Final position — Black is winning
Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hamlet–Wall)
Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Hamlet - Wall, Internet 1997)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | f5 |
| 2. | Be3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Qd3 | e6 |
| 4. | Bg5 | c5 |
| 5. | dxc5 | Bxc5 |
| 6. | g3 | Qb6 |
| 7. | Be3 | Qxb2 |
| 8. | Qc3 | Bb4 |
How the Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hamlet–Wall) works
The Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hamlet–Wall) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Dutch. 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 f5 2.Be3 Nf6 3.Qd3 e6 4.Bg5 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.g3 Qb6 7.Be3 Qxb2 8.Qc3 Bb4. 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 (Hamlet - Wall, Internet 1997). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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