[Event "Tactics Tuesday 01/30/2024: Fundamental Alapin Traps: Chapter 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/Cq1hRkRC/zOhTN6xs"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [FEN "r3kbnr/pp2pppp/2n5/3q4/3P4/5b2/PP2BPPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 8"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Cq1hRkRC/zOhTN6xs"] [Orientation "white"] [ChapterMode "gamebook"] { In 2. ... d5 lines with an early ... Nb8-c6, Black comes close to winning the d4-pawn if they play ... Bc8-g4-xf3, but if it looks too easy, it probably is! This loses the queen: } 8. Bxf3 Qxd4?? (8... Qc4 { is far better, but now Black's play makes no sense. } 9. Na3! Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Qb3! Qd7 12. O-O-O { with massive compensation for the pawn. }) 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd4 *