Final position — Black is winning
Fischer trap
Black wins in 12 moves with a decisive material gain. (50 Opening Traps,Part 1 - Fischer trap - C41 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 3. | Bc4 | Be7 |
| 4. | d4 | exd4 |
| 5. | Nxd4 | Nd7 |
| 6. | Bxf7+ | Kxf7 |
| 7. | Ne6 | Qe8 |
| 8. | Nxc7 | Qf8 |
| 9. | Qh5+ | g6 |
| 10. | Qd5+ | Kf6 |
| 11. | Bg5+ | Kg7 |
| 12. | Ne6+ |
How the Fischer trap works
The Fischer trap is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Philidor's defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 12, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nd7 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ne6 Qe8 8.Nxc7 Qf8 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qd5+ Kf6 11.Bg5+ Kg7 12.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 - Fischer trap - C41 - https://lichess.org/@/CHESSLUCAFD). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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