Final position — White is winning
Benoni Defence: Wins a Pawn #2
White wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall, Bill - Campelli, Cris, 1984.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | c4 | c5 |
| 3. | d5 | e6 |
| 4. | Nc3 | exd5 |
| 5. | cxd5 | d6 |
| 6. | e4 | g6 |
| 7. | Nf3 | Bg4 |
| 8. | Be2 | Qe7 |
| 9. | O-O | Nxe4 |
| 10. | Qa4+ | Nd7 |
| 11. | Qxe4 |
How the Benoni Defence: Wins a Pawn #2 works
The Benoni Defence: Wins a Pawn #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Benoni Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Be2 Qe7 9.O-O Nxe4 10.Qa4+ Nd7 11.Qxe4. 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 (Wall, Bill - Campelli, Cris, 1984.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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