600Your bandD at 600
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 48.3% for White across 435 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
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Sicilian DefenseSmith-Morra Gambit Accepted
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 48.3%51.3%51.3%51.4%
- Band 600, n = 435Band 1000, n = 8,717Band 1400, n = 16,695Band 1800, n = 70,598
- Blunder rate
- pending31.8%24.1%23.4%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- DBBA
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 48.3% | 3.7% | 48.1% | - | - | 435 | D |
| 1000 | 51.3% | 2.6% | 46.1% | 31.8% | ply 7.8 | 8,717 | B |
| 1400 | 51.3% | 2.7% | 46.0% | 24.1% | ply 7.6 | 16,695 | B |
| 1800 | 51.4% | 3.6% | 44.9% | 23.4% | ply 7.7 | 70,598 | A |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 31.8%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 51.3% for White across 8,717 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 31.8% include an early material blunder (22 games at 1000).
1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 24.1%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 51.3% for White across 16,695 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 24.1% include an early material blunder (29 games at 1400).
1800Your bandA at 1800Blunder rate 23.4%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 51.4% for White across 70,598 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 23.4% include an early material blunder (141 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
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Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian Variation
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Qc7
0.0% of games at 600, n = 10.0% of games at 1000, n = 450.0% of games at 1400, n = 880.0% of games at 1800, n = 599
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 48.3% for White across 435 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
At 1000, the Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted scores 51.3% for White across 8,717 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 31.8% include an early material blunder (22 games at 1000).
The Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted (B21) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3.