Final position — White delivers mate
Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate
White wins in 10 moves by checkmate. (Quinteros - Goossens, 1978)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | Nc3 | d5 |
| 3. | exd5 | Nxd5 |
| 4. | Bc4 | Nb6 |
| 5. | Bb3 | Nc6 |
| 6. | Nf3 | Bg4 |
| 7. | Bxf7+ | Kd7 |
| 8. | Qe2 | e6 |
| 9. | h3 | Bxf3 |
| 10. | Qxe6# |
How the Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate works
The Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice & Mate is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Alekhine's defence. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bxf7+ Kd7 8.Qe2 e6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxe6#. 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 (Quinteros - Goossens, 1978). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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