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Final position — White is winning

Queen's gambit accepted

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
1.d4d5
2.c4dxc4
3.Nc3c5
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4dxc3
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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