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Final position — Black is winning

Alekhine's defence

Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Borochow–Fine) #2

Black wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Borochow - Fine, Pasadena 1932)

The moves

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 Nc6 5.d5 Nxe5 6.c5 Nbc4 7.f4
1.e4Nf6
2.e5Nd5
3.c4Nb6
4.d4Nc6
5.d5Nxe5
6.c5Nbc4
7.f4

How the Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Borochow–Fine) #2 works

The Alekhine's Defence: Wins a Pawn (Borochow–Fine) #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Alekhine's defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 Nc6 5.d5 Nxe5 6.c5 Nbc4 7.f4. 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 (Borochow - Fine, Pasadena 1932). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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