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Final position — Black is winning

Budapest Defence

Fajarowicz Trap.

Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Opening traps. - Fajarowicz Trap.🛸 - A51 - https://lichess.org/@/Lock_day)

The moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 d6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.g3 Nxf2 7.Kxf2 Bxg3+ 8.hxg3 Qxd1
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e5
3.dxe5Ne4
4.Nf3d6
5.exd6Bxd6
6.g3Nxf2
7.Kxf2Bxg3+
8.hxg3Qxd1

How the Fajarowicz Trap. works

The Fajarowicz Trap. is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Budapest Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 d6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.g3 Nxf2 7.Kxf2 Bxg3+ 8.hxg3 Qxd1. 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 (Opening traps. - Fajarowicz Trap.🛸 - A51 - https://lichess.org/@/Lock_day). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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