Final position — White is winning
Bxf7 Sacrifice
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Goldberg - Lewin, 1982.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | Nc3 | d5 |
| 2. | e4 | dxe4 |
| 3. | Nxe4 | e5 |
| 4. | Bc4 | Bf5 |
| 5. | Qf3 | Qd7 |
| 6. | Ng5 | Nc6 |
| 7. | Bxf7+ | Kd8 |
| 8. | Be6 | Bxe6 |
| 9. | Qxf8+ | Qe8 |
| 10. | Nxe6+ |
How the Bxf7 Sacrifice works
The Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5 4.Bc4 Bf5 5.Qf3 Qd7 6.Ng5 Nc6 7.Bxf7+ Kd8 8.Be6 Bxe6 9.Qxf8+ Qe8 10.Nxe6+. 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 (Goldberg - Lewin, 1982.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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