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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan Formation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan Formation 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.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 a6.
The line refines Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B21
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
648,936 games · White 49.5% / Draw 3.8% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 497,353 | |
| Bd3 | 34,059 | |
| Bf4 | 33,795 | |
| a4 | 27,177 | |
| Be2 | 21,430 | |
| e5 | 12,287 | |
| a3 | 8,865 | |
| Be3 | 5,975 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:13:40
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