Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3
5 ... Bb4 Line




What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Najdorf Variation) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicili_115316520058364198.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-najdorf.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-najdorf_17.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_23.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Accelerated Fianchetto)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Keres Attack) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian.html
Chess: Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-smith-morra-gambit.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Richter
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian-richter.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Sveshnikov Variation)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Sozin Variation)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_30.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-dragon.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Löwenthal Variation)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_23.html

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 Nf3



2 ... e6



3 d4



3 ... cxd4



4 Nxd4



4 ... Nf6



4 ... Nc6

5 Nc3



5 ... Bb4



6 e5



6 Bd3 d5 (6 ... e5) 7 exd5 Nxd5.
6 Bd3 e5 7 Nf5 O-O 8 O-O Bxc3 9 bxc3 d5 10 Ng3.
6 Ndb5 O-O 7 a3 Bxc3+ 8 Nxc3 d5.
6 Bg5 Bxc3+ 7 bxc3 Qa5 8 Nb5 a6 9 Bxf6 gxf6
10 Nd6+ Ke7 11 Qd3.

6 ... Nd5



6 ... Ne4 7 Qg4.
6 ... Qc7 7 exf6 Bxc3+ 8 bxc3 Qxc3+ 9 Qd2 Qxa1
10 fxg7 Rg8 11 c3 Qb1 12 Bd3 Qb6.
6 ... Qa5 7 exf6 Bxc3+ 8 bxc3 Qxc3+ 9 Qd2 Qxa1
10 fxg7 Rg8 11 c3 Qb1 12 Bd3 Qb6.
6 ... Bxc3+ 7 bxc3 Nd5.

7 Qg4



7 Bd2 Nxc3 8 bxc3.
7 Bd2 Bxc3 8 bxc3.

7 ... O-O



7 ... Kf8
7 ... Nxc3 8 Qxg7 Rf8 9 a3.
7 ... g6
7 ... g5 Ndb5.
7 ... Qa5 8 Qxg7 Bxc3+ 9 Kd1.
7 ... Qa5 8 Qxg7 Rf8 9 Nb3 Bxc3+ 10 bxc3 Qxc3+
11 Bd2 Qxc2.

8 Bh6



8 Bd2
8 a3

8 ... g6



9 Bxf8



9 Qg3
9 Nde2

9 ... Qxf8



9 ... Kxf8?

10 Qg3



10 Nde2
10 a3

10 ... Qc5



10 ... Nc6

11 Nde2



11 a3

11 ... Nc6



By ChessCoach@care2.com




















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