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The Bishop sacrifice on f7 is one of the first tactics most players learn. The weakness of this square, and it’s opposite, f2, is based on it only being protected by the King. Sacrifice a piece on this square and the King will have to step out into the open, voiding his right to Castle.
With experience, players rarely fall for 2 move tactics involving Bxf7+ but that is only scratching the surface of the brilliant combinations possible when attacking the most vulnerable square.
In this free preview of her course Typical Sacrifices, IM Sopiko Guramishvili explains some of the most impressive attacks in chess history, all involving the f7 sacrifice.
First we see the legendary game between Robert Byrne and Bobby Fischer. Not the “Game of the Century”, this is a later brilliancy played against Donald Byrne’s brother. In a position that looked level and uneventful, Fischer sacrificed a Knight on f2 to draw out his opponent’s King. So deep was Bobby’s idea that the GMs commentating on the game claimed Byrne had a winning position and was dumbfounded when he resigned a few moves later! The most instructive part of this game is how Bobby saw the potential for the sacrifice based on piece activity and White’s King safety.
Next comes a fantastic example of trapping and hunting the King after luring him out with the f7 sacrifice. A Knight sac is followed by an exchange sac but the placement of White’s pieces allows Black to trap the King on 1 square. The final mating attack is one you’ll remember.
Later examples include of Sopiko’s games and a classic from Mark Taimanov, again illustrating how to combine your pieces to checkmate the King after an f7 sacrifice.
Enjoy this video and remember to check out the full course here.