Final position — Black is winning
Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Seret–Liedl)
Black wins in 5 moves with a decisive material gain. (Seret - Liedl, 1992.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | d6 |
| 3. | c3 | Nf6 |
| 4. | Be2 | Nxe4 |
| 5. | Qa4+ |
How the Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Seret–Liedl) works
The Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn (Seret–Liedl) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 5, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nxe4 5.Qa4+. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — White walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Seret - Liedl, 1992.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
Practice this trap move-by-move
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