Final position — White is winning
King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Unknown–Gedult)
White wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Unknown - Gedult, Paris 1981)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | f4 | d5 |
| 3. | exd5 | c6 |
| 4. | Qe2 | cxd5 |
| 5. | Qxe5+ | Be7 |
| 6. | Qxg7 | Bf6 |
How the King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Unknown–Gedult) works
The King's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Unknown–Gedult) 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 d5 3.exd5 c6 4.Qe2 cxd5 5.Qxe5+ Be7 6.Qxg7 Bf6. 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 (Unknown - Gedult, Paris 1981). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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