50% Of People Fall For This Trap | Beat London System As Black

[@martinschone3531]

as a total chess newbie, I don't understand e5 at min 1.49 - he can't just take our pawn? our only defender in the knight is pinned by his queen?

[@all_youneedtoknow]

Even though it may give a pawn, the engine gives this position only 0.08 plus for white. If white does take on the pawn, we can play knight f6. White can take and we recapture with queen, eying the b2 pawn. Otherwise, if white doesn't take and instead plays something like knight c3, here is a sequence of moves recommended by the engine: 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nxd5 Bxb2 11.Rb1 Bf6

[@fpsmeter]

where's the trap? :) it seems like a very regular opening play on both sides