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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nc6/5. Nc3/5...Nf6

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...e6 | 3. d4 | 3...cxd4 | 4. Nxd4 | 4...Nc6 | 5. Nc3
Sicilian - Taimanov
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 pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 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 black kingd4 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 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pp1p1ppp/2n1pn2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6

Sicilian - Four Knights Variation

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Black deploys their knight to f6, where it puts pressure on the pawn on e4. One of Black's main idea in this position is to play Bb4, where it would pin the white knight and threaten to take it on e4.

Theory table

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

6 7 8
Ndb5
d6		 Bf4
e5		 Bg5
a6		 =
Exchange VariationNxc6

bxc6

e5

Nd5

Ne4

Qc7

f4

Qb6

c4

Bb4+

Ke2

f5

exf6

Nxf6

Be3

Qd8

Nd6+

Bxd6

Qxd6

Bb7

∞

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References

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