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Queen's Gambit Trap
White punishes Black for trying to hold on to an extra pawn or recapturing the wrong way. The traps win a piece, such as with Qf3 hitting a loose rook, or win the queen with Bxd8.
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How the trap goes
Queen's Gambit Trap, Qf3
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 b5 4.a4 c6 5.axb5 cxb5 6.Qf3
More lines
Queen's Gambit Trap, 4.e3 b5
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5 4.a4 c6 5.axb5 cxb5 6.Nc3
Queen's Gambit Trap, wrong recapture
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nxd5 exd5 7.Bxd8
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All 3 lines in this trap
- Queen's Gambit Trap, Qf3
- Queen's Gambit Trap, 4.e3 b5
- Queen's Gambit Trap, wrong recapture