Final position — Black is winning
Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Wall–Hayes)
Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Wall - Hayes, Dayton 1990)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | Nf6 |
| 2. | e5 | Nd5 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Nb6 |
| 4. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 5. | e6+ | dxe6 |
| 6. | Nf3 | N8d7 |
| 7. | Ng5+ | Kf6 |
| 8. | Qf3+ | Ke5 |
| 9. | Nf7+ |
How the Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Wall–Hayes) works
The Alekhine's Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Wall–Hayes) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Alekhine's defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 Nb6 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.e6+ dxe6 6.Nf3 N8d7 7.Ng5+ Kf6 8.Qf3+ Ke5 9.Nf7+. 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 (Wall - Hayes, Dayton 1990). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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