Final position — White is winning
Sicilian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Tulip–Clissold)
White wins in 12 moves with a decisive material gain. (Tulip - Clissold, Nottingham 1946)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Bc4 | d6 |
| 4. | O-O | Nf6 |
| 5. | d3 | Bg4 |
| 6. | h3 | Bh5 |
| 7. | g4 | Nxg4 |
| 8. | hxg4 | Bxg4 |
| 9. | Bxf7+ | Kd7 |
| 10. | Bd5 | Ne5 |
| 11. | Nxe5+ | dxe5 |
| 12. | Qxg4+ |
How the Sicilian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Tulip–Clissold) works
The Sicilian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Tulip–Clissold) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 12, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Nxg4 8.hxg4 Bxg4 9.Bxf7+ Kd7 10.Bd5 Ne5 11.Nxe5+ dxe5 12.Qxg4+. 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 (Tulip - Clissold, Nottingham 1946). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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