Introduction to Sicilian (for black) SVESHNIKOV (PELIKAN) --------------------------------- Early deviations on moves 6 and 7 --------------------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 d6 12.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bg5 Bb4 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 Qa5 10.0–0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 d6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qf3 Rg8 14.Qxf6 Bh3 15.Rfb1 Bxg2 6.Nf5 d5 7.exd5 Bxf5 8.dxc6 bxc6 9.Qf3 Qd7 10.Bg5 Bb4 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Bg5 Qb6 10.Rb1 Qb4 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bd3 d5 13.exd5 Bxd5 7.Be3 a6 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Ne7 11.c3 Ng6 12.Be2 Be7 13.0–0 0–0 ---------------------------------- Avoiding the main line with 7. Nd5 ---------------------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 Be7 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nc3 0–0 12.0–0 f5 13.f3 Nd7 14.Be3 Bg5 15.Bf2 b6 9.c4 Be7 10.Be2 a6 11.Nc3 0–0 12.0–0 f5 13.f4 Bf6 14.g3 Nd7 15.Qc2 exf4 16.gxf4 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bd7 9.a4 Be7 10.Be2 0–0 11.0–0 f5 12.f4 a6 13.Na3 Nd7 14.Nc4 Bf6 15.Be3 exf4 16.Bxf4 Ne5 ------------------------------------------------------------- Main line 9. Nd5 (with both 11... Bg5 and 11... Ne7 options) ------------------------------------------------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Nxe7 Nxe7 11.Qf3 Bg4 12.Qg3 Be6 13.Bd3 Ng6 14.0–0 0–0 15.c4 bxc4 16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Bxc4 Rfc8 19.Rfc1 Nf4 20.Bf1 d5 21.exd5 Nxd5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qf3 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Bd3 Be6 15.0–0 0–0 16.c4 f5 17.Rfd1 d5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Qg3+ Ng6 20.Bc2 Kh8 21.Bb3 Nf4 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 11... Bg5 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a3 0–0 14.Ncb4 Bb7 15.g3 a5 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.h4 Bh6 18.Bh3 b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.c4 Ra8 21.0–0 Rxa1 22.Qxa1 Bxd5 23.cxd5 Qb6 13.Be2 0–0 14.0–0 a5 15.Qd3 Be6 16.Rfd1 g6 17.Na3 Na7 18.Ne3 Qb6 19.Nac2 Bc4 20.Qd2 Qc6 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Bd7 15.Bxa6 Nxb4 16.Nxb4 0–0 17.0–0 Be7 18.Qe2 Kh8 19.Kh1 g6 20.Rad1 Qe8 11... Ne7 12.Nc2 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Rb8 14.Nb4 Bb7 15.Qd3 0–0 16.Be2 a5 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 b4 19.0–0 bxc3 20.bxc3 Qc7 11... Ne7 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Nc2 Bb7 14.Bd3 d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Ne3 Qe6 17.Qh5 0–0–0 18.Bc2 Kb8 19.Bb3 Nd5 20.0–0–0 Nf4 21.Bxe6 Nxh5 22.Bxf7 Nf4 23.f3 e4 13.Be2 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Nc2 0–0 16.0–0 d5 17.a4 bxa4 18.Rxa4 Qb6 13.g3 Bb7 14.Bg2 f5 15.Qe2 Qc7 16.Nc2 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 d5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Main line 9. Bxf6 (including pieces sacrifice variations) ---------------------------------------------------------- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0–0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 0–0 17.Rae1 Qc8 18.Kh1 Rb8 19.f3 b4 20.fxe4 bxa3 21.exf5 Ng6 22.f6 Rxb2 23.fxg7 Kxg7 24.Bd3 Qxc3 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.c3 Rxg2 14.Qf3 Rg4 15.exf5 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Ne7 17.Qb7 Bh6 18.Nc2 Kf8 19.Ne3 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Ng8 21.f6 Nxf6 22.Rf1 Rb8 23.Qf3 e4 24.Qxf6 Qxf6 25.Rxf6 exd3 26.0–0–0 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.g3 Rg5 14.Qxh7 Bxd5 15.exd5 Ne7 16.0–0–0 Qb6 17.f4 Rg6 18.Qh3 e4 19.Be2 Bg7 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nc2 0–0 14.Nce3 Be6 15.g3 Rb8 16.Bg2 f5 17.Qh5 Rf7 18.f4 e4 19.0–0 Ne7 20.Rad1 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Qc8 22.Qe2 Qc5+ 17.0–0 f4 18.Nc2 Qd7 19.Be4 Qf7 20.Nxf4 exf4 21.Bxc6 d5 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Rd1 Rc8 19.Bb3 Ng6 20.g3 Be5 21.f4 exf3 22.0–0 f4 23.gxf4 Nxf4 24.Nxf4 Bxb3 25.axb3 Rxf4 26.Rxf3 Rh4 27.Qf7+ Kh8 16.Bc2 Kh8 17.Qh5 e4 18.Nf4 Qf6 19.Bb3 Bd7 20.Ned5 Qh6 16.0–0 Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bxb5 d5 21.Nc2 Rb7 22.Bc6 Rxb2 23.Ra8 Qd6 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.Bxb5 Bd7 13.exf5 Bg7 14.a4 Nd4 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7 16.c3 Qxf5 17.cxd4 Qe4+ 18.Ne3 exd4 19.Qc2 Qxc2 20.Nxc2 d3 21.Ne3 Bxb2 22.Ra2 Bc3+ 23.Kd1 Ra5 11.Bxb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Ra4 13.Nbc7+ Kd7 14.0–0 Rxe4 15.Qh5 Nd4 16.c3 Ne2+ 17.Kh1 Kc6 18.g3 Rg8 19.Qf3 Qxc7 20.Nxc7 Kxc7 21.Qh5 Rg6 22.Qxh7 Be6 23.Rad1 Reg4 24.Qh8 Rg8 25.Qh3 f4 13.b4 Qh4 14.0–0 Rg8 15.c3 Ra6 16.Nbc7+ Kd8 17.Nxa6 Bxa6