Final position — White is winning
Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn #2
White wins in 7 moves with a decisive material gain. (Ivanov, A. - Simms, G., 2003.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | Nc3 | e5 |
| 4. | Bc4 | d6 |
| 5. | d3 | Bg4 |
| 6. | h3 | Bh5 |
| 7. | Nxe5 |
How the Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn #2 works
The Sicilian Defence: Wins a Pawn #2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 7, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.Nxe5. 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 (Ivanov, A. - Simms, G., 2003.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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