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Final position — Black delivers mate

King's pawn opening

King's Pawn Opening: Bxf2 Sacrifice & Mate

Black wins in 11 moves by checkmate. (Siegemund - Eger, Germany 1979)

The moves

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.c4 Ng6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nc3 d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.b4 Nf6 9.Bg5 Bxf2+ 10.Ke2 Nxe4 11.Bxd8 Nf4#
1.e4Nc6
2.d4e5
3.d5Nce7
4.c4Ng6
5.Nf3Bc5
6.Nc3d6
7.Na4Bb6
8.b4Nf6
9.Bg5Bxf2+
10.Ke2Nxe4
11.Bxd8Nf4#

How the King's Pawn Opening: Bxf2 Sacrifice & Mate works

The King's Pawn Opening: Bxf2 Sacrifice & Mate is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line Black delivers checkmate on move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.c4 Ng6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nc3 d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.b4 Nf6 9.Bg5 Bxf2+ 10.Ke2 Nxe4 11.Bxd8 Nf4#. 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 (Siegemund - Eger, Germany 1979). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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