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Chess trap.

Yeah, it could be used as an example how not to play chess.
Yes, this is beautiful. First, whites move their king for no reason and then blacks give a free piece. I think this was played in Capablanca-Lasker 1936, if I'm not mistaken.
Can someone fill me in on how this is a trap?
Couldn't find the trap, if You take the knight, pawn takes back aiming your knight, if you move the King, he may take the knight first, avoiding the double attack, and there are no different options since is check.
But first of all, I wonder why would someone start moving the King on the second move?

@edit
Now I see the trap, if you open the diagonal for the bishop to check, you win the queen
Still, it depends on the mistake of the opponent, don't seem a healthy choice to close the way to your queen and bishop, to push the King to the center in the early game and losing the castle right, don't you think that too?
I don't think it is natural for black to play the check with the knight because developing fast with a nonsense white king would be the normal plan.

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