Final position — Black is winning
Queen's Pawn Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice
Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Purser - Weinberg, Postal 1983)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | e4 | dxe4 |
| 3. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 4. | f3 | exf3 |
| 5. | Nxf3 | g6 |
| 6. | Bc4 | Bg7 |
| 7. | h4 | Nbd7 |
| 8. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 9. | Ng5+ | Ke8 |
| 10. | Ne6 |
How the Queen's Pawn Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice works
The Queen's Pawn Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn game. 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 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.h4 Nbd7 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Ng5+ Ke8 10.Ne6. 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 (Purser - Weinberg, Postal 1983). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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