Final position — White is winning
Centre Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice
White wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Unknown - Leonhardt, Leipzig 1903)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | d4 | exd4 |
| 3. | Qxd4 | Nc6 |
| 4. | Qe3 | Nf6 |
| 5. | Bc4 | Ne5 |
| 6. | Bb3 | Bb4+ |
| 7. | c3 | Bc5 |
| 8. | Qg3 | Bxf2+ |
| 9. | Kxf2 | Nxe4+ |
How the Centre Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice works
The Centre Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Centre Game. In this line White wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Ne5 6.Bb3 Bb4+ 7.c3 Bc5 8.Qg3 Bxf2+ 9.Kxf2 Nxe4+. 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 (Unknown - Leonhardt, Leipzig 1903). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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