Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit Part V

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 d6 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 Qxd4 Nc6
6 Bb5 Bd7 7 Qd3 e6 8 O-O Be7 9 Bg5 O-O
10 Nbd2 a6 11 Bc4 Na5 12 Rae1 Rc8 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 ... d6



3 ... dxc3
3 ... g6
3 ... Nf6
3 ... d5
3 ... e6
3 ... d3
3 ... e5
3 ... Nc6
3 ... Qa5

4 Nf3



4 cxd4
4 Qxd4

4 ... Nf6



4 ... dxc3

5 Qxd4



5 Bd3
5 Qa4+

5 ... Nc6



5 ... Qc7
5 ... e5

6 Bb5



6 Qa4
6 Qd3
6 Qe3

6 ... Bd7



6 ... e6
6 ... a6

7 Qd3



7 Qe3

7 ... e6



7 ... a6

8 O-O



8 Nbd2

8 ... Be7



8 ... a6

9 Bg5



9 Be3
9 Re1
9 Bf4

9 ... O-O



9 ... Qa5

10 Nbd2



10 Rd1

10 ... a6



10 ... Qb6
10 ... Qc7

11 Bc4



11 Bxc6

11 ... Na5



11 ... Qc7
11 ... Ng4

12 Rae1



12 Rfd1
12 Qd4
12 e5
12 Qe2

12 ... Rc8



12 ... Nxc4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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