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Queen Traps
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Games in which a player's queen gets trapped.

J Bernstein vs Kupchik, 1916 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 16 moves, 1-0

E Kettner vs Cziszar, 1956 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Fressinet vs M Al-Modiahki, 2014 
(B27) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs J Dedinsky, 1964 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 17 moves, 0-1

Nakamura vs J Hawkins, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

22.Re5! traps the queen in the center of the board
Sutovsky vs E Inarkiev, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

K Kusin vs J Varfolomeev, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 0-1

Mamedyarov vs E Inarkiev, 2017 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs A Galkin, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

A Karklins vs Dlugy, 1986 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

NN vs F Rhine, 1977 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Petterson vs E Larsson, 1963 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Grischuk, 2010 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs Chandler, 1985 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1

Bologan vs Sutovsky, 2018 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

D Derakhshani vs D Andersen, 2014 
(C18) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

NN vs F Rhine, 2019 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

A Candee vs A Leise, 1921 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

N Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

J Houska vs K Allen, 2019
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

F Rhine vs NN, 2019 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

NN vs D Gedult, 1981 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Averbakh, 1955 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

J Cahill vs M Kennefick, 1974 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 0-1

Timman vs H Bouwmeester, 1967 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 9 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Polugaevsky, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

J Kaplan vs Lombardy, 1974 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 20 moves, 0-1

Pendergast vs S Siegal, 1971 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Philidor vs NN, 1990 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

F Rhine vs NN, 2021 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Kotov, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

C Roodzant vs B Carrasco Araya, 1939 
(D80) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

J Kubanek vs Flohr, 1930 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 0-1

O Bernstein vs Gunsberg, 1914 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

Hromadka vs S Rozental, 1917 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0

Mishra vs E Rosen, 2022 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

The queen isn't quite trapped, but Black loses material
V Chekhov vs Razuvaev, 1982 
(A04) Reti Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

K Chernyshov vs Andrejew, 1982 
(C00) French Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

P Blechschmidt vs G Weissgerber, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Saemisch vs A Brinckmann, 1920 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

W Schmidt vs B Grabarczyk, 1991 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Robson vs Niemann, 2023 
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0

Kretschmer vs E Keller-Herrmann, 1950 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs A Romashkevich, 1906 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs V Manko, 1905 
(C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Yurtaev vs S Matveeva, 1987 
(C16) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0

D Gormally vs Granda Zuniga, 2014 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Kotov, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Lars Erik Linderod vs K Brokso, 2019 
(B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 1-0

F Rhine vs NN, 2020 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

But Christiansen won this game!
J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992 
(B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1

Dlugy vs NN, 2015 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

M Bosiocic vs Carlsen, 2018 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 0-1

The trappee wins
W Donisthorpe vs D M Salter, 1888 
(C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Lipke vs E Ed, 1889 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Janowski, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

R Schmaltz vs U Braeuner, 1990
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 16 moves, 0-1

A C Chow vs L V Williams, 1996
(D85) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1-0

F Rhine vs NN, 2024 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

N Peregudov vs B Asanov, 1994
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1

R Fischer vs K Chandran, 2015
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 12 moves, 0-1

T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1

M Brooks vs Browne, 1982 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 0-1

Kaiser vs Benzel, 1924 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

H Clever vs S G Orlov, 2000
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

C Dubois vs O Killer, 2020 
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1

J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939 
(B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs K Rogoff, 1971 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

A J Goldsby vs A Soltis, 1993
(A02) Bird's Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

P Dely vs E Haag, 1966
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1-0

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