Siberian Trap
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The Siberian Trap is a chess
Chess
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 opening
Chess opening
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 trap. After a series of natural moves in the Smith-Morra Gambit
Smith-Morra Gambit
In chess, the Smith–Morra Gambit is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves:The Smith–Morra is not common in grandmaster games, but at club level chess it can be an excellent weapon.-History:...

 of the Sicilian Defence
Sicilian Defence
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...

, White can lose a queen
Queen (chess)
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. The name appears to result from Boris Schipkov of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
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The trap has occurred at least twice in tournament play: Kolenbet–Schipkov, Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
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 1987, and Tesinsky–Magerramov, Budapest
Budapest
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 1990.

Here are the moves:
1. e4 c5

This is the Sicilian Defense.
2. d4 cxd4
3. c3 dxc3

White's 3.c3 introduces the Smith-Morra Gambit. Black accepts the gambit
Gambit
A gambit is a chess opening in which a player, most often White, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position. Some well-known examples are the King's Gambit , Queen's Gambit , and Evans Gambit...

 pawn
Pawn (chess)
The pawn is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces...

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4. Nxc3 Nc6
5. Nf3 e6
6. Bc4 Qc7
7. 0-0 Nf6
8. Qe2

White prepares e4-e5. This move is playable if White is careful on the next move.
After 8.Re1 Bc5 Black has a good game as White's f2 square is sensitive.
White also doesn't achieve much after 8.h3 a6.
Instead, NCO suggests 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.e5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 and White has some compensation for the sacrificed pawns.
8. ... Ng4!
9. h3??

(See diagram.) This is a decisive mistake.
The same fate befell White after 9.Bb3?? in Kramadzhian-Schipkov, Novosibirsk 1988.
Another try that doesn't work is 9.Rd1 Bc5.
MCO-14 recommends 9.Nb5! Qb8 (threatening 10...a6 11.Nc3 Nd4!) 10.h3 h5 11.g3 Nge5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Bf4 a6 with a sharp position with roughly equal chances.
9. ... Nd4!

The Black threat of 10...Nxf3+ followed by 11...Qh2# wins White's queen, at least. If 10.Nxd4?, Qh2#.
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