Eight different ways to trap a (chess) queen! :)

Nice illustrative games and good commentary too. Very enjoyable and instructive to watch.

Commented PGN files of all games:

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/LErhe07k"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... d5 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Bg5 { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack} 2... c6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 3... Bf5 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 4. e3 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 4... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 5. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 5... Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:53]} 6... e6 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 7. Bf4 { [%clk 0:02:51] Prvents 7. ... Bd6.} 7... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 8. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:49] If black takes the bishop I take back with the pawn to control the square e4.} 8... Qa5 { [%clk 0:02:36] Wants to win a pawn, but I just don't care and castle.} 9. O-O { [%clk 0:02:47]} 9... Ngf6 { [%clk 0:02:31]} 10. h3 { [%clk 0:02:43] I want to have the option to play Bh2 in case black should decide to hunt my bishop with Nh5.} 10... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:22]} 11. bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:41]} 11... b5 { [%clk 0:02:21]} 12. Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:38] This move has two functions: it doesn't allow black to castle and it threatens to trap the black queen if she takes the pawn at c3 ...} 12... Qxc3 $2 { [%clk 0:02:14] Better was 12. ... Ne4.} 13. Bb4 $1 { [%clk 0:02:32] Mission done: the queen is trapped!} 13... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:01:56]} 14. cxd3 { Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/9MSJ8uuc"]
[Date "2020.02.03"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "R_Skrijelj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... d5 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Bg5 { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack} 2... h6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3. Bh4 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3... g5 { [%clk 0:02:59] The last two black moves are very active but at the same time they weaken the black kingside.} 4. Bg3 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 4... Bg7 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 5. e3 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 5... c5 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 6... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 7. c4 $6 { [%clk 0:02:54] I decided to sacrifice a pawn ...} 7... cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 8. exd4 { [%clk 0:02:52]} 8... dxc4 { [%clk 0:02:52]} 9. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 9... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:47]} 10... Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:02:46]} 11. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:02:45]} 11... Bxc3+ $2 { [%clk 0:02:39] Better than this fatal mistake had been 11. ... Nf6.} 12. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:02:31] Attacks the rook and points already at c7!} 12... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:38]} 13. Rd1 $2 { [%clk 0:02:25] Better was 13. Bc7!. Now black could have tried 13. ... Bd7.} 13... Qb6 $2 { [%clk 0:02:33] Can you guess the next white move?} 14. Bc7 $1 { [%clk 0:02:12]} 14... Qc6 $2 { [%clk 0:02:24] Black also loses after:} ( 14... Qxc7 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 16. Qxc7 )15. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate.} 1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/36rDj7oj"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "Magic75"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Bg5 { A45 Trompowsky Attack} 2... c5 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3. d5 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3... Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 4. Bf4 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 4... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 5. Bc1 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 5... g6 { [%clk 0:02:47]} 6. f3 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 6... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:43]} 7. e4 { [%clk 0:02:53]} 7... d6 { [%clk 0:02:43]} 8. Nd2 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 8... Bg7 { [%clk 0:02:42]} 9. Ne2 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 9... e6 { [%clk 0:02:36]} 10. Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:46]} 10... Qb4+ $2 { [%clk 0:02:31] That's a bad check, as we now alread: be careful with your queen!! After the next white move there is already no escape anymore.} 11. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:44]} 11... O-O { [%clk 0:02:29]} 12. a3 { [%clk 0:02:39]} 12... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:02:17]} 13. axb4 { [%clk 0:02:26]} 13... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:02:15]} 14. bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:25]} 14... Bxc3+ { [%clk 0:02:12]} 15. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:24]} 15... Bxa1 { [%clk 0:02:10]} 16. Qxa1 { [%clk 0:02:24]} 16... exd5 { [%clk 0:02:09]} 17. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:02:23]} 17... cxb4 { [%clk 0:02:01]} 18. Bh6 { Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/4l8pJVxb"]
[Date "2020.07.23"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "usa110"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2090"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... d5 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Bg5 { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack} 2... c6 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3... Qa5 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 4. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 4... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:54] Attacking d4 and b2 at the same time.} 5. e4 $5 { [%clk 0:02:54] More careful had been e3 but I was in the mood to attack!} 5... Qxd4 $2 { [%clk 0:02:51] Better had been 5. ... dxe4.} 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:53]} 6... Qc5 { [%clk 0:02:47]} 7. exd5 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 7... cxd5 $2 { [%clk 0:02:46] Too greedy again: better had been 7. ... Nf6.} 8. Be3 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 8... Qb4 { [%clk 0:02:44]} 9. a3 { [%clk 0:02:44]} 9... Qxb2 $2 { [%clk 0:02:42]} ( 9... Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Qxd5 $1 Qxd5 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxd5 { had been better but white has the superior postion.} )10. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02:43]} 10... Bd7 { [%clk 0:02:15]} 11. Bd4 $1 { and the black queen cannot escape anymore! Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/I7phSbSF"]
[Date "2020.07.11"]
[White "kolbaser"]
[Black "jaki01"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2266"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 2... a6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3. d4 { B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System} 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 5... e5 { [%clk 0:02:58] Now we see the sense of the second black move a6: the white knight cannot go to b5!} 6. Nb3 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 6... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 7. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:48]} 7... d5 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 8. a3 $2 { [%clk 0:02:43] Better had been to take the pawn at d5.} 8... Bxc3+ { [%clk 0:02:55]} 9. bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:43]} 9... dxe4 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 10. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:41]} 10... O-O { [%clk 0:02:52]} 11. Bg5 { [%clk 0:02:38]} 11... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 12. O-O { [%clk 0:02:35]} 12... Bf5 { [%clk 0:02:46]} 13. Nc5 { [%clk 0:02:31]} 13... b6 { [%clk 0:02:42]} 14. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:02:29]} 14... Qxf6 { [%clk 0:02:40]} 15. Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:26]} 15... Bxd7 { [%clk 0:02:38]} 16. Qxd7 { [%clk 0:02:26]} 16... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:02:34]} 17. Qb7 { [%clk 0:02:24]} 17... Rdb8 { [%clk 0:02:31]} 18. Qc7 $2 { [%clk 0:02:23] The white queen had to go back to d7, because now ... she gets trapped!} 18... Ra7 $1 { Interesting to see how the black pieces protect each other. White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/Fjca2vC5"]
[Date "2020.07.23"]
[White "TryHardinq"]
[Black "jaki01"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]

