Final position — Black is winning
Vienna Game: Wins a Pawn (Papoushek–Lutsar)
Black wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Papoushek - Lutsar, Prague 1987)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Nxe4 |
| 4. | Nxe4 | d5 |
| 5. | Bb3 | dxe4 |
| 6. | Qh5 | Qe7 |
| 7. | Ne2 | g6 |
How the Vienna Game: Wins a Pawn (Papoushek–Lutsar) works
The Vienna Game: Wins a Pawn (Papoushek–Lutsar) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Vienna Game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 d5 5.Bb3 dxe4 6.Qh5 Qe7 7.Ne2 g6. 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 (Papoushek - Lutsar, Prague 1987). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
Practice this trap move-by-move
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