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Final position — Black is winning

Chess Opening

Wins a Pawn (De Vries–Broekhoeven)

Black wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (De Vries - Broekhoeven, 1838.??.??)

The moves

1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 g6 3.h4 Bxg4 4.c4 c6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 e6 7.Qa4+
1.g4d5
2.Bg2g6
3.h4Bxg4
4.c4c6
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3e6
7.Qa4+

How the Wins a Pawn (De Vries–Broekhoeven) works

The Wins a Pawn (De Vries–Broekhoeven) is a classic chess opening trap. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 g6 3.h4 Bxg4 4.c4 c6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 e6 7.Qa4+. 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 (De Vries - Broekhoeven, 1838.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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