Smith Morra Gambit - Danish Variation
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It's annoying and I remember having trouble with it back when I played the accepted because of the tactical tricks.
However with black still having the option to play e6 the compensation compared to the danish would be almost non existent I imagine. After all the weak f7 square is a big part of the danish strategy.
Ok, true. But it was mostly 3 minute games I played it in and im very poor at blitz.
Listed below is a recent Smith Morra Gambit Danish Var that I won against
chess engine Firefly 2350 in a game 15 min game.
[Event "Blitz 15m"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DarthMusashi"]
[Black "FireFly v2.5.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Smith Morra Gambit Danish Var."]
[PlyCount "93"]
{577MB, ClydeNakamura} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 {Smith Morra Gambit Danish Variation} e6 6. Nc3 Qg5 7. g3 Qc5 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. O-O Bc5 11. e5 Ng4 12. Ne4 Nc6 13. h3 Nxf2 14. Nxf2 O-O 15. Kh2 d6 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. g4 Rb8 19. g5 Re8 20. Rg1 Rd8 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qe4 gxf6 23. gxf6 Bd6+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Ng5 Rg8 26. Be2 Qxg5 27. Rxg5 Rxg5 28. Qh4 Rg6 29. Bd3 Kg8 30. Rg1 Ne5 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Rf1 Bd7 34. Qh6 Bc6+ 35. Kg1 Bd4+ 36. Rf2 Bxf6 37. Rxf6 Rd8 38. h4 Rd5 39. Qf4 e5 40. Qf2 Rd7 41. h5 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Rh1+ 43. Kg3 Rxh5 44. Rxf7 Rg5+ 45. Kh4 Rh5+ 46. Kg4 Rf5 47. Rxf5 1-0
I also did take down chess engine IM Ling Fong from the ICC at a game
15 min game.
[Event "ICC Game 15 min"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DarthMusashi"]
[Black "IM_Ling-Fong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Smith Morra Gam Danish Var"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "900"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 {Smith Morra Gambit} dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 {
Danish Variation} e6 6. Nc3 Qg5 7. g3 {I needed a safe place for my K and also there it was not necessary to sac the g pawn} Qc5 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. O-O Qc5 12. Rac1 {Black is not yet fully developed and is making too many wasteful Q moves instead of developing the other pieces} a6 13. Bb3 Qg5 14. f4 Qd8 15. f5 Nh6 16. Rcd1 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. f6 gxf6 19. Qh5 Be3 20. Rd3 Qb6 {at this point I went into a very deep think because this the critical moment in the game which could determine whether I win or lose, I saw a R sac on the B followed by Bc1 picking up the N at h6} 21. Rxe3 Qxe3 22. Bc1 Qd3 23. Kg1 Nf5 24. exf5 Qxc3 25. Bh6 Qd4+ 26. Kg2 Rd8 27. Rf4 Qb2+ 28. Kh3 Kh8 29. Qxf7 Rg8 30. Bf8 h6 31. Be7 ({faster was} 31. Rh4 Qxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Rg6 33. Qxg6 {and mate next move}) 31... Rg7 32. Bxf6 Qxf6 33. Qxf6 Kh7 34. fxe6 Rg6 35. Bc2 b6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Rf8# {White mates} 1-0
IM pfren
IM Ling Fong is a chess engine on ICC and is quite strong. I believe she
could beat you easily with any opening you play. That game is a valid game at game 15 minutes.
Best Regards
DarthMusashi
DarthMusashi wrote:
That game is a valid game at game 15 minutes.
I've always wondered what the minimum time was for a valid game. Thanks for clearing that up.
So what does white actually have for whole 2 pawns? Not much really.
Pressure is neutralized, bishops are just sitting there idly, king can't castle, knight is on the rim and hanging..
It's hard to see how to form some kind of attack from here.
I tried many other variations, but believe it or not, they all end up similarly, and even worse, because Chessmaster will play very aggresively to chop down pieces off the board and I can't really stop him.
Chasing of the bishop will happen no matter what sequence, and you can't prevent knight coming to the center of the board.
If you think you have an answer to Qe7 and c6, please, suggest it and I'll run it with him, because I like this opening and want to play it, but I simply don't think it can hold up to precise play.
Thank you
I beat a 1700 USCF as black against this at a club. That should tell you just how bad it is. Why not just go for the proper Smith-Morra? Of course I played against the Danish line before discovering I could transpose with 1.e4,c5 2.d4,cxd4 3.c3,Nf6! into an Alapin.
pfren, the whole idea of attaking the bishop with b pawn is that black's light square bishop sits on very uncomfortable square preventing white from castling, after annoying him with constant pawn advance attacking its pieces.
Do you have an answer as white with moves my engine suggests? (b5 instead of d5)
I would be very interested in hearing your response, and putting it in front of the engine, to see what it says about it.
I am not trying to act smart, with my rating and all, just referencing engine, which I consider more knowledgeable than you and me, no offense.
Btw, I inputed Nf3 instead of other knight moving first, trying to get the castle out of the way early, and it would seem that this reversed order doesn't matter too much.
One of the following things will happen by force - lightquare bishop ehxchange, inability to castle an b pawn push.
Thank you
Recently I started playing the Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2) and won some online games on the ICC (Internet Chess Club). But I also play the Smith Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 c3) but I was wondering if a Danish Gambit type of line can be played in the Smith Morra Gambit against the Sicilian Defense? I compiled a number of games with this Danish type of line with the moves 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2.