1. c4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... c5 { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation} 2. g3 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3... d5 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 5. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 5... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 6. O-O { [%clk 0:02:58]} 6... e5 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 7... Nc7 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 8. d3 { [%clk 0:02:53]} 8... Be7 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 9. a3 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 9... O-O { [%clk 0:02:54]} 10. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:48]} 10... f6 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 11. Nd2 { [%clk 0:02:46]} 11... Ne6 { [%clk 0:02:48]} 12. Qa4 { [%clk 0:02:41]} 12... Bd7 { [%clk 0:02:45]} 13. Qb3 { [%clk 0:02:38] White loses precious time moving his queen around ...} 13... Nd4 $5 { [%clk 0:02:43] A pawn sacrifice for active play.} 14. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:02:32]} 14... Rb8 { [%clk 0:02:40]} 15. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:02:29]} 15... Rf7 { [%clk 0:02:32] This move creates kind of a 'teleconnection' between my rook and the queen at a7.} 16. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:20]} 16... Bf8 { [%clk 0:02:30]} 17. Qa6 $2 { [%clk 0:02:05] Better was 17. b4.} 17... Nc7 { [%clk 0:02:12]} 18. Qc4 { [%clk 0:01:45]} 18... Be6 { [%clk 0:02:11]} 19. Qa4 { [%clk 0:01:45]} 19... Bb3 { [%clk 0:01:31]} 20. Qa5 { [%clk 0:01:44]} 20... Nc6 $1 { Mission accoplished: queen trapped! White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/O8iIUzkw"]
[Date "2020.08.06"]
[White "Kornflakes1994"]
[Black "jaki01"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]

