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Category: Education

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Description: The Nordwalde Trap starts in the King's Gambit declined lines where black tries to bring the queen into the game early with 2...Qf6. This is meant to trick white into playing 3. fxe5 as well as threaten 3...Qxf4. White will look to get all of their material involved in the game and overwhelm black. There is no hiding for black in this trap. The PGN for this game: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 3. fxe5 (3. Nf3 Qxf4 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bc4 Bxc3 6. O-O Bb4 7. d4 Qxe4 (7... Qg4 8. Bxf7+ Kd8 9. h3 Qxe4 (9... Qg3 10. Bxg8 Nc6 11. Bg5+ Be7 12. Nxe5 Bxg5 (12... Nxe5 13. Rf8#) 13. Nf7+ Ke7 14. Nxh8) 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. Bg5+) 8. Bxf7+ Kd8 9. Bxg8 Rxg8 10. Bg5+ Be7 11. Bxe7+ Kxe7 12. Nxe5 d6 (12... Nc6 13. Nxc6+ Qxc6 14. Qh5 d5 15. Rf7+ Kd8 16. Qg5+ Qf6 17. Rxf6 gxf6 18. Qxg8+) 13. Re1 Qf5 14. Nc6+ Kd7 15. Ne7) 3... Qh4+ 4. g3 Qxe4+ 5. Qe2 Qxh1 *