Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...d6/6. Bc4

Classical Sicilian
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black pawne6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 white knighte4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4

Classical Sicilian - Sozin Attack

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6.Bc4

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6.Bc4 begins the Sozin attack on the classical Sicilian. Black may choose to reply with e6, which is a position easily reached through transposition from the Scheveningen variation as well (6.Bc4,Nc3). However, from the Scheveningen variation white tends to pick other attacks which are more suited to the position, such as the English Attack or the Keres Attack. The Sozin attack is often considered less common and less ambitious than the Richter-Rauzer Attack.

Black could also choose to reply with g6 transposing to a form of the Dragon variation, but this leads to the "Magnus Smith trap," with a lot of trouble for black (see a YouTube analysis here).

If black does play e6, both players typically develop bishops with white playing Be3 and black responding with Be7. In this position if white castles king side it is called the Fisher-Sozin attack. If white instead moves Qe2 and eventually castles queenside it is called the Velimirovic variation.

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