Final position — White is winning
The Pawn wins the Knight
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - The Pawn wins the Knight - B07 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | g6 |
| 2. | d4 | Bg7 |
| 3. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 4. | c3 | Nf6 |
| 5. | Bd3 | O-O |
| 6. | O-O | c5 |
| 7. | h3 | Nc6 |
| 8. | d5 | Na5 |
| 9. | Re1 | e5 |
| 10. | b4 |
How the The Pawn wins the Knight works
The The Pawn wins the Knight is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Robatsch Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.h3 Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Re1 e5 10.b4. 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 (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - The Pawn wins the Knight - B07 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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