Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Taimanov Variation) Part I

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Bb4
6 Ndb5 Nf6 7 a3 Bxc3+ 8 Nxc3 d5 9 exd5 exd5
10 Bd3 O-O 11 O-O d4 12 Ne2 Bg4 13 Bg5 Qd6
14 Re1 Rfe8 15 Qd2 Bxe2 16 Rxe2 Rxe2 17 Qxe2
17 ... Re8 18 Qf3 Ne5 19 Qf4 Qb6 20 Bxf6
20 ... Nxd3 21 Qg3 Qxf6 22 Qxd3 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Taimanov Variation) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115742101825182503.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Taimanov Variation) Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115742676570377937.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Taimanov Variation) Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115742970494717413.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Taimanov Variation) Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_05.html

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 Nf3



2 ... e6



3 d4



3 ... cxd4



4 Nxd4



4 ... Nc6



4 ... Nf6

5 Nc3



5 ... Bb4



6 Ndb5



6 Nxc6

6 ... Nf6



6 ... a6

7 a3



7 Bf4
7 Bg5
7 Nd6+

7 ... Bxc3+



8 Nxc3



8 ... d5



9 exd5



9 Bd3

9 ... exd5



9 ... Nxd5

10 Bd3



10 Bg5

10 ... O-O



10 ... d4
10 ... h6
10 ... Bg4

11 O-O



11 Bf4

11 ... d4



11 ... Bg4
11 ... h6
11 ... a6

12 Ne2



12 Ne4

12 ... Bg4



12 ... Qd5
12 ... Re8
12 ... h6
12 ... Qd6

13 Bg5



13 f3
13 h3
13 b4
13 Re1
13 Bf4

13 ... Qd6



13 ... Re8
13 ... Ne5
13 ... h6

14 Re1



14 Qd2
14 f3

14 ... Rfe8



14 ... Rad8
14 ... h6

15 Qd2



15 Bh4
15 f3
15 Rc1

15 ... Bxe2



16 Rxe2



16 Bf4

16 ... Rxe2



17 Qxe2



17 Bxe2

17 ... Re8



18 Qf3



18 Qd2

18 ... Ne5



19 Qf4



19 Qg3

19 ... Qb6



19 ... Nfd7
19 ... h6
19 ... Nfg4

20 Bxf6



20 ... Nxd3



20 ... gxf6
20 ... Qxf6

21 Qg3



21 Qxd4
21 cxd3

21 ... Qxf6



22 Qxd3



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