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Final position — Black is winning

Sicilian Defence

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+
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.c3Nf6
4.Be2Nxe4
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.

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