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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation

ECO B21 · 185 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6

38% White8% Draw54% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Qe2	71	38.4%
e5	20	10.8%
h3	18	9.7%
Bf4	15	8.1%

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. d4 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit 3. c3 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 3... dxc3Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation 7... Nf6

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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.