Similar Trap
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A similar trap once occurred in a game between Gioachino Greco and an anonymous opponent:
1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5? 4. exf5 Bxg2? 5. Qh5+ g6 6. fxg6 Nf6??
- 6... Bg7 would have allowed the game to continue, as the move opens up a flight square for the king at f8. However, 7. Qf5! Nf6 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. gxh7 Bxh1 10. Qg6+ Kf8 11. Qxh6+ Kf7 12. Nh3 wins for White, but much slower than in the game.
7. gxh7+ Nxh5 8. Bg6#
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