Channel: thechesswebsite

Category: Education

Tags: chess trapschess tactics

Description: The Budapest Queen Trap is an extremely creative way to trap the white Queen after the game starts with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qd5 Bb7 If you are playing the Budapest you should be thinking about creative lines as your opponent probably doesn't know how to counter it properly. Try out this fun trap and let me know how it goes. PGN below to follow along: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 (3... Ng4) 4. Nf3 (4. f3) 4... b6 5. Qd5 Bb7 6. Qxb7 Nc6 7. Qa6 (7. Be3 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 (8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Nxd2 (9. Bxd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 a6)(9. O-O-O Nxc4)9... a5)(8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Nc5)8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1)(7. Nd4 Bb4+ 8. Kd1 (8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. a3 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qxc6+ (10. a3 Qd1#)(10. Bd2 Nxa2 11. Rxa2 (11. Bxb4 Nxb4)(11. Rd1)11... Qxd2#)10... Kf8 11. Bd2 (11. a3 Qd1#)11... Nxa2 12. Bxb4+ Nxb4) (9. bxc3 Bxc3+)(9. Bd2)9... Nb5+ 10. axb4 Nbxd4 11. Kd1 Rb8 12. Qa6 Nc2 13. Kxc2 Nxb4+)8... Nxf2+ 9. Kc2 Nxd4#) 7... Bb4+ 8. Nc3 (8. Bd2 Nc5 9. Qb5 Bxd2+ (9... a6 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 11. Bxb4)10. Nbxd2 a6) 8... Nc5 9. Qb5 a6 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 *