Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Alapin Part I

1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nf3 Nc6
6 Bc4 Nb6 7 Bb3 d5 8 exd6 e.p. Qxd6 9 O-O Be6
10 Na3 dxc3 11 Qe2 Bxb3 12 Nb5 Qb8 13 axb3 e5
14 bxc3 Be7 15 Bg5 f6 16 Be3 Nc8 17 Nh4 O-O Line



Also available:
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
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 ... Nf6



3 e5



3 d3
3 d4
3 Bd3
3 Qe2
3 Qc2

3 ... Nd5



4 d4




4 Nf3
4 g3
4 Na3
4 Bc4
4 Qb3
4 c4

4 ... cxd4



4 ... e6
4 ... Nc6

5 Nf3



5 cxd4
5 Qxd4
5 Bc4

5 ... Nc6



5 ... e6
5 ... d6
5 ... b6

6 Bc4



6 cxd4
6 Be2

6 ... Nb6



6 ... e6
6 ... Nc7

7 Bb3



7 ... d5



7 ... d6
7 ... g6
7 ... e6
7 ... dxc3

8 exd6 e.p.



8 cxd4

8 ... Qxd6



8 ... e6
8 ... dxc3
8 ... exd6

9 O-O



9 Na3
9 cxd4
9 Nxd4

9 ... Be6



9 ... Bf5
9 ... e6
9 ... g6
9 ... dxc3
9 ... d3
9 ... Na5

10 Na3



10 Bxe6
10 cxd4

10 ... dxc3



10 ... Bxb3
10 ... a6

11 Qe2



11 Nb5
11 Bxe6

11 ... Bxb3



12 Nb5



12 axb3

12 ... Qb8



12 ... Qd8
12 ... Qd7

13 axb3



13 ... e5



13 ... g6
13 ... c2
13 ... e6
13 ... a6

14 bxc3



14 Nbd4
14 Nfd4
14 Be3
14 Bf4
14 Re1

14 ... Be7



15 Bg5



15 Be3
15 Re1

15 ... f6



15 ... Bxg5
15 ... a6

16 Be3



16 ... Nc8



16 ... O-O
16 ... Nd5
16 ... Nd7

17 Nh4



17 ... O-O



17 ... g6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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