Opening traps › Queen's Gambit Declined
Elephant Trap
A trap for Black in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense. White's natural-looking 6.Nxd5 gives Black a piece.
The moves
How it works
The knight on f6 only looks pinned. Nxd5? is met by ...Nxd5!, and Bxd8 Bb4+ gets the queen back with a piece to spare.
What it wins
Black gets a piece.
Practise the Queen's Gambit Declined as BlackThe trainer plays the moves real players at your rating choose, and springs this trap when they do.