Final position — White is winning
Vienna Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Imbusch–Goring)
White wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Imbusch - Goring, Munich 1899)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Nxe4 |
| 4. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 5. | Nxe4 | Nc6 |
| 6. | Qf3+ | Kg8 |
| 7. | Ng5 | Qe7 |
| 8. | Qd5+ |
How the Vienna Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Imbusch–Goring) works
The Vienna Game: Bxf7 Sacrifice (Imbusch–Goring) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Vienna Game. In this line White wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe4 Nc6 6.Qf3+ Kg8 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Qd5+. 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 (Imbusch - Goring, Munich 1899). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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