Final position — Black is winning
Dutch Defence: Wins a Pawn
Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall - McKone, Palo Alto 1989)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | f5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Bg5 | h6 |
| 4. | Bxf6 | exf6 |
| 5. | e4 | Bb4 |
| 6. | Qh5+ | Kf8 |
| 7. | Bc4 | Qe7 |
| 8. | Ne2 | fxe4 |
| 9. | O-O-O | c6 |
| 10. | Nf4 |
How the Dutch Defence: Wins a Pawn works
The Dutch Defence: Wins a Pawn is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Dutch Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e4 Bb4 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Bc4 Qe7 8.Ne2 fxe4 9.O-O-O c6 10.Nf4. 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 - McKone, Palo Alto 1989). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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