London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1994. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-7384-3. This Smith-Morra gambit has always been a favorite with players of all levels who want to attack against the Sicilian Defence. By giving up a pawn, White creates a whirlwind initiative which in practice has swept away even some of the most experienced players.
Publisher: Quadrant Marketing Ltd. Publication Year: 1991. Page Number: 55. ISBN: 187271000X. Over the years the sequence beginning 1e4 c5 2 d4 cd 3 c3 has been known variously as the "Morphy". "Fleissig", "Rivadavia" or "Matulovic" Gambit. Nowadays the opening is usually associated with Pierre Morra (1900-1969), its French advocate of the 1940s, and Ken Smith, the Texan...
Publisher: Quadrant Marketing Ltd. Publication Year: 1991. Page Number: 55. ISBN: 187271000X. The Smith-Morra Gambit is one of the most vigorous and unexplored systems against the Sicilian Defence. It is an ideal choice for enterprising players with attacking flair eager to side-step the opponent's preparation and take an early initiative. Morphy, Tal, Fischer, and Capablanca...
London: Quadrant Marketing, 1990. - 49 p. ISBN: 1-872710-00-X. The Smith-Morra Gambit is one of the most vigorous and unexplored systems against the Sicilian Defence. It is an ideal choice for enterprising players with attacking flair eager to side-step the opponent's preparation and take an early initiative. Morphy, Tal, Fischer, and Capablanca number among the players who...
Glasgow, UK: Quality Chess, 2012. — 360 p. A voluminous and high-quality monograph by Mark Esserman (USA) on the Morra Gambit in the Sicilian Defense has gained popularity in the chess West. Included are sample games from the practice of masters and grandmasters. Various options for accepting and refusing the gambit are considered. For highly skilled chess players.
Quality Chess, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1-907982-20-0. Chess players are offered a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at the club level, but can it be effective at the grandmaster level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the world’s...
Quality Chess, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1-907982-20-0. Chess players are offered a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at the club level, but can it be effective at the grandmaster level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the world’s...
Quality Chess, 2012, 362 pg, ISBN: 978- 1 -907982-20-0. Chess players are offered a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at club level, but can it be effective at grandmaster level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the world's...
Quality Chess, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1-907982-20-0. Chess players are offered a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at the club level, but can it be effective at the grandmaster level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the world’s...
London: BT Batsford Ltd., 1981. — 150 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-2188-6. One of the first books to thoroughly address the ideas and sequels in the Morra-Smith Gambit in Sicilian Defense.
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1984-NoOCR. — 97 p. Le plus grand défi de l'ouverture à 1. e4 joueurs est de savoir quoi faire contre les La Défense Sicilienne 1... c5. Dans le jeu d'échecs moderne, ce déménagement a le meilleur album de Black du premier coup choix de. Donc, ce que le blanc est à faire: 2. Cf3, 2. Nc3, 2. c3, 2. f4, ou peut-être...? Le choix est énorme, et je comprends...
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1984-NoOCR. — 97 p. Le plus grand défi de l'ouverture à 1. e4 joueurs est de savoir quoi faire contre les La Défense Sicilienne 1... c5. Dans le jeu d'échecs moderne, ce déménagement a le meilleur album de Black du premier coup choix de. Donc, ce que le blanc est à faire: 2. Cf3, 2. Nc3, 2. c3, 2. f4, ou peut-être...? Le choix est énorme, et je comprends...
CyberCafes, LLC., 2007. — 14 p. Is 1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 a winning weapon for White? Hannes Langrock thinks so. His book The Modern Morra Gambit: A Dynamic Weapon Against the Sicilian (Russell Enterprises, 2006) has created quite a stir in the past year or so. I am not so sure whether it would work in correspondence play, but I am certainly considering giving it a whirl in...
CyberCafes, LLC., 2007. — 14 p. Is 1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 a winning weapon for White? Hannes Langrock thinks so. His book The Modern Morra Gambit: A Dynamic Weapon Against the Sicilian (Russell Enterprises, 2006) has created quite a stir in the past year or so. I am not so sure whether it would work in correspondence play, but I am certainly considering giving it a whirl in...
MyChessSite, 2003. — 22 p. The biggest opening challenge to 1. e4 players is what to do against the Sicilian Defence 1... c5. In modern chess this move has the best record of Black's first move choices. So what white is to do: 2. Nf3, 2. Nc3, 2. c3, 2. f4, or maybe...? The selection is huge, and I understand the chessplayers who have switched from 1. e4 to 1. d4. openings. Very...
Material MyChessSite, 2003. - 22 p. The biggest opening challenge to 1. e4 players is what to do against the Sicilian Defence 1... c5. In modern chess this move has the best record of Black's first move choices. So what white is to do: 2. Nf3, 2. Nc3, 2. c3, 2. f4, or maybe...? The selection is huge, and I understand the chessplayers who have switched from 1. e4 to 1. d4....
Russell Enterprises, 2006. — 334 p. — ISBN: 1-888690-32-1. Attack the Sicilian Defense aggressively with the Morra Gambit. Starting with 1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3, it is well suited for players striving for tactical and uncompromising play, as White’s better development often leads to a dangerous initiative. Further, traditional Sicilian players may be taken by surprise and...
