Smith Ken, Wall Bill. Smith-Morra Accepted: A Game Collection

Chess Enterprises, 1992. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-22-3.Chess openings have frequently been named after particular players or opening analysts. The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3) is an
example of an opening which has had a number of names, and a contributing factor has been the definition of it, considering move order and transpositions. The following survey briefly explains why each name has been given to this opening.Morphy Gambit. This name is understandab ly obsolete. When he was in France in 1858, Paul Morphy (1837-1884) did play the c2-c3 "sacrifice" but it was in situations in which he recovered the pawn right away: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Bc5 7.Nxe5 (Morphy-Preti, France 1858) and 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.c3 d6 6.Qb3 dxc3 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Nxc3 (Morphy-Journoud, France 1858). Morphy's c2-c3 reacted to a specific move, e7-e5, which weakened d5 and the a2-g8 diagonal.