc3 …
- 6...Qa5+ 7.Qd2 Qxb5
- 5...Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 …