Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit Part IV

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 e6 4 Nf3 d5 5 exd5 Qxd5
6 cxd4 Nf6 7 Be2 Nc6 8 O-O Be7 9 Nc3 Qd6
10 Nb5 Qd8 11 Bf4 Nd5 12 Bg3 a6 13 Nc3 O-O
14 Rc1 Nf6 15 a3 b6 16 h3 Bb7 17 Bd3 Rc8
18 Bb1 b5 19 Qd3 Na5 20 Ne5 Nc4 21 Rc2 Nd6
22 f3 g6 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 ... e6



3 ... dxc3
3 ... g6
3 ... Nf6
3 ... d5
3 ... d6
3 ... d3
3 ... e5
3 ... Nc6
3 ... Qa5

4 Nf3



4 cxd4

4 ... d5



4 ... dxc3
4 ... Nf6
4 ... Nc6

5 exd5



5 Qxd4
5 Bb5+

5 ... Qxd5



5 ... exd5

6 cxd4



6 Qxd4
6 Be2

6 ... Nf6



6 ... Nc6
6 ... Bb4+

7 Be2



7 Nc3
7 Bd3

7 ... Nc6



7 ... Bb4+
7 ... Qd8

8 O-O



8 Nc3

8 ... Be7



8 ... Qd8
8 ... Qa5

9 Nc3



9 Qd3

9 ... Qd6



9 ... Qd8

10 Nb5



10 Qc2
10 Bg5
10 a3
10 Be3
10 Qb3
10 h3

10 ... Qd8



10 ... Qb8

11 Bf4



11 Ne5
11 Re1
11 Bg5

11 ... Nd5



11 ... O-O

12 Bg3



12 Be5

12 ... a6



12 ... O-O
12 ... h5

13 Nc3



13 Na3

13 ... O-O



13 ... Nf6
13 ... Nxc3

14 Rc1



14 Qb3
14 Re1

14 ... Nf6



14 ... Nxc3
14 ... b5

15 a3



15 h3
15 Bc4
15 Re1
15 Be5
15 Qd2

15 ... b6



15 ... Nh5
15 ... b5
15 ... b6

16 h3



16 Bc4
16 d5
16 Qd3
16 Bd3

16 ... Bb7



16 ... Re8
16 ... Bd6

17 Bd3



17 Qd3
17 Qd2

17 ... Rc8



17 ... b5

18 Bb1



18 Qe2
18 Re1

18 ... b5



18 ... Bd6
18 ... Kh8

19 Qd3



19 Bh4
19 Re1

19 ... Na5



19 ... Qd7
19 ... g6
19 ... b4
19 ... Na5

20 Ne5



20 Be5
20 Bh4
20 a4

20 ... Nc4



20 ... Nb3

21 Rc2



21 Bh4
21 Qc2

21 ... Nd6



21 ... Qa5

22 f3



22 Rcc1
22 Rd1

22 ... g6



22 ... Nf5
22 ... h5
22 ... h6
22 ... Qa5
22 ... Re8

By ChessCoach@care2.com