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Final position — White is winning

King's gambit

King's Gambit: Opening Trap (Fischer–Straight)

White wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Fischer - Straight, Houston 1964)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d4 Bb6 6.Bd3
1.e4e5
2.f4Bc5
3.Nf3Nf6
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.d4Bb6
6.Bd3

How the King's Gambit: Opening Trap (Fischer–Straight) works

The King's Gambit: Opening Trap (Fischer–Straight) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line White wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d4 Bb6 6.Bd3. 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 (Fischer - Straight, Houston 1964). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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