Smith Morra Gambit Pt. 1

[niddrieboy]

could you stop saying ohm



[MilitaryMan006]

After Nc3 can't black just give up any ideas of continuing sicilian lines and play e5 after having snagged an extra pawn. That is what I would do if ever confronted by the Smith-Morra

[capitalistking]

Just a heads up, if you don't enjoy the library of Open Sicilian theory, you can try and see if you like the Alipin. Unlike most open Sicilians, this variation only has three or four key lines that are easy to learn.

[covladsean]

Enjoyed the video! I'm a beginner (know the rules & played a few games) but just getting used to the fact that there are "set plays" with all these names (gambits, sicilians etc) and after watching a few chess video's on here I've been trying different openings (on other beginners) they never seem to accept the gambit & if they decline then I'm just winging it from there... how do I improve my middle game??

[LW3KFK4]

Decent video. It would have been better without hearing a lot of "ah", or whatever it is that people say to fill a moment of silence when trying to think of what to say next.

[tufosanta]

at 2:34 e5 isnt a good option to expose the king?

[8thArmada]

@tufosanta

e5 is extremely good..

its one of the opening traps against the dragon.. if black is slow..

[othernevoice]

iam guessing you are about 1500 or 1600 max , your palying a much weaker opponont

[mzteriozchessnut]

this opening is one of my favorite gambit because it is anit-sicilian gambit

thanks for uploading this such videos!!

[CUB3FR34K]

yeah anti sicilian!

[ishcairn]

Couple of things...the Smith-Morra and many other gambits do quite well in tournament play. The Latvian Gambit, considered bad by pretty much everybody, has a respectable 34% win pct (17 pct draw) against 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 -- at Master level! Only two other lines score better, and I guarantee the other player knows them inside out. So when someone whines about gambits getting crushed in tourney play, they don't know what they're saying. Thanks a ton for posting my fav anti-sicilian weapon!!!

[BongBeastyPimp]

at sometime you should of played e5

its in theory and its a trap so i mean its really good

[alexvitah]

the smith morra gambit is a very violent method to combat the sicilian defense (the hardest challenge for the 1.e4 player)without entry on too much teory as 2.Nf3 (the variant that the black believe will white play), the black must be careful...

excellent video

[bomber1230]

you shouldve tried the trap where you win the queen :D

[yuberclone13]

can we characterized this gambit as an anti-sicilian gambit?

nice one..^^

[JoeyLieber]

you are talking out of your ass.

study some lines

MCO or something concrete, these gambits get absolutely crushed in competetive tournament play

[ecspade]

How nice of you to leave a comment.

I don't play the Smith Morra competitively. This is internet chess, where I toy with openings and learn.

And Alex Lenderman is 2400 and he plays Smith Morra often.

[tufosanta]

@ecspade lol u did the best answer possible! it was like a pure and clean "stfu noob u have no idea wtf ur talin about" but in polite words!

[mike454545454545]

Agreed. However it could be effective for blitz games. Also, he said he's 1400, for sure he needs to study some lines...The video was interesting. To make it better review the main lines and varations before recording :). Thanks.

[RAdamusNost]

@JoeyLieber yeah are you a moron? Lenderman plays this opening religiously, and if you didn't know, Lenderman is a GM now....and another note, one of Morphy's favorite openings was the Evans gambit, and Fischer often used the King's gambit...please don't speak if you have no idea what you're talking about

[copper4eva]

@JoeyLieber

Anand himself once played it. In fact his opponent decided not to take and instead went into a completely different line showing that he didn't want to get into the main line in the Smith Morra gambit.

[copper4eva]

@copper4eva

oh my bad Anand didn't play the other guy did my mistake but the smith morra gambit still isn't a bad opening at all I think.

[poprockssuck87]

You should have considered playing 7. e5 instead of 7.0-0. He can't take it. If he takes with the pawn, then after 8. Bxf7+ he loses his queen. If he takes with the bishop, then you can take the bishop and he can't take back because of the same tactic. There might be a line with Qa4 that I don't see, but it's worth considering.

[MAfr3ak]

omg i h8 playing against the morra gambit its soooo annoying

[dariyahoo]

In this game black chose an incoreect plan by placing his dark square bishop in g7 that bishop is necessary for the defense of the d6 pawn in all lines also a6 by black is necessary avoiding any Kn b5 ..in my personal opinion with an accurate defense by black andknowing the tricks of this opening he can defend succesfully and get to an endgame with an extra pawn

[Squelchbelch]

Also, after 1.e4...c5 2.d4...cxd4 3.c3...dxc3 4.Nxc3...d6 5.Bc4...Nf6 6.e5!

then 6...N(f)d7 white has the forcing line 7.e6!...fxe6 8.Bxe6...Nf6 9.Bb3...e6 10.Nf3...Be7 11.0-0...0-0 12.Ng5!...d5 13.Re1 & a wonderful position with which to base any number of attacking ideas.

[Squelchbelch]

Hi :) In your game 5.Bc4 is strongest, then if 5...Nf6 you have 6.e5! & black is already in serious trouble. A 1400 may play 6...dxe5?? which falls to 7.Bxf7+!! 1-0

6...Ng4 7.e6!...Ne5 8.exf7+...Nxf7 9.Bxf7+...Kxf7 10.Nf3 is very strong for white.

If you use this gambit you have to look at a few black defences & how to tackle them. Routinely playing Nf3, Bc4, 0-0, Qe2, Rd1 etc isn't always the best idea; often an early e4/e5 or Nc3/Nb5 can prove decisive.