The smith-morra has risen in popularity over the years, and for that reason, many players are looking for a refutation. This is it. 1. e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3. c3 <Nc6>

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and black is transposing into a favorable positional set up, with white having weak center pawns. 4. cxd4 d5, and white is given 2 choices, cxd5, or e5. look at the games below to see what happens.