B86 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack
B86 holds a single named line. It leaves B80 (Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation) with 6.Bc4. That final move, by the bishop, opens a line for the rook on h1. Of all other reference positions, the board of B83 (Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation) comes closest, two squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | c5 |
| 2 | Nf3 | e6 |
| 3 | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4 | Nxd4 | Nf6 |
| 5 | Nc3 | d6 |
| 6 | Bc4 |
The road to B86
- 1.e4 … 4.Nxd4five earlier stops: B00, B20, B27, B40
- 4...Nf6B40 Normal
- 5...d6B80 Scheveningen Variation
- 6.Bc4B86
The position after 6.Bc4
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on d4 and bishop on c4; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open d-file; Black a half-open c-file. Black could capture with Nxe4. Black is to move and has 29 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| B88 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | two squares: c6, b8 |
| B57 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | four squares: c6, e6, e7, b8 |
| B81 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | four squares: f1, g2, c4, g4 |
| B82 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack | four squares: f1, f2, c4, f4 |
| B84 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | four squares: e2, c4, a6, a7 |
| B89 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line | four squares: c1, e3, c6, b8 |
| B56 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | six squares: f1, c4, c6, e6, e7, b8 |