Final position — Black is winning
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 |
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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