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Blackburne Shilling Gambit

A trap for Black in the Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit. White's natural-looking 4.Nxe5 gives Black mate.

The moves

How it works

Nxe5 grabs a pawn but walks into ...Qg5!, hitting the knight and g2. Taking on f7 lets the queen in: ...Qxg2, ...Qxe4+ and ...Nf3#.

What it wins

Black gets mate.

How White avoids it

The pawn on e5 is bait: Nxe5? Qg5! hits the knight and g2. Castle (or trade with Nxd4) and keep the better game. The safe move is O-O.

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