Final position — Black is winning
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 |
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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