Final position — Black is winning
Bishop's Opening: Wins a Piece
Black wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Yarray - Wall, Internet 1996)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | e5 |
| 2. | Bc4 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Qf3 | Nf6 |
| 4. | Bd5 | Nd4 |
| 5. | Qc3 | c6 |
| 6. | Bc4 | Nxe4 |
| 7. | Qd3 | d5 |
| 8. | f3 | Qh4+ |
| 9. | g3 | Nxg3 |
| 10. | hxg3 | Qxh1 |
How the Bishop's Opening: Wins a Piece works
The Bishop's Opening: Wins a Piece is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Bishop's opening. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 Nf6 4.Bd5 Nd4 5.Qc3 c6 6.Bc4 Nxe4 7.Qd3 d5 8.f3 Qh4+ 9.g3 Nxg3 10.hxg3 Qxh1. 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 (Yarray - Wall, Internet 1996). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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