[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Exploding English Opening No."] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [ECO "A27"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] {This is a nasty little trap if Black tries to play a reversed Closed Sicilian with g6.} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 $2 {The question mark is given because it invites danger!} 4. d4 $1 exd4 5. Nd5 $1 {And the exclamation mark here is for its trappiness!} Bg7 6. Bg5 Nge7 $2 {A natural move but it loses.} (6... Nce7 $1 {is best but difficult to find. The chances would then be about equal.} ) (6... f6 {looks positionally bad and White should have a small edge after} 7. Bf4 d6 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4) (6... Nf6 {just walks into a pin when White should have a small edge.}) 7. Nxd4 $1 {It looks like White is dropping a piece.} Bxd4 $2 {And here is the devious trap!} (7... Nxd4 $2 {allows} 8. Bxe7) (7... f6 {seems best but after} 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nxf6+ Kf7 10. Nd5 {White is a pawn up and with a better game!}) 8. Qxd4 $1 Nxd4 ({If} 8... O-O 9. Nf6+ Kg7 ({ or} 9... Kh8 10. Ng4+ f6 (10... Nxd4 11. Bf6+ Kg8 12. Nh6#) 11. Bxf6+ Rxf6 12. Qxf6+ Kg8 13. Nh6#) 10. Nh5+ Kg8 11. Qg7#) 9. Nf6+ Kf8 10. Bh6# *