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Final position — Black is winning

Scandinavian Defence

Scandinavian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice

Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Blunder unpin - B01 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d4 c6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Ne5+ Qxe5+ 9.dxe5 Bxd1
1.e4d5
2.exd5Qxd5
3.Nc3Qa5
4.Bc4Nf6
5.d4c6
6.Nf3Bg4
7.Bxf7+Kxf7
8.Ne5+Qxe5+
9.dxe5Bxd1

How the Scandinavian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice works

The Scandinavian Defence: Bxf7 Sacrifice is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Scandinavian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d4 c6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Ne5+ Qxe5+ 9.dxe5 Bxd1. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — White 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 - Blunder unpin - B01 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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