Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred
ECO B40 · 1,777 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| dxc3 | 878 | 49.4% | | |
| Nf6 | 181 | 10.2% | | |
| Nc6 | 144 | 8.1% | | |
| d5 | 135 | 7.6% | | |
| a6 | 130 | 7.3% | | |
| d3 | 123 | 6.9% | | |
A further 186 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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French Variation, OpenB40…30,978Taimanov VariationB44… 4. Nxd4 Nc614,319Kan VariationB41… 4. Nxd4 a610,340Taimanov VariationB45… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc39,852Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc36,578Four Knights VariationB45… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962French Variation, NormalB40… 4. Nxd4 Nf65,761Taimanov VariationB46… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a63,319Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti VariationB41… 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c42,028Scheveningen VariationB80… 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d61,967
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.