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Final position — Black is winning

Chess Opening

Wins a Pawn (Nemet–Knezevic)

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Nemet - Knezevic, Yugoslavia 1972)

The moves

1.g4 d5 2.g5 e5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Na3 Bxa3 5.bxa3 Qd4 6.Rb1 Qe4
1.g4d5
2.g5e5
3.c4dxc4
4.Na3Bxa3
5.bxa3Qd4
6.Rb1Qe4

How the Wins a Pawn (Nemet–Knezevic) works

The Wins a Pawn (Nemet–Knezevic) is a classic chess opening trap. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.g4 d5 2.g5 e5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Na3 Bxa3 5.bxa3 Qd4 6.Rb1 Qe4. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — White walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.

This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Nemet - Knezevic, Yugoslavia 1972). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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