Siberian Trap

Hello everyone,

Firstly, please apologise me for not posting anything for a while. The reason was that I was playing for my cricket academy last 2 months.I hope you will pardon me.

Secondly, today we’ll learn the Siberian Trap. So without wasting any more time, lets get started.

                       *Above is the the Siberian Trap

Important Point to remember in this trap:-

•This trap occurs in the Smith Morra Gambit, where white sacrifices a pawn for a better position. You have to accept the Gambit completely to use this trap
Tips if your opponent doesn’t fall in this trap:-

•Remember that in this position your knights are your strength. So don’t exchange them.

•You will probably end up in a knight-bishop endgame, so study that well.

Here are some common questions that will appear in your mind-

Question-How to save yourself from this trap?

Answer-Simple, play h3 before castling as this will not allow black to move his knight to b5.

Question-What to do if our opponent doesn’t fall in this trap?

Answer-Try to exchange your opponent’s knights and develop your pieces as soon as possible to dominate the endgame.

Question-Should we castle early?

Answer-You can castle anytime after you control the g4 square.

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Legend_Royale21