Improve Your Chess with the Right Chess Moves:

Develop Your Chess Pieces Quickly

Opening Chess Trap 1

1.e4
Controlling the center.

1...e5
A good response, also controlling the center.

2.Nc3
Developing a piece quickly and controlling the center. This is the Vienna Opening.

2...Nf6
Developing quickly with a threat of taking White's e4 pawn.

3.Bc4
Developing another piece quickly and taking advantage of occupying a square for the bishop with the maximum attacking space.

3...Nxe4
Perhaps too greedy. Black is hoping for 4.Nxe4 so he can play 4...d5, forking bishop and knight and controlling the center. Black may be better off developing more quickly his other pieces such as 3...Nc6 or 3...Bc5.

4.Qh5
White is now threatening 5.Qxf7 mate.

4...Qf6??
The only defending move is 4...Nd6, allowing White to play 5.Qxe5 with check. White is way ahead in development. 4...g6 doesn't work because of 5.Qxe5+ Qe7 6.Qxe4 [stronger than 6.Qxh8 Nxc3+] and White wins a piece and far ahead in development.

5.Nxe4
And White wins a piece, is ahead in development, and threatens the enemy Queen. White should easily win!

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