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Final position — Black is winning

Ruy Lopez

Win the Queen with Bxf7+ 2.0

Black wins in 14 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - win the Queen with Bxf7+ 2.0 - C95 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Bxf7+ Kxf7 13.Ng5+ Kg8 14.Ne6
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5a6
4.Ba4Nf6
5.O-OBe7
6.Re1b5
7.Bb3d6
8.c3O-O
9.h3Nb8
10.d4Nbd7
11.Nbd2Re8
12.Bxf7+Kxf7
13.Ng5+Kg8
14.Ne6

How the Win the Queen with Bxf7+ 2.0 works

The Win the Queen with Bxf7+ 2.0 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Ruy Lopez. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 14, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Bxf7+ Kxf7 13.Ng5+ Kg8 14.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+ 2.0 - C95 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.

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