Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. d4

Smith-Morra Gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. d4

Smith-Morra Gambit

White offers a pawn for quicker development. Sometimes white puts in the move 2. Nf3 and decides by the reaction of black whether to enter the gambit.

Theory table

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1. e4 c5 2. d4

	2	3	4	5
Smith-Morra Gambit	d4 cxd4	c3 dxc3	Nxc3 Nc6	Nf3 d6	=
	d4 e6	= to 1...e6 2. d4 c5

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References

• Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.