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Final position — Black is winning

King's pawn game

King's Pawn Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice

Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Dowd - Roscher, Postal 1990)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 Ne4 8.b5 dxc3 9.Qd5 Bxf2+ 10.Ke2
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4exd4
4.Bc4Bc5
5.c3Nf6
6.b4Bb6
7.e5Ne4
8.b5dxc3
9.Qd5Bxf2+
10.Ke2

How the King's Pawn Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice works

The King's Pawn Game: Bxf2 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the King's pawn game. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 Ne4 8.b5 dxc3 9.Qd5 Bxf2+ 10.Ke2. 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 (Dowd - Roscher, Postal 1990). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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