Promoting to a KNIGHT — move 7
The Albin Countergambit — an underpromotion on move 7 · Albin Countergambit (D08)
Black
White
This trap ends with one of the rarest moves in chess: a pawn promoting to a knight — not a queen — on move seven. And it's the only move that wins. Stay to the end, because the why is even better than the move.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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