Final position — White delivers mate
Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate
White wins in 10 moves by checkmate. (Oskam - Grosjean, Rotterdam 1930)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Bc4 | Bc5 |
| 3. | b4 | Bb6 |
| 4. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 5. | Nf3 | Nxe4 |
| 6. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 7. | Nxe5+ | Ke6 |
| 8. | Nxe4 | Kxe5 |
| 9. | Bb2+ | Kxe4 |
| 10. | Qf3# |
How the Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate works
The Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bb6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nxe4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Ke6 8.Nxe4 Kxe5 9.Bb2+ Kxe4 10.Qf3#. 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 (Oskam - Grosjean, Rotterdam 1930). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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