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Final position — Black is winning

King's gambit

King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice

Black wins in 13 moves with a decisive material gain. (Teschner - NN, 1951.??.??)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxe4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ne5+ Ke6 8.Qg4+ Kxe5 9.d4+ Kxd4 10.Be3+ Ke5 11.Bxf4+ Kf6 12.Bxc7 Qxc7 13.Nd5+
1.e4e5
2.f4exf4
3.Nf3Be7
4.Bc4Nf6
5.Nc3Nxe4
6.Bxf7+Kxf7
7.Ne5+Ke6
8.Qg4+Kxe5
9.d4+Kxd4
10.Be3+Ke5
11.Bxf4+Kf6
12.Bxc7Qxc7
13.Nd5+

How the King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice works

The King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 13, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxe4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ne5+ Ke6 8.Qg4+ Kxe5 9.d4+ Kxd4 10.Be3+ Ke5 11.Bxf4+ Kf6 12.Bxc7 Qxc7 13.Nd5+. 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 (Teschner - NN, 1951.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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