Chessmate

Sicilian Scheveningen · White

Keres Attack, Central d5 Main Line · White (B81)

Claim central space and open lines for the queen and light-squared bishop.

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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 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.

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 B81

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

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  1. Keres Attack, Central d5 Main Line · WhiteSample

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bg2 Qe5+ 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qd4

  2. Keres Attack, h5 Blockade · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Nb3 Bd7 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Kb1

  3. Keres Attack, Immediate g5 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. g5 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. Nb3 Bd7 12. O-O-O a6 13. Kb1

  4. Keres Attack, Black Allows g5 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O

  5. Keres Attack, Early a6 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. f3

  6. Keres Attack, Punishing Early Castling · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. g5 O-O 10. gxf6 Bxf6 11. Be3

  7. Keres Attack, Punishing Nxg4 · White

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nxg4 7. Qxg4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3