Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Smith-Morra Gambit › Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Smith-Morra Gambit B21
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Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B21, Semi-Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. f4, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B21
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
153,930 games · White 48.0% / Draw 3.2% / Black 48.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 93,920 | |
| d5 | 14,927 | |
| e6 | 13,031 | |
| d6 | 12,696 | |
| e5 | 5,966 | |
| g6 | 5,855 | |
| Nf6 | 3,104 | |
| a6 | 1,723 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:07:30
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