Continuing the English Attack theme we begin coverage here with 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e6 6 Be3 a6 7 f3 b5 8 Qd2 Nbd7 9 g4 h6 10 0-0-0 b4 11 Na4 Ne5, Topalov's move and D'Costa's recommendation in his Move by Move repertoire book:
Finally, I couldn't resist covering the still topical line 6 Bg5 Nbd7!?. Here 7 Bc4 is beginning to fade in the popularity stakes, although I've still explored a sensible reader suggestion after it. Instead 7 Qe2!? is the hip move at 2600+ level:
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"This book offers a full repertoire based on the Taimanov move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6! 5.Nc3 Qc7. It is especially effective against the English attack and early kingside pawn storms. However, the fianchetto 6.g3 and the Classical system with 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 pose certain problems. I propose to meet them with the Scheveningen set-up ...d6. Thus we take the best of two different worlds.
He could play 2.c3 to prepare d4 but black has many good moves and he should attack the center and to not allow white to take control there. If white goes for the main lines he can choose where to put the bishops,g5 or e3 and e2 or c4. Apart from it, if he is to attack with the pawns later either he has to go for f3,g4,h4 setup or for f4 snf to seek e5 or f5 break.
White can also play Bc4 placing the bishop on a strategically good square keeping an eye on the f7 pawn and hoping to play f5 at some point in the game. Unfortunately, black can exploit this situation to develop pieces by playing moves like b5 to attack the bishop on c4.
Nc3 is a common response to Sicilian as well. Usually, Black responds in a similar way like that to Nf3. Black usually avoids playing a6 or g6 after Nc3. White can follow Nc3 with Nf3, and other possible moves are g3,f4 and Nge2. Many lines of the Closed Sicilian can transpose into Open Sicilian.
Fianchettoing a bishop on the kingside is always a nice way to prevent back rank checkmates later on. By delaying your development towards the center with the g6 move, you are giving your bishop the best diagonal it can have while also saving a pawn move later in the game.
There are a few ways to play the dragon. Traditionally you would play d6 on the second move to prevent the idea of black playing e5, forcing your kingside knight to move. Some players like to turn this opening into a more aggressive opening by playing g6 as quick as possible, sometimes abandoning d6 altogether.
You can force your opponent to play b3 or b4 if you put pressure on their knight with moves like b5 and then b6. Provoking pawns to push forward is always a great plan, but in this case, it means your bishop has a nice x-ray attack on the rook if the knight ever moves.
Many times, black is able to create discover attacks along the a1-h8 diagonal. While the dark squared bishop is unable to attack anything right away, a simple knight move can often create nice threats. 2ff7e9595c
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