Final position — White is winning
Two Knights Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Hryniw–Taggert)
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Hryniw - Taggert, 1995.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Nf6 |
| 4. | Ng5 | Nd5 |
| 5. | Nxf7 | Kxf7 |
| 6. | Bxd5+ | Ke8 |
| 7. | O-O | Bc5 |
| 8. | Nc3 | Nd4 |
| 9. | Qh5+ | g6 |
| 10. | Qxe5+ |
How the Two Knights Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Hryniw–Taggert) works
The Two Knights Defence: Nxf7 Sacrifice (Hryniw–Taggert) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Two Knights Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nd5 5.Nxf7 Kxf7 6.Bxd5+ Ke8 7.O-O Bc5 8.Nc3 Nd4 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qxe5+. 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 (Hryniw - Taggert, 1995.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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