Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...Nd7/4. Bc4/4...Ngf6/5. dxe5/5...Nxe5/6. Nxe5/6...dxe5/7. Bxf7
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Ngf6 5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Bxf7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.Bxf7+[edit | edit source]
This move appears to win Black's queen, but in reality wins a pawn. Ke7 doesn't make any sense, as who wants an exposed king (not to mention the lost pawn) with the queens on the board? Therefore, the best move is 7...Kxf7. The only good move after 7...Kxf7 is 8.Qxd8.
Theory[edit | edit source]
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bxf7+ | Qxd8
Bb4+ |
Qd2
Bxd2+ |
Nxd2 | +/- |