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Position after 9 Ndb5.
Position after 9 ... Qb8.
Position after 9 Nbd5.
Position after 9 ... Qb8.
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Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
Position after 9 Ndb5.
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
White has dark designs against d6. Towards that end, he further intends
Bg5 followed by Bxf6. The idea is to
tempt … Bxf6 and distract the bishop
from d6. Should Black refuse to cooperate through … gxf6, White would have at least inflicted structural damage. However, even
if Black does play … Bxf6, and White triumphs on d6, he’s likely to return the pawn in due course.
Continued Below...
Bg5 followed by Bxf6. The idea is to
tempt … Bxf6 and distract the bishop
from d6. Should Black refuse to cooperate through … gxf6, White would have at least inflicted structural damage. However, even
if Black does play … Bxf6, and White triumphs on d6, he’s likely to return the pawn in due course.
Continued Below...
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
Position after 9 ... Qb8.
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
Since d6 was attacked twice but protected only once, the Queen sidles to the rescue.
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
Position after 9 Nbd5.
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9 ... Qb8 10 f4 a6 11 Nd4 Qc7 12 Be3 Na5 13 Rb1 Nc4 14 Bf2 0-0 15 h3 Nxb2.
9 ... 0-0 10 Nxd6 Qc7 11 Ndb5 Qa5 12 Be3 12 ... a6 13 Nd4 Nxd4 14 Qxd4 Rfd8 15 Rfd1 15 ... Bc6 16 Qc4.
9 ... Bc8 10 Bf4 Ne5 11 Qd4 0-0 12 Rad1 12 ... Nc6 13 Qd2 e5 14 Be3 Ng4.
9 ... Nb4 10 Bf4 0-0 11 Nxd6 Bc6 12 a3 Na6 13 e5 Bxg2 14 Kxg2 Nd7 15 Nde4 Qc7.
9 ... d5 10 exd5 exd5 11 Nxd5 Nxd5
12 Qxd5 0-0 13 Bf4 Bg4 14 Rae1 Qxd5
15 Bxd5 Bf6 16 c3 Bh3 17 Nc7 Rad8.
9 ... Qa5 10 Nxd6+ Bxd6 11 Qxd6 Rd8
12 Bd2 Bc8 13 Qf4 Qh5 14 Rad1 Nd4
15 Qc7 Nxc2 16 Be3.
9 ... Kf8 10 Nxd6 e5 11 Be3 Nb4 12 Ncb5 12 ... Bxb5 13 Nxb5 Qxd1 14 Raxd1 a6
15 Na3 Ng4.
9 ... e5 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 Be3 Na5 12 Nf5 12 ... Nc4 13 Bc1 Bc5 14 Qe2 Be6 15 Rd1 15 ... Qb6.
9 ... h5 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 Be3 Bc8 12 Nc4 12 ... Qxd1 13 Raxd1 h4 14 e5 hxg3
15 hxg3 Ng4 16 Bf4 Kg8 17 Ne4.
9 ... a6 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 f4 e5 12 fxe5 Nxe5 13 Nf5 Bc5+ 14 Kh1 Nfg4 15 Bf4 Qb6
16 Rb1 Bxf5 17 exf5.
Continued Below...
9 ... Qb8 10 f4 a6 11 Nd4 Qc7 12 Be3 Na5 13 Rb1 Nc4 14 Bf2 0-0 15 h3 Nxb2.
9 ... 0-0 10 Nxd6 Qc7 11 Ndb5 Qa5 12 Be3 12 ... a6 13 Nd4 Nxd4 14 Qxd4 Rfd8 15 Rfd1 15 ... Bc6 16 Qc4.
9 ... Bc8 10 Bf4 Ne5 11 Qd4 0-0 12 Rad1 12 ... Nc6 13 Qd2 e5 14 Be3 Ng4.
9 ... Nb4 10 Bf4 0-0 11 Nxd6 Bc6 12 a3 Na6 13 e5 Bxg2 14 Kxg2 Nd7 15 Nde4 Qc7.
9 ... d5 10 exd5 exd5 11 Nxd5 Nxd5
12 Qxd5 0-0 13 Bf4 Bg4 14 Rae1 Qxd5
15 Bxd5 Bf6 16 c3 Bh3 17 Nc7 Rad8.
9 ... Qa5 10 Nxd6+ Bxd6 11 Qxd6 Rd8
12 Bd2 Bc8 13 Qf4 Qh5 14 Rad1 Nd4
15 Qc7 Nxc2 16 Be3.
9 ... Kf8 10 Nxd6 e5 11 Be3 Nb4 12 Ncb5 12 ... Bxb5 13 Nxb5 Qxd1 14 Raxd1 a6
15 Na3 Ng4.
9 ... e5 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 Be3 Na5 12 Nf5 12 ... Nc4 13 Bc1 Bc5 14 Qe2 Be6 15 Rd1 15 ... Qb6.
9 ... h5 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 Be3 Bc8 12 Nc4 12 ... Qxd1 13 Raxd1 h4 14 e5 hxg3
15 hxg3 Ng4 16 Bf4 Kg8 17 Ne4.
9 ... a6 10 Nxd6+ Kf8 11 f4 e5 12 fxe5 Nxe5 13 Nf5 Bc5+ 14 Kh1 Nfg4 15 Bf4 Qb6
16 Rb1 Bxf5 17 exf5.
Continued Below...
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
Position after 9 ... Qb8.
Sicilian Scheveningen: D-Six Devilry
10 Bg5 0–0 11 Bxf6 Bxf6 12 Qxd6 Rd8
13 Rad1 a6 14 Qxb8 Raxb8 15 Nd6 b5
16 Rd2 b4 17 Na4 Nd4 18 Nc5 Bc6
19 e5 Bxe5 20 Nxa6 Rb6 21 Nc4 Rxa6
22 Nxe5 Bb5 23 Rfd1 Rad6 24 Kh1 f6
25 c4 bxc3 26 bxc3 fxe5 27 cxd4 Rxd4
28 Rxd4 exd4 29 f4 Line
The End
13 Rad1 a6 14 Qxb8 Raxb8 15 Nd6 b5
16 Rd2 b4 17 Na4 Nd4 18 Nc5 Bc6
19 e5 Bxe5 20 Nxa6 Rb6 21 Nc4 Rxa6
22 Nxe5 Bb5 23 Rfd1 Rad6 24 Kh1 f6
25 c4 bxc3 26 bxc3 fxe5 27 cxd4 Rxd4
28 Rxd4 exd4 29 f4 Line
The End
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