Final position — Black is winning
King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Yuneiev–Klovans)
Black wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (Yuneiev - Klovans, 1981.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | f4 | exf4 |
| 3. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 4. | Bc4 | Be6 |
| 5. | Bxe6 | fxe6 |
| 6. | d4 | Qf6 |
| 7. | Nc3 | Ne7 |
| 8. | Qe2 | c6 |
| 9. | e5 | dxe5 |
| 10. | Ne4 | Qh6 |
| 11. | Nd6+ |
How the King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Yuneiev–Klovans) works
The King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Yuneiev–Klovans) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Be6 5.Bxe6 fxe6 6.d4 Qf6 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Qe2 c6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Ne4 Qh6 11.Nd6+. 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 (Yuneiev - Klovans, 1981.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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