Chessmate

Sicilian Classical · Black

Richter-Rauzer, Be7 Main Line · Black (B67)

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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 · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO B34–B36

Sample line with full explanations: Maróczy Bind, Thematic b5 Break · 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 · 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 B56–B67

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

Train this course
  1. Richter-Rauzer, Be7 Main Line · BlackSample

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kb1 Qb6 13. f5 O-O-O

  2. Richter-Rauzer, f3 and the Long Diagonal · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5 11. Kb1 Bb7

  3. Richter-Rauzer, Qd3 Sideline · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Qb6 10. Ndb5 Rd8 11. Qg3 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Nxe7

  4. Richter-Rauzer, Bb5 Sideline · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Qd3 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nb3 a5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nc5 Bc8

  5. Sozin, Solid e6 Setup · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Bd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6

  6. Boleslavsky, h6 and Be6 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6

  7. 6.Be3, Immediate Ng4 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bb5 Nxe3 8. fxe3 Bd7 9. O-O e6 10. Bxc6 bxc6

  8. 6.f3, Boleslavsky Center · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 a5

  9. 6.g3, Dragon Transition · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Nde2 Bg7 8. Bg2 a6 9. O-O O-O

  10. 6.f3, Punishing 7.Nf5 · Black

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nf5 Bxf5 8. exf5 d5 9. Bg5 Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3+