Page 3 700 Opening Traps

Dutch Defense 

(1.d4 f5)

This defense was first advocated by the Dutch player Elias Stein in 1789 in 

his book, Nouvel Essai Sur le Jeu des Eschecs.  Many traps can arise from this 

defense.

1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Bb5 c6 6.Ba4 Ne4 7.Qe2 Nxc3 

8.bxc3 Bxc3+, winning the rook (MacKid - Wall, Internet 1996)

1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e3 c6 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.a3 Qxb2?? 

[7…Bd6 is more natural] 8.Na4 traps the Queen (Vaiser - Mutzner, Mendrisio 

1988)

1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e4 Bb4 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Bc4 Qe7 

8.Ne2 fxe4 9.O-O-O c6 10.Nf4, threatening 11.Ng6 and forking King, 

Queen, and Rook  (Wall - McKone, Palo Alto 1989)

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h4 Bg7 5.h5 Nxh5 6.e4 e6 7.exf5 exf5 8.Rxh5 

gxh5 9.Qxh5+ Kf8 10.Nd5 h6 11.Qxf5+ Kg8 12.Qe4 Kf7? [12…Nc6 is 

playable] 13.Be2 [or 13.Qf4+ and 14.Nxc7, winning the Rook] 13…Rf8 

14.Bxh6 and if 14…Bxh6 15.Qh7+ leads to mate (Piket - Klip, Netherlands 

1993)

1.d4 f5 2.Be3?! Nf6 3.Qd3 e6 4.Bg5 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.g3 Qb6 7.Be3 Qxb2 

8.Qc3?? Bb4 wins the Queen (Hamlet - Wall, Internet 1997)

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