Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...d6
< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...Nc6 | 3. d4 | 3...cxd4 | 4. Nxd4 | 4...Nf6 | 5. Nc3
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/pp2pppp/2np1n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classical Sicilian[edit | edit source]
5...d6[edit | edit source]
Blacks move 5...d6 protects the recently developed knight from being attacked. A pawn move is thus in order, since both knights are developed to good squares, and the Bishop on c8 now has the option, but not the obligation, to develop to a good square once white makes known his intentions.
Of all the responses for white, Bg5 is perhaps the best, and should be expected from a strong opponent. It pins the king knight, prepares for queenside castling, and it is the prelude to the Richter-Rauzer Attack (named after Vsevolod Alfredovich Rauser[1]).
Theory table[edit | edit source]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6
| 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter-Rauzer | Bg5 e6 |
Qd2 a6 |
O-O-O Bd7 |
+= |
| Sozin | Bc4 e6 |
Be3 Be7 |
Qe2 O-O |
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| Boleslavsky | Be2 e5 |
Nb3 ... |
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| f3 e5 |
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| Be3 Ng4 |
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References[edit | edit source]
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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