Final position — Black is winning
Sicilian Defence: Opening Trap (Salomonsen–Pallesen)
Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Salomonsen - Pallesen, 2003.??.??)
The moves
| 1. | e4 | c5 |
| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4. | Nxd4 | e6 |
| 5. | Nc3 | a6 |
| 6. | Be2 | Qc7 |
| 7. | O-O | Nf6 |
| 8. | f4 | Nxd4 |
| 9. | Qxd4 | Bc5 |
How the Sicilian Defence: Opening Trap (Salomonsen–Pallesen) works
The Sicilian Defence: Opening Trap (Salomonsen–Pallesen) is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Sicilian Defence. In this line Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
The full sequence runs 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 Qc7 7.O-O Nf6 8.f4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5. 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 (Salomonsen - Pallesen, 2003.??.??). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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