Siberian Trap

One routine pawn kick on h3 in the Smith–Morra and there is mate on h2.

Smith–Morra Gambit — White falls in with h3

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Trap data: Wikipedia — Sicilian Defence, Smith–Morra Gambit, Siberian Trap (CC BY-SA 4.0); Lichess chess-openings (Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian Trap, ECO B21) (CC0-1.0). Adapted from share-alike (CC BY-SA) material; this adaptation is released under the same license.