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This one is an important opening trap. The game opened with the Advance Variation of the French Defence and it’s Black to play.

Can Black win a pawn by taking on d4?

Answer to puzzle 18.

Black wins with the spectacular 1… Qg2! +

After 2 B x g2 . Black plays 2…. Re1 +

Then 3 Bf1 R x f1 ++