Masterclass of Smith-Morra Gambit
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1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Bxc3+
8. Bxc3 f6 9. e5 a6 10. Nh4 fxe5 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Nxg6 Nf6 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Nxe5
Ne4 15. Qh5+ Ke7 16. Bb4+ d6 17. Qf7# 1-0
8. Bxc3 f6 9. e5 a6 10. Nh4 fxe5 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Nxg6 Nf6 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Nxe5
Ne4 15. Qh5+ Ke7 16. Bb4+ d6 17. Qf7# 1-0
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What does white has to show for a couple of pawns?
Black will park the knight at the excellent c5 square, where it cannot be attacked by pawns, and develop like ...b6, ...Bb7 etc. with a virtually winning position. The "double pawn Morra gambit" is just crap.
pfren wrote:
What does white has to show for a couple of pawns?
Black will park the knight at the excellent c5 square, where it cannot be attacked by pawns, and develop like ...b6, ...Bb7 etc. with a virtually winning position. The "double pawn Morra gambit" is just crap.
What a great square indeed, c5.
While I can see from a higher level of chess why you would be apposed to smith morra and I assume the danish gambit as well but do you have any other more sound gambit liners which have an edge of danger to them
Maybe the black player in the game did not see 6. ... Na6 7. BxN Qa5+
Nov 20, 2019
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#9
The Morra can not be played as a Danish. Black's e pawn stops any such ideas. Naturally 4. Nc3 is required and is equal.
Nov 20, 2019
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#10
Masters do not play the Morra. Why? Not because of 3 ... dxc3 but 3. ... Nf6 gives Black the best winning chances. Hence, Masters avoid walking into the Alapin as White. It is the lower rated players who believe the myth of accepting the pawn refutes the Gambit, much to the delight of Morra players.
Optimissed έγραψε:
It's wrong from first principles if black can sacrifice a piece for a pawn and get a better ending, so white would probably have to chop the knight on a6 to prevent black from being able to achieve that kind of ending. Then white would probably have to castle k-side AND advance the k-side pawns against black's king, which black can leave on e8 in any case. I'd rather be black, for sure.
7.Bxa6 is a no-go because of 7...Qa5+ and ...Qxa6, and now white even has trouble castling without allowing a queen swap.
#18 I said that (#14) but ghosty was busy singing lou reed, rolling stones and who knows what else all over the thread.
Any opening is playable at the rating level you are at which is below master level but above some posters
