Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nc6/5. Nc3/5...Nf6
Appearance
Sicilian - Taimanov | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 |
Sicilian - Four Knights Variation
[edit | edit source]Black deploys their knight to f6, where it puts pressure on the pawn on e4. One of Black's main idea in this position is to play Bb4, where it would pin the white knight and threaten to take it on e4.
Theory table
[edit | edit source]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6
6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
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Ndb5 d6 |
Bf4 e5 |
Bg5 a6 |
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Exchange Variation | Nxc6
bxc6 | e5
Nd5 | Ne4
Qc7 | f4
Qb6 | c4
Bb4+ | Ke2
f5 | exf6
Nxf6 | Be3
Qd8 | Nd6+
Bxd6 | Qxd6
Bb7 | ∞ |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.