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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center Formation

ECO B21 · 1,210 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 e5

44% White6% Draw50% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
cxd4	921	76.1%
Nf3	214	17.7%		Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit B21
Bc4	45	3.7%
f4	22	1.8%

A further 8 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. c3Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center Formation 3... e5

Other lines in this family

Smith-Morra GambitB21…22,773 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 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.