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Here occurs one of the typical traps in the opening: 5.Nxe5!. If 5.Nxe5, then 6.d4 which takes back the sacrificed piece and leads to a better position for White! (see the diagram)
With this move, White could solve the main problem that appeared after 2.c4: the weakness of the square d4. He eliminates the strong, black central pawn "e5" and regains the important central square "d4". Retain this scheme: Sacrifice on "e5", after which comes the fork between bishop and knight. This trap is very often met!
5.d3??
White, instead of applying the trap mentioned above, he becomes himself the victim of another typical opening trap. Everything seems normal, but it is not...

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Thinking time: 5 minutes
Find Black's move.



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