Final position — White is winning
Caro-Kann Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice #2
White wins in 11 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Brilliant unpin - B12 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c6 |
| 2. | d4 | d5 |
| 3. | f3 | dxe4 |
| 4. | fxe4 | e5 |
| 5. | Nf3 | Bg4 |
| 6. | Bc4 | Nf6 |
| 7. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 8. | Nxe5+ | Ke8 |
| 9. | Nxg4 | Nxg4 |
| 10. | Qxg4 | Qxd4 |
| 11. | Nc3 |
How the Caro-Kann Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice #2 works
The Caro-Kann Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Caro-Kann Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 11, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Nxe5+ Ke8 9.Nxg4 Nxg4 10.Qxg4 Qxd4 11.Nc3. 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 - Brilliant unpin - B12 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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