Final position — White is winning
Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hopton–Eastwood)
White wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Hopton - Eastwood, 1860.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | f5 |
| 2. | Bg5 | h6 |
| 3. | Bh4 | c5 |
| 4. | e3 | Qb6 |
| 5. | b3 | Nf6 |
| 6. | dxc5 | Qb4+ |
How the Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hopton–Eastwood) works
The Dutch: Wins a Pawn (Hopton–Eastwood) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Dutch. In this line White wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.b3 Nf6 6.dxc5 Qb4+. 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 (Hopton - Eastwood, 1860.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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