Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part III

1 e4 c5 2 c3 e6 3 Nf3 d5 4 exd5 exd5 5 d4 Nc6
6 Bb5 Bd6 7 dxc5 Bxc5 8 O-O Nge7 9 Nbd2 O-O
10 Nb3 Bd6 11 Nbd4 Bg4 12 Qa4 Bh5 13 Re1 Qc7
14 h3 Bg6 15 Bg5 Line



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Also available:
Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-alapin_05.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicilian-alapin.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115750075472864503.html

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 c3



2 ... e6



3 Nf3



3 d4
3 e5

3 ... d5



3 ... Nf6
3 ... Nc6
3 ... a6
3 ... b6
3 ... Ne7
3 ... Qa5

4 exd5



4 e5
4 d3

4 ... exd5



4 ... Qxd5

5 d4



5 Bb5+

5 ... Nc6



5 ... Nf6
5 ... a6
5 ... Bd6
5 ... c4

6 Bb5



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bd3

6 ... Bd6



6 ... cxd4
6 ... c4

7 dxc5



7 O-O
7 Be3

7 ... Bxc5



7 ... Qe7+

8 O-O



8 ... Nge7



9 Nbd2



9 Re1
9 h3
9 Bg5

9 ... O-O



9 ... Bg4
9 ... Bd6
9 ... Bb6
9 ... h6

10 Nb3



10 Qa4

10 ... Bd6



10 ... Bb6

11 Nbd4



11 Bg5
11 Re1
11 Bd3
11 Be3
11 h3

11 ... Bg4



11 ... Qc7

12 Qa4



12 Be2
12 Qc2

12 ... Bh5



12 ... Qd7
12 ... Bd7
12 ... Nxd4

13 Re1



13 Bd3
13 Bg5
13 Be2
13 Be3
13 h3

13 ... Qc7



14 h3



14 Bf1

14 ... Bg6



15 Bg5



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