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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense

ECO B21 · 948 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4

47% White6% Draw47% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
O-O	766	80.8%
Bd2	33	3.5%

A further 149 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, Pin Defense 6... Bb4

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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.