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#6 · Checkmate in 10

Checkmate in 10 moves #6

The Siberian Trap — Black's hidden mate on h2 · Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21)

Black

White

Checkmate in ten moves — episode six, the finale. This is the Siberian Trap, and this time Black sets it. Watch the knight on f3: it's the only thing standing between White and checkmate.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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