Final position — White is winning
King's Gambit: Wins a Piece (DeJonge–Vedenina)
White wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (DeJonge - Vedenina, Bratislava 1993)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | f4 | Bc5 |
| 3. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 4. | c3 | Nf6 |
| 5. | fxe5 | dxe5 |
| 6. | Nxe5 | Nxe4 |
| 7. | Qa4+ | c6 |
| 8. | Qxe4 |
How the King's Gambit: Wins a Piece (DeJonge–Vedenina) works
The King's Gambit: Wins a Piece (DeJonge–Vedenina) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line White wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Nf6 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 Nxe4 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Qxe4. 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 (DeJonge - Vedenina, Bratislava 1993). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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