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Final position — Black is winning

Queen's pawn

Sacrifice the Knight on f7

Black wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Sacrifice the Knight on f7 - A40 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 b6 4.d5 Be7 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.Ne5 d6 7.Nf7 Kxf7 8.dxe6+
1.d4e6
2.Nf3f5
3.g3b6
4.d5Be7
5.Bg2Bb7
6.Ne5d6
7.Nf7Kxf7
8.dxe6+

How the Sacrifice the Knight on f7 works

The Sacrifice the Knight on f7 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Queen's pawn. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 b6 4.d5 Be7 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.Ne5 d6 7.Nf7 Kxf7 8.dxe6+. 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 - Sacrifice the Knight on f7 - A40 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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