Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6

From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection

Jump to: navigation, search
Sicilian 2...e6
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h

[edit] Sicilian 2...e6

This is the flexible move. The Knight comes out to f6 and threatens the e4 pawn. It's important that Black determines how White deals with the e4 pawn before moving pawns further if White plays Nc3 then he can no longer play c4 first.

This Chess related article is a Wikibooks:Chess stub. Please assist Wikibooks by expanding it.

[edit] Theory table

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5 6 7
Nc3
d6		 Be2
Nc6		 O-O
Be7		 =
Bd3
Nc6		 Nxc6
bxc6		 O-O
d5		 =
Bg5
Qa5		 =+
f3
Nc6		 =+

When contributing to this Wikibook, please follow the Conventions for organization.

Wikipedia-logo.png

Wikipedia has related information at
Sicilian Defence


[edit] References

This box: view • talk • edit
Chess Openings
1. e4 e5 Chess King
1. e4 c5
1. e4 other
1. d4 Nf6
1. d4 d5
1. d4 other
1.
a3 · Na3 · a4 · b3 · b4 · c3 · Nc3 · c4 · d3 · d4 · e3 · e4 · f3 · Nf3 · f4 · g3 · g4 · h3 · Nh3 · h4
Retrieved from "http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...c5/2._Nf3/2...e6/3._d4/3...cxd4/4._Nxd4/4...Nf6"