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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit

ECO B21 · 41,749 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4

49% White4% Draw47% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
cxd4	36,061	86.4%
e6	2,145	5.1%		French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense C00
Nc6	1,981	4.7%
d6	915	2.2%
g6	215	0.5%
d5	94	0.2%
b6	77	0.2%
a6	70	0.2%
c4	49	0.1%
Nf6	33	0.1%
e5	13	0.0%

A further 96 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 2. d4

Other lines in this family

Smith-Morra GambitB21… 2... cxd4 3. c322,773 Smith-Morra Gambit AcceptedB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 dxc314,352 Morphy GambitB21… 2... cxd4 3. Nf34,679 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push VariationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 d32,142 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 Nf61,968 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 d51,345 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a61,277 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 e51,210 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a61,100 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen FormationB21… 2... cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e61,003

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