Final position — Black is winning
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins the Exchange
Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Hooker - McBride, 1974.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3. | e4 | b5 |
| 4. | Nc3 | c6 |
| 5. | b4 | a5 |
| 6. | Ba3 | e6 |
| 7. | Rb1 | Na6 |
| 8. | Nce2 | Nxb4 |
| 9. | Nf3 | Nd3+ |
| 10. | Kd2 | Bxa3 |
How the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins the Exchange works
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Wins the Exchange is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's gambit accepted. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5 4.Nc3 c6 5.b4 a5 6.Ba3 e6 7.Rb1 Na6 8.Nce2 Nxb4 9.Nf3 Nd3+ 10.Kd2 Bxa3. 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 (Hooker - McBride, 1974.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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