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Final position — Black is winning

King's pawn opening

King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Brooks)

Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall - Brooks, Thailand 1974)

The moves

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.f4 Nh6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.f5 e6 8.f6 Qxf6 9.Bg5
1.e4d6
2.d4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.f4Nh6
5.Nf3O-O
6.Bd3c5
7.f5e6
8.f6Qxf6
9.Bg5

How the King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Brooks) works

The King's Pawn Opening: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Brooks) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.f4 Nh6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.f5 e6 8.f6 Qxf6 9.Bg5. 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 (Wall - Brooks, Thailand 1974). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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