Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit Part II

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 g6 4 cxd4 d5 5 exd5 Nf6
6 Nc3 Nxd5 7 Qb3 Nb6 8 Bb5+ Bd7 9 Nf3 Bg7
10 Ne5 O-O 11 Nxd7 N8xd7 12 O-O Nf6 13 Rd1
13 ... Nfd5 14 a4 a5 15 Bg5 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra
Gambit Part I

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3:



3 ... g6



3 ... dxc3
3 ... Nf6
3 ... e6
3 ... d5
3 ... d6
3 ... d3
3 ... e5
3 ... Nc6
3 ... Qa5

4 cxd4



4 Qxd4

4 ... d5



4 ... Bg7
4 ... Nf6

5 exd5



5 e5

5 ... Nf6



5 ... Qxd5
5 ... Bg7

6 Nc3



6 Bc4
6 Bb5+
6 Nf3

6 ... Nxd5



6 ... Bg7

7 Qb3



7 Bb5+
7 Bc4
7 Nf3

7 ... Nb6



7 ... Nxc3
7 ... e6

8 Bb5+



8 d5
8 Nf3

8 ... Bd7



8 ... N8d7

9 Nf3



9 a4
9 Be3

9 ... Bg7



9 ... Bxb5

10 Ne5



10 a4
10 Bxd7+

10 ... O-O



10 ... e6

11 Nxd7



11 Be3
11 O-O

11 ... N8xd7



11 ... N6xd7

12 O-O



12 Be3
12 Ne2

12 ... Nf6



12 ... Bxd4

13 Rd1



13 Be3

13 ... Nfd5



13 ... Nc8
13 ... Ne8
13 ... Rc8
13 ... Qc7
13 ... h6

14 a4



14 Be2

14 ... a5



14 ... a6

15 Bg5



15 Bd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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