Kan Sicilian

Kan Sicilian
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/1p1p1ppp/p3p3/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b
	Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3

Moves:1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3

5...Qc7: Sicilian Paulsen; Scheveningen

5...Nc6: Sicilian Taimanov

5...d6: Sicilian Kan - Knight Variation

5...b5: Sicilian Kan Modern

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References

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

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Chess openings quick reference

1. e4

1...e5 · Open

2. Nf3

With 2...Nc6:

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other

Bongcloud??
Damiano defence??

1...c5 · Sicilian

2... Nf3 · Open Sicilian

With 2...Nc6:

With 2...d6:

Dragon
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Moscow
Najdorf
Scheveningen

With 2...e6:

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Kramnik
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov
- Bastrikov
  English attack
- Szén
  Gary Gambit

With other 2nd moves:

Anti-Sicilians

Alapin
- Delayed Alapin with 2...Nc6, 2...d6, or 2...e6
Bowdler
Closed Sicilian
McDonnell
Mengarini
Smith-Morra
Snyder
Staunton-Cochrane
Wing gambit

1... other

Caro-Kann

French

Other

1. d4

1...d5 · Closed

2. c4

2. Nc3

2. other

1...Nf6 · Indian

2. c4

With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black:

2. Nf3

2. other

1... other

Dutch
- Hopton
- Korchnoi
- Leningrad
- Staunton
- Stonewall
  Bladel
English
Englund gambit
Horowitz
Old Benoni
Polish

Flank

Unorthodox

a3
Na3
a4
b4
c3
Nc3
d3
d4
e3
e4
f3
h3
Nh3
h4

Kan Sicilian
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/1p1p1ppp/p3p3/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...a6/5. Nc3

Kan Sicilian

References