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



1 ... c5



2 Nf3



2 ... e6



3 d4



3 ... cxd4



4 Nxd4



4 ... Nc6



5 Nc3



5 ... Nf6



6 Nxc6



6 Ndb5
6 g3
6 Be2
6 a3
6 Bf4
6 Be3
6 Bg5
6 Qd3
6 Bc4

6 ... bxc6



6 ... dxc6

7 e5



7 Bd3

7 ... Nd5



7 ... Ng8

8 Ne4



8 Nxd5

8 ... Qc7



8 ... Bb7
8 ... f5
8 ... Qa5+
8 ... Ba6
8 ... Be7
8 ... c5

9 f4



9 Nd6+

9 ... Qb6



9 ... Qa5+
9 ... Rb8
9 ... f5
9 ... c5
9 ... Bb7

10 c4



10 Bd3
10 Qf3
10 a3

10 ... Bb4+



10 ... Ne3

11 Ke2



11 ... f5



11 ... Ba6

12 Nf2



12 exf6
12 Nd6+
12 Ng3

12 ... Ba6



12 ... Bc5
12 ... Ne7

13 Kf3



13 ... Ne7



13 ... Nc7

14 Be3



14 Qa4
14 h4

14 ... Bc5



15 Bxc5



15 ... Qxc5



16 Qd6



16 Rc1
16 Qa4

16 ... Qb6



16 ... Qa5

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