Page 3 700 Opening Traps

Queen’s Pawn Opening

 (1.d4 Nf6 without 2.c4)

Here is another popular variation of the Queen’s Pawn Opening without 

playing an Indian defense with 2.c4.  Several traps can arise from this opening.

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d5 5.Bg5 e5 6.Ndb5 a6?? [6…d4 is 

better] 7.Nxd5 axb5 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bxf6+ wins the Rook 

(Djurhuus - Liardet, Santiago 1990)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.Ne4 Bb4+ [or 5…Qe7] 6.c3 

Ba5 7.h3 Nh6 8.Bg5 f6 9.exf6 and White will win material (Roesch - Ruessel, 

Baden Baden 1990)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Ngf3 Be7 5.h3?? Ne3 6.fxe3 Bh4+ 7.Nxh4 

Qxh4 mate (Montjanu - Choare, Bucharest 1948 and repeated in Singers-

Krabbe, 1958)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.h3?? Ne3! (threatening the Queen) 5.fxe3 

Qh4 mate. (Gibaud - Lazard, Paris 1924)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b5 3.Bg5 Bb7 4.e3 Ne4 5.Bxb5 c6 and after the Bishop 

moves, Black plays 6…Nxg4 7.Nxg4 Qa5+ winning the Knight on g5 

(Petrienko - Steiner, Voronets 1986)

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bf4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Bxe5 Qa5+ and 6…Qxe5 (Halics 

- Lanz, Vienna 1932)

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