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Scholar's Mate
White brings the queen and bishop to aim at f7. If Black doesn't defend, Qxf7 is checkmate on move four.
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How the trap goes
Scholar's Mate vs 2...Bc5
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
More lines
5.Qxg7 Bf6 6.Qh6 Qe7 …
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Qg3 Nxe4 5.Qxg7 Bf6 6.Qh6 Qe7 7.Qe3 Bg5 8.f4 Bh4+ 9.g3 Bf6 10.d3 Nc5 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7 12.Bd2 Na4 13.Nc3
5.Qxg7 Rf8 6.Nf3 Bf6 …
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Qg3 Nxe4 5.Qxg7 Rf8 6.Nf3 Bf6 7.Qh6 Bg5 8.Nxg5 Qxg5 9.d3 Qxh6 10.Bxh6 Nf6 11.Bxf8 Kxf8 12.Nc3
4.Qg3 O-O 5.Nc3 Nc6 …
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Qg3 O-O 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bd6 7.f4 Re8 8.e5 Nxe5 9.fxe5
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All 22 lines in this trap
- Scholar's Mate vs 2...Bc5
- 5.Qxg7 Bf6 6.Qh6 Qe7 …
- 5.Qxg7 Rf8 6.Nf3 Bf6 …
- 4.Qg3 O-O 5.Nc3 Nc6 …
- 3.Qxe5+ Qe7 4.Qxe7+ Bxe7 …
- 4.Qf3 Nd4 5.Qxf7#
- 6.d3 d6 7.Nbc3 Bg4 …
- 6.d3 O-O 7.a3 d6 …
- 5.Ne2 d6 6.h3 Bg7 …
- 5.Ne2 Bc5 6.Nbc3 d6 …
- 4.Qf3 Qf6 5.Qd1 Bc5 …
- 9.Qh4 h6 10.Bxe7
- 9.Qh4 Re8 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 …
- 4.Nc3 g6 5.Qd1 Bc5 …
- 3.Bc4 Qe7 4.Qd1 Nf6 …
- 3.Bc4 Nh6 4.d3 Bc5 …
- 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
- 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qd1 Nf6 …
- 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 …
- 3.Nc3 g6 4.Qd1 c6 …
- 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6 …
- 2.Qh5 g6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 …