Final position — Black is winning
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins a Pawn (Farago–Blumberg)
Black wins in 5 moves with a decisive material gain. (Farago - Blumberg, 1994.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3. | Nf3 | c6 |
| 4. | e3 | Be6 |
| 5. | Ng5 | Qa5+ |
How the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins a Pawn (Farago–Blumberg) works
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins a Pawn (Farago–Blumberg) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's gambit accepted. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 5, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Be6 5.Ng5 Qa5+. 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 (Farago - Blumberg, 1994.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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