Final position — White is winning
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Green–Varley)
White wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Green - Varley, Internet 1996)
The moves
| 1. | d4 | d5 |
| 2. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3. | e4 | e5 |
| 4. | Nf3 | Bg4 |
| 5. | Bxc4 | exd4 |
| 6. | Qb3 | Be7 |
| 7. | Bxf7+ | Kf8 |
| 8. | Ne5 | Bc8 |
| 9. | Bxg8 |
How the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Green–Varley) works
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Green–Varley) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's gambit accepted. In this line White wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 exd4 6.Qb3 Be7 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Ne5 Bc8 9.Bxg8. 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 (Green - Varley, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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