page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 659  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W H Jonas vs W J Miles   1-0 31 1901 NSW ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 2. S Mlotkowski vs E W Gruer   1-0 58 1917 Off-hand Game B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 3. C Heath vs A Vajda ½-½ 36 1922 Minor Open B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 4. E Paoli vs Wade   ½-½ 26 1955 Clare Benedict Cup B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 5. Kostiuchenko vs Savon   ½-½ 15 1959 UKR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 6. Petko Kostov vs Minev   ½-½ 18 1959 BUL-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 7. O Sarapu vs L Endzelins   1-0 23 1960 Adelaide International B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 8. P Kondratiev vs I Nei   1-0 28 1960 Baltic Nations B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 9. Jansa vs J Marsalek   1-0 38 1960 CSR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 10. G Kluger vs Ujtelky   ½-½ 20 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 11. Minev vs P Trifunovic   1-0 30 1960 Varna B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 12. G Gresser vs L Lane 1-0 28 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 13. U Vaskan vs Velimirovic   0-1 41 1961 YUG-URS B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 14. S Handsuren vs L Lane   0-1 40 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 15. K Darga vs Pirc   ½-½ 35 1961 Graz 1st B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 16. E Paoli vs S Krivec   ½-½ 62 1961 Arlesheim int B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 17. J Marsalek vs Ujtelky   ½-½ 17 1961 CSR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 18. Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov 1-0 33 1962 Rostov B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 19. Gligoric vs E Haag 1-0 24 1962 Capablanca mem B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 20. V Sergievsky vs Bannik   0-1 62 1962 Spartak-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 21. Bannik vs A Zaitsev   0-1 28 1962 Spartak-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 22. Bannik vs A Roizman   ½-½ 25 1962 URS-chT B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 23. Bannik vs Aronin   ½-½ 38 1962 USSR Championship B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 24. Z Gabrys vs W Schmidt   0-1 55 1962 POL-ch 19th B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 25. H Liebert vs Vasiukov   0-1 48 1962 Lasker mem B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4  page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 659    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Aug-13-03    Benjamin Lau: <Sicilian Experts> I've been taught that in the Sicilian, white should not play Nxc6 because is strenghtens black's center. But one thing though- does Nxc6 bxc6 close up the c-file? Isn't that bad for black in a way? Aug-13-03    xu fei: <Benjamin Lau> Nxc6 bxc6 in the sicilian often strengthens the center, but it also allows a Maroczy bind of sorts with Na4, c4, and Nc3, cramping up the black center. this is why some prefer to recapture with Bxc6 when possible. On the topic of the c-file, i don't see why the b-file wouldn't be as good as the c-file. An open file is an open file, after all. Aug-13-03    Benjamin Lau: <Xu Fei> I guess you're right, but I still like my c-files more... :) Mar-06-04    731: The c-file and the f-file are the optimal open files in my opinion. Mostly because a short castle places the rook directly in the f-file and because a rook on the c-file is often exerting extra pressure on c3 backed up with the kings bishop from g7, a piece exchange at c4 is good too, getting the rook into play. I don't like Nxc6 or Bxc6 very much so this is why I play the hyperaccelerated dragon (e4-c5, Nf3-g6) instead of the usual accelerated. Mar-06-04    BiLL RobeRTiE: Exchanging your light-squared bishop for a knight on c6 is a major positional error in the Open Sicilian (generally). Nxc6, although also somewhat dubious positionally, does allow the follow-up e5 (in the Accelerated), forcing ...Ng8 in response. For example: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nxc6!? bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8. Bc4 (idea Qf3, forcing a weakening of the Black kingside). This particular idea has scored very well in practice. Another Sicilian that the Nxc6-e5 idea comes up in is the Four Knights variation. Of course 6. Nxc6 in response to the Sveshnikov is ridiculous because the e5 advance is not possible. Mar-06-04    Benjamin Lau: Robertie, 731, nice analysis. I asked the question a very long time ago and since have come up with my own solution- to simply not play the knight to c6 until it is possible to recapture with a bishop on d7 or a queen on c7. The problem rarely shows up now however since I don't play lines with the Sicilian in which the knight is placed on c6; now I played the Kan in which ...Nbd7 is almost always preferable. Jul-14-04    rochade18: <Exchanging your light-squared bishop for a knight on c6 is a major positional error in the Open Sicilian (generally)> BiLL RobeRTie, do you want to say that the Rossolimo with 4.Bxc6 is bad for white? Aug-16-04    tomh72000: Is the Rossolimo an <open> Sicilian? I would say no, but perhaps I am wrong... Jun-20-05    vampiero: what are the moves of the Rossolimo Jun-20-05    Chessical: <Vampiero> http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... Jun-20-05    vampiero: oh i know this one, but for me it just usually transforms into the canal-sokolovsky attack with the Nc6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Be7 moves that tend to follow in my games Jun-20-05    pyryk: Actually 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ is, I think, known as the Moscow variation. In the Rossolimo Black plays 2...Nc6 instead of 2...d6. Jun-20-05    vampiero: i understand that d5 is still the main breaking point in the accelarated. but in this variation, how can d5 be a breaking point to? perhaps a pawn sacrifice to open up the b-file?? for example after Bc4 b4 Bxb4 a3 Bc4 Rb8 followed by Qb6 Jun-20-05    aw1988: What is this "Accelerated Fianchetto with Bc4" nonsense? Isn't this just a Dragon? Jun-20-05    refutor: <aw1988> hasn't moved the d-pawn yet Jun-20-05    aw1988: Does it make a big difference? Well, I was only asking for the technical term. Thank you. Jun-20-05    refutor: it does make a big difference, because black is attempting to hold back on pushing the d-pawn, and attempting to play it to "d5" in one move instead of two...that is one of the main ideas in the "accelerated" dragon. if black eventually plays ...d6 it transposes into the dragon, usually :) Dec-04-11    refutor: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 i'm not a master theoretician <anymore :)> but why can't black just play an accelerated dragon while avoiding the maroczy bind...assuming you don't like to face the maroczy bind Aug-09-12    fisayo123: <refutor> Its white who binds here. Aug-09-12    Marmot PFL: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 <i'm not a master theoretician <anymore :)> but why can't black just play an accelerated dragon while avoiding the maroczy bind...assuming you don't like to face the maroczy bind> That's playable but unpleasant for black after either 6 Nxc6 bc 7 e5 Ng8 8 Bc4 or 6 Nxc6 dc 7 Qxd8+ Kxe8 8 Bc4, both with initiative for white. Aug-09-12    fisayo123: <marmot PFL> This is why black must mix up his move order by playing <4..g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Ng8 9.f4 Nh6! 10.Qd2 0-0 11.0-0-0 d6!>, (with black gaining the initiative with a pseudo-pawn "sac" where white is forced to capture; black wins thew pawn back eventually and stands much better in the end-game. My main point is that its white who plays the maroczy bind with 5.c4. So in essence black can't <<<avoid>>> the Marcozy in the mainlines of the accelerated dragon :)

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