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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense

ECO B21 · 840 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6

51% White4% Draw45% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Bc4	768	91.4%
e5	10	1.2%

A further 62 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, Fianchetto Defense 5... g6

Other lines in this family

Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen FormationB21… 5... e6 6. Bc4 a61,277 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen FormationB21… 5... d6 6. Bc4 e61,003 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin DefenseB21… 5... e6 6. Bc4 Bb4948 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical FormationB21… 5... d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6185 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB21… 5... d6 6. Bc4 g6123 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Morphy DefenseB21… 5... e6 6. Bc4 Bc595 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian VariationB21… 5... e6 6. Bc4 Qc780 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan FormationB21… 4... e6 5. Nf3 a61,100 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB21… 4... g6794 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB21… 4... d6 5. Nf3 g6106

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.