The Swashbuckling Smith-Morra Gambit by Tanmay Srinath (MP4)

And long-time chess analyst and hardened correspondence player Tanmay Srinath is bringing together all these cutting edge lines to you in a comprehensive anti-Sicilian repertoire: The Swashbuckling Smith-Morra Gambit.

This repertoire isn’t a bag of cheap opening traps – although you will get your fair share of quick wins if Black isn’t careful. Instead, you’ll focus on long-term positional compensation for the pawn(s) you give up where Black faces an excruciating uphill defensive task.

With a variety of swashbuckling plans available, you’ll be well equipped to handle any try Black can muster. And 9 lines out of 10, you’ll have their eyes widening in disbelief. Check out this typical position, for example:

Black just played …f6 threatening White’s knight. But why move it to safety when you can just rip open the f-file and make an attacking highway on Black’s king? A few moves later, and so it is!

And this type of line is typical for the repertoire! Maybe it looks crazy, but these lines are engine-checked and ready to rock. Hey, who doesn’t want to play like Leela Chess Zero?

Don’t Memorize Tricks – Memorize Winning Plans

But just because you’ll be learning some cutting-edge lines doesn’t mean you’ll have to memorize this repertoire like a computer. This course is organized perfectly for learning not just move orders, but ideas and plans that will guide you in any swashbuckling situation.

In addition to a Quickstarter Guide showing you the need-to-know lines to start playing right away, you’ll get a dedicated chapter on Thematic Plans and Structures, explaining the core ideas at play and how you can vary your play appropriately in a given situation. Learn these, and you can confidently take on any deviation from the theory.

But the author has you covered with plenty of trainable lines too – more than enough, as he explains – so you have the ultimate Smith-Morra reference at your fingertips.

Put that together with 20 model games, detailed video presentations by Tanmay himself, and the cutting edge lines in the theory chapters, and you’ll be ready to sink the Sicilian anytime 1…c5 appears on the board.