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Four Knights Variation

Sicilian Defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Also known as Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, Four Knights Variation, Sicilian, Sicilian: Open, 2...Nc6.

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Where the book goes

Ndb5B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.Ndb5
Nxc6B40Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
Be3B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.Be3
a3B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.a3
Be2B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.Be2
Bg5B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.Bg5
g3B45Sicilian: Taimanov, Four Knights, 6.g3

Other move orders

The same position, reached from another named line.

B45Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variationthen Nf6
B33Open Sicilian with 2...Nc6then e6

Sicilian Defense

B20–B99 · 370 lines

Main lines4

B20Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5
B27Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
B50Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
B50Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4

Modern Variations6

B50Modern Variations
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
B50Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
B50Modern Variations, Tartakower
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3
B54Modern Variations, Main Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
B50Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order Accepted
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4
B54Modern Variations, Ginsberg Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bc4

Old Sicilian1

B30Old Sicilian
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6

Najdorf Variation28

B90Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
B94Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
B90Najdorf Variation, English Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
B93Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4
B92Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2
B91Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3
B90Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4
B90Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3
B90Najdorf Variation, Dekker Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g4
B90Najdorf Variation, Freak Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1
B95Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
B90Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
B96Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
B98Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7
B97Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6
B96Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5
B96Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6
B84Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7
B92Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
B98Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7
B92Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O
B92Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O Be6
B99Najdorf Variation, Main Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7
B97Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3
B98Najdorf Variation, Browne Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7
B98Najdorf Variation, Goteborg Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5
B96Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation, Simagin Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2
B94Najdorf Variation, Ivkov Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Nc5 12. e5

French Variation4

B40French Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6
B40French Variation, Westerinen Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3
B40French Variation, Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
B40French Variation, Normal
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Open4

B32Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
B32Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
B32Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
B33Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6