Russell Enterprises, 2006. — 334 p. — ISBN: 1-888690-32-1. Attack the Sicilian Defense aggressively with the Morra Gambit. Starting with 1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3, it is well suited for players striving for tactical and uncompromising play, as White’s better development often leads to a dangerous initiative. Further, traditional Sicilian players may be taken by surprise and...
2nd edition. — Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2011. — 322 p. — ISBN: 978-1-936490-30-1. The Dynamic Morra Uncompromising Aggression versus the Sicilian When the first edition appeared more than five years ago, FM Hannes Langrock’s groundbreaking work breathed new life into a gambit that conventional wisdom viewed as no more than a nuisance for Black. A nuisance?! Au contraire! As...
2nd edition. — Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2011. — 322 p. — ISBN: 978-1-936490-30-1. The Dynamic Morra Uncompromising Aggression versus the Sicilian When the first edition appeared more than five years ago, FM Hannes Langrock’s groundbreaking work breathed new life into a gambit that conventional wisdom viewed as no more than a nuisance for Black. A nuisance?! Au contraire! As...
IChess.net, 2019. The Smith-Morra Gambit – Smash the Sicilian Defense in Style! If you’re fed up with playing against booked-up Sicilian players, GM Larry Christiansen has the perfect antidote: the Smith-Morra Gambit. With 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3, White willingly gives up a pawn to develop a second knight and open the c-file. After just a few moves, White has developed both...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Jul 08, 2019. Too many Sicilian games with the Black pieces have been lost to the dubious but lethal Smith-Morra Gambit (1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3!?). Too many. But this tragedy of chess no longer needs to happen because Logozar, the "Mozart of Chessable", is here to save the day. Our favorite community author has returned with another...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Jul 08, 2019. Too many Sicilian games with the Black pieces have been lost to the dubious but lethal Smith-Morra Gambit (1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3!?). Too many. But this tragedy of chess no longer needs to happen because Logozar, the "Mozart of Chessable", is here to save the day. Our favorite community author has returned with another...
Caissa Chess Books, 2000. — 336 p. "This book was not just written for experts. Even beginners can profit from this, as I have also documented obvious things (here I must excuse myself to the professionals ). Additionally this book contains a plethora of interesting novelties even for better players (here I must excuse myself to the amateurs because of the complexity of some...
Caissa Chess Books, Kecskemet 2000. 336 p. English language. "This book was not just written for experts. Even beginners can profit from this, as I have also documented obvious things (here I must excuse myself to the professionals ). Additionally this book contains a plethora of interesting novelties even for better players (here I must excuse myself to the amateurs because of...
Chessbase, 2018. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-673-2. The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4!) is a great attacking weapon against the popular Sicilian Defence. On move two White sacrifices a pawn for fast development and good attacking chances, and Black can easily fall into one of the many devious opening traps. With this gambit in your opening arsenal you are highly unpredictable and...
Chessbase, 2018. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-673-2. The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4!) is a great attacking weapon against the popular Sicilian Defence. On move two White sacrifices a pawn for fast development and good attacking chances, and Black can easily fall into one of the many devious opening traps. With this gambit in your opening arsenal, you are highly unpredictable and...
Publication details not specified. — 2007. — 32 p. The Smith-Morra Gambit against the Sicilian Defense (1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 Nxc3!?) is perhaps not common in grandmaster chess, but at club level it can be a very potent attacking weapon. The gambit is named after two players, Pierre Morra from France (1900-1969) and Ken Smith (1930-1999) of the Dallas Chess Club, who...
Publication details not specified. — 2007. — 32 p. The Smith-Morra Gambit against the Sicilian Defense (1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 Nxc3!?) is perhaps not common in grandmaster chess, but at club level it can be a very potent attacking weapon. The gambit is named after two players, Pierre Morra from France (1900-1969) and Ken Smith (1930-1999) of the Dallas Chess Club, who...
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...
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...
Coraopolis: Chess Enterprises, 1993. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-25-8. This is a companion volume to the authors' Smith-Morra Accepted, in which they bring to the public their private collection of 400 games involving the decline of the Smith-Morra Gambit in the Sicilian Defense. Grandmaster Larry Evans points out in his introduction that declining the gambit is not the correct...
Coraopolis: Chess Enterprises, 1993. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-25-8. This is a companion volume to the authors' Smith-Morra Accepted, in which they bring to the public their private collection of 400 games involving the decline of the Smith-Morra Gambit in the Sicilian Defense. Grandmaster Larry Evans points out in his introduction that declining the gambit is not the correct...
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1993. — 113 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-33-9. The material in this book is well researched and analyzed. In addition to providing a well selected, although limited bibliography, Mr. Taylor thoroughly analyzes all 12 games selected to provide the reader with a clear historical perspective and easy to understand theoretical overview. All the...
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1993. — 57 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-33-9. The material in this book is well researched and analyzed. In addition to providing a well selected, although limited bibliography, Mr. Taylor thoroughly analyzes all 12 games selected to provide the reader with a clear historical perspective and easy to understand theoretical overview. All the...
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