This trap shows us what can happen if black ignores the weakness of the f7-square. His attempt to combine 2 similar openings, the Pirc and the Modern, rebounds disastrously!
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
{The Modern Defence. A slightly risky choice of opening as black allows his opponent to occupy the centre freely and develop his pieces to aggressive squares. He then aims to strike back in the centre and, in particular, use the g7 bishop to control the dark squares.}
4.Nf3 Nd7
(4...Nf6 {would transpose to a Pirc defence, which has very similar ideas. After} 5.Bc4 {black could then castle, with some degree of safety.})
5.Bc4
{An aggressive move, white wastes no time aiming at f7, the weakest point in black’s set-up.}
5...Ngf6$2
(5...e5 {was better. This allows a very strong pawn push})
6.e5$1
{Now black has problems with his knight and his king is uncastled.}
6...dxe5
(6...Nh5 7.g4 {wins the knight})
(6...Ng4 7.Ng5 Nh6 8.Bxf7$1 Nxf7 9.Ne6 {wins in similar fashion to our mainline.})
7.dxe5 Ng8
{A horrible retreat, but other knight moves can be dealt with in the same way as in the notes to the previous move.}
8.Bxf7$1
{White crashes through anyway!}
8...Kxf7
(8...Kf8 9.e6 {is hopeless, black loses the other knight.})
9.Ng5+ Ke8
(9...Kf8 {is met by the same reply})
10.Ne6$1
{A lovely final position for the player with the white pieces! The black queen is trapped by her own pieces.}
1-0
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