Lemma 29.3.5. Let $f : Y \to X$ be a morphism of schemes. If for all $y \in Y$ there is an open subscheme $f(y) \in U \subset X$ such that $f|_{f^{-1}(U)} : f^{-1}(U) \to U$ is an immersion, then $f$ is an immersion.
Proof. This statement follows readily from the discussion of closed subschemes at the end of Schemes, Section 26.10 but we will also give a detailed proof. Let $Z \subset X$ be the closure of $f(Y)$. Since taking closures commutes with restricting to opens, we see from the assumption that $f(Y) \subset Z$ is open. Hence $Z' = Z \setminus f(Y)$ is closed. Hence $X' = X \setminus Z'$ is an open subscheme of $X$ and $f$ factors as $f : Y \to X'$ followed by the inclusion. If $y \in Y$ and $U \subset X$ is as in the statement of the lemma, then $U' = X' \cap U$ is an open neighbourhood of $f'(y)$ such that $(f')^{-1}(U') \to U'$ is an immersion (Lemma 29.3.1) with closed image. Hence it is a closed immersion, see Schemes, Lemma 26.10.4. Since being a closed immersion is local on the target (for example by Lemma 29.2.1) we conclude that $f'$ is a closed immersion as desired. $\square$
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