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The Lasker Trap is a chess opening trap in the Albin Countergambit. It is named after Emanuel Lasker, although it was first noted by Serafino Dubois. [1] [lower-alpha 1] It is unusual in that it features an underpromotion as early as the seventh move.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 d4
4. e3?
4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3! (see diagram)
6. Bxb4??
6... exf2+
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7. Ke2 fxg1=N+! (diagram)
8. Ke1 Qh4+ 9. Kd2
9... Nc6
In an 1899 consultation game in Moscow that involved Blumenfeld, Boyarkow, and Falk playing as White against Lasker, the players played the Lasker Trap line up through Black's fifth move. White responded to 5...dxe3 with 6.Qa4+?, but Black wins after this move also. The game continued 6...Nc6 7.Bxb4 Qh4 8.Ne2 Qxf2+ 9.Kd1 Bg4 10.Nc3 0-0-0+ 11.Bd6 cxd6 12.e6 fxe6 13.Kc1 Nf6 14.b4 d5 15.b5 Ne5 16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Qc2 Nb4 18.Nd1+ Nxc2 19.Nxf2 Rd2 0–1 (White resigned). [2]
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