Final position — White is winning
Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Takacz–Krejcik)
White wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Takacz - Krejcik, Vienna 1920)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | c4 | e5 |
| 3. | dxe5 | Ng4 |
| 4. | Qd4 | d6 |
| 5. | exd6 | Bxd6 |
| 6. | Qxg7 | Be5 |
How the Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Takacz–Krejcik) works
The Budapest Defence: Wins a Pawn (Takacz–Krejcik) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Budapest Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Qd4 d6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Qxg7 Be5. 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 (Takacz - Krejcik, Vienna 1920). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
Practice this trap move-by-move
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