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Final position — Black is winning

Caro-Kann Defence

Caro-Kann Defence: Wins a Pawn (Spiel–Bramkamp)

Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Spiel - Bramkamp, 1991.??.??)

The moves

1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.Qb3 b5 8.d6 Qxc4
1.e4c6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5cxd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Qc7
7.Qb3b5
8.d6Qxc4

How the Caro-Kann Defence: Wins a Pawn (Spiel–Bramkamp) works

The Caro-Kann Defence: Wins a Pawn (Spiel–Bramkamp) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Caro-Kann 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.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.Qb3 b5 8.d6 Qxc4. 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 (Spiel - Bramkamp, 1991.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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