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Final position — White is winning

Chess Opening

Bxf7 Sacrifice #2

White wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall, Bill - Ukralex, 1997.??.??)

The moves

1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 e6 4.Qb3 Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bxd5 Bd6 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Bxg8 Rxg8 9.Qxb7 Ne5 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nc3 Kf7 12.h3 Bh5 13.Qd5+
1.g4d5
2.Bg2Bxg4
3.c4e6
4.Qb3Nc6
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bxd5Bd6
7.Bxf7+Kf8
8.Bxg8Rxg8
9.Qxb7Ne5
10.d4Ng6
11.Nc3Kf7
12.h3Bh5
13.Qd5+

How the Bxf7 Sacrifice #2 works

The Bxf7 Sacrifice #2 is a classic chess opening trap. In this line White wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 e6 4.Qb3 Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bxd5 Bd6 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Bxg8 Rxg8 9.Qxb7 Ne5 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nc3 Kf7 12.h3 Bh5 13.Qd5+. 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 (Wall, Bill - Ukralex, 1997.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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