Final position — White is winning
Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Bloemen–Gedult)
White wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Bloemen - Gedult, 1971.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | c4 | e5 |
| 3. | dxe5 | Ne4 |
| 4. | Qc2 | d5 |
| 5. | cxd5 | Qxd5 |
| 6. | Qxc7 | Bb4+ |
| 7. | Nd2 | Nxd2 |
| 8. | Qxc8+ | Ke7 |
| 9. | Qc7+ | Ke6 |
How the Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Bloemen–Gedult) works
The Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Bloemen–Gedult) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Budapest Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Qxc7 Bb4+ 7.Nd2 Nxd2 8.Qxc8+ Ke7 9.Qc7+ Ke6. 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 (Bloemen - Gedult, 1971.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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