Final position — White is winning
Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Piece (Kelics–Simic)
White wins in 10 moves with a decisive material gain. (Kelics - Simic, 1972.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | d5 |
| 2. | exd5 | Nf6 |
| 3. | d4 | Nxd5 |
| 4. | c4 | Nb4 |
| 5. | Qa4+ | N8c6 |
| 6. | a3 | Na6 |
| 7. | d5 | Nc5 |
| 8. | Qb5 | e6 |
| 9. | dxc6 | b6 |
| 10. | Ke2 | a5 |
How the Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Piece (Kelics–Simic) works
The Scandinavian Defence: Wins a Piece (Kelics–Simic) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Scandinavian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 10, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.c4 Nb4 5.Qa4+ N8c6 6.a3 Na6 7.d5 Nc5 8.Qb5 e6 9.dxc6 b6 10.Ke2 a5. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Kelics - Simic, 1972.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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