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RUY LOPEZ - Steinitz Defence Deferred
(The) Noah's Ark Trap (#1)

Black's KP traded Kt-for-Kt on Q5(d4), offering 9.QxP.
White falls into a trap: his Queen recoups his pawn disadvantage too early, and he will lose his light bishop. The Close Morphy has same trap. W-Alt.
    White  Black	White  Black
 1. P-K4   P-K4      6.	B-Kt3  KtxP  
 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3    7.	KtxKt  PxKt
 3. B-Kt5  P-QR3     8.	QxP??
 4. B-R4   P-Q3
 5. P-Q4   P-QKt4   Alt. 6B-8W route

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