Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part II

1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 e6
6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4 Nc6 8 Nc3 Qd6 9 a3 Be7
10 Bd3 O-O 11 O-O b6 12 Qe2 Bb7 13 Rad1
13 ... Rad8 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

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 III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115749854404786870.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 ... d5



3 exd5



3 d3
3 e5
3 d4
3 Bb5+

3 ... Qxd5



3 ... Nf6

4 d4



4 Nf3

4 ... Nf6



4 ... e6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... g6
4 ... cxd4
4 ... e5
4 ... a6
4 ... Bf5

5 Nf3



5 Be3
5 Na3
5 dxc5

5 ... e6



5 ... Bg4
5 ... Nc6
5 ... g6
5 ... a6
5 ... cxd4

6 Be3



6 Na3
6 Be2
6 Bd3
6 Nbd2
6 Bb5+
6 c4

6 ... cxd4



6 ... Ng4
6 ... Nbd7
6 ... Be7
6 ... Nc6

7 cxd4



7 Qxd4

7 ... Nc6



7 ... Bb4+
7 ... Be7
7 ... Bd7

8 Nc3



8 a3
8 Bd3

8 ... Qd6



8 ... Qd8
8 ... Qa5
8 ... Bb4

9 a3



9 Bd3
9 Be2
9 Bc4

9 ... Be7



9 ... h6

10 Bd3



10 Bc4
10 Qc2
10 Be2
10 Rc1

10 ... O-O



10 ... b6
10 ... a6

11 O-O



11 Qc2
11 Rc1
11 Nb5

11 ... b6



11 ... Bd7
11 ... h6
11 ... Rd8

12 Qe2



12 Re1
12 Ne4
12 Nb5
12 Rc1
12 Qc2

12 ... Bb7



12 ... Rd8

13 Rad1



13 Rac1
13 Nb5
13 Ne4

13 ... Rad8



13 ... Rac8
13 ... Rfd8
13 ... h6
13 ... Rfe8
13 ... Ng4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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