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Final position — Black is winning

Bishop's opening

Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice

Black wins in 6 moves with a decisive material gain. (Langeweg - Ten, Netherlands 1983)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.d3 Na5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxe5
1.e4e5
2.Bc4Nc6
3.d3Na5
4.Bxf7+Kxf7
5.Qh5+g6
6.Qxe5

How the Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice works

The Bishop's Opening: Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 6, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.d3 Na5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxe5. 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 (Langeweg - Ten, Netherlands 1983). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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