Final position — White is winning
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice
White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Donnelly - Pollington, England 1963)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3. | Nc3 | c5 |
| 4. | e3 | cxd4 |
| 5. | Bxc4 | dxc3 |
| 6. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 7. | Qxd8 |
How the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice works
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's gambit accepted. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.Bxc4 dxc3 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qxd8. 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 (Donnelly - Pollington, England 1963). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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