Final position — White is winning
Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Stock–Rades)
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Stock - Rades, Germany 1993)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | Nc3 | d5 |
| 3. | exd5 | Nxd5 |
| 4. | Bc4 | Be6 |
| 5. | Qf3 | c6 |
| 6. | Nge2 | g6 |
| 7. | Nd4 | Nxc3 |
| 8. | Nxe6 | fxe6 |
| 9. | Qxc3 | Rg8 |
| 10. | Bxe6 |
How the Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Stock–Rades) works
The Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Stock–Rades) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Alekhine's 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 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Bc4 Be6 5.Qf3 c6 6.Nge2 g6 7.Nd4 Nxc3 8.Nxe6 fxe6 9.Qxc3 Rg8 10.Bxe6. 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 (Stock - Rades, Germany 1993). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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