Admittedly, it was a trap

I have seen it long before, my last hope.

very niche trap, where did you first see this? looks a bit too cool to see over the board

The direct Qe3 instead of Nb6 would have been too crude I suppose.

@themystery123 said in #2:
> very niche trap, where did you first see this? looks a bit too cool to see over the board

Similar motif:

very nice trap

Yes a very nice trap.

Thanks, guys!

Beautiful! Very sneaky.

Still thinking where to improve earlier. Bh6-f4 at a certain point maybe.

It is a direct capture CM