Opening traps › Sicilian Defense
Magnus Smith Trap
A trap for White in the Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack. Black's natural-looking dxe5 gives White the queen.
The moves
How it works
In the Sicilian, e5 hits the knight. Taking with ...dxe5 opens the d-file: Bxf7+ Kxf7 and Qxd8.
What it wins
White gets the queen.
How Black avoids it
Taking on e5 opens the d-file under your queen: Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qxd8. Move the knight with ...Nd7 instead. The safe move is Nd7.
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