Timeline for How to best respond to an early black Qa5 in the Smith-Morra gambit?
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| Apr 13, 2013 at 0:02 | comment | added | flicflac | I actually did think about that situation myself too Douglas, thanks for bringing it up. If he plays Nf6, I would respond Qe2 to defend the e4 pawn. Considering that the queen usually goes to e2 anyways in normal Morra Gambit positions, I think that is a reasonable way to defend the e-pawn without giving any concessions. | |
| Apr 12, 2013 at 13:24 | comment | added | Douglas S. Stones |
Hmm... it seems a bit awkward for white after 4...Nc6 5.Bc4 Nf6 hitting the e-pawn, and white can't use the typical e5 since the queen guards that square too. Maybe 5.Bd3 followed by 6.O-O after which black is forced to take the pawn. In this situation black's queen is oddly placed, but maybe so is white's bishop.
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| Apr 8, 2013 at 6:17 | history | answered | flicflac | CC BY-SA 3.0 |