The Elephant Trap
One of the oldest traps in the Queen’s Gambit Declined. After 4.Bg5 Nbd7, the d5-pawn looks free — but capturing it loses a piece to a zwischenzug check.
One of the oldest traps in the Queen’s Gambit Declined. After 4.Bg5 Nbd7, the d5-pawn looks free — but capturing it loses a piece to a zwischenzug check.