Morra Gambit – Part 7

 
And finally we will examine the plan with the bishop fianchetto.
Sample Game # 7  
1.e4 c5 2. d4 cd 3. c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bc4

5…g6  
 Black is going to develop the bishop on the long diagonal h8-a1
6. Nf3 Nf6  
Prepares further castling, though this attempt has a defect. White could destroy this plan by the well-known [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 6

Sample game # 6
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.0-0 a6
Another attempt. Black prevents any business with the Nb5 attack.
8.Qe2!
This move is the part of the whole setup. The Queen is freeing the place for the King’s rook, which gets ready to start the pressure over the “d” file. 
8…Nf6?!  
A [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 5

Sample game # 4
Black could try to develop its Queenside bishop after a6 and b5.
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 a6
Black is intending b5 and Bb7, nevertheless white continues in the same style and develops its bishop to the best square.
5.Bc4! b5??

But black is oblivious to the white’s threat. After the standard 6.Bxf7+ black is losing:
6.Bxf7+ [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 4

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cd 3.c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.e5!
 
 7…de 8. Qd8!  
So.. With no better choice the Queen has to be captured with the knight.
B.) 8… Nd8
 Now white could capture the pawn after 9.Ne5, the nice mobilization allows even more powerful aims.  
9. Nb5!   

White intends Nc7 winning the full rook. Black suddenly has [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 3

Sample game #3
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cd 3.c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3
So. as we saw in the game 2 black can’t activate the bishop at once but what’s wrong with
6… Nf6!?  
 With the previous 5… Nc6 black was setting control over the important e5 square. Furthermore black is planning to bring the bishop on [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 2

Sample game #2  
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cd 3.c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5.Bc4
No doubt then that
 5…Nc6
 is much better continuance then 5.. Nf6.
6. Nf3
 White completes his development and prepares  short castling.
 
At this moment black doesn’t wish to lock the bishop c8 – so what’s wrong with the attempt of pinning white’s knight after
6… Bg4?
Therefore 6… Bg4 could [...]

Morra Gambit – Part 1

We will start from building the good attacking system against the Sicilian defense.
 
The Morra gambit is the very powerful weapon! The critical position has arisen after
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cd 3.c3!
White is offering the pawn sacrifice for development advantage and to open the “d” and “c” files.Let’s take a look what benefits white could obtain after
3.dc 4. [...]