Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part IV

1 e4 c5 2 c3 d6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Be2 g6 5 O-O Bg7
6 Bb5+ Bd7 7 Bxd7+ Qxd7 8 Re1 Nc6 9 d4 cxd4
10 cxd4 d5 11 e5 Ne4 12 Nc3 Nxc3 13 bxc3 O-O
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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 III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115749854404786870.html

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 c3



2 ... d6



3 Nf3



3 d4

3 ... Nf6



3 ... g6
3 ... a6
3 ... e5
3 ... Nc6

4 Be2



4 Bd3
4 h3
4 d3
4 Qc2
4 Bb5+
4 g3
4 e5
4 Bc4

4 ... g6



4 ... Nbd7
4 ... Bd7
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bg4
4 ... e6
4 ... e5
4 ... b6

5 O-O



5 d3

5 ... Bg7



5 ... Bd7
5 ... Nbd7

6 Bb5+



6 Re1
6 d3
6 e5
6 Qc2

6 ... Bd7



6 ... Nc6
6 ... Nbd7

7 Bxd7+



7 ... Qxd7



7 ... Nbxd7
7 ... Nfxd7

8 Re1



8 Qe2

8 ... Nc6



8 ... O-O

9 d4



9 ... cxd4



9 ... O-O

10 cxd4



10 ... d5



11 e5



11 ... Ne4



12 Nc3



12 Re2
12 Nbd2

12 ... Nxc3



13 bxc3



13 ... O-O



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