Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › French Variation › Open › Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- French Variation B40
- Open B40
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred B40 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred is a gambit, classified under ECO code B40 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.
The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B40
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
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