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Chess traps every beginner should know
The Englund Gambit Trap
The Englund gambit answers 1.d4 with the cheeky 1...e5. Black gives a pawn, then hunts the b2 pawn with the queen. If White plays the natural-looking Bc3, Black pins the bishop and mates on c1.
It is a favourite of online blitz players precisely because every White move in the trap looks normal.
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1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4 Qb4+ 5.Bd2 Qxb2 6.Bc3 Bb4 7.Qd2 Bxc3 8.Qxc3 Qc1#
The bishop takes c3, White’s queen takes back, and your queen mates on c1: the queen left d2 and the king lost its bodyguard. If the knight takes instead, your queen eats the a1 rook with check.
What if the opponent doesn’t take the bait?
Take with the knight
7...Bxc3 8.Nxc3 Qxa1+
No mate, but the a1 rook is yours — with check. Delicious.
How not to fall for it
As White, after 4...Qb4+ block with 5.Qd2 or 5.Nc3 instead of the bishop. If the queen has already taken on b2, play 6.Nc3 so the c1 square stays covered.
Whenever the enemy queen gets behind your pawns, look at the squares next to your king first — c1, d1 and e2.
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Is the Englund gambit good?
Objectively it is dubious — White keeps an extra pawn with sensible moves. It scores well in fast games because of traps like this one.
What is the main trap in the Englund gambit?
The checkmate on c1 after 6.Bc3? Bb4! — the bishop is pinned and the queen lands on c1.