blitz morra

I think this was to be a good game. Only I lost on time.

[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2007.8.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "raw"]
[Black "adam warlock"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e2-e4 c7-c5 2. d2-d4 c5xd4 3. c2-c3 d4xc3 4. Nb1xc3 e7-e6 5. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 6. Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 7. Qd1-e2 Bf8-e7 8. O-O a7-a6 9. Rf1-d1 O-O 10. Bc1-f4 d7-d6 11. Ra1-c1 e6-e5 12. Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 13. Bf4xe5 Qd8-c7 14. Be5-f4 Bc8-g4 15. f2-f3 Bg4-e6 16. Bc4xe6 f7xe6 17. Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 18. Rc1xc7 Nd5xc7 19. Bf4xd6 Be7xd6 20. Rd1xd6 1-0

Originally posted by adam warlock
I think this was to be a good game. Only I lost on time.

[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2007.8.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "raw"]
[Black "adam warlock"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e2-e4 c7-c5 2. d2-d4 c5xd4 3. c2-c3 d4xc3 4. Nb1xc3 e7-e6 5. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 6. Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 7. Qd1-e2 Bf8-e7 8. O-O a7-a6 9. Rf1-d1 O-O 10. Bc1-f4 ...[text shortened]... Bc4xe6 f7xe6 17. Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 18. Rc1xc7 Nd5xc7 19. Bf4xd6 Be7xd6 20. Rd1xd6 1-0

Just in case you come up against it again, try playing 11...b5 as you did the groundwork with ...a6 earlier.
...e5 is generally a very bad idea for black in the Morra, unless you are prepared for incredibly sharp play & are familiar with the lines.

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Just in case you come up against it again, try playing 11...b5 as you did the groundwork with ...a6 earlier.
...e5 is generally a very bad idea for black in the Morra, unless you are prepared for incredibly sharp play & are familiar with the lines.

Thanks!

I have a book by an IM called "how to beat the smith-morra gambit". I still remamber the 6... a6 bit even though in this game it came late, but I don't really remember the rest of the lines. I Have to look at it again.

I love to play against the Smith-Morra but I really have to brush up on it.