1. c4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2. g3 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 3... d5 { [%clk 0:02:56]} 4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 5... Nc7 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation} 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 6... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:52]} 7. O-O { [%clk 0:02:58]} 7... e5 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 8. a3 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 8... Be7 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 9. b4 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 9... f6 { [%clk 0:02:42]} 10. b5 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 10... Nd4 { [%clk 0:02:40]} 11. e3 $5 { [%clk 0:02:50] White sacrifieces a pawn to get active play.} 11... Ndxb5 { [%clk 0:02:35]} 12. Nxb5 { [%clk 0:02:42]} 12... Nxb5 { [%clk 0:02:34]} 13. a4 { [%clk 0:02:37]} 13... Nc7 { [%clk 0:02:31]} 14. d4 { [%clk 0:02:34]} 14... cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:27]} 15. exd4 { [%clk 0:02:34]} 15... e4 { [%clk 0:02:25]} 16. Nd2 { [%clk 0:02:05] Better had been 16. Nh4! with the idea to answer 16. ... f5 with 17. Qh5+ g6? 18. Nxg6.} 16... f5 { [%clk 0:02:22]} 17. Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:00]} 17... O-O { [%clk 0:02:17]} 18. Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:59]} 18... Be6 { [%clk 0:02:13]} 19. Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:51]} 19... b6 { [%clk 0:02:10]} 20. Nc6 { [%clk 0:01:47]} 20... Qe8 { [%clk 0:02:05]} 21. Nxe7+ { [%clk 0:01:46]} 21... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:02:04]} 22. d5 $2 { [%clk 0:01:40]} 22... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02:01]} 23. Bb2 { [%clk 0:01:39]} 23... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:01:55]} 24. Qd4 { [%clk 0:01:22]} 24... Nf4 { [%clk 0:01:41]} 25. Qe5 { [%clk 0:01:14]} 25... Nd3 { [%clk 0:01:37]} 26. Qc3 { [%clk 0:01:11]} 26... Rac8 { [%clk 0:01:35]} 27. Qd2 { [%clk 0:01:07]} 27... Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:13]} 28. Qf4 { [%clk 0:00:58]} 28... Nc4 { [%clk 0:01:08]} 29. Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:54]} 29... Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:48]} 30. Rfc1 $2 { [%clk 0:00:50]} 30... g5 $1 { Here we go: the queen is trapped! White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/X8AhLzY5"]
[Date "2020.08.27"]
[White "NeverToReturn"]
[Black "jaki01"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Mikenas Defense"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 1... Nc6 { A40 Mikenas Defense} 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:00]} 2... d6 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3. d5 { [%clk 0:02:59]} 3... Ne5 { [%clk 0:02:57]} 4. Nd4 { [%clk 0:02:58]} 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:02:55]} 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:53]} 5... c5 { [%clk 0:02:54]} 6. dxc6 { [%clk 0:02:44]} 6... bxc6 { [%clk 0:02:52]} 7. f4 { [%clk 0:02:41]} 7... c5 $6 { [%clk 0:02:51]} 8. fxe5 { [%clk 0:02:39]} 8... cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:50]} 9. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:02:21]} 9... dxe5 { [%clk 0:02:49]} 10. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:02:20]} 10... e6 { [%clk 0:02:47]} 11. e4 $2 { [%clk 0:02:14]} ( 11. Nb5 Bb4+ 12. c3 Ba5 )11... Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:46]} 12. Bb5+ { [%clk 0:02:13]} 12... Ke7 { [%clk 0:02:42]} 13. Qg5 { [%clk 0:02:08]} 13... h6 $1 { [%clk 0:02:35]} 14. Qxg7 $2 { [%clk 0:01:45]} ( 14. Qh4)14... Rh7 $1 { [%clk 0:02:28]} 15. Qxh7 { [%clk 0:01:22]} 15... Nxh7 { [%clk 0:02:26]} 16. Bxh6 { [%clk 0:01:20]} 16... Rb8 { [%clk 0:02:23]} 17. O-O-O { [%clk 0:01:18]} 17... Qc7 { [%clk 0:02:17]} 18. Ba4 { [%clk 0:01:05]} 18... Bf4+ { [%clk 0:02:06]} 19. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:01:04]} 19... Qxf4+ { [%clk 0:02:05]} 20. Kb1 { [%clk 0:01:04]} 20... Ng5 { [%clk 0:01:57]} 21. h4 { [%clk 0:01:01]} 21... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:01:50]} 22. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:00:55]} 22... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:01:50]} 23. h5 { [%clk 0:00:50]} 23... Qxa4 { [%clk 0:01:47]} 24. h6 { [%clk 0:00:49]} 24... Qa3 { [%clk 0:01:41]} 25. b3 { [%clk 0:00:47]} 25... Bb7 { [%clk 0:01:33]} 26. h7 { [%clk 0:00:44]} 26... Rh8 { [%clk 0:01:32]} 27. Rh4 { [%clk 0:00:40]} 27... Bc6 { [%clk 0:01:23]} 28. Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:37]} 28... Qa6 { [%clk 0:01:09]} 29. Rh1 { [%clk 0:00:22]} 29... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:01:00]} 30. Rg1 { [%clk 0:00:21]} 30... Qxc4 { [%clk 0:00:57]} 31. bxc4 { [%clk 0:00:18]} 31... Be4 { White resigns.} 0-1

