The Siberian Trap derives from the Smith-Morra Gambit in the Sicilian Defense. White will offer up a pawn sacrifice in the Smith-Morra Gambit in exchange for rapid development. His pieces will be developed to great squares but black will be able to use his active knights and cause a lot of problems for white. White will have to choose to either loose his queen or gets checkmated!.
The name appears to result from Boris Schipkov of Novosibirsk in southwestern Siberia.