Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...a6

Kan Sicilian
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) rnbqkbnr/1p1p1ppp/p3p3/8/3NP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6

Kan Sicilian

Moves:1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5. Bd3

5. Nc3

5. c4: Sicilian, Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation)

Theory table

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

	5	6	7
	Bd3 Nf6	O-O Qc7	Qe2 d6	+=
	Nc3 Qc7	Bd3 Nf6	O-O Nc6	=
	c4 Nf6	Nc3 Bb4	Qd3 Qc7	=

References

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