Final position — White is winning
Budapest Gambit Adler Trap
White wins in 14 moves with a decisive material gain.
The moves
| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | c4 | e5 |
| 3. | dxe5 | Ng4 |
| 4. | Nf3 | Bc5 |
| 5. | e3 | Nc6 |
| 6. | a3 | a5 |
| 7. | b3 | Ngxe5 |
| 8. | Nxe5 | Nxe5 |
| 9. | Bb2 | Qe7 |
| 10. | Nc3 | c6 |
| 11. | Ne4 | Bb6 |
| 12. | Nd6+ | Kd8 |
| 13. | Bxe5 | Qxe5 |
| 14. | Nxf7+ |
How the Budapest Gambit Adler Trap works
The Budapest Gambit Adler Trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Budapest Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 14, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a5 7.b3 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.Nc3 c6 11.Ne4 Bb6 12.Nd6+ Kd8 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Nxf7+. 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.
Recognising this pattern early lets you either spring it as White or calmly sidestep it when you are Black.
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