Final position — White is winning
Caro-Kann Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wisniewski - Halasiewwicz, Postal 1993)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c6 |
| 2. | Nc3 | d5 |
| 3. | Nf3 | dxe4 |
| 4. | Nxe4 | Nd7 |
| 5. | Bc4 | Ngf6 |
| 6. | Neg5 | e6 |
| 7. | Qe2 | Nb6 |
| 8. | Ne5 | Qd4 |
| 9. | Nexf7 | Rg8 |
| 10. | Bxe6 |
How the Caro-Kann Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice works
The Caro-Kann Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Caro-Kann Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Neg5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Ne5 Qd4 9.Nexf7 Rg8 10.Bxe6. 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 (Wisniewski - Halasiewwicz, Postal 1993). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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