Maybe try a chessable course. I think they might have some on the Smith morra and other anti Sicilians
what is the best book for the smith morra gambit?
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The best book is... a data base.
Mayhem in the Morra! by Marc Esserman is a book I've seen recommended by people like Eric Rosen and Danya Naroditsky as an in-depth and comprehensive look on the Smith-Morra. It's something I wanted to pick up at some point myself, and it does have a chessable course based on it too.
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Yes indeed.
This is the state of the art: a perfect game from ICCF correspondence
The Modern Morra Gambit , 2nd Ed., by Hannes Langrock
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Morra-Gambit-Dynamic-Sicilian/dp/1936490307/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SFC8SMS31OG&keywords=morra+gambit&qid=1659082901&s=books&sprefix=morra+gambit%2Cstripbooks%2C154&sr=1-1
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Optimissed wrote:
chrisbuczy wrote:
i have played D4 this whole time and i want to transition to e4 but, i want to have a weapon against the secilian (the smith morra) and i was wondering what book i should read. I own Winning with the smith morra gambit by graham burgess and i own mayhem in the morra. If you have any other books i should read please suggest them.
Be warned that the Smith Morra leaves black better if black knows how to play it. Some think it's a forced win for black but the reality is that white has to fight hard for a draw and in doing so, might win.
I learned it from Smith's book years ago but the losing lines for white weren't discovered.
Looking forward to how you would improve Black's play in the game shared at https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/what-is-the-best-book-for-the-smith-morra-gambit#comment-71400623
i have played D4 this whole time and i want to transition to e4 but, i want to have a weapon against the secilian (the smith morra) and i was wondering what book i should read. I own Winning with the smith morra gambit by graham burgess and i own mayhem in the morra. If you have any other books i should read please suggest them.