Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Sep 21, 2006

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Grand Prix Attack) Part IV

1 e4 c5 2 f4 Nc6 3 Nc3 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bc4 d6
6 O-O e6 7 d3 Nge7 8 Qe1 h6 9 Bb3 a6
10 a4 Rb8 11 Be3 O-O 12 Qh4 Nd4 13 Bxd4
13 ... cxd4 14 Ne2 Nc6 15 Qf2 Qb6 16 f5
16 ... Na5 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_06.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115757249046485433.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_21.html

1 e4

1 ... c5

2 f4

2 ... Nc6

2 ... d5
2 ... e6
2 ... g6
2 ... d6
2 ... Nf6
2 ... b6
2 ... a6

3 Nc3

3 Nf3
3 d3

3 ... g6

3 ... d6
3 ... e6
3 ... a6

4 Nf3

4 g3
4 b3
4 d3
4 Bb5

4 ... Bg7

4 ... d6
4 ... Nh6

5 Bc4

5 Bb5
5 g3
5 d3
5 Be2
5 a3
5 b3
5 g4

5 ... d6

5 ... e6
5 ... a6

6 O-O

6 d3

6 ... e6

6 ... Nf6
6 ... Nh6

7 d3

7 f5
7 Qe1
7 e5

7 ... Nge7

8 Qe1

8 f5
8 Bb3
8 Kh1
8 a3

8 ... h6

8 ... O-O
8 ... Nd4
8 ... d5
8 ... a6

9 Bb3

9 Bd2
9 a3
9 Qg3
9 Qh4
9 e5

9 ... a6

9 ... Rb8
9 ... Nd4
9 ... b6
9 ... O-O

10 a4

10 e5
10 Bd2
10 a3

10 ... Rb8

10 ... b6

11 Be3

11 Qg3
11 Nd1
11 Qh4

11 ... O-O

11 ... b6

12 Qh4

12 f5
12 Qg3

12 ... Nd4

13 Bxd4

13 ... cxd4

14 Ne2

14 ... Nc6

15 Qf2

15 ... Qb6

16 f5

16 ... Na5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Grand Prix Attack) Part III

1 e4 c5 2 f4 g6 3 Nf3 Bg7 4 Nc3 Nc6 5 Bb5 Nd4
6 O-O Nxb5 7 Nxb5 d5 8 e5 a6 9 Nc3 Bg4
10 d4 cxd4 11 Qxd4 e6 12 Qb4 Bxf3 13 Rxf3
13 ... Qe7 14 Qa4+ Qd7 15 Qxd7 Kxd7 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_06.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115757249046485433.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Grand Prix Attack) Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115889262282111299.html

1 e4

1 ... c5

2 f4

2 ... g6