As White

Smith-Morra Gambit · Intermediate

An aggressive answer to the Sicilian: you give a pawn to develop very fast and attack along the open files.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 6...Bg4

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Ng5+

2. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Bb4 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3

3. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted · 5.Nf3 Bb4

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Bb4 6.Bc4 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Ne7 8.Ba3

4. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted · 5.Nf3 a6

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bf4

5. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen Formation

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Qe2

6. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted · 5.Nf3 e5

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bc4 Bb4 7.Ng5 Nh6 8.O-O

7. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen Formation

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.O-O b5 8.Bd3

8. Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted · 5.Nf3 Nc6

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.e5 dxe5 8.Qxd8+

9. 3.c3 Nc6

   1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nc6 4.cxd4 e6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3