Final position — White is winning
Nimzovich-Larsen Attack: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Jennings)
White wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall - Jennings, San Antonio 1996)
The moves
| 1. | b3 | c5 |
| 2. | Bb2 | f6 |
| 3. | e4 | e5 |
| 4. | Bxe5 | fxe5 |
| 5. | Qh5+ | g6 |
| 6. | Qxe5+ | Qe7 |
| 7. | Qxh8 | Qxe4+ |
| 8. | Be2 | Qxg2 |
| 9. | Bf3 |
How the Nimzovich-Larsen Attack: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Jennings) works
The Nimzovich-Larsen Attack: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Jennings) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Nimzovich-Larsen Attack. In this line White wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4 e5 4.Bxe5 fxe5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxe5+ Qe7 7.Qxh8 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Qxg2 9.Bf3. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Wall - Jennings, San Antonio 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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