Sicilian Taimanov
A flexible, sophisticated Sicilian. Develop with ...e6 and ...Nc6, keep your setup fluid, and choose your plan based on what White reveals.
Let's begin.
Press Learn to start, then play the moves yourself.
Play pawn to c5.
Variations in this course
Every line runs to a middlegame position with coach commentary at each fork. Playing Black, you'll meet:
- 1
English Attack
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3
- 2
Bb5 / ...d6
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5
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Sicilian Dragon
The most aggressive Sicilian. Fianchetto the bishop to g7, castle, and race White in opposite-wing attacks where the sharpest player wins.
Accelerated Dragon
A refined Dragon for Black. Play ...g6 early and delay ...d6, gaining the fast ...d5 break and sidestepping the dangerous Yugoslav Attack.