Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit Part VII

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 d5 4 exd5 Qxd5 5 cxd4 Nc6
6 Nf3 Bg4 7 Be2 e6 8 Nc3 Qa5 9 h3 Bh5
10 d5 exd5 11 Nd4 Nxd4 12 Bxh5 Ne6
13 O-O Nf6 14 Re1 g6 15 Bg4 Nxg4
16 Qxg4 Be7 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 ... d5



3 ... dxc3
3 ... g6
3 ... Nf6
3 ... d3
3 ... e6
3 ... d6
3 ... e5
3 ... Nc6
3 ... Qa5

4 exd5



4 Qxd4
4 Bb5+

4 ... Qxd5



4 ... Nf6
4 ... dxc3
4 ... e5

5 cxd4



5 Nf3
5 Ne2

5 ... Nc6



5 ... g6
5 ... e6
5 ... e5
5 ... Nf6

6 Nf3



6 Nc3
6 Be3

6 ... Bg4



6 ... e6
6 ... e5

7 Be2



7 Nc3

7 ... e6



7 ... Nf6
7 ... O-O-O

8 Nc3



8 h3
8 O-O

8 ... Qa5



8 ... Qd6
8 ... Qd7
8 ... Bb4
8 ... Qd8

9 h3



9 O-O
9 d5

9 ... Bh5



9 ... Bxf3

10 d5



10 O-O
10 a3
10 Qb3
10 Be3

10 ... exd5



10 ... O-O-O

11 Nd4



11 O-O
11 Qxd5

11 ... Nxd4



11 ... Bxe2

12 Bxh5



12 Qxd4

12 ... Ne6



12 ... Bc5
12 ... Qb4
12 ... Ne6

13 O-O



13 Bd2

13 ... Nf6



13 ... Ne7

14 Re1



14 Bf3
14 Qe2

14 ... g6



14 ... O-O-O

15 Bg4



15 Bf3

15 ... Nxg4



15 ... Bg7

16 Qxg4



16 hxg4

16 ... Be7



16 ... Qb4
16 ... Qa6
16 ... O-O-O

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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