[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Trap 5 - Nc3 & Bc4 or f3 or e5"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C42"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [EventType "blitz"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 {Instead of 6.Be2 and 7.h3 which is covered in Trap 6, White has 3 other main alternatives, 2 of which are weak. (A) 6.Bc4? (B) 6.f3 (C) 6. e5? (A)} 6. Bc4 $2 ({(B)} 6. f3 { To prevent Ng4 but Black can play} O-O 7. Ne2 {This is a consistent move to force d4.} Re8 8. d4 $2 Nxe4 $1 9. dxc5 $2 (9. fxe4 $2 Qh4+ 10. Ng3 $2 (10. g3 $2 {loses to} Qxe4) (10. Kd2 Rxe4 $1 {looks ugly for White too!}) 10... Rxe4+ 11. Be2 Rxd4 12. Bd2 Be6 {and Black is having a field day e.g.} 13. c3 Rg4 $1 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Qc2 Re8+ 16. Kf1 Qf6+ {and there is no defence.}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nf2+ {wins the rook in the corner.}) ({(C)} 6. e5 $2 {This seems natural to defend against Ng4 with Ne4 whilst also attacking the bishop on c5 but after} Ng4 7. Ne4 {Black has the stunning} Nxf2 $1 8. Nxf2 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 Qd4+ 10. Ke1 Qh4+ 11. g3 (11. Ke2 {allows} Bg4+) 11... Qe4+ 12. Qe2 Qxh1 $19 { when Black is a safe exchange up}) 6... Ng4 7. O-O $2 (7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qe2 Qh4 9. Bb3 Bg4 10. g3 Qf6 {and White's queen is lost. If} 11. Qf1 Nf3+ 12. Kd1 Nxh2+ { winning!}) (7. Rf1 Qf6 8. Qe2 Nxh2 9. Rh1 Bg4 10. e5 Qf5 11. f3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bxf3 {and this is exactly the sort of position Black is looking for!}) 7... Qh4 {After only 7 moves, Black is completely winning!} 8. h3 Nxf2 9. Qf3 (9. Bxf7+ $5 {is a good try and Black needs to know how to deal with it.} Kf8 $1 (9... Ke7 10. Qh5 Nxe4+ 11. d4 Bxd4+ 12. Kh2 Qg3+ 13. Kh1 Be5 14. Qxe5+ Qxe5 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bg5+ Kd6 {is also possible but might be a bit scary.}) ({but not} 9... Kxf7 $4 {which allows} 10. d4 $1) 10. Qh5 Nxe4+ 11. Kh2 Qg3+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. Bg8+ Ke7 14. Qf7+ Kd8) 9... Nxh3+ 10. Kh2 Nf2+ 11. Kg1 Qh1# *