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Siberian Trap
A trap for Black in the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian Variation. White's natural-looking 9.h3 gives Black the queen or mate: ...Qh2# and ...Nxe2+ are both threatened.
The moves
How it works
In the Smith-Morra, h3?? to chase the knight allows ...Nd4!, hitting the queen while ...Qh2# waits.
What it wins
Black gets the queen or mate: ...Qh2# and ...Nxe2+ are both threatened.
Practise the Sicilian Defense as BlackThe trainer plays the moves real players at your rating choose, and springs this trap when they do.