smith morra traps

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sicilliandissecter

My 8-move mate in a morra game. check it out. any other smith morra games out there???Wink

e4 c5
2. d4 cxd4
3. c3 dxc3
4. Nxc3 e5
5. Nf3 Nc6
6. Bc4 Be7
7. Qd5 Nf6
8. Qxf7#
honorius

i don't think this is a real trap

Nf6 is an enormous blunder that loses the game at once

best for black I think is d6

anyway, it's good to know this line

pvmike

here is a game I played a while ago.

honorius

pvmike wrote:

here is a game I played a while ago.


your game remindes me of the Légal Trap in the Philidor Defense

pvmike

I never would have seen it if I didn't the Legal's Mate

GotGoose

I like this trap: