Open Game
Légal Trap
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nxe5 Bxd1 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Nd5#
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A natural-looking reply walks straight into a prepared trick. A piece is thrown in to reach mate within a few moves. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on e4. 3 pieces have left the board. Neither side has castled yet. The last move is mate — the game is over.
The position
- Length
- 15 moves
- To move
- Black
- Legal replies
- 0
- Minor pieces out
- White 3 · Black 2
- Material
- 30 · 37
- Castling rights left
- KQ
- FEN
- r2q1bnr/ppp1kBpp/2np4/3NN3/4P3/7P/PPPP1PP1/R1BbK2R b KQ - 2 8
Move by move
Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.
- 1.e4White: Pawn e2→e4
- 1…e5Black: Pawn e7→e5
- 2.Nf3White: Knight g1→f3
- 2…Nc6Black: Knight b8→c6
- 3.Bc4White: Bishop f1→c4
- 3…d6Black: Pawn d7→d6
- 4.Nc3White: Knight b1→c3
- 4…Bg4Black: Bishop c8→g4
- 5.h3White: Pawn h2→h3
- 5…Bh5Black: Bishop g4→h5
- 6.Nxe5White: Knight f3→e5 (capture)
- 6…Bxd1Black: Bishop h5→d1 (capture)
- 7.Bxf7+White: Bishop c4→f7 (capture) (check)
- 7…Ke7Black: King e8→e7
- 8.Nd5#White: Knight c3→d5 (check)
Nearby lines
first 5 moves shared
Common questions
QWhat are the moves of Légal Trap?
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nxe5 Bxd1 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Nd5#
QWhich family does it belong to?
Open Game — Everything that starts 1.e4 e5.
QWho is to move next?
After 15 moves it is Black to move.