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  2. Sicilian Defence - Wikipedia

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    The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: . 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. The opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for White because of the high success rate of the Sicilian defence against 1.e4.

  3. Maróczy Bind - Wikipedia

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    The Kalashnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4; ... The Four Pawns Attack of the King's Indian Defence: ...

  4. Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation - Wikipedia

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    The Sicilian Najdorf 6 Bg5. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-17-8194-021-1. Khalifman, Alexander (2010). Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4 13. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782784. Khalifman, Alexander (2012). Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4 14. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-9548782913. King, Daniel (2002). Winning With the Najdorf.

  5. Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation - Wikipedia

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    In chess, the Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation is a response to the Sicilian Defence characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. c3. It is named after the Russian master Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). For many years, it was not held in high regard, since 2...d5 was thought to allow Black easy equality. [1] [2]

  6. Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation - Wikipedia

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    In chess, the Dragon Variation [1] is one of the main lines of the Sicilian Defence and begins with the moves: . 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6. In the Dragon, Black's bishop is fianchettoed on g7, castling on the king's side while aiming the bishop at the center and queenside.

  7. Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation - Wikipedia

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    In chess, the Scheveningen Variation [1] of the Sicilian Defence is an opening that is a line of the Open Sicilian characterised by Black setting up a "small centre" with pawns on d6 and e6. There are numerous move orders that reach the Scheveningen; a common one is: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6

  8. Backward pawn - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. After the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 (or 4...e5!? 5.Nb5 d6 – the Kalashnikov Variation) 5. Nc3 e5!? 6. Ndb5 d6 (see diagram), Black has a backward pawn on d6, but White now has to endure a displacement of his knights and an undermining of his center after 7 ...

  9. Fianchetto - Wikipedia

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    White's king bishop is in a regular fianchetto, with the knight pawn advanced one square and the bishop occupying the long diagonal. This is by far the most common type of fianchetto, seen in the Sicilian Dragon, Pirc Defence, Modern Defence, Modern Benoni, Grünfeld Defence, Nimzo-Indian, and King's Indian Defence, among other