Final position — Black is winning
Petrov's Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Lazarev–Kundichev)
Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Lazarev - Kundichev, 1982.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Nxe5 | d6 |
| 4. | Nxf7 | Kxf7 |
| 5. | d4 | Nxe4 |
| 6. | Qh5+ | Ke7 |
| 7. | Qe2 | d5 |
| 8. | Bg5+ |
How the Petrov's Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Lazarev–Kundichev) works
The Petrov's Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Lazarev–Kundichev) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Petrov's defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.d4 Nxe4 6.Qh5+ Ke7 7.Qe2 d5 8.Bg5+. 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 (Lazarev - Kundichev, 1982.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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