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Final position — White is winning

Reti Opening

Sacrifice on F7

White wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Sacrifice on F7 - A13 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.O-O a6 6.Na3 c5 7.Nxc4 b5 8.Nce5 Bb7 9.Nxf7 Kxf7 10.Ng5+ Ke8 11.Bxb7
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.O-Oa6
6.Na3c5
7.Nxc4b5
8.Nce5Bb7
9.Nxf7Kxf7
10.Ng5+Ke8
11.Bxb7

How the Sacrifice on F7 works

The Sacrifice on F7 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Reti Opening. In this line White wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.O-O a6 6.Na3 c5 7.Nxc4 b5 8.Nce5 Bb7 9.Nxf7 Kxf7 10.Ng5+ Ke8 11.Bxb7. 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 (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Sacrifice on F7 - A13 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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