Two swift checkmate traps with the Budapest Gambit

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After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5, White will usually accept the gambit pawn, so this trap is most likely to get most use:


 Note that White still can't take the Bishop even after exchanging Knights, as this game from one of our group members shows:


 

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However, if White chooses to decline the gambit pawn, there is this even faster trap:


 Note that if White does not take the Queen, he is still in a rather bad shape as he must deal with the checkmate threat and his hanging Bishop. Be3 is what's needed, but after Bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3, things are still very hairy for White.

-InquisitivePhilo-

Thank you for this follow up!! I've never seen this executed before..This is why I like playing people better than me Smile