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Final position — Black is winning

Giuoco Piano

Giuoco Piano: Bxf2 Sacrifice

Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Stoklizki - Maximov, Moscow 1973)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 Bb6 6.dxe5 Nxe4 7.Qd5 Bxf2+ 8.Ke2
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Bc5
4.c3Nf6
5.d4Bb6
6.dxe5Nxe4
7.Qd5Bxf2+
8.Ke2

How the Giuoco Piano: Bxf2 Sacrifice works

The Giuoco Piano: Bxf2 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Giuoco Piano. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 Bb6 6.dxe5 Nxe4 7.Qd5 Bxf2+ 8.Ke2. 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 (Stoklizki - Maximov, Moscow 1973). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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