Double Poisoned Pawn Trap – French Defense

October 27, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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What is better than one poisoned pawn…two poison pawns. It’s so tempting that even the world champion has fallen victim to the double poisoned pawn trap.

For more traps check out https://www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-traps/

PGN of the game:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. Qxg7 (6. dxc5) (6. Nf3)
6… Rg8 7. Qxh7 (7. Qh6 cxd4 8. a3 Qa5 9. axb4 Qxa1 10. Nb5) 7… cxd4 8. a3
Qa5 9. axb4 (9. Rb1 dxc3 10. axb4 Qa2 11. Ne2 Qxb1 12. bxc3 Nd7) (9. Nf3 dxc3
10. b3 Nd7 11. Bd3 Rxg2 12. Ng5 Rxg5 13. Bxg5 Nc6) 9… Qxa1 10. Nce2 *

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