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intermediateBudapest Gambit♚ Black to play+35 XP

Budapest Gambit Trap

A devastating smothered mate trap from the Budapest Gambit.

Move Sequence

1.d4Nf62.c4e53.dxe5Ng44.Bf4Nc65.Nf3Bb4+6.Nbd2Qe77.a3Ngxe58.axb4Nd3#

Step-by-Step Explanation

Black sacrifices the bishop with Bb4+ and Qe7

White takes the bishop with axb4

But Ngxe5 opens the path for Nd3#

Nd3 is smothered checkmate — the king is trapped by its own pieces

Move Annotations

1. d4Standard

Nf6Indian setup

2. c4Natural

e5The Budapest!

3. dxe5Accepts the gambit

Ng4Knight attacks e5 and f2

4. Bf4Develops with defense

Nc6Counterattack on e5

5. Nf3Develops

Bb4+Check! Creating a battery

6. Nbd2Blocks

Qe7Prepares the trap

7. a3Takes the bishop — fatal error!

Ngxe5Recaptures and threatens

8. axb4Takes bishop anyway

Nd3#Smothered checkmate!

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Budapest Gambit Trap

Move Sequence

Step-by-Step Explanation

Move Annotations

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