And listed below are some sample games with this opening line. I was really fascinated by the kind of tactics being played in some of these games. See sample games below:
Best Regards
DarthMusashi
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Canal Oliveras Juan ESP"]
[Black "Rosello"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[Source "Opening Master"]
[SourceDate "2010.12.02"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. Qxb6+ axb6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Rfd1+ Kc8 14.Nb5 e4 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Rac1 e6 17. h3 Bc5 18. g4 Rxa2 19. Bd4 Ra5 20. Bxc5 Rxb5
21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. gxf5 exf5 24. Rxc6+ Kb7 25. Rc7+ Ka8 26. Rdc1 Ra5 27. Bb4 Ra7 28. Rxa7+ Kxa7 29. Be6 g6 30. Rc7+ Kb8 31. Rf7 Nh5 32. Rxh7 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Nf4 34. Bb3 Rd3 35. Bc4 Rd4 36. Bc3 Rxc4 37. Be5+ Kc8 38. Bxf4 b5 39.Rg7 Rc6 40. Kg2 Rb6 41. Rc7+ Kb8 42. Re7+ Kc8 43. Be3 Rb7 44. Re6 b4 45. Rxg6 Rb5 46. Rb6 Rxb6 47. Bxb6 f4 48. Ba5 b3 49. Bc3 Kd7 50. f3 1-0
[Event "ARG-ch U26"]
[Site "Argentina"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maurino, Lucio"]
[Black "Hobaica, Juan Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 e6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rfd1 Qa5 11. Nb5 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Qxe7 dxc4 14. Bxf6 Nc6 15. Qd6 Qxb5 16. Rd5 Qb4 17. Qg3 g6 18. Rh5 c3 19. Rh4 Qc5 20. Rxh7 Kxh7
21. Ng5+ 1-0
[Event "BAR-ch"]
[Site "St Michael"]
[Date "2003.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Elson, Askari"]
[Black "Corbin, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BAR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. Qe2 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 Nxe4 11. Qf4 Nf6 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Rxd6 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. Ng5 Nb6 16. Bd3 Qa4 17. Be4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f6 19. Bxf6 Nd5 20. Qg4 g6 21. Be5 Qxa2 22. h4 Qc2 23. h5 Nf4 24. hxg6 h5 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Qxf4+ Qf5 29. Rf8+ Kxg6 30. Rxf5 exf5 31. Rd6+ 1-0
[Event "Engine Games"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2004.12.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tao 5"]
[Black "Anmon 5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qa5+ 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. e5 Ng4 10. Qe2 f6 11. Bb5 Be7 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Qc4 f5 17. Qa4 a6 18. Ba3 Qd8 19. Bd6 Qb6 20. Be2 Nf6 21. Qh4 Qa5 22. Rd2 Ne4 23. Ng5 Nxd6 24. Bh5+ Nf7 25. Bxf7+ Ke7 26. Rfd1 Qb4 27. f4 Rb8 28. Bh5 d5 29. Nf7+ Kd7 30. Nxh8 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qf8 32. Nf7 g6 33. Ne5+ Ke8 34. Bf3 Nxe5 35. fxe5 Qe7 36. Qg3 b5 37. Rc2 Bb7 38. Rdc1 Rd8 39. Qf2 Rd7 40. Qb6 d4 41. Rc7 Bxf3 42. gxf3 d3 43. Rxd7 Qxd7 44. Qb8+ Ke7 1-0
[Event "SI.2004.0.00020"]
[Site "Chessfriend.com"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kurpnieks, Vairis"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Antun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2075"]
[BlackElo "1943"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[Source "Opening Master"]
[SourceDate "2010.12.02"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qb6 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rab1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qd8 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. f4 e6 14. f5 e5 15. Ba3 b6 16. Rb3 Be7 17. Nb5 Nc5 18. Nxa7 Nxb3 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. axb3 1-0
[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Engine Room"]
[Date "2005.08.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Johnny-Bravo, Fritz 8"]
[Black "RamonPagaran, Deep Fritz 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.01.01"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Qb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Rab1 Nd7 12. Ne3 Bh5 13. Ng5 Bg6 14. f4 e6 15. h4 Nf6 16. f5 Bh5 17. g4 h6 18. gxh5 hxg5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe6 Qa5 21.
Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Rxb7 Bd6 25. Bf7+ Kd8 26. Qg4 1-0
[Event "5m + 0s, rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zezators, Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-b"]
[Black "Matuff1, Fritz 9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.01.15"]
[EventType "blitz"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qh4 11. g3 Qh3 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Ng5 Qh6 14. Bc1 d5 15. Bd3 g6 16. a3 Ba5 17. Nxe6 Qh3 18. Nxf8 Bc3 19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20. Qf3 Be6
21. Bxg6+ Kxg6 22. Qxc3 Nc6 23. f3 d4 24. Qd3+ Qf5 25. Qd2 Qh5 26. Rb1 Kh7 27. Rxb7 Nxe5 28. g4 Rg8 29. Rb5 f6 30. Qc2+ Kh8 31. Bf4 Qg6 32. Qxg6 Nxg6 33. Bg3 Rd8 34. Rb8 Rxb8 35. Bxb8 Bb3 36. Rf2 d3 37. Rd2 Bc2 38. Kf2 a6 39. Ke3 Ne7 40. h4 Kh7 41. h5 Nc6 42. Bc7 Na7 43. a4 Kg7 44. f4 Kh6 45. Rh2 Bb3 46. g5+ fxg5 47. fxg5+ Kxg5 48. h6 1-0
[Event "Wch U18 Girls"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Avdeyeva, Viktoriya"]
[Black "Edisiringe, Isuru Rosani"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.11.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.10"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 e6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Qb6 12. Nc3 Bc5 13. Na4 Qb4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qxe6+ Kg6 16. Qf7+ Kh6 17. Rxd7 Bxd7 18. Bc1+ g5 19. Qxf6+ Kh5 20. Qxg5# 1-0