Chessmate

Sicilian Kan · White

Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and Bg5 · White (B42)

Claim central space and open lines for the queen and king's bishop.

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Step through the line. Every move has a reason.

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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 · 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 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 B42

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

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  1. Polugaevsky Main Line, Qg4 and Bg5 · WhiteSample

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qg3 d6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. O-O b5 11. Bg5

  2. Polugaevsky, ...Be7 retreat · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. f4

  3. Gipslis setup with c4 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. f3

  4. Early ...Qc7 setup · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3

  5. Early ...Nc6 and the doubled c-pawns · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2

  6. Swiss Cheese Variation · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 Ne7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qd2

  7. Early ...Qb6 pressure · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 d6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. f4

  8. Flexible ...Ne7 setup · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2

  9. Early ...b5 and queenside targets · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 b4 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nc4

  10. Punish the premature ...f5 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 f5 6. exf5