Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred

ECO: B40Semi-Open Games1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3

no master games reached this exact line · estimated data

How it's played

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About the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred

The Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred is a line of the Sicilian Defense, catalogued under ECO code B40 in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Sicilian Defense has 391 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

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