Smith-Morra Gambit: Chess Ideas and Model Games!!

Chess Opening:
Sicilian Defense - Smith-Morra Gambit:
1.e4 c5
2.d4 cxd4
3.c3 dxc3
4.Nxc3 Nc6
5.Nf3
0:00 Intro
2:58 5...e6
9:13 5...g6
12:55 5...d6
Chess International Master and FIDE Senior Trainer, Miodrag Perunovic.
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Just wanted to say thank you for this video. The knight sacrifice on d5 after O-O and Qe2 was the only thing I remembered when I tried Smith-Morra today in a blitz game. To be honest, it wasn't clean and I got lucky, but the move completely exploded the position and led my opponent to self destruction. He even accused me of engine usage. A very high praise, I think. The d5 sacrifice idea is awesome. I'm a fan now. All thanks to this video.

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Happy birthday big mio, and happy to see my favorite opening once again.

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Brilliant video. It just shows you how devastating the best gambits are.

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Great Video 🎉

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Happy Birthday Mio!! Sorry my delay 😀 God bless you every single day 🙏🙏🙏 Great lecture, I used to play this gambit when I was young, now is the time to revival these days 🔥 Thanks, cheers 🍻🇧🇷

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Awesome examples

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Happy Birthday Mio🥳

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Thank you my dearest! 😘🥰😍❤️

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Such a great gift from you to us, on your birthday!

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Happy B'day Mio, thanks for the content !

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You are a very talented instructor. Thank you for all you do.

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Thanks 🙏

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Adding this one straight to my favorites list

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Happy birthday 🎂, Awesome video!!!👍👍👍

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Happy belated birthday, Mio🎉 As always a very instructional video. Keep up the great work :)

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Thanks Hakan, you’re the best!

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Happy birthday Mio!!! there goes another opening for me to digest 😁💪

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Thanks for this video.

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Love all your videos.

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Thanks buddy! 👍

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Awesome! Hope you had an great birthday.

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Many happy returns and enjoy your birthday Big Mio!!! 🎉 🎂

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Thanks Mark 🎉🥳 Keep following the channel and i should bring more of exciting main lines soon!

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Very good games, thanks!

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Srećan rođendan, Bučeru, sve najbolje!! :))

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[@Knightmare_chess]

one of the best content ... really helpful

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Thank you 🙏

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Happy Birthday BigMio!

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Thanks Theo for everything ❤️

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Great games, very inspiring!

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Thanks for the amazing content, you're a great teacher !

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Thank you Axel! 👍

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@@MiodragPerunovicOfficial Thank you for taking the time to reply, have a great day !

[@lorenzozanetti9058]

Happy birthday Miodrag and thanks for this video the Morra is one of my favorite! Actually I experience some difficulties with the decline after 3...Nf6 and take a look with the sideline 4.e5...Nd5.5.Qxd4

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Happy Birthday!

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Happy birthday 🎂

[@RedGaming23]

Yes!! Love this, but I find a lot of the same model games on KZbin. Perhaps you could record some more smith Morra rapid/blitz games?

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

You can find a session of 7-8-9 Blitz games of mine in Smith Morra somewhere on the channel. I will record more though!

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Happy birthday!

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Thanks Luis 🥃

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Sir, happy birthday.

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Happy Bday! Can we get some insider on ur next chessable adventures? I remember u were doing Nahkmanson but is there any other projects

[@MiodragPerunovicOfficial]

Around 20th of July Bishop’s opening will be out! Get ready for amazing analysis with text and explanation after, believe it or not, every move!

[@adamanonymous6885]

Love all your videos Mio, but I'm a bit confused at 14:20, where you say "of course, they cannot take with king" - it seems to me that they very much can, and the engine actually gives that as their best move. What's your secret tech for dealing with king takes?

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Happy birthday Mio, have you considered becoming a GM?

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sir can you make videos on haxo gambit in scotch where blacks takes on c3 please

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Nije realnon i nisi korektan! Sledeci put mora da se javis na casicu razgovora 🥃 ili partiju 😉

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[@anthonygross1963]

I’m a new subscriber and didn’t watch the Morra games in order. Do you still play it or do you believe the d6, a6, qc7, b8 lines are refutation? Or do you have lines you don’t want to show for white for secretive reasons?

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I do play it occasionally and its good for White, gives interesting game 😀

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I support Italy 🇮🇹, simply I like their way of playing! Apart from them, North Macedonia 🇲🇰 😉

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Happy Birthday, do you have an "immortal" game you played yourself? :)

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I do, will publish it out in some of the next videos

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Audio unbalanced or just me? Left ear feels lonely

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Zajecarsko pivo is my suggestion for you 🍺

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