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Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit

ECO B21 · 4,679 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3

47% White5% Draw48% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nc6	2,768	59.2%		Sicilian Defense: Open B32
d6	483	10.3%		Sicilian Defense B50
e6	351	7.5%		Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open B40
e5	349	7.5%
Nf6	224	4.8%
g6	180	3.8%
d5	115	2.5%
a6	78	1.7%
d3	70	1.5%

A further 61 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 2. d4Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit 3. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek GambitB21… 3... e5 4. c3367 Smith-Morra GambitB21… 3. c322,773 Smith-Morra Gambit AcceptedB21… 3. c3 dxc314,352 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push VariationB21… 3. c3 d32,142 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin FormationB21… 3. c3 Nf61,968 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian FormationB21… 3. c3 d51,345 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen FormationB21… 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a61,277 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center FormationB21… 3. c3 e51,210 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan FormationB21… 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a61,100 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen FormationB21… 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e61,003

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.