Magnus Smith (1869–1934) was a three-time Canadian chess champion in 1899, 1904 and 1906. The

Magnus Smith Trap The Magnus Smith Trap is a chess opening trap in the Sicilian Defence, named after three-time Canadian chess champion Magnus Smith (1869–1934). In an article titled "The 'Magnus Smith Trap published in his ''Chess Notes'' column (hosted at th ...

in the

Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: :1. e4 c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. The opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for Whi ...

is named after him.

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20th-century Canadian chess players 1869 births 1934 deaths 19th-century chess players Canadian chess players {{Canada-chess-bio-stub