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Final position — Black is winning

Robatsch Defence

Win the Queen with Bxf7+

Black wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Win the Queen with Bxf7+ - B06 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nd7 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ Ke8 7.Ne6
1.e4g6
2.d4Bg7
3.Nf3d6
4.Bc4Nd7
5.Bxf7+Kxf7
6.Ng5+Ke8
7.Ne6

How the Win the Queen with Bxf7+ works

The Win the Queen with Bxf7+ is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Robatsch Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nd7 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ Ke8 7.Ne6. 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 - Win the Queen with Bxf7+ - B06 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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