Sicilian Defence, Smith–Morra Gambit, Siberian Trap

The Siberian Trap is a chess opening trap. After a series of natural moves in the Smith–Morra Gambit of the Sicilian Defence, White can lose a queen. The name appears to result from Boris Schipkov of Novosibirsk in southwestern Siberia.

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Black wins with 9...Nd4!
Moves1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Qe2 Ng4 9.h3??
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Named afterBoris Schipkov of Novosibirsk Siberia
ParentSicilian Defence, Smith–Morra Gambit

The trap has occurred at least twice in tournament play: KolenbetSchipkov, Khabarovsk 1987, and TesinskyMagerramov, Budapest 1990. It occurred a third time in RohitSzabo, Spain 2001

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