Mein Sohn (6) hat Gefallen am Schach spielen gefunden. Das hier ist ihm (und mir auch) eine Nummer zu hoch. Aber etwas Denksport schadet nicht. Ich freue mich, daß er sich für Schach interessiert.

Sry, ist offtopic, und das noch auf Denglisch dazu... . Aber ich dachte, ich schreibe es Dir mal. ;-)

Zwei Spiele habe ich mir angeschaut... 😊
Ich kann zwar Schach spielen und mir ein paar Züge und Möglichkeiten des Gegners im Voraus überlegen, doch dies hier geht mir eine ordentliche Nummer zu schnell.
Aber du hast deinen Spaß (das hört man 😉 ) und das ist die Hauptsache!

I enjoyed evaluating your games as in my last tournament I lost/gave away my queen in four of the eight games, in most of the games I was ahead.

As you stated many players careless go for the material gain with there queen that end with it getting captured. Will this be a lesson learned? We will have to wait and see as we have a tournament tomorrow.

Game #1:
Very good trap for an unsuspecting opponent. However I have personally lost in situation where I didn't immediately take the queen believing the queen will remain trapped. I know your attention to detail won’t allow that to happen to you.:)

Game #2: Your insight always great, however there was another option to capture the black queen after the errand black bishop captured the white knight.:
qf2+ kd2
re1+
then rook capture black queen and pawn capture black bishop.

Game #3: The entrapment of the black queen with the two knight many times go undetected also you manage to entice the black queen to check you, allowing you to trap it.

Game #4: Black Queen is out to early with his king side completely undeveloped and it end in a disaster for black.

*Game #5: The piece exchange in the end game was the winning moves for black, allowing black to capture the white queen. Great insight if you are being pressured by the clock to perceive the results from the exchange.

*Game #6 Black takes advantage of white queen errant capture of the white pawn and finds itself surrounded by the black pieces and loses its queen.

Game #7: Great tactical play to gain dominant position of the center board with the pawns and rook, also good insight to trap the queen with a pawn.

Game #8 Black manage to develop it pieces slightly more than white, which was an advantage. Then white errors with an alone attack by the white queen which ends with the white queen being capture.
As for the clock running down I completely understand the errand play that it forces you into.:)

Nice analysis and commentary on these relatively common blunders. Let's hope everybody can learn from this!

Srey-Yuu (@KidSisters), our daughter learned how to play chess last year, and also knows a bit of strategy too.

This is a bit beyond her understanding, but it's cool to see some chess-related stuff on Hive.

Thanks for sharing, have a !BEER

hello dear friend @ jaki01 good night
This is a game that I always wanted to learn, however I never could, I may not try too hard
I appreciate that you let us know all these movements, and shared your knowledge, many lovers of this game will appreciate it.
I take this opportunity to wish you a wonderful start to the week

If you are very right, today my internet did not work very well, which made my comments double and triple.
That you continue enjoying your strategic plays
Have a wonderful night

duplicate comment, sorry