Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Taimanov Variation) Part V

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Qc7
6 g3 a6 7 Bg2 Nf6 8 O-O Be7 9 Re1 O-O
10 Nxc6 dxc6 11 e5 Rd8 12 Qf3 Nd5 13 h4
13 ... Nxc3 14 Qxc3 Bd7 15 Bg5 Be8 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 III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115742676570377937.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Taimanov Variation) Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-sicili_115742970494717413.html

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 Nf3



2 ... e6



3 d4



3 ... cxd4



4 Nxd4



4 ... Nc6



5 Nc3



5 ... Qc7



6 g3



6 Ndb5
6 Be2
6 Be3
6 f4
6 a3
6 Nb3
6 Nxc6
6 Bg5

6 ... a6



6 ... d6
6 ... Nf6
6 ... Be7
6 ... Bb4
6 ... Bc5

7 Bg2



7 Be3
7 Nb3
7 Nde2

7 ... Nf6



7 ... d6
7 ... Nge7
7 ... b5
7 ... Bc5
7 ... h5
7 ... Bb4

8 O-O



8 Nb3
8 Be3

8 ... Be7



8 ... d6
8 ... Nxd4
8 ... Bc5
8 ... h6
8 ... Bb4

9 Re1



9 Be3
9 Nb3
9 Nce2
9 b3
9 a4
9 Nde2
9 Kh1

9 ... O-O



9 ... Nxd4
9 ... d6

10 Nxc6



10 Be3
10 h3

10 ... dxc6



10 ... bxc6

11 e5



11 ... Rd8



11 ... Nd5

12 Qf3



12 Qe2
12 Bd2

12 ... Nd5



13 h4



13 a3

13 ... Nxc3



13 ... h6
13 ... b5
13 ... b6
13 ... Bd7

14 Qxc3



14 ... Bd7



14 ... h6

15 Bg5



15 ... Be8



15 ... Bxg5

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