Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Smith-Morra Gambit › Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit › Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Smith-Morra Gambit B21
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit B21
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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B21 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 begins with 6 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Dubois Variation.
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- ECO code
- B21
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
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