Final position — White delivers mate
King's Pawn Opening: Bxg2 Sacrifice & Mate
White wins in 9 moves by checkmate. (Greco - NN, 1620.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | b6 |
| 2. | d4 | Bb7 |
| 3. | Bd3 | f5 |
| 4. | exf5 | Bxg2 |
| 5. | Qh5+ | g6 |
| 6. | Nf3 | Bxh1 |
| 7. | fxg6 | Nf6 |
| 8. | gxh7+ | Nxh5 |
| 9. | Bg6# |
How the King's Pawn Opening: Bxg2 Sacrifice & Mate works
The King's Pawn Opening: Bxg2 Sacrifice & Mate is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn opening. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 f5 4.exf5 Bxg2 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nf3 Bxh1 7.fxg6 Nf6 8.gxh7+ Nxh5 9.Bg6#. 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 (Greco - NN, 1620.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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