Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Sep 4, 2006

Monday, September 04, 2006

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Qc7
6 Ndb5 Qb8 7 Be3 a6 8 Bb6 axb5 9 Nxb5 Bb4+
10 c3 Ba5 11 Nc7+ Qxc7 12 Bxc7 Bxc7 13 Qg4
13 ... g6 14 Bc4 Nge7 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 I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115741596569814411.html
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 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

5 Nc3

5 ... Qc7

6 Ndb5

6 g3
6 Be2
6 Be3
6 f4
6 Nb3
6 Nxc6
6 Bg5
6 a3

6 ... Qb8

7 Be3

7 a4
7 f4
7 g3
7 Be2

7 ... a6

7 ... Nf6

8 Bb6

8 Nd4

8 ... axb5

9 Nxb5

9 ... Bb4+

9 ... Ra5

10 c3

10 ... Ba5

11 Nc7+

11 ... Qxc7

11 ... Kf8

12 Bxc7

12 ... Bxc7

13 Qg4

13 ... g6

13 ... Kf8

14 Bc4

14 Bd3
14 Bb5

14 ... Nge7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Nf6
6 Nxc6 bxc6 7 e5 Nd5 8 Ne4 Qc7 9 f4 Qb6
10 c4 Bb4+ 11 Ke2 f5 12 Nf2 Ba6 13 Kf3
13 ... Ne7 14 Be3 Bc5 15 Bxc5 Qxc5 16 Qd6
16 ... Qb6 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 I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115741596569814411.html
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 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