Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5

Sicilian-Rossolimo Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2n5/1Bp5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

Sicilian-Rossolimo Variation

3. Bb5

Theory table

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

	3	4	5	6
	Bb5 g6	O-O Bg7	c3 Nf6	Re1 O-O	=
	... e6	O-O Nge7	Nc3 a6	Bxc6 Nxc6	+=
	... d6	O-O Bd7	Re1 Nf6	c3 a6	+=
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack	... Nf6	Nc3 a6	Bxc6 dxc6	e5 Ng4	h3 Nh6	d3 Nf5	Ne4 e6	c3 b5	g4 Nh4	Bg5 Be7	+=
	... Nf6	Nc3 Nd4	e5 Nxb5	Nxb5 Nd5	+=
	... a6	Bxc6 dxc6			+/=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.