"[I don't like it because] Black doesn't end up with an advantage"
Mind sharing the rest of your repetoire?
Not really a trap considering white has played badly enough to allow black quite a large advantage. I don't play this variation but h3 after 0-0 seems just better for white as black has wasted a tempo over Qa5 lines moving the queen. h3 is played by white even without Qh5 by the way.
I wouldn't be suprised if you were the first to play it though.
I thought I would share something cool with you guys today. Its a trap I discovered (unfortunatly, I'm probably not the first to find it, but on the off chance I am, I get to name it after me, bitches.) In the scandinavian opening which I've used successfully against a number of oppenants (especially blitz and bullet). Below is a 1 0 game I played earlier today which uses this trap. But despite such controls, most of whites moves were reasonable, and his mistakes were less than obvoius (the right moves are very difficualt to find). Add to this that this the fact that the 'trap' is objectively sound then its clear that this is a dangerous weapon to have in ones repetoire.
There is an awful lot of analysis here, most of which here because it is either instructive or looks pretty cool. hopefully I've explained everything clearly and you guys will find it entertaining and educational.
Enjoy!
[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Date "2010.06.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Blackadder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1615"]
[BlackElo "1653"]
[PlyCount "38"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 {
...a fairly typical Scandinavian position} Qh5 {Qa5 is probably more common,
the problem with playing Qh5 right away is that after h3 trades are forced and
black doesnt end up with an advantage} 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 O-O-O 8. Be3 {
So far, white has not blundered, all of his moves have been reasonable. But
now its time for black to put the pressure on, in short time controls the
right moves become increasingly difficualt to see.} e5 9. d5 {
The is playable, but requires white to play accuratly.} (9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4
Bxe2 11. Ncxe2 (11. Qxe2 {?} Nxd4) (11. Ndxe2 {??} Rxd1) 11... Bc5 {
And things are pretty much equal}) 9... e4 10. Nd4 (10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qxe2
12. Nxe2 Rxd5 {...And black is fairly well develop and a pawn ahead. With that
said, Black might well find trying to hold the pawn difficualt.}) 10... Nxd4
11. Bxg4+ (11. Bxd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 (12. Nxe2 Nxd5) 12... Qxe2 13. Nxe2 Rxd5 {
...and just as before, black is up a pawn.}) (11. Qxd4 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qxe2 13.
Qxa7 Rxd5 14. Qa8+ Kd7 15. Qxb7 Bd6 {as we can see, white does not end up with
sufficient compensation for the piece: the black king is safe}) 11... Nxg4 {
winning a piece and threatening Qxh2#} 12. h3 {so many people play this move.
I think thats because in principle it seems strong (we counter the mate threat
with a move that skewers a knight), but its intuitive appeal does not stop it
from losing in a spectacular fashion. Bf4 is better by far.} (12. Bf4 c5 {
...and black is simply a peice up without any real weaknesses. (Bc5 is also
playable.)} 13. dxc6 {??} Nf3+ 14. gxf3 Rxd1 15. Raxd1 exf3 {!} 16. Rd7 bxc6 {
Black must not be hasty or underestimate whites attack (see variation)} (16...
Qh3 17. Rc7+ Kd8 18. Rd1+ Ke8 19. Re1+ Ne5 20. Rxe5+ Kd8 21. Rd7+ Qxd7 (21...
Kc8 22. Re8#) 22. cxd7) 17. Rc7+ Kb8 {
! moving into a discovered check seems counterintiutive but here it works:} (
17... Kd8 18. Rd1+ Bd6 (18... Ke8 19. Re1+ Kd8 20. Rd1+ Bd6 {
...and we transpose to the other variation} 21. Rxd6+ Kxc7 22. Rh6+ Qe5 23.
Bxe5+ Nxe5 24. Rh4 {Black is a pawn up here.})) 18. Rxc6+ Bd6 19. Rxd6 (19.
Bxd6+ Ka8 {and now we can see the point of the Bd6 sacrifice: White has no
checks and no way to prevent mate. If you like solving tactical puzzles, its
black to move and mate in 5}) 19... Ka8 20. Rd3 {
the only move that prevents mate} Qh3 21. Rxf3 Qxf3 {
black now has a decisive adavantage}) 12... Nf3+ 13. Kh1 (13. gxf3 {...and it t
akes Rybka a while to spot the correct next move, to be fair, it is a long
sequence:} Qxh3 {!!} 14. fxg4 Bd6 15. f4 Qg3+ 16. Kh1 h5 {!} 17. g5 (17. gxh5
Qg6 {!!} 18. Bxa7 Rxh5+ 19. Qxh5 Qxh5+) 17... Qh3+ 18. Kg1 Qxe3+ 19. Kg2 {
...reclaiming the sacrificed piece: now black is a pawn ahead, has a passed
pawn and a king attack. Things aregood!}) 13... Qe5 14. g3 Qh5 {In my opinion,
this is quite a neat thematic attack: the Queen moves back and forth in order
to secure an advantage} 15. h4 (15. Kg2 Nxe3+ 16. fxe3 {
leaving black a bishop to the good.}) 15... Nxh4 {
And it was at this point that white lost on time. play might have continued:}
16. Nxe4 (16. gxh4 {puzzle lovers: Black to mate in 2}) 16... Nf5+ 17. Kg2
Nfxe3+ 18. fxe3 Nxe3+ 19. Kg1 Nxd1 1-0
*EDIT: sorted diagram