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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Chicago Defense
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Chicago Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code B21 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. O-O a6.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B21
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 14
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