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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit

ECO B21 · 22,773 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3

50% White4% Draw46% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
dxc3	14,352	63.0%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted B21
d3	2,142	9.4%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation B21
Nf6	1,896	8.3%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation B21
Nc6	1,288	5.7%
d5	1,246	5.5%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation B21
e5	562	2.5%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center Formation B21
d6	419	1.8%
g6	404	1.8%
e6	343	1.5%
a6	45	0.2%
Qa5	27	0.1%
b6	11	0.0%

A further 38 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: Smith-Morra Gambit 3. c3

Other lines in this family

Smith-Morra Gambit AcceptedB21… 3... dxc314,352 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push VariationB21… 3... d32,142 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin FormationB21… 3... Nf61,968 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian FormationB21… 3... d51,345 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen FormationB21… 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a61,277 Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center FormationB21… 3... e51,210 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan FormationB21… 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a61,100 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen FormationB21… 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e61,003 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin DefenseB21… 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4948 Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB21… 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6840

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.