Final position — Black is winning
King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Welling–Veugen)
Black wins in 4 moves with a decisive material gain. (Welling - Veugen, 1979.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | d6 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | c3 | Nxe4 |
| 4. | Qa4+ |
How the King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Welling–Veugen) works
The King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Welling–Veugen) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 4, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nxe4 4.Qa4+. 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 (Welling - Veugen, 1979.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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