Opening trap

Mortimer Trap

The Ruy Lopez trap where White's greedy Nxe5 costs a piece.

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Move 0/12

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All moves

1. e4 e52. Nf3 Nc63. Bb5 Nf64. Nc3 Ne75. Nxe5 c66. Bc4 Qa5