Final position — Black is winning
Vienna Game: Wins a Piece (Lovegren–Wall)
Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Lovegren - Wall, Dayton 1980)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | f3 | Nh5 |
| 4. | d4 | Qh4+ |
| 5. | g3 | Nxg3 |
| 6. | hxg3 | Qxh1 |
How the Vienna Game: Wins a Piece (Lovegren–Wall) works
The Vienna Game: Wins a Piece (Lovegren–Wall) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Vienna Game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f3 Nh5 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.g3 Nxg3 6.hxg3 Qxh1. 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 (Lovegren - Wall, Dayton 1980). 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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