Introduction to Sicilian (for black) ANTI-SICILIANS ----------------- Grand-prix Attack ----------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.0–0 Nxb5 7.Nxb5 d5 8.exd5 a6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.d4 c4 11.Ne5 Nxd5 12.Nxc4 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Qc7 8.e5 a6 9.Nc3 d4 10.Ne4 Qd5 11.d3 Nh6 12.Qe1 O-O 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 Qb6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.O-O d6 10.Kh1 O-O 11.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4 d6 6.0–0 e6 7.d3 Nge7 8.Qe1 h6 9.Bb3 Nd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Ne2 0–0 --------------- Closed Sicilian --------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3 Rb8 7.Qd2 b5 8.Nge2 b4 9.Nd1 Nd4 10.0–0 e6 6.f4 e6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Be3 Nd4 -------------------- Alapin with 2... Nf6 -------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.0–0 Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Rd8 9.Na3 dxc3 10.Qe2 Bf5 11.Nb5 Qd7 ---------------------- Rossolimo with 3... g6 ---------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0–0 Bg7 6.Re1 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.c4 Nc7 9.d4 cxd4 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0–0 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Bxc6 bxc6 ------------------ Smith-Morra gambit ------------------ 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Qe2 a6 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.Bf4 Nf6 11.Rac1 0–0 -------------------- Sicilian Wing gambit -------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.a3 Qb6 6.Be3 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 f6 9.0–0 Bc5 10.Be4 Nge7 3.Bb2 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 -------------------- Sicilian with 3. Bc4 -------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 e6 6.d3 Nge7 7.a4 0–0 8.Nbd2 d5