Chessmate

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon · Black

Maróczy Bind, Thematic b5 Break · Black (B36)

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Continue through the Sicilian Defense repertoire from another tabiya.

Closed Sicilian · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO B23–B26

Sample line with full explanations: Main Line, Meeting the Queenside Expansion · White.

Closed Sicilian · BlackDifficulty 2/3

Black repertoire · ECO B26

Sample line with full explanations: Main Line, Queenside Expansion · Black.

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B34–B38

Sample line with full explanations: Maróczy Bind, Meeting the b5 Break · White.

Sicilian Alapin · BlackDifficulty 1/3

Black repertoire · ECO B22–B40

Sample line with full explanations: Barmen Defense, e5 Pressure.

Sicilian Alapin · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO B22

Sample line with full explanations: Barmen Defense, c4 Main Line · White.

Sicilian Classical · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B56–B67

Sample line with full explanations: Richter-Rauzer, Be7 Main Line · Black.

Sicilian Classical · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B60–B67

Sample line with full explanations: Richter-Rauzer, Classical Line · White.

Sicilian Dragon · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B71–B78

Sample line with full explanations: Yugoslav Attack, Fast-Castling Main Line.

Sicilian Dragon · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B71–B78

Sample line with full explanations: Yugoslav Attack, Fast-Castling Main Line · White.

Sicilian Kan · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B41–B43

Sample line with full explanations: Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and ...b5 · Black.

Sicilian Kan · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B42

Sample line with full explanations: Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and Bg5 · White.

Sicilian Najdorf · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B90–B99

Sample line with full explanations: Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line.

Sicilian Najdorf · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B90–B99

Sample line with full explanations: Be2, Classical Setup.

Sicilian Scheveningen · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B81

Sample line with full explanations: Keres Attack, Central d5 Main Line · White.

Smith-Morra Gambit · BlackDifficulty 2/3

Black repertoire · ECO B21

Sample line with full explanations: Accepted, 8.Qe2 Main Line · Black.

Smith-Morra Gambit · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO B21

Sample line with full explanations: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Development Lead.

Sicilian Sveshnikov · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B33

Sample line with full explanations: Chelyabinsk Main Line, c3 and f5.

Sicilian Sveshnikov · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B33

Sample line with full explanations: Chelyabinsk Main Line, c3 and f5 · White.

Sicilian Taimanov · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B44–B48

Sample line with full explanations: Classical Main Line, 13...c5 · Black.

Sicilian Taimanov · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B48

Sample line with full explanations: Qf3 Main Line, Meeting 11...b4 · White.

Sicilian Scheveningen · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B80–B90

Sample line with full explanations: Keres Attack, Central d5 Counter.

All lines in this course

ECO B34–B36

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

Train this course
  1. Maróczy Bind, Thematic b5 Break · BlackSample

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. O-O b5 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Bd7

  2. Maróczy Bind, Na4 and the f5 Break · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5

  3. Maróczy Bind, Nc2 Reroute · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bd2 Nc5 11. f3 f5

  4. Modern Variation, Bc4 Main Line · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d5 9. exd5 Na5 10. O-O Nxb3 11. Nxb3 b6 12. d6 e6

  5. Modern Variation, Be2 Central Break · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c3 Qa5 13. O-O Rd8

  6. Modern Variation, Nb3 and a5 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8. Be2 a5 9. a4 d5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. O-O Nfxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd4 Nf6

  7. Exchange Variation, Early Qd4 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. e6 f6 9. exd7+ Bxd7 10. Be2 e5 11. Qd1 Bg7 12. c3 O-O 13. Na3 f5

  8. Modern Variation, Punishing Immediate Castling · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5

  9. Yugoslav Setup, Timed Ng4 Punishment · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Ng4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd4 Bh6 11. f4 e5

  10. Maróczy Bind, Punishing Be3 and Bg5 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 Qb6 9. h3 Nxf2 10. Kxf2 Qxd4+ 11. Qxd4 Nxd4