As Black

Sicilian Defence · Intermediate

The most combative answer to 1.e4: ...c5 fights for d4 from the flank and creates unbalanced positions.

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Lines

1. Open · 5...bxc6 6.Nc3

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nc3 Nf6

2. 3...e6 4.d4

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6

3. Open · 5...bxc6 6.Bc4

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 O-O

4. Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5

5. Bowdler Attack · 3...a6 4.d4

   1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.d4 b5 5.Be2 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7

6. Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat Variation

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4

7. 3...e6 4.O-O

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.exd5 exd5

8. Bowdler Attack · 3...a6 4.O-O

   1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.O-O b5 5.Be2 Bb7 6.d3 Nc6

9. Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack

   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O