Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit Part XIV

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 Nxc3 d6 5 Bc4 Nc6
6 Nf3 e6 7 Bf4 Nf6 8 Qe2 Nh5 9 Be3 Be7
10 Rd1 Qa5 11 O-O Nf6 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 dxc3 4 Nxc3:



4 ... d6



4 ... Nc6
4 ... e6
4 ... a6
4 ... Nf6
4 ... g6

5 Bc4



5 Nf3
5 Nge2

5 … Nf6 6 e5! dxe5?? 7 Bxf7+ Kxf7 8 Qxd8.
5 … Nf6 6 e5! Ng8 7 Nf3 dxe5?? 8 Bxf7+ Kxf7 9 Qxd8.
5 … Nf6 6 e5! Ng4 7 e6 Ne5
(but not 7 … Be6? 8 Bxe6 fxe6 9 Qxg4 or 7 … fxe6? 8 Qxg4
and White is winning a piece) 8 exf7+ Nxf7 9 Nf3.

5 ... Nc6



5 ... e6
5 ... Nf6
5 ... g6
5 ... Qc7


6 Nf3



6 Nge2

6 ... e6



6 ... a6
6 ... Nf6

7 Bf4



7 O-O
7 Qe2

7 ... Nf6



7 ... a6
7 ... Be7

8 Qe2



8 O-O
8 e5

8 ... Nh5



8 .... a6
8 ... Be7

9 Be3



9 Bd2
9 Bc1

9 ... Be7



9 ... Qa5
9 ... a6
9 ... Nf6

10 Rd1



10 O-O

10 ... Qa5



10 ... Bd7
10 ... Qc7

11 O-O



11 Bd2

11 ... Nf6



11 ... O-O

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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