Closed Sicilian · White
Main Line, Meeting the Queenside Expansion · White (B26)
Claim central space and keep both the Closed Sicilian and a later `d4` break available.
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Claim central space and keep both the Closed Sicilian and a later `d4` break available.
More courses in this opening
Continue through the Sicilian Defense repertoire from another tabiya.
Black repertoire · ECO B26
Sample line with full explanations: Main Line, Queenside Expansion · Black.
Black repertoire · ECO B34–B36
Sample line with full explanations: Maróczy Bind, Thematic b5 Break · Black.
White repertoire · ECO B34–B38
Sample line with full explanations: Maróczy Bind, Meeting the b5 Break · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B22–B40
Sample line with full explanations: Barmen Defense, e5 Pressure.
White repertoire · ECO B22
Sample line with full explanations: Barmen Defense, c4 Main Line · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B56–B67
Sample line with full explanations: Richter-Rauzer, Be7 Main Line · Black.
White repertoire · ECO B60–B67
Sample line with full explanations: Richter-Rauzer, Classical Line · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B71–B78
Sample line with full explanations: Yugoslav Attack, Fast-Castling Main Line.
White repertoire · ECO B71–B78
Sample line with full explanations: Yugoslav Attack, Fast-Castling Main Line · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B41–B43
Sample line with full explanations: Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and ...b5 · Black.
White repertoire · ECO B42
Sample line with full explanations: Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and Bg5 · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B90–B99
Sample line with full explanations: Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line.
White repertoire · ECO B90–B99
Sample line with full explanations: Be2, Classical Setup.
White repertoire · ECO B81
Sample line with full explanations: Keres Attack, Central d5 Main Line · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B21
Sample line with full explanations: Accepted, 8.Qe2 Main Line · Black.
White repertoire · ECO B21
Sample line with full explanations: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Development Lead.
Black repertoire · ECO B33
Sample line with full explanations: Chelyabinsk Main Line, c3 and f5.
White repertoire · ECO B33
Sample line with full explanations: Chelyabinsk Main Line, c3 and f5 · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B44–B48
Sample line with full explanations: Classical Main Line, 13...c5 · Black.
White repertoire · ECO B48
Sample line with full explanations: Qf3 Main Line, Meeting 11...b4 · White.
Black repertoire · ECO B80–B90
Sample line with full explanations: Keres Attack, Central d5 Counter.
All lines in this course
ECO B23–B26
Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.
Train this course- B26Main Line, Meeting the Queenside Expansion · WhiteSample
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. a4 a6 10. h3 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. g4 b4 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Rb1 Ba6 15. Be3
- B26Nge2 Setup, Holding the Center · White
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. Nd1 Rb8 11. c3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 b5 13. d4
- B26Fianchetto, Botvinnik, ...exf4
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. O-O exf4 9. gxf4 f5 10. Be3
- B26Fianchetto, Botvinnik, Edge Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. f5
- B26Meeting ...b6 and ...d5 · White
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nge7 8. Nh3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. f4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bf2
- B25Fianchetto Variation, ...Nd4
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nce2 Nxe2 8. Qxe2 Bxb2 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. Bxc5
- B23Traditional Line, Nf3 and ...e5
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4
- B23Grand Prix Attack, ...d6
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. f5 gxf5 8. d3