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

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...e6 | 3. d4 | 3...cxd4 | 4. Nxd4
Sicilian 2...e6
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 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 kingd6 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 black kingd3 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 white knightc1 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)

rnbqkb1r/pp1p1ppp/4pn2/8/3NP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w

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

Sicilian 2...e6

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This is the flexible move. The Knight comes out to f6 and threatens the e4 pawn. It's important that Black determines how White deals with the e4 pawn before moving pawns further if White plays Nc3 then he can no longer play c4 first. 5.e5? is a common mistake as ...Qa5+ picks up material.

Theory table

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5 6 7
Nc3
d6		 Be2
Nc6		 O-O
Be7		 =
Bd3
Nc6		 Nxc6
bxc6		 O-O
d5		 =
Bg5
Qa5		 =+
f3
Nc6		 =+

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