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Annotated by raskerino (1841): This is the first game in a series on the delightfully aggresive Smith-Morra gambit. Black's king is frequently stuck in the middle if he makes any innaccuracy and white's pieces will flood forward. This is the first game in a series on the delightfully aggresive Smith-Morra gambit. Black's king is frequently stuck in the middle if he makes any innaccuracy and white's pieces will flood forward. … |
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Annotated by dylam (1200): not so popular gambit. it opens the center quickly but it leeds to a wild game with chances on both sides. white gained an open space, a solid center and a quick piece developement. will it last? wants Rd1 and e5. does black see the threat? I don't think so. Bf4 and e5 are very powerful for white. ? misses the tactical blow. 11. Bxf7! with Ng5 later on. of course. demolishes… |
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Annotated by moppa (1200): So this is a game I faced the Morra Gambit, against which I had had very poor score in Blitz games. People don't play it too often here, since altough it is full of traps and zaps for black and gives him lot to think about, it is most probably a little unsound. This is the Gambit. White gets a tempo, open lines and space advantage for the price of pawn. Accepting the gambit is the most… |
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Annotated by raskerino (1841): This is a second game in the Smith-Morra, white (me) plays quite aggresively, then misses a very strong move that causes the game to extend to 26 moves. I think the game shows a nice way of marching forward with threats based on black's weaknesses. A reasonable move, though I've never played against it before. I don't have a high opinion as one of white's normal plans is queenside… |
