num_pages: 360
description: Chess players are offered a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at club level but can it be effective at grandmaster level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the worlds leading expert on the Morra Gambit and he shares all his secrets and many novelties in a lively witty style. The Morra leads to exciting gambit play so some players decline the offer with 3...Nf6  Esserman also shows how White can attack this cautious defense. Dont be afraid of the Sicilian  unleash Mayhem in the Morra!
language: English
title: Mayhem in the Morra
publisher: Quality Chess