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Final position — Black is winning

Queen's Gambit

Queen's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Rafe)

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall-Rafe, Internet 1996)

The moves

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Qxd4 6.Bb5+
1.d4d5
2.c4Nf6
3.cxd5Nxd5
4.e4Nf6
5.Bd3Qxd4
6.Bb5+

How the Queen's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Rafe) works

The Queen's Gambit: Wins a Pawn (Wall–Rafe) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's Gambit. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Qxd4 6.Bb5+. 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-Rafe, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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