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Final position — White is winning

Budapest Defence

Budapest Defence: Nxf2 Sacrifice

White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Warren - Selman, 1930.??.??)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 d6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.g3 Nxf2 7.Kxf2 Bxg3+
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e5
3.dxe5Ne4
4.a3d6
5.exd6Bxd6
6.g3Nxf2
7.Kxf2Bxg3+

How the Budapest Defence: Nxf2 Sacrifice works

The Budapest Defence: Nxf2 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Budapest Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 d6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.g3 Nxf2 7.Kxf2 Bxg3+. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.

This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Warren - Selman, 1930.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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