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Final position — Black is winning

Dutch

Dutch: Wins a Piece

Black wins in 15 moves with a decisive material gain. (Piket - Klip, 1993.??.??)

The moves

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h4 Bg7 5.h5 Nxh5 6.e4 e6 7.exf5 exf5 8.Rxh5 gxh5 9.Qxh5+ Kf8 10.Nd5 h6 11.Qxf5+ Kg8 12.Qe4 Kf7 13.Be2 Rf8 14.Bxh6 Bxh6 15.Qh7+
1.d4f5
2.c4Nf6
3.Nc3g6
4.h4Bg7
5.h5Nxh5
6.e4e6
7.exf5exf5
8.Rxh5gxh5
9.Qxh5+Kf8
10.Nd5h6
11.Qxf5+Kg8
12.Qe4Kf7
13.Be2Rf8
14.Bxh6Bxh6
15.Qh7+

How the Dutch: Wins a Piece works

The Dutch: Wins a Piece is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Dutch. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 15, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h4 Bg7 5.h5 Nxh5 6.e4 e6 7.exf5 exf5 8.Rxh5 gxh5 9.Qxh5+ Kf8 10.Nd5 h6 11.Qxf5+ Kg8 12.Qe4 Kf7 13.Be2 Rf8 14.Bxh6 Bxh6 15.Qh7+. 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 (Piket - Klip, 1993.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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