Final position — White is winning
King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Noy–Zurowsky)
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Noy - Zurowsky, Internet 1996)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | f4 | d6 |
| 3. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 4. | Bc4 | Qf6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | Qxf4 |
| 6. | O-O | Nge7 |
| 7. | d4 | Qg4 |
| 8. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 9. | Nxe5+ | Kg8 |
| 10. | Nxg4 |
How the King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Noy–Zurowsky) works
The King's Gambit: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Noy–Zurowsky) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's gambit. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Qf6 5.Nc3 Qxf4 6.O-O Nge7 7.d4 Qg4 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Nxe5+ Kg8 10.Nxg4. 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 (Noy - Zurowsky, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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