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Smith Morra Gambit

Smith Morra Gambit

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Originally posted by lucifuge
Yeah, I have played many games as Black accepting the pawn and going into the Morra proper. Even with some sound knowledge, you have to check every move for traps. One false move and it's all over. I find it quite scary as Black becuase its like facing a series of volleys from a great tennis player. But if you can weather the inital storm past middlegame, ...[text shortened]... ept the pawn without really getting up on the theory...many logical moves explode in your face.
Of course, if White plays the natural logical moves things can go wrong too...
Game 522138

This is actually a pretty good line against the Morra.

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Originally posted by Osse
Of course, if White plays the natural logical moves things can go wrong too...
Game 522138

This is actually a pretty good line against the Morra.
That is the trap counter-attack. 9. h3 is a big mistake. If you do find yourself in that position, you HAVE to play 9. g3.

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