5 TRAPS IN THE SMITH-MORRA GAMBIT

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Updated: Sep 9, 2021, 1:36 AM | 1

The Sicilian is a very vast opening to master

Can we try to defeat it without much Preparation???

YES!

We will use the Smith-Morra Gambit

Wait, what is this???

The sacrifice of a pawn for

- Lead in devolopment

- Piece activity

- Strong Center pawn

- Open c-file for rook

What else do you need?

So, in this post we will be looking at the main traps

Trap 1 - Early Queenside Expansion

As you can see The Bishop on c4 can be very venomous.

It can sac itself on f7 in many variations followed by Nf3-e5 or even Qd5

Here is another example

Trap 2 - The undefended Piece

Another example of how the activity and fluid development of pieces is just too strong

You may have realised that leaving pieces unprotected, Diagonals Open White can end the game immediately. So, whats the antidote?

I will show it to you after trap 3

Trap 3 - Defend it twice

Bxf7+ strikes again!

Oh yes! you may think we need to control the e5 square to avoid such breaks in the center

Maybe you will change your opinion after this trap

Trap 4 - Central Explosion

Sweet! A 2 knight mate

You will be begging me to tell the real antidote

Okay one last trap before I reveal the Antidote

Easy advantage once again

Time to reveal the antidote!

The real idea of the Smith-Morra is fluid development

So we need to refuse the extra pawn

We can play 3.... d3! Giving white problems with his d3 Bishop ( He will take 4. Bxd3 obviously)

This is an example of the setup

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