Opening name: Smith-Morra Gambit
Opening line: 1. e4 c5 2. d4
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 818 (27.17%)
Black: 1092 (36.27%)
Draws: 1101 (36.57%)
Smith-Morra Gambit
White offers a pawn for quicker development. Sometimes white puts in the move 2. Nf3 and decides by the reaction of black whether to enter the gambit.
Most popular responses
2...cxd4 (Smith-Morra Gambit) The gambit actually is offered by the next move 3. c3. Taking back with 3. Qxd4?! really isn't a promising option, since the queen will be pushed around, while black makes developing moves like Nc6. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (38066530 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 40
Score: +0.07
Best Move: cxd4
PV Line: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3
Historical games for Smith-Morra Gambit
| Game | Result | Year |
| Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2783) | 0-1 | 2017 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden (2618) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto (2656) vs Malakhov, Vladimir (2692) | 1/2-1/2 | 2009 |
| Naroditsky, D. (2616) vs Van Foreest, Jorden (2714) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Adams, Michael (2610) vs Anand, Viswanathan (2690) | 0-1 | 1992 |
| Pantsulaia, L. (2604) vs Jobava, Ba (2672) | 1/2-1/2 | 2016 |
| Shimanov, A. (2581) vs Matlakov, M. (2671) | 0-1 | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2587) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2651) | 1-0 | 2007 |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2587) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2651) | 0-1 | 2007 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru (2657) vs Postny, Evgeny (2570) | 1-0 | 